It’s becoming a kind of daily ritual: President Donald Trump and a phalanx of doctors file into the White House briefing room each evening to discuss the coronavirus, producing a display of rhetorical contortions as the medical officials try to…
Day: April 24, 2020
Dhoni won’t play for India again, says IPL teammate Harbhajan
NEW DELHI (BSS/AFP) – Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said he doesn’t think Mahendra Singh Dhoni will play for India again, adding to the guessing game over the future of the superstar former captain. Dhoni, 38, has not appeared for club…
Don’t rush to restart La Liga, Bale warns
MADRID (BSS/AFP) – Real Madrid star Gareth Bale says there should be no rush to restart La Liga during the coronavirus lockdown as the Spanish football federation plans tests and a return to training. Testing players is being discussed with…
Chinese firm donates protective gears to Bangladesh
China Machinery Import and Export Co (CMC) has donated urgent anti-epidemic materials to Bangladesh as part of its social responsibilities during this global coronavirus pandemic. The items include 10 lakh masks, 10,000 protective suits, 10,000 goggles and 2,000 forehead thermometres.…
Free Online Fun Games for Kids to Play in Quarantine
Quarantine may not be a happy experience for both adults and kids. The grown-ups can be convinced to stay at home to prevent contagion from life-threatening COVID19 disease. But your little one is certainly missing going out from home, running,…
Disclose distribution inventory of PPE supply: ARTICLE 19
Dhaka, April 24 – Since the beginning of the serge Coronavirus pandemic in Bangladesh front line doctors, nurses and health workers have been complaining about not having a sufficient number of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
‘HSBC must step up climate action stakeholder participation’
Oakland, CA – Tomorrow, HSBC will hold its Annual General Meeting. A London-based international bank, HSBC has closed the meeting to shareholders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and will neither webcast the meeting nor allow shareholders to participate. Shareholders…
Dhoni won’t play for India again, says IPL teammate Harbhajan
NEW DELHI, April 24, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said he doesn’t think Mahendra Singh Dhoni will play for India again, adding to the guessing game over the future of the superstar former captain.
COVID-19 cases China’s in Hubei drop below 50 for first time
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Hubei, the central China province hardest hit by the epidemic, dropped to below 50 Thursday for the first time, a health official said Friday.
Embroidery workers block road in Dhaka City for arrear wages
Workers of embroidery factories blocked a road in Adabar area of the city on Friday morning demanding that their arrears be cleared.
Five of a family found Covid-19 infected in Tangail
Five members of a family have tested positive for coronavirus in Sakhipur upazila, said Tangail Civil Surgeon Dr Md Wahiduzzaman.
Sick Khaleda to observe fasting in quarantine
Despite having various ailments, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will observe fasting and receive treatment in the holy month of Ramadan staying in quarantine.
Ramadan month of siam from Saturday
The Holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins in the country on Saturday as the new crescent moon was sighted in Bangladesh sky on Friday.
Dhaka’s highest 503 coronavirus cases in a day, 4 more deaths
With the death of four more people from coronavirus in the last 24 hours till Friday, the death toll from the virus in Bangladesh stood at 131.
AI: Into a new era of work
by Daniela Kolbe on 24th April 2020 @danielakolbe Artificial intelligence will drastically transform the economy and the workplace. Which skills will be required and is training the all-encompassing solution?
Tom Hanks writes to bullied boy called ‘Corona’
Hollywood megastar and coronavirus survivor Tom Hanks has written a comforting letter to a bullied Australian boy called Corona and gifted him a cherished typewriter bearing the same name.
Netflix banks on vast production line to weather pandemic
While coronavirus has brought Hollywood to a halt, Netflix has enjoyed record success. But will the streaming giant’s well-stocked slate of future shows be enough to maintain that growth?
France testing whether nicotine could prevent coronavirus
Nicotine could protect people from contracting the coronavirus, according to new research in France, where further trials are planned to test whether the substance could be used to prevent or treat the deadly illness.
Cricket chiefs still planning for T20 World Cup this year
Global cricket chiefs said planning for this year’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia was still going ahead as scheduled after they discussed the huge disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday.
Muslims mark Ramadan with unprecedented virus lockdowns
Muslims around the world began marking Ramadan under coronavirus lockdown on Friday with unprecedented bans on family gatherings and mass prayers, while a pushback in some countries has sparked fears of a surge in infections.
7th anniversary of Rana Plaza tragedy; No progress in trial
Dhaka, 24: Today (Friday) is the 7th anniversary of Rana Plaza collapse, the worst-ever tragedy in the country’s multi-billion dollar ready-made garment industry.
’69pc Bangladesh RMG workers stop sending money to families’
Dhaka, April 24 – About 69 percent of the readymade garment (RMG) workers who used to send money to their families in villages have stopped doing so after the coronavirus outbreak, a recent study found.
Coronavirus patient flees Sylhet hospital
Sylhet, April 24 – A coronavirus patient who was undergoing treatment at Osmani Medical College Hospital fled the hospital on Thursday.
Global coronavirus death toll reaches 190,654, cases 2.7mn
The global death toll from coronavirus reached 190,654 on Friday morning. So far, 2,718,699 cases have been confirmed around the world after disease was first reported in China in December last year, according to worldometer.
Fair benefit sharing of Covid-19 research, medical products
London/Austin, 22 Apr (Sangeeta Shashikant and Edward Hammond) – The World Health Organization (WHO), in an announcement in March, linked rapid sharing of SARS-CoV-2 virus materials and sequence information to fair and equitable benefit sharing. But how this linkage will…
Novel Corona: Shadow on the Moon
M Zahidul Haque IT appears that the Novel Corona Virus has caused to break up the universal ties between Men and Nature. A sombre shadow of gloom has plunged over the entire natural habitat.