World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge on Thursday described the continent as being in the “eye of the storm” as some European countries start to reopen over signs of a slowing in the spread of the…
Month: April 2020
WB to launch COVID-19 urgent programs in over 100 countries
The World Bank Group (WBG) is expected to launch health emergency programs in over 100 countries by the end of April to support the fight against COVID-19, with 64 already in operation, President David Malpass said Friday.
Covid-19 deaths BD 84, world 140773; cases 2144 and 2.1mn
Dhaka, April 18 – The Nine more people died of coronavirus disease in Bangladesh in 24 hours till Saturday, taking the total casualties in the country to 84. Besides, Another 306 people tested positive for coronavirus during the period, raising…
A rights-based, holistic approach against Covid-19
by Selin Sayek Böke on 14th April 2020 @selinsayekboke Human rights, including social and economic rights, may seem to some a luxury during a crisis. But that is when they are needed most. We are going through dire times. A…
Germany says its Coronavirus outbreak is ‘under control’
Germany’s health minister says the month-long lockdown has brought his country’s coronavirus outbreak under control. Jens Spahn said that since 12 April the number of recovered patients had been consistently higher than the number of new infections.
Amid virus pandemic, SDGs are even more relevant than before
By Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Erna Solberg UNITED NATIONS, Apr 16 2020 (IPS) – Our world today is dealing with a crisis of monumental proportions. The vicious, novel coronavirus is wreaking havoc across the globe, destroying lives and ruining…
UN faces financial & liquidity crisis as pandemic rages
By Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury NEW YORK, Apr 17 2020 (IPS) – The current financial crisis, triggered as a result of withholding or delaying payment of assessed contributions by Member States, is nothing new to the United Nations. We have…
Multilateralism thru PPPs key to flattening Covid-19 curve
By Paul Polman, Myriam Sidibe and Siddharth Chatterjee NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 17 2020 (IPS) – The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that now is “a defining moment for modern society. History will judge the efficacy of the response not…
8 flights to bring back stranded Bangladeshis from India
The government has arranged eight chartered flights to bring back more than 1000 Bangladeshi nationals who are stranded in India due to flight suspension amid outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.
DMP to enforce social distancing strictly from Saturday
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) is going to take a hard line from Saturday to ensure social distancing in the capital. The decision was taken at a meeting between Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and DMP Commissioner Shafiqul Islam and senior police…
Kitchen market shops to open alongside roads keeping distance
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Friday advised for shifting shops from kitchen markets as many as possible and installing those alongside roads maintaining a 20-foot distance from each other.
JS goes into 7th session on Saturday
News Desk The seventh session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will begin at 5:00pm today (Saturday).
GD Assist evacuates 48 Bangladeshis from Thailand
GD Assist, a subsidiary of Green Delta Insurance Company, arranged the evacuation of 48 nonresident Bangladeshis stranded in Bangkok of Thailand and brought them back home on Friday.
‘First Blood’ actor Brian Dennehy dies
Brian Dennehy, the versatile Tony and Golden Globe-winning actor known to wider audiences for blockbuster movies “First Blood” and “Romeo + Juliet,” has died aged 81.
Decisive, collective action must to fight Covid-19: WB, IMF
1. The Development Committee met virtually on Friday, April 17, 2020. 2. Our meeting occurred at a time of unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its devastating effects are being felt across the globe as the human and economic…
3 doctors among 27 more test virus positive in Narsingdi
Dhaka, April 17 – Twenty-seven more people, including three physicians, tested positive for coronavirus in Narsingdi district in the last 24 hours till Friday.
Demos organised at political instigation: Info Minister
Dhaka, April 17 – Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday alleged that demonstrations were organised at different places across the country with hired elements at political instigation.
BNP wants ‘national taskforce’ to tackle coronavirus
Dhaka, April 17 – BNP on Friday demanded formation of a ‘national task force’ to effectively tackle the coronavirus pandemic and its fallout.
Senior Journalist Abu Zafar Panna passes away
Senior journalist Abu Zafar Panna died of a brain haemorrhage at the National Neuroscience Hospital on Friday afternoon. He was 77. He was admitted to the hospital when he suffered a massive stroke a couple of days before.
Covid-19 cases recovering fast taking test drug remdesivir
Covid-19 patients who are getting an experimental drug called remdesivir have been recovering quickly, with most going home in days, STAT News reported Thursday after it obtained a video of a conversation about the trial, reports CNN.
16 journalists tested Covid-19 positive so far, says DUJ
Leaders of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) on Friday expressed deep concerns as 16 journalists, including nine in Dhaka alone, were infected with coronavirus.
Barishal AL leader jailed for misappropriating govt rice
A mobile court on Friday sentenced Banaripara Upazila AL Vice-President Yusuf Ali to a six-month imprisonment for embezzling government rice.
Ex-Arakan Liberation Party member shot dead in Bandarban
A former member of Arakan Liberation Party, also known as ‘Mogh Party’, was shot dead in Kanaijopara area of Rowangchhari upazila on Friday morning.
Manikganj wedding stopped; bride, groom on home-quarantine
The local administration has sent the bride and the bridegroom on quarantine in Saturia upazila after stopping the wedding ceremony which drew a mass gathering.
Bangladesh’s coronavirus deaths 75 (15), cases 1838 (266)
Bangladesh saw the highest death from coronavirus on Friday as 15 more people died from the virus infection in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll in the country to 75.
Wuhan raises number of coronavirus dead by 1,290
China has revised the death toll for Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first reported.
Monetary policy’s role in Covid-19 crisis, climate action
by Basil Oberholzer on 17th April 2020 @basiloberholzer What the US central bank has been doing to address the coronavirus crisis is precisely what is needed to tackle climate change. The financial crisis of 2008 and the subsequent recession revealed…
Let quarantine, lockdown, travel ban agree with rights norms
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that an outbreak of the viral disease COVID-19 – first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China – had reached the level of a global pandemic. Citing concerns with “the…
Pioneer Jordan reducing Covid-19 pressure investing in PPPs
Muneer Ferozie, April 16, 2020 Jordan, a small country in the middle of a complex region, is facing steep economic and infrastructure challenges. Even before the coronavirus’ impact on the economy, the country’s public debt was already increasing faster than…
Nepal SC asks govt to bring back migrants stranded abroad
Ram Kumar Kamat, The Himalay Times Kathmandu, April 16 – The Supreme Court today issued an interim order to the government asking it to take care of the health needs of Nepali migrant workers living in foreign countries and to…