By Rafiqul Islam Nine-year-old Mohammad Rafique used to collect vegetables from Kutupalong Bazaar and sell them at a market inside Kutupalong camp, a camp of some 600,000 Rohingyas, in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar.
Month: April 2020
Cricket chiefs to discuss virus-hit global calendar on Thursday
LONDON (AFP) – Cricket chiefs will this week discuss the future of some of the sport’s biggest events as they try to find a way through the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Thursday’s conference call will bring together the…
FIFA approved 2nd payment for injured booter Zoni
DHAKA (BSS)- FIFA approved second payment of Taka 3,98,684 for injured national midfielder Masuk Mia Zoni’s treatment under the ‘Club Protection’ scheme. Masuk Mia Zoni suffered injury at match day practice session in Tajikistan between Bangladesh and Afghanistan (FIFA World…
Barcelona to sell title rights to Camp Nou to raise money
Barcelona will sell the title rights to its storied stadium for one year in an effort to raise money for the fight against the coronavirus. The Spanish club’s executive board said Tuesday it will donate the entire fee raised by…
Bangladesh general holiday may be extended: Minister hints
As both the death toll and infections from coronavirus continue to surge in Bangladesh, the government is likely to extend the ongoing general holidays in a bid to tackle the worsening situation. There might be official announcement in this regard…
Relief plunderers won’t be spared Minister
The public representatives who will plunder relief materials or get involved in any other irregularity will not be spared, warned LGRD Minister Md Tazul Islam. The minister came up with the warning while talking to reporters after visiting a number…
World Press Freedom Index: Dhaka slips one place to 151st
Bangladesh has been ranked 151st out of 180 countries in this year’s World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) by Reporters Without Borders.
Queen Elizabeth II marks 94th birthday without fanfare
Britain is marking Queen Elizabeth II’s 94th birthday with silence Tuesday, as the nation in lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic forgoes the usual gun salutes and ringing of bells.
BD Red Crescent installs over 10,000 hand-wash basins
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society has set up a total of 10,179 basins in the country to encourage people to wash their hands frequently amid the outbreak of novel coronavirus.
Biodiversity is in steep decline, says UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all to join him in demanding a healthy and resilient future for people and planet alike noting that all eyes are on the COVID-19 pandemic – the biggest test the world has faced since…
UNO office besieged in Brahmanbaria for relief
Several hundred people besieged the office of Sarail upazila nirbahi officer on Tuesday demanding relief.
Conspiracy theorists burn 5G towers claiming link to virus
The CCTV footage from a Dutch business park shows a man in a black cap pouring the contents of a white container at the base of a cellular radio tower. Flames burst out as the man jogs back to his…
Bangladesh records 9 more Covid-19 deaths; 434 new cases
Nine more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Tuesday, taking the death toll in the country to 110.
Europe’s social safety nets were not ready for the corona shock
by Sarah Marchal and Ive Marx on 21st April 2020 @IveMarx The coronavirus crisis has punched a hole in Europe’s safety nets. But they were already frayed and urgent repairs are needed.
Oil price below zero as coronavirus turmoil persists
The price of a barrel of Brent Crude – the UK benchmark for oil – has slipped below $20, its lowest level since 2002. The close to 20% slump follows negative prices being recorded for a barrel of West Texas…
BCG Vaccine Fighting Coronavirus in South Asia?
By Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Apr 20 2020 (IPS) – Numerous studies in many parts of the world have linked the BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) vaccination, widely used in the developing world with fewer Coronavirus cases. This is good news…
Trump temporarily suspending immigration for virus threat
Washington, AP/UNB, April 21 – President Donald Trump on Monday said he would temporarily suspend immigration into the US because of the coronavirus outbreak. “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect…
Can the Covid-19 lockdown spark a clean air movement?
When India shut down last month and suspended all transport to contain the spread of coronavirus, the skies over its polluted cities quickly turned an azure blue, and the air, unusually fresh.
Boro paddy harvesting starts in Netrakona haor areas
Netrokona, April 21 – The harvesting of Boro paddy started in the haor areas of Netrakona district in the current week.
La Liga, Spanish FA agree training restart protocol
La Liga and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) have agreed a return to training protocol for professional players in the country after the coronavirus outbreak, the Spanish National Sports Council (CSD) announced on Monday.
Facebook launches app for livestream gaming
Facebook on Monday launched a standalone gaming app, allowing users to create and watch livestreams of games in a challenge to the Amazon-owned Twitch platform.
Dhaka joins OIC EC’s meet over COVID-19 Tuesday
News Desk Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an extraordinary foreign ministerial level meeting of its Executive Committee (EC) as a part of its effort to address issues of COVID-19 pandemic via video conferencing Tuesday.
Deepika to discuss mental health during lockdown
Deepika Padukone has been an active participant in propagating mental health and spreading information about causes, triggers and resolutions about the same.
Press council issues letters for journos incentives
Dhaka, April 21 – Bangladesh Press Council on Monday sent letters to all deputy commissioners to make a special list of journalists to bring them under special stimulus facilities in the wake of coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
Seoul looking into reports about Kim Jong Un’s health
Seoul, AP/UNB, April 21 – South Korea is looking into US media reports claiming that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was in serious condition after surgery.
1st batch of 164 Bangladeshis back home from Chennai
The first batch of Bangladesh nationals, who got stuck in India due to countrywide lockdown there, returned home from Chennai on Monday.
Covid-19: IFAD fund to help check rural food crisis launched
Rome, 20 April 2020 – With the COVID-19 pandemic and economic slowdown threatening the lives and livelihoods of the world’s most vulnerable people, the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today committed US$40 million, and launched an urgent appeal…
Govt spending must target inequalities, not bail out riches
Geneva, 17 Apr (Kanaga Raja) – States need to invest massively in decreasing inequalities and poverty arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, and not just bail out large corporations, banks and investors with no human rights or social conditions attached.
China’s political system and the coronavirus
by Branko Milanovic on 20th April 2020 @BrankoMilan Branko Milanovic explores how the pandemic has highlighted China’s international responsibility and how such global ‘externalities’ are to be rendered accountable.
1st batch of 164 Bangladeshis back home from Chennai
The first batch of Bangladesh nationals, who got stuck in India due to countrywide lockdown there, returned home from Chennai on Monday. The government in coordination with Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi facilitated the return of 164 Bangladesh nationals…