The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab) on Tuesday extended the suspension of all international and domestic flights till May 16, aiming to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The restriction on operation of international passenger flights has been extended till…
The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is going to launch free dengue tests from May 11. “Mobile courts will be operated from May 10 and drives will be conducted from May 16 at buildings under the city corporation,” DNCC Public…
Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community, will be celebrated across the country on Wednesday. Buddha Purnima marks the birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha. On this day in 563 BC, Buddha was born as Siddhartha…
The Associated Press was honored Monday for its international photojournalism, awarded the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography as seen in gripping images of life in Indian-controlled Kashmir and being named a finalist in breaking news photography for coverage of violent…
Bangladesh’s most successful captain in ODI cricket Mashrafe bin Mortaza is looking forward to his old teammate Tamim Iqbal, also the country’s most accomplished batsman across all formats of the game, finally take the reins of leadership for the Tigers…
Rajshahi, May 05 – Dr Mahbubur Rahman Rasel (36), associate professor, Rajshahi University Mass Communication and Journalism Department, died on Monday night at around 3 am.
Huawei launched ten all-new air engine Wi-Fi 6 series models for the Asia Pacific region which are ideal for laying a high-quality fully-wireless campus.
DHAKA, May 5, 2020 (BSS) – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the BNP’s politics is infected with the ‘virus of criticism against the government’.
Six interns of 53rd batch of the Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital (SOMCH) tested positive for coronavirus on Monday night.
BNP on Tuesday opposed the decision of reopening shops and shopping malls, saying the government is pushing the country towards a serious danger with its failure to enforce social distancing rules.
Businessmen will be allowed to keep shops and shopping malls open for six hours from 10am to 4pm every day from May 10, after maintaining health guidelines during the general holidays.
All educational institutions in Bangladesh will remain shut until May 30.The secretary of secondary and higher secondary education made the announcement Tuesday. source: UNB
Bangladesh recorded the highest number of single-day coronavirus cases on Tuesday as 786 more people got infected in the last 24 hours, raising the total cases to 10,929.
Telemedicine service was stopped at Lalpur Upazila Health Complex as a health worker tested positive for coronavirus on Monday night.
Nicolas Cage will star in a scripted television series about flamboyant “Tiger King” zookeeper Joe Exotic, his publicist told AFP Tuesday. The Oscar-winning US actor will also executive produce the show based on a magazine article about Exotic, who recently…
Mymensingh, May 5: The harvesting of Boro paddy has begun with some early varieties in Mymensingh.
Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo flew back to Italy on Monday after almost two months in coronavirus lockdown in his native Portugal.
Dhaka, May 5: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will be appointed 2,654 health workers at different hospitals under Directorate General of Health Services through outsourcing.
A total of 112 among 188 coronavirus-infected patients made recovery so far in the district while four more people tested positive for the virus on Monday night.’
Geneva, 4 May (TWN) – The European Union’s draft resolution on “COVID-19 Response” for the upcoming Seventy-third World Health Assembly (WHA) lacks clarity on the way forward with regard to shortages on access to medical products, according to civil society…
Chapainawabganj, May 05 – Mango growers in Chapainawabganj, known as the mango capital of the country, are passing their days in great worries as the marketing of their produce has become uncertain amid the restrictions imposed to slow down coronavirus…
By Jan Lundius STOCKHOLM / ROME, Apr 30 2020 (IPS) – For some time Wuhan in China and Lombardy in Italy were epicentres of the COVID-19 virus, something that has changed when the contagion is spreading fast in the US.…
Geneva, (Kanaga Raja) – The proposals for a WTO agreement on e-commerce, which are currently on hold, would further exacerbate inequality and division at a time when the world needs to work as one, according to a new report.
Dhaka, May 04 – Altogether 914 members of Bangladesh Police were infected with coronavirus until Monday.
Dhaka, May 04 – Readymade garment (RMG) workers of factories that were kept shut during the general holidays, will receive 65 percent salary for the month of April.
At least 55 members of Rapid Action Battalion have been infected with coronavirus in Narayanganj. Lt Cl Imran Ullah Sarkar, commanding officer of Rab-11, confirmed the development, saying they tested positive for Covid-19 in recent days despite not having any…
The global crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic has already impacted almost all the employment sectors in the world, including the entertainment industry. The holidays around Eid are the most lucrative periods for almost any industry in this Muslim-majority nation,…
President of the country’s apex trade organization FBCCI Sheikh Fazle Fahim on Monday said that they would remain involved in the working capital loan/investment disbursement process of the government-announced Tk 20,000 crore financial assistance package for cottage, micro, small and…
BNP on Monday alleged the government has been taking ‘impudent’ decisions having failed to tackle the coronavirus situation. “The government has completely failed to deal with the situation and raise hope among people. They’re taking reckless decisions one after another…
Soumya Sarkar’s memorable fastest test century bat and Taskin Ahmed’s favourite hat-trick ball have been sold out at Tk 4.5 lakh and at Tk 4 lakh respectively in an online auction on Sunday night. A bank has bought these two from auction.…