Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun on Wednesday directed the Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institute (BSTI) to strengthen its surveillance to ensure safe food for people during Ramadan.
Year: 2020
Not more than 12 men in each Tarabi prayer jamaat: Govt
Maximum 12 people, including two imams, can attend Tarabi prayers in mosques each during the holy month of Ramadan.The Religious Affairs Ministry issued a directive on Thursday in this regard.
Prevention, not weather can stop coronavirus in BD: Experts
Though multiple early-stage studies, including one by MIT researchers, suggest coronavirus transmit less efficiently in countries with warm and humid conditions, Bangladesh’s health experts think not whether but social distancing and strict implementation of other protective measures are the saviors…
Relief embezzlement: 7 more UP chairmen, 3 members suspended
The Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Ministry has suspended seven more Union Parishad (UP) chairmen and three members on various allegations including embezzlement of relief materials and irregularities in relief distribution amidst the ongoing crisis of coronavirus outbreak.
Provide relief to silent sufferers: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday urged the party activists to distribute relief materials among those who have lost their jobs but are shy to share their hardship.
Corona stimulus packages aimed at rich, not poor: BNP
BNP on Thursday alleged that the government has taken too many steps to protect the rich from coronavirus fallout ignoring the sufferings of the poor and destitute.
Dhaka reports 7 more Covid-19 deaths, 414 new cases
Seven more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Thursday, taking the death toll in the country to 127.
218 Bangladesh policemen infected with coronavirus
A total of 218 policemen have been infected with coronavirus while discharging their duties across the country till Thursday morning.
The case of lockdown of Birdem diabetic Hospital ICU
The locking down of the Intensive Care Unit of the Birdem General Hospital, the best diabetic hospital in Bangladesh, after finding four out of five of its patients coronavirus positive is extremely shocking to say the least. All the doctors…
Former Cabinet Secretary Saadat Hussain dies
Dhaka, April 23 – Dr Saadat Hussain, former Cabinet Secretary and PSC Chairman, died at a hospital in the capital on Wednesday night. He was 73.
Star all rounder Shakib’s World Cup bat sold for Tk 2 mn
Dhaka, April 23 – Bangladesh’s star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s World Cup bat has been sold for Tk 2 million to a buyer identified as Raj, a Bangladeshi expatriate living in the USA.
Birdem’s ICU locked down after 4 test Covid-19 positive
Dhaka:23-The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Birdem General Hospital has been put under lockdown after 3 patients tested positive for Covid-19. The lockdown was imposed on Tuesday.
HBO Max streaming service to launch May 27
Streaming platform HBO Max — expected to be a major player in the crowded online entertainment market — will launch on May 27, WarnerMedia announced Tuesday.
Female-centric ‘Star Wars’ series in works: reports
A new female-centric “Star Wars” television series is being developed for the Disney+ streaming platform, according to Hollywood trade reports Wednesday. The show from Leslye Headland, co-creator of Netflix drama “Russian Doll,” would be Disney’s latest bid to expand the…
Nation-backed hackers tune attacks to COVID-19 fears: Google
Google on Wednesday warned that nation-backed hackers are exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to target health care organizations and those working to fight the pandemic.
Family man Woakes ready for ‘quarantine’ Tests
England paceman Chris Woakes believes players will accept being “quarantined” if that helps Test cricket resume following the coronavirus outbreak.
Body buried by UNO, OC after Alems refuse to hold janaza
Dhaka-23: Mujibnagar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Usman Gani, Upazila Health and Family Planning officer Dr Rezwan Ahmed and Mujibnagar Police Station OC Abdul Hashem along with five local youths buried the body of Idris Ali Shah, who died at Meherpur…
Storm damages boro crops, dwelling houses in Natore
Natore, April 23 – Rain and hailstorm battered different parts of Singra upazila on Wednesday evening, damaging boro crops and dwelling houses.
Two US pet cats test positive
Two cats in New York have become the first pets in the US to test positive for the virus.
Trade policy choices during and after Covid-19 pandemic
New Delhi, Apr (Ranja Sengupta) -The Covid-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus, has now unleashed its destructive force across the world and countries are reeling. There are impacts in terms of continuously increasing infections and deaths, coupled with testing,…
A Marshall Plan for Europe—or a Draghi plan?
by Carlo Spagnolo on 22nd April 2020 Decades of neoliberal inculcation have deprived the political class of the historical memory needed to derive the new Marshall plan today’s crisis demands. A hope is haunting Europe—the hope of a Marshall Plan…
Covid-linked carbon emissions fall won’t halt climate change
22 April 2020 – An expected drop in greenhouse gas emissions linked to the global economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is only “short-term good news”, the head of the UN weather agency said on Wednesday.
Collective efforts urged to make Planet Earth a better place
Dhaka, April 22 – Earth Day was observed in Bangladesh, as across the globe, on Wednesday. Each year, Earth Day, April 22, marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. It aims to draw attention…
WHO had been warning on COVID-19 from day one, says DG
Geneva, 21 Apr (Kanaga Raja) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has been warning about the novel coronavirus (and the disease it causes in humans) from day one, and nothing had been hidden from the United States, the WHO Director-General…
Footballer Sabina’s message to people; break COVID-19 chain
DHAKA – National Women Football Team’s captain Sabina Khatun, who joined the Asian Football Confederation’s ‘Break The Chain’ campaign to fight the pandemic coronavirus, conveyed her inspiring message to people how to break the chain of COVID-19. The country’s prolific…
Djokovic sees tennis season to restart with regional events
PARIS (BSS/AFP) – Novak Djokovic believes the tennis season will restart with a series of regional tournaments because of the complexities of easing coronavirus restrictions worldwide that would allow players to travel. The ATP and WTA Tours were suspended last…
Cricket all rounder Shakib decides to put his bat on auction
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has decided to put his bat with what he played in the World Cup 2019 in England, on auction aiming to raise fund to help the people affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Shakib is the…
Huawei generates $25.7 billion revenue in Q1
Huawei has generated $25.7 billion in revenue, an increase of 1.4 percent year-on-year. The company announced its business results for the first quarter of 2020, said a press release on Wednesday. Its net profit margin in Q1 was 7.3 percent.…
Jessore community medical officer tests Covid-19 positive
A female deputy assistant community medical officer of Sharsha Health Complex tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday.
Chinese Communist Party provides 10,000 face masks to BNP
The Communist Party of China (CCP) has provided BNP with 10,000 masks to strengthen the party’s efforts to fight against deadly coronavirus.