‘Artoonad’, a social organisation of the youth, has set up a disinfection tunnel near Adorsho School at Mirpur-6 as the country struggles to contain the spread of coronavirus. They implemented the pilot project with their own fund and opened it…
Year: 2020
Woman burn to death in Munshiganj house fire
A woman was burned to death as a fire broke out in a house at Chapgram village in Tongibari upazila on Thursday afternoon.
SANEM welcomes stimulus packages, wants transparency
South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) has recommended setting up a unit to monitor the entire process saying it is important to ensure transparency and accountability in the implementation of the stimulus packages to address the impact of coronavirus.
People stage demonstrations for relief in Satkhira
Around one thousand people who have become jobless amid the ongoing shutdown staged demonstrations in front of Satkhira Medical College Hospital in the town on Thursday demanding relief.
Moderate tremor jolts Chattogram division
A moderate earthquake jolted Chattogram, Rangamati, Bandarban, Khagrachhari and Cox’s Bazar districts on Thursday afternoon.
Covid-19 crisis, crime, poverty: Need for social security
By Hassanal Noor Rashid Global inequality and injustice have been heated topics and of deep social concern throughout human history. In January 2020, OXFAM (Oxford Committee for Famine Relief), a reputable confederation of charitable organisations, declared in a widely circulated…
Army man killed in city road accident; 21 injured
A member of Bangladesh Army was killed and 21 others were injured in a road accident near Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in the capital on Thursday.
Offer Tarabi prayers at home, PM asks people
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged Muslim devotees to say their Tarabi prayers at their respective homes instead of mosques during the upcoming month of holy Ramadan.
Dhaka confirms 10 virus deaths, 341 new cases in 24-hrs
Ten more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, the highest number of deaths during the period, till Thursday, taking the death toll in the country to 60.
Connecting the celluloid dots
Sudhirendar Sharma In times of the pandemic threat which seems not too distant in future but uncertain nonetheless, reliving nostalgic moments provide much-desired comfort. These are the times when indulging in nostalgia helps revive feelings, a kind of matter or…
Austria plans to allow professional athletes to train
Professional athletes in Austria will be able to resume training before the end of April as the country eases restrictions to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the government announced on Wednesday.
DiCaprio, De Niro seek ‘co-star’ in charity drive
Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro have rallied fellow Hollywood A-listers in a new coronavirus fundraising campaign by offering a walk-on role in their upcoming film to one lucky donor.
Robots ride to rescue as delivery risks rise
What looks like a rolling picnic cooler stops at the crosswalk, waits for a car to pass and then navigates its way at a leisurely pace down the sidewalk in suburban Washington.
Aamir Khan’s son stuck at their Panchgani bungalow ?
The nation is under the lockdown due to the spread of the pandemic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation announced that the lockdown is extended till May 3, 2020.
UK set to extend coronavirus lockdown
The British government was on Thursday expected to extend a nationwide lockdown for another three weeks, amid signs the coronavirus outbreak is peaking, but warnings of more deaths to come.
BD reports 10 more deaths, 341 fresh cases of COVID-19
News Desk Bangladesh on Thursday reported 10 more deaths from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 341 fresh positive cases overnight, the highest in terms of both deaths and infection in a single day since its first detection on March 8.
Global coronavirus death toll reaches 134,610, Bangladesh 50
Dhaka, April 16 – The global death toll from coronavirus jumped to 134,610 on Thursday morning. Besides, confirmed COVID-19 cases have reached 2,083,237, according to Worldometer.
Starving Rohingya refugees rescued after 2 months at sea
The coast guard of Bangladesh says it has rescued at least 382 starving Rohingya refugees who had been drifting at sea for nearly two months.
WHO regrets US decision to halt funding
Geneva, AP/UNB, April 16 – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said it regretted the US decision to halt funding.
South Korea election: Ruling party wins amid virus outbreak
The party of South Korean President Moon Jae-in has won a decisive victory in parliamentary elections, with voters backing the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
মৃতদেহে করোনাভাইরাস বাঁচে না, নির্ভয়ে দাফন-কাফন, সৎকার করুন
করোনাভাইরাসে আক্রান্ত হয়ে মারা যাওয়া ব্যক্তিকে ধর্মীয় বিধি মোতাবেক নির্ভয়ে দাফন-কাফন বা সৎকার করতে বলেছেন গণস্বাস্থ্য কেন্দ্রের ট্রাষ্টি ডা. জাফরুল্লাহ চৌধুরী।
Trump’s freezing of WHO fund could not come at a worse time
The freezing of the US contributions towards the fund of the World Health Organisation (WHO) by President Donald Trump could not come at a worse time. The US President blamed the world health body with failure to act swiftly enough…
Access to affordable biologics in the context of Covid-19
Chetali Rao & K M Gopakumar New Delhi, India – COVID-19 has posed unique challenges for healthcare providers across the globe, as the world has been grappling with the pandemic with no approved treatments or vaccines for the disease. Researchers…
Bridging gap between hunger and food waste during a pandemic
By Seema Sanghavi NEW DELHI, Apr 14 2020 (IPS) – On March 12, the first email came in. An email from a boutique hotel that said they needed to postpone their apron order. The hotel had decided to put a…
Tsitsipas trying to learn French during coronavirus lockdown
ATHENS (BSS/AFP) – Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas said on Tuesday the coronavirus pandemic lockdown has given him a chance to brush up on his French. The 21-year-old ranked sixth in the world has returned home with the global season…
Ex-England quick Malcolm laments father’s death from virus
LONDON (BSS/AFP) – Former England fast bowler Devon Malcolm said Tuesday it was “really difficult” to come to terms with the death of his father from the coronavirus after being unable to visit him in hospital. Malcolm’s father Albert, who…
Asian football tournaments to go ahead this year, official says
KUALA LUMPUR (BSS/AFP) – Asia’s top football competitions will go ahead this year despite the coronavirus pandemic, a senior official told AFP, although games may have to be played behind closed doors. Windsor John, general secretary of the Asian Football…
Filmmaker Obayashi, who portrayed war’s horrors, dead at 82
Nobuhiko Obayashi, one of Japan’s most prolific filmmakers who devoted his works to depicting war’s horrors and singing the eternal power of movies, has died. He was 82. The official site for his latest film, “Labyrinth of Cinema,” said that…
‘Friends’ reunion won’t be here for us at HBO Max launch
The “Friends” reunion won’t be here for us as soon as expected.Production on the special has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic that’s brought movie and TV making to a standstill. The special, featuring the entire original “Friends” cast, was…
EU-wide inequality is back to pre-crisis levels
by Michael Dauderstädt on 15th April 2020 After almost a decade, EU-wide inequality finally regained its previous low of 2009 due to relatively strong growth in the poorer member states between the Baltic and the Balkans.