As part of the government’s move to check the growing number of coronavirus infection cases, it has imposed a ban on people’s movement after 6pm from today (Friday) onwards.
Year: 2020
Bangladesh govt extends general holiday until April 25
As the number of coronavirus cases in the country is growing and the global situation worsening, the government on Friday extended the general holidays until April 25, aiming to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
Olympic dreams on hold for Japan volunteers, hosts
Japanese Olympic volunteer Ami Endo has dreamed for years of seeing the Games, but despite her crushing disappointment over Tokyo 2020 being postponed, she is determined to be part of next year’s edition.
‘Beatles’ legend lives on, 50 years after break-up
When The Beatles went their separate ways in the early 1970s, few thought that half a century later the pioneering band would still influence pop music culture.
TikTok pledges $250 mn for COVID-19 relief
TikTok, the fast-growing mobile video app, pledged Thursday to contribute $250 million to coronavirus relief efforts around the world.
Bank branches in lockdown area to remain closed
News Desk Bangladesh Bank (BB) has instructed all banks to shut down their branches in the areas put under lockdown by the government or local administration to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
20 houses put under lockdown in Nilphamari
Twenty houses were put under lockdown as a young man found infected with coronavirus at Khalisha Bakshibari in Syedpur upazila on Thursday.
Coronavirus in Bangladesh: 94 new cases in 24 hrs; 6 more die
Death toll from coronavirus in Bangladesh climbed to 27 and 94new cases were detected the last 24 hours, according .
Global Coronavirus death toll reaches 95,722
The global death toll from coronavirus has reached 95,722 as of Friday morning. There have been 1,603,719 confirmed cases around the world after the highly contagious disease was first reported in China in December last, according to worldometer.
Village under lockdown as Comilla man tests virus-positive
Comilla, April 10 – The local administration put Biramkadi village in Titas Upazila under lockdown as a resident of the village tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday.
PM calls for enhancing global cooperation to fight covid-19
Dhaka, April 10 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for bolstering international cooperation to fight the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
Madrasha teacher suffering from flu-fever dies in Laxmipur
Laxmipur, April 10 – A madrasah teacher died after showing flu-like symptoms at Sadar hospital here on Thursday afternoon. The deceased aged about 61 was an assistant teacher of Sufia Darul Aman Islamia Dakhil Madrasha and a resident of Charjangalia…
Our workers would die of starvation if not from coronavirus
“If our workers don’t die from coronavirus, they’d die of starvation.” This is the stark assessment of how the pandemic is impacting the clothing industry from garment factory owner, Vijay Mahtaney, the chairman of Ambattur Fashion India.
Boris Johnson out of intensive care but remains in hospital
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved out of intensive care but remains in hospital, Downing Street has said. Mr Johnson has been receiving treatment for coronavirus at St Thomas’ Hospital in London since Sunday. No 10 said he…
ত্রাণ ও ছবি তোলা
প্রিয়মহোদয়, আস্সালামু-আলাইকুম। প্রথম আলো পত্রিকার আজ (০৯/০৪/২০২০) প্রকাশিত সংখ্যায় ঢাকা বিশ^বিদ্যালয়ের মোঃ জাফর আলী লেখেছেন, কতিপয় লোক দরিদ্রদেরকে ত্রাণ বিতরণ করেছে এবং সেসব সৎকর্মের ছবি ফেসবুকসহ বিভিন্ন মাধ্যমে প্রকাশ করেছে। টেলিভিশনে ও আজকাল এ ধরনের ছবি/ভিডিও চিত্র প্রকাশিত হয়। কিছু…
Africa Needs Debt Relief to Fight COVID-19
by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Brahima Coulibaly WASHINGTON, DC – After a slow start, COVID-19 has spread increasingly rapidly throughout Africa, with more than 7,000 confirmed cases and 294 deaths across 45 countries and two territories as of April 7. Unless the…
Covid-19 crisis makes clear a new concept of ‘worker’ is overdue
by Nicola Countouris, Valerio De Stefano, Keith Ewing and Mark Freedland on 9th April 2020 @valeriodeste The crisis has highlighted the vulnerability of those outside conventional employment. A broader concept of ‘worker’ is needed to protect them equally. The Covid-19…
The World Must Not Forget Climate Change
by Dirk Messner, Nick Nuttall DESSAU-ROßLAU – If the current coronavirus pandemic has taught us anything, it is that our interconnected, globalized economies and societies are highly vulnerable to sudden shocks. The COVID-19 outbreak, and the horrendous scale of its…
Will China’s Wildlife-Consumption Ban Work?
by Federico Varese, Rebecca W.Y. Wong OXFORD – Since the outbreak of COVID-19, which is widely suspected to have emerged from Wuhan’s Huanan Market in December 2019, public-health and animal-rights advocates have been calling for more scrutiny of “wet markets,”…
A Green Reboot After the Pandemic
by Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Hunter Lovins, Kate Raworth NEW YORK – The COVID-19 coronavirus has forced entire countries into lockdown mode, terrified citizens around the world, and triggered a financial-market meltdown. The pandemic demands a forceful, immediate response.…
Coronavirus: Australia’s Bangladesh tour 2020 postponed
Dhaka — The coronavirus pandemic has forced Australia’s Test tour of Bangladesh, scheduled for June, to be postponed indefinitely. In a press release on Thursday, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed the development. The BCB and Cricket Australia (CA) will now…
Covid-19: Pacer Rubel unhappy at politicians’ response to help poor
Dhaka – Expressing his unhappiness with the county’s politicians, Bangladesh pacer Rubel Hossain has said why they are not going to the doorsteps of the poor people with food as they are unable to work due to the nationwide shutdown…
Ensure self protection, people’s safety: HQ tells policemen
Police Headquarters on Thursday asked all of its members to ensure their own protection alongside people’s safety while performing their duties to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country.
Directive on emergency services, supply chain issued
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Thursday issued directives outlining that people and vehicles associated with emergency services and supply chain will remain out of the purview of the transport shutdown and restriction of movement imposed to check transmission of…
Chinese researchers identify key gene related to body height
Chinese researchers have identified a key gene related to body height and bone development, providing a reference for treating people with short stature.
Khaleda to be in isolation until virus situation improves
Though she has completed her a 14-day quarantine at her Gulshan residence, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who was recently released from jail for six months, will remain in self-isolation until the coronavirus situation improves in Bangladesh.
Govt support fish for meat, egg, milk production to continue
Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim assured that the government will provide all kinds of support to continue the production of fish, meat, milk and eggs during the coronavirus pandemic.
BSMMU professor tests Coronavirus positive
Prof Dr Shahidullah Sikder of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has tested positive for coronavirus.
The road to highways
From the confines of the truck cabin the humane dimensions of hard-earned livelihoods unfold in its varied forms. This debut travelogue has two characters: one, a techie who hits the road to escape the stationary world of desktop mobility and…
Bill Gates finds spiritual purpose behind coronavirus
Multi-billionaire Gates, 64 – who don:ated £85 million to combat the virus last month – believes that despite the chaos, there is ‘a spiritual purpose behind everything that happens’.