Twitter co-founder and chief executive Jack Dorsey said Tuesday he was committing $1 billion of his personal fortune to coronavirus relief through his philanthropic fund.
Year: 2020
Russia ready to start testing coronavirus vaccines
The head of a top Russian research centre told President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that his lab was ready to start human trials of experimental coronavirus vaccines in June.
Air Force’s special helicopter ready to carry COVID-19 patients
News Desk As per the instruction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Air Force is conducting different activities in preventing coronavirus in the country following the government rules while it’s a special helicopter is ready to carry COVID-19 patients.
Buttler’s World Cup final shirt raises $80,000
England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler has raised more than o65,000 ($80,000) to help fight the coronavirus by auctioning off his World Cup final shirt.
Young woman dies with corona symptoms in Rangpur hospital
A 30-year-old young woman died of COVID-19 at a hospital in Kaunia upazila of Rangpur on Wednesday morning.
Death warrant issued for Bangabandhu’s killer Mazed
News Desk A court here on Wednesday issued the death warrant for Captain (retd) Abdul Mazed, one of the convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
RMG producers from 6 nations urge partners honour contracts
Dhaka, April 08 – Six countries, including Bangladesh, have urged global brand companies, retailers and traders to carefully consider all potential impacts on workers and small businesses in the supply chain while taking significant purchasing decisions.
Coronavirus global death toll tops 82,000
The global death toll from coronavirus has reached 82,074 as of Wednesday morning. There have been 1,431,689 confirmed cases around the world after the highly contagious disease was first reported in China in December last, according to worldometer.
Area-specific lockdown enforced as virus cases surge in BD
Dhaka, April 08 – As the number of deaths from coronavirus as well as infections continued to surge in the country for the last couple of days, the administration has widened lockdown in a number of places across the country.
US records highest coronavirus death toll in single day
The US recorded the most coronavirus deaths in a single day with 1,736 fatalities reported on Tuesday. It brings the total number of deaths in the country to 12,722, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Boris Johnson spends second night in intensive care, stable
Boris Johnson is spending a second night in intensive care as he continues to receive treatment for coronavirus. The PM is being kept at St Thomas’ Hospital in London “for close monitoring”, Downing Street said.
Human rights and compassion must guide COVID-19 mitigation
By Siddharth Chatterjee NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 6 2020 (IPS) – Covid-19 infections continue to rise, bringing normal life to a virtual standstill and causing countries to shut themselves off from the rest of the world. Increasingly, governments are turning to…
How COVID-19 is affecting women’s sexual, reproductive health
By Samira Sadeque UNITED NATIONS, Apr 7 2020 (IPS) – A little over half of women across the globe are able to freely make choices about their sexual and reproductive health, according to a latest report based on data from…
UEFA explores financial rule changes due to pandemic impact
UEFA is exploring changes to Financial Fair Play rules as clubs grapple with the sudden loss in revenue caused by the coronavirus pandemic abruptly halting competitions across Europe. The cost-control regulations were introduced a decade ago as a response to…
Thomas Müller extends contract at Bayern Munich
Munich (AP/UNB) — Thomas Müller signed a two-year contract extension with Bayern Munich, the German champions said Tuesday. The 30-year-old attacking midfielder’s contract had been due to expire at the end of next season but he is now tied to…
Paralympians adapt to new challenges as virus spreads
Düsseldorf, Apr 7 (AP/UNB) — Sam Grewe could end up missing the start of medical school to go to the Paralympics, and that will be fine with him. With the games postponed until 2021, the Notre Dame student and Paralympic…
Mahmudullah blessed with a baby boy
Dhaka — Bangladesh T20 captain Mahmudullah Riyad was blessed with a baby boy on Monday night. Both the newborn baby and its mother are good in health now, confirmed a source close to their family. This is the second time…
Autocrats’ Quandary: You Can’t Arrest a Virus
The world’s strongmen are reverting to their standard playbook to project an aura of control. It’s a risky strategy for a chaotic crisis. By Declan Walsh CAIRO — When the virus hit, the strongmen hit back as they know best.…
Bangladesh’s law enforcers on the frontline of corona battle
Police and Armed Forces members, the government’s frontline staff, are playing a proactive role in convincing people about government directives to maintain social distancing as well as home-quarantine by overseas returnees in a bid to curb the deadly coronavirus, apart…
Don’t visit graveyards: Dhaka North City urges people
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has requested people to refrain from offering ziarat at the graveyards under the city corporation to prevent the transmission of coronavirus.
Tabligh Jamat asks its followers to return home
DHAKA, April 7, 2020 (BSS) – Tabligh Jamat Bangladesh today urged its followers, who are now in different chillas (pattern of spending time to different mosques for preaching Islam), to return home from their respective tours. In a statement signed…
3 Tablig Jamaat men test coronavirus positive in Manikganj
Three Tablig Jamaat attendees tested positive for coronavirus in Singair upazila of the district on Tuesday.
Oikya Front seeks national consensus to tackle corona
Calling for forging a national consensus to tackle the coronavirus crisis, Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, on Tuesday placed a five-point proposal.
5 more die from coronavirus in Bangladesh; 41 new infected
Five more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 17, according to the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).
Novel coronairus: A battle to win
M ZAHIDUL HAQUE Ever since the intrusion of novel Corona virus, our smiling planet has been turned into a mortuary; everyday people are dying in every nook and corner of the globe. The world has become as if a dystopia…
Former Atletico, Real Madrid, Barca coach Antic dies
Serbian coach Radomir Antic, the only person to manage Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Barcelona, died on Monday at the age of 71 following a long illness.
BB asks to open MFS accounts for industry workers
News Desk Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued an instruction on opening mobile financial service (MFS) accounts for all workers and employees of export-oriented industries and factories by April 20 to facilitate providing salaries and allowances from government’s financial package.
Japan to declare state of emergency over coronavirus
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will on Tuesday declare a state of emergency in parts of the country, including Tokyo, over a spike in coronavirus infections.
Fugitive Bangabandhu murder trial convict Majed arrested
A specialised police unit overnight arrested one of the fugitive Bangabandhu Murder Trail convict, former military captain Abdul Majed, who was on the run to escape hangman’s noose, home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said.
US singer Gloria updates 80s hit for pandemic
Gloria Estefan, one of the biggest stars of the Miami music scene during the 1980s and 1990s, has updated her hit “Get On Your Feet” to raise awareness about how to stem infection from the coronavirus.