The current coronavirus outbreak is the biggest challenge for the world since World War Two, UN Secretary General António Guterres has warned.
Year: 2020
BNP seeks national unity to deal with coronavirus
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday suggested the government to form a national committee to contain the coronavirus outbreak and its fallout.
No evidence dead bodies pose a risk of epidemic disease: WHO
Contrary to common belief, there is no evidence that corpses pose a risk of epidemic disease after a natural disaster. Most agents do not survive long in the human body after death. Human remains only pose a substantial risk to…
সংকটকালে বিত্তশালীরা অসহায় মানুষের পাশে দাঁড়ান – পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মাদ রেজাউল করীম (পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই)। মঙ্গলবার সকালে বরিশালের চরমোনাই এলাকায় করোনা ভাইরাসের মহামারীতে দূর্দশাগ্রস্থ পরিবারের মধ্যে খাদ্যসামগ্রী বিতরণ করেন। এসময় উপস্থিত ছিলেন সংগঠনের সিনিয়র নায়েবে আমীর মুফতি সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ ফয়জুল করীম (শায়খে চরমোনাই)…
Slums-Camps, Terrorism: Worry about virus Hitting South Asia
By Samira Sadeque UNITED NATIONS, Mar 30 2020 (IPS) – As coronavirus makes its way through different continents, countries, and communities around the world having claimed more than 23,000 lives, experts are ringing alarm bells about the implications of the…
Story of triumphs, tribulations: Services for Autism in BD
By Saima W. Hossain DHAKA, Bangladesh, Mar 30 2020 (IPS) – A few days ago, a friend said to me that my focus on autism, although rather successful, had “sucked out all energy from other critical areas of social need…
Social-Green Deal, a European answer to coronavirus crisis
by Maja Göpel on 31st March 2020 @beyond_ideology Concluding the Social Europe series on ‘just transition’, Maja Göpel zooms out to elaborate the shift in narrative entailed. The biggest difference the coronavirus crisis has brought to political discourse is the…
Spain hit by record virus deaths; NY demands reinforcements
Spain’s coronavirus deaths jumped by a record number Tuesday as the country’s medical system strained to care for its tens of thousands of infected patients, and the World Health Organization warned that the pandemic was far from over in Asia.…
Sharp fall in its remittance inflow feared due to Copid-19
Amid slump in export earnings, experts say another big shock lies ahead for Bangladesh economy as its remittance inflow, the life line for many rural families, is likely to shrink significantly in the coming months as a coronavirus fallout. They…
Plastic cutouts to replace live fans for German club
Berlin, Mar 31 (AP/UNB) — A German club’s supporters are planning to replace real-life fans with plastic ones when the Bundesliga resumes — and raise some money for a child’s medical treatment in the process. Borussia Mönchengladbach supporters have come…
The countdown clock is clicking again for the Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — The countdown clocks have been reset and are ticking again for the Tokyo Olympics. The model outside Tokyo Station, and others across the Japanese capital, were switched on almost immediately after organizers announced the new dates —…
In packed, dirty cells, political prisoners fear virus
Reza Khandan got the word from friends jailed in Iran’s most feared prison, Evin. A prisoner and a guard in their cell block had been removed because they were suspected of having coronavirus, and two guards in the women’s ward…
UNCTAD for $2.5 tn assistance package for developing nations
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has called for a $2.5 trillion assistance package for developing countries, whose populations face unprecedented economic damage from the COVID-19 crisis.
Govt decides to extend holidays till April 9: PM
DHAKA, March 31, 2020 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government has decided to extend the ongoing nationwide holidays for five more days till April 9 to contain the spread of deadly coronavirus.
Communities in Cox’s Bazar make masks for frontline workers
International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has initiated a project in Cox’s Bazar to produce 6,000 washable cloth masks for frontline Cyclone Preparedness volunteers and Fire Service and Civil Defence personnel who have been working with UN Migration to raise awareness…
Two suffering from cold, fever die in Keraniganj, Nawabganj
Two people suffering from cold and fever died in Keraniganj and Nawabganj upazilas of Dhaka district on Monday.
Time to ‘revenge shop’: China’s virus hot spot reopens
The city at the center of China’s virus outbreak was reopening for business Monday after authorities lifted more of the controls that locked downs tens of millions of people for two months. “I want to revenge shop,” declared an excited…
Bangladesh coronavirus cases rise to 51
Two more people have been tested positive in Bangladesh for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 52, said the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) on Tuesday.
Ancient tomb discovered in northwest China
The cultural relics department of northwest China’s Gansu Province said they have found an ancient tomb with delicate brick carvings.
Facebook , Instagram remove Bolsonaro video
Facebook and Instagram removed videos of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro on Monday, saying they spread misinformation about the coronavirus, a day after Twitter did the same.
Australian documentary ‘motivates’ England skipper Root
England Test captain Joe Root has said watching the first few episodes of a documentary about the Australian cricket team has been a “motivator” ahead of the 2021/22 Ashes Down Under.
Couple, child found dead in Gazipur
Gazipur Correspondent The bodies of a couple and their two-and-a-half month old girl child were recovered from a house in Panishail area of Gazipur city on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Mosharraf Hossain, 28, his wife Hosne Ara, 22,…
Holidays may increase till April 9 over coronavirus situation: PM
News Desk Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the general holidays might be extended till April 9 as part of the government move to stop spreading the deadly coronavirus.
Global lockdown tightens as virus deaths mount
Harsh lockdowns aimed at halting the march of the coronavirus pandemic extended worldwide Monday as the death toll soared past 37,600 amid new waves of US outbreaks.
Special attention sought for Cox’s Bazar over Coronavirus
Dhaka, March 31 – Civil society leaders have demanded that both government and international agencies should give special attention to Cox’s Bazar during the current coronavirus crisis as the district is hosting over 1.1 million Rohingyas.
Buyers cancel orders worth $2.87 billion: BGMEA
Dhaka, March 31 – Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Monday said buyers have so far cancelled orders worth US$ 2.87 billion following the outbreak of coronavirus.
New York governor begs for help amid ‘staggering’ death toll
New York, AP/UNB, March 31 – New York’s governor issued an urgent appeal for medical volunteers Monday amid a “staggering” number of deaths from the coronavirus, as he and health officials warned that the crisis unfolding in New York City…
WB sees virus ‘economic pain’ for Asia; global deaths 37,638
The World Bank says “significant economic pain seems unavoidable” in the Asia Pacific region.
করোনা পরীক্ষায় ধীরে চলা নীতি সর্বনাশ ডেকে আনবে -মুসলিম লীগ
সর্বদলীয় জাতিয় উপদেষ্টা পরিষদ গঠনের প্রস্তাব আইডিসিআর এর করোনা পরীক্ষায় ধীরে চলা নীতির কঠোর সমালোচনা করেছেন ঐতিহ্যবাহী রাজনৈতিক দল বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম লীগের নেতৃবৃন্দ। আজ দলের সভাপতি এ্যাড. বদরুদ্দোজা সুজা, মহাসচিব কাজী আবুল খায়ের, নির্বাহী সভাপতি আব্দুল আজিজ হাওলাদার, স্থায়ী কমিটির…
Islami Bank inaugurates Mujib Corner in Khagrachari
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated Mujib Corner at its Khagrachari Branch on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.