5 May 2020 – As the COVID-19 pandemic reshapes the way in which we work, keep in touch, go to school and shop for essentials – across the world – it has never been more important to bridge the digital…
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Covid-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: Incident-triggered neglect
Prof. Dr. Md. Belal Hossain ‘Virus’ is from a Greek word meaning ‘poison’ that was initially described by Edward Jenner in 1798. A virus is a highly contagious host-specific, non-cellular pathogenic organism, nucleoprotein particle and capable of replicating itself only…
RU Journalism Dept teacher Mahbubur Rahman passes away
Rajshahi, May 05 – Dr Mahbubur Rahman Rasel (36), associate professor, Rajshahi University Mass Communication and Journalism Department, died on Monday night at around 3 am.
EU draft for WHA on “COVID-19 Response” lacks clarity: CSOs
Geneva, 4 May (TWN) – The European Union’s draft resolution on “COVID-19 Response” for the upcoming Seventy-third World Health Assembly (WHA) lacks clarity on the way forward with regard to shortages on access to medical products, according to civil society…
Mango growers worried over marketing amid virus restrictions
Chapainawabganj, May 05 – Mango growers in Chapainawabganj, known as the mango capital of the country, are passing their days in great worries as the marketing of their produce has become uncertain amid the restrictions imposed to slow down coronavirus…
Public health and epidemics
By Jan Lundius STOCKHOLM / ROME, Apr 30 2020 (IPS) – For some time Wuhan in China and Lombardy in Italy were epicentres of the COVID-19 virus, something that has changed when the contagion is spreading fast in the US.…
E-commerce proposals at WTO a recipe for corporate greed
Geneva, (Kanaga Raja) – The proposals for a WTO agreement on e-commerce, which are currently on hold, would further exacerbate inequality and division at a time when the world needs to work as one, according to a new report.
914 policemen Coronavirus infected in Bangladesh
Dhaka, May 04 – Altogether 914 members of Bangladesh Police were infected with coronavirus until Monday.
Workers of closed RMG factories to get 65pc salary for April
Dhaka, May 04 – Readymade garment (RMG) workers of factories that were kept shut during the general holidays, will receive 65 percent salary for the month of April.
Press Freedom Day in Corona Era
M ZAHIDUL HAQUE ONCE I asked an English-speaking Journalist who used to work in a reputed Middle-East country newspaper—“How much press freedom do you enjoy? Do you face any restriction while publishing news and views?” Well, he said-“there is no…
Social trust and government responses to Covid-19
by Sevasti Chatzopoulou on 4th May 2020 How governments have addressed the pandemic has reflected different levels of social trust—which will have consequences for its aftermath.
Minimum Fitra fixed at Tk 70
Dhaka, May 04 – This year’s minimum Fitra has been fixed at Tk 70 per person.
General holiday to continue until May 15: PM
Dhaka, May 04 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the government wants to extend the ongoing general holiday until May 15.
Gonoshasthaya kit performance test: Dr Zafrullah thanks PM
Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for creating scope for conducting the performance study of the Covid-19 rapid testing kits developed by their organisation.
9 Dhaka firefighters test coronavirus positive
Dhaka, May 04 – Nine firefighters, including an officer, of Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) were diagnosed with coronavirus till Sunday morning.
Nearly half of global workforce impacted by COVID-19: ILO
Geneva, (Kanaga Raja) – Almost 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy – nearly half of the global workforce – have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown measures and/or are working in the hardest-hit sectors, the International…
স্বতন্ত্র এবতেদায়ী মাদরাসা শিক্ষকদের অনুদান দ্রুত প্রদান করুন
জাতীয় শিক্ষক ফোরাম এর কেন্দ্রীয় সভাপতি অধ্যাপক মাহবুবুর রহমান এবং সেক্রেটারি জেনারেল মাওলানা এবিএম জাকারিয়া এক যৌথ বিবৃতিতে, সারাদেশে ছড়িয়ে থাকা প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা বিস্তারে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভূমিকা পালনকারী স্বতন্ত্রএবতেদায়ী মাদরাসা শিক্ষকদের প্রাপ্য অনুদান দ্রুত প্রদানের দাবী জানান।
A Joint Pledge of Defeating the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ranjan Roy, PhD. The world has been facing a quintessential global health challenge – Coronavirus (COVID-19). The COVID-19 pandemic brings with it the third and greatest economic, financial, and social shock of the 21st Century, after 9/11 and the Global…
Indeed, it is a rough road ahead
Sudhirendar Sharma A slowdown of economy must lead to de-globalization as the answer to unrestricted acceleration that has over exploited natural resources at the cost of increasing inequality.
North and South Korea exchange gunfire at border
North and South Korea have exchanged gunfire in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) which divides the two countries.
Ex-ODI Captain Mashrafe brings harvesters for Narail farmers
Dhaka, May 03 – Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has arranged some combined harvester machines and other equipment for the farmers of his home district Narail, where sufficient numbers of labour are not available due to lockdown, following deadly Covid-19.
Takeaway iftar items not safe, coronavirus experts say
Dhaka, May 03 – Though restaurants have been allowed to sell iftar items during Ramadan amid the Covid-19 pandemic, health experts advised people to depend on homemade food as the items from the eateries can be the means for coronavirus…
ODI skipper Tamim may bid for Mushfiqur’s bat at auction
Dhaka, May 03 – Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal said he might bid to buy the bat what Mushfiqur Rahim announced to put on the auction to raise money to help the poor people who are left stranded due to…
Missing BD journalist Shafiqul Islam rescued at Benapole
Benapole, Jessore, May 3 – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued missing journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol from Sadipur border area at Benapole early Sunday.
Coronavirus most destructive in 100 years, DU Alumni of USA
New York, May 3 – The Dhaka University Alumni Association of USA Inc. (DUAA) at a virtual conference on Saturday, May 2, discussed the coronavirus situation faced by its members in North America (USA and Canada), prayed for those members…
741 policemen, 540 doctors get coronavirus infections in BD
Dhaka, May 02 -The number of doctors infected with coronavirus in the country reached 540 on Saturday, said Bangladesh Doctors Foundation (BDF), a forum of physicians.
স্বাস্থ্য অধিদপ্তরের দূর্নীতি বন্ধ করুন -পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই
স্বাস্থ্য অধিদপ্তরের দুর্নীতির বিরুদ্ধে কথা বলা চিকিৎসকদেরকে অনতিবিলম্বে স্বপদে বহাল রাখুন করোনা মোকাবেলায় স্বাস্থ্য অধিদপ্তরের কর্মকান্ডে গভীর উদ্বেগ ও ক্ষোভ প্রকাশ করে এবং দুর্নীতিবাজদের বিরুদ্ধে শাস্তিমূলক ব্যবস্থা গ্রহণ করে স্বাস্থ্য অধিদপ্তরের দুর্নীতির বিরুদ্ধে সোচ্চার হওয়া চিকিৎসকদেরকে অনতিবিলম্বে স্বপদে বহাল করার…
Locust Attack in Teknaf ?
M Zahidul Haque ENTOMOLOGISTS said that the insects which attacked some house’s yards in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar is not locust but a locust-like insect, may be a species of the grasshopper family; some opined a Bombay, India origin. However, the…
Journalism is not crime… nor it’s fake news on social media
By Namrata Sharma KATHMANDU, May 1 2020 (IPS) – This year’s World Press Freedom Day on 3 May falls during COVID-19 lockdowns in many of our countries. Restriction on movement means journalists all over the world are facing obstacles in…
Press freedom as a guarantee for human dignity, well-being
By Jan Lundius STOCKHOLM / ROME, May 1 2020 (IPS) – United Nations has designated at least 170 specific days of the year as occasions to mark particular events or topics to promote the objectives of the Organization. 2 This…