Dhaka, April 19 – The Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation has intensified solidarity and cooperation among its Member States to identify constraints and bottlenecks for tackling coronavirus and developing a mechanism to build post-pandemic resilient health systems.
Redmond, Wash, AP/UNB – Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Friday he is stepping down from the company’s board to focus on philanthropy.
Dhaka, April 18 – Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed on Saturday asked his officials to implement lockdown properly, keeping people’s movements restricted except in urgent need as it has been effective in various places of the country to…
Dhaka, April 18 – BNP on Saturday opposed the government’s move to engage the ruling party men in preparing the list of the poor and destitute for providing relief as the party fears that the needy people belong to opposition…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government has taken measures to ensure food security for the people of the country considering the possible impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম লীগ নেতৃবৃন্দ সরকারের নিকট সকল ভেদাভেদ ভুলে সর্বদলীয় করোনা মোকাবেলা কমিটি গঠনের জোর দাবী জানান। সরকারের নিকট করোনা মোকাবেলায় সকল ভেদাভেদ ভুলে দেশের প্রতিটি পর্যায়ে ঐক্যবদ্ধ ভাবে কাজ করার জন্য সর্বদলীয় করোনা প্রতিরোধ কমিটি গঠনের প্রস্তাব করেছে বাংলাদেশ…
করোনা মহামারীতে সারাদেশে সাধারণ ছুটি থাকায় শ্রমিক শ্রেণীর মানুষ চরম বিপাকে পড়েছে। এমতাবস্থায় শ্রমিক শ্রেণীর মানুষের পাশে দাঁড়ানো সরকারের নৈতিক দায়িত্ব ও কর্তব্য বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই।
Dhaka, April 18 – The Nine more people died of coronavirus disease in Bangladesh in 24 hours till Saturday, taking the total casualties in the country to 84. Besides, Another 306 people tested positive for coronavirus during the period, raising…
by Selin Sayek Böke on 14th April 2020 @selinsayekboke Human rights, including social and economic rights, may seem to some a luxury during a crisis. But that is when they are needed most. We are going through dire times. A…
Germany’s health minister says the month-long lockdown has brought his country’s coronavirus outbreak under control. Jens Spahn said that since 12 April the number of recovered patients had been consistently higher than the number of new infections.
By Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Erna Solberg UNITED NATIONS, Apr 16 2020 (IPS) – Our world today is dealing with a crisis of monumental proportions. The vicious, novel coronavirus is wreaking havoc across the globe, destroying lives and ruining…
By Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury NEW YORK, Apr 17 2020 (IPS) – The current financial crisis, triggered as a result of withholding or delaying payment of assessed contributions by Member States, is nothing new to the United Nations. We have…
By Paul Polman, Myriam Sidibe and Siddharth Chatterjee NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 17 2020 (IPS) – The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that now is “a defining moment for modern society. History will judge the efficacy of the response not…
1. The Development Committee met virtually on Friday, April 17, 2020. 2. Our meeting occurred at a time of unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its devastating effects are being felt across the globe as the human and economic…
Dhaka, April 17 – Twenty-seven more people, including three physicians, tested positive for coronavirus in Narsingdi district in the last 24 hours till Friday.
Dhaka, April 17 – Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday alleged that demonstrations were organised at different places across the country with hired elements at political instigation.
Dhaka, April 17 – BNP on Friday demanded formation of a ‘national task force’ to effectively tackle the coronavirus pandemic and its fallout.
Senior journalist Abu Zafar Panna died of a brain haemorrhage at the National Neuroscience Hospital on Friday afternoon. He was 77. He was admitted to the hospital when he suffered a massive stroke a couple of days before.
by Basil Oberholzer on 17th April 2020 @basiloberholzer What the US central bank has been doing to address the coronavirus crisis is precisely what is needed to tackle climate change. The financial crisis of 2008 and the subsequent recession revealed…
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that an outbreak of the viral disease COVID-19 – first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China – had reached the level of a global pandemic. Citing concerns with “the…
Muneer Ferozie, April 16, 2020 Jordan, a small country in the middle of a complex region, is facing steep economic and infrastructure challenges. Even before the coronavirus’ impact on the economy, the country’s public debt was already increasing faster than…
Ram Kumar Kamat, The Himalay Times Kathmandu, April 16 – The Supreme Court today issued an interim order to the government asking it to take care of the health needs of Nepali migrant workers living in foreign countries and to…
By Chandra Muzaffar In the midst of the most horrendous crisis to confront the entire human family in recent decades, the United States elite, it appears, is hell-bent on perpetuating massive sanctions against certain states and affecting regime change in…
করোনাভাইরাসে আক্রান্ত হয়ে সিলেট এমএজি ওসমানী মেডিক্যাল কলেজ হাসপাতালের মেডিসিন বিভাগের সহকারী অধ্যাপক ডা. মঈন উদ্দিনের মৃত্যুতে গভীর শোক প্রকাশ করেছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের মহাসচিব প্রিন্সিপাল মাওলানা ইউনুছ আহমাদ ও যুগ্ম মহাসচিব মাওলানা গাজী আতাউর রহমান।
Danielle Nierenberg As I’ve been hunkering down at home with my family, practicing social distancing during COVID-19, we’ve done more cooking—but we’ve also tried to support local restaurants. Some restaurants in our community are offering takeout and delivery, but unfortunately,…
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…
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…
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.
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.
Geneva, AP/UNB, April 16 – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said it regretted the US decision to halt funding.