A female deputy assistant community medical officer of Sharsha Health Complex tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday.
Author: Lutfun Nahar
Chinese Communist Party provides 10,000 face masks to BNP
The Communist Party of China (CCP) has provided BNP with 10,000 masks to strengthen the party’s efforts to fight against deadly coronavirus.
Dhaka extends General holiday for coronavirus till May 5
The government has decided to extended the general holidays until May 5 next in a bid to tackle the worsening coronavirus situation in the country.
Dhaka for voluntary fund, softer loans among OIC countries
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Four doctors test virus positive in Narail
Four doctors and a staffer of Lohagara Upazila Health Complex were diagnosed with coronavirus on Wednesday morning.
Dhaka records 10 coronavirus deaths, 390 cases in a day
Ten more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Wednesday, taking the death toll in the country to 120.
World Press Freedom Index: Dhaka slips one place to 151st
Bangladesh has been ranked 151st out of 180 countries in this year’s World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) by Reporters Without Borders.
Queen Elizabeth II marks 94th birthday without fanfare
Britain is marking Queen Elizabeth II’s 94th birthday with silence Tuesday, as the nation in lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic forgoes the usual gun salutes and ringing of bells.
BD Red Crescent installs over 10,000 hand-wash basins
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society has set up a total of 10,179 basins in the country to encourage people to wash their hands frequently amid the outbreak of novel coronavirus.
Biodiversity is in steep decline, says UN chief
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UNO office besieged in Brahmanbaria for relief
Several hundred people besieged the office of Sarail upazila nirbahi officer on Tuesday demanding relief.
Conspiracy theorists burn 5G towers claiming link to virus
The CCTV footage from a Dutch business park shows a man in a black cap pouring the contents of a white container at the base of a cellular radio tower. Flames burst out as the man jogs back to his…
Bangladesh records 9 more Covid-19 deaths; 434 new cases
Nine more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Tuesday, taking the death toll in the country to 110.
1st batch of 164 Bangladeshis back home from Chennai
The first batch of Bangladesh nationals, who got stuck in India due to countrywide lockdown there, returned home from Chennai on Monday.
Coronavirus patient forced to leave home in Laxmipur
A man diagnosed with coronavirus was forced to leave his rented flat after being threatened by his house owner in Ramganj upazila.
71 Maldivians leave Dhaka: Armed Forces medical team sent
An aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force ( BAF) left Dhaka for Maldives on Monday with 71 Maldivians and a 10- member Armed Forces Medical Team for providing coronavirus treatment to infected Bangladeshi nationals in Maldives.
India reports 1,553 one-day virus cases as lockdown eased
India recorded its biggest single-day spike in coronavirus cases on Monday as the government eased one of the world’s strictest lockdowns to allow some manufacturing and agricultural activity to resume.
Some export-oriented units could reopen on condition: PM
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Death toll crosses 100 in BD; 492 new cases found in 24 hrs
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23 doctors, 19 staff of Mitford Hospital test virus positive
A total of 23 doctors and 19 other staff, including 10 nurses, of Sir Salimullah Medical College (SSMC) or Mitford Hospital have been diagnosed with coronavirus in the last three days.
‘We’re in a great crisis’, says senior health official
As the coronavirus outbreak in Bangladesh showed no sign of slowing down and the death toll jumped to 101 in 20 hours, Additional Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr Nasima Sultana on Monday said,…
Seven more die of coronavirus; 312 new cases in BD in 24 hrs
Seven more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours on Sunday, taking the death toll in the country to 91.
BNP wants army other law enforcers to transport food items
BNP on Sunday demanded the government give army and other law enforcement agencies the responsibility for transporting the ‘food items’ to ensure adequate supply of goods across the country.
40 Sher-e-Bangla Medical interns on strike demanding PPEs
At least 40 interns refrained from work at the Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) in Barishal on Saturday demanding adequate safety gears amid the coronavirus outbreak.
AL leader in Rajshahi jail over misappropriating OMS rice
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Electronics manufacturing co Minster to make ventilators
Bangladeshi electronics manufacturing company Minster has taken an initiative to make ventilators in the country due to growing demand following coronavirus outbreak.
Online office: Pvt employees more active than govt officials
Although employees at different private institutions are continuing to work from home during the ongoing government-declared general holidays, most government employees are enjoying the holidays without attending offices online.
Six govt admin officials diagnosed with Covid-19 so far
Six officials of the BCS (Admin) cadre have so far tested positive for coronavirus, says Public Administration Secretary Sheikh Yusuf Harun.
2 more UP chairmen to be suspended over relief distribution
The Local Government Division (LGD) is going to suspend two union parishad chairmen and three members over irregularities during relief distribution following the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
Army installs disinfection booth in Jessore
Members of Bangladesh Army installed a disinfectant-spraying booth in the district town of Jashore in an effort to curb the coronavirus transmission.