The seventh session of 11th parliament, which is the second session of the calendar year and the shortest one, was prorogued on Saturday.
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Stop creating confusion, stand by people: Quader to Fakhrul
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday urged BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to stand beside the people instead of spreading confusion during this coronavirus pandemic.
Thousands join Janaza in B’baria flouting social distancing
Several thousand people attended the namaz-e-janaza of a religious scholar at Bertala village in Sarail upazila here on Saturday ignoring the risk of coronavirus transmission.
BD HR Commission wants kitchen market duration extended
Bangladesh Human Rights Commission (BHRC) on Saturday urged the concerned authorities to extend the kitchen market hours by three more hours to lessen the pressure in the morning.
WHO warns ‘eye of storm’ as some EU countries ease measures
World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge on Thursday described the continent as being in the “eye of the storm” as some European countries start to reopen over signs of a slowing in the spread of the…
WB to launch COVID-19 urgent programs in over 100 countries
The World Bank Group (WBG) is expected to launch health emergency programs in over 100 countries by the end of April to support the fight against COVID-19, with 64 already in operation, President David Malpass said Friday.
Covid-19 cases recovering fast taking test drug remdesivir
Covid-19 patients who are getting an experimental drug called remdesivir have been recovering quickly, with most going home in days, STAT News reported Thursday after it obtained a video of a conversation about the trial, reports CNN.
16 journalists tested Covid-19 positive so far, says DUJ
Leaders of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) on Friday expressed deep concerns as 16 journalists, including nine in Dhaka alone, were infected with coronavirus.
Barishal AL leader jailed for misappropriating govt rice
A mobile court on Friday sentenced Banaripara Upazila AL Vice-President Yusuf Ali to a six-month imprisonment for embezzling government rice.
Ex-Arakan Liberation Party member shot dead in Bandarban
A former member of Arakan Liberation Party, also known as ‘Mogh Party’, was shot dead in Kanaijopara area of Rowangchhari upazila on Friday morning.
Manikganj wedding stopped; bride, groom on home-quarantine
The local administration has sent the bride and the bridegroom on quarantine in Saturia upazila after stopping the wedding ceremony which drew a mass gathering.
Bangladesh’s coronavirus deaths 75 (15), cases 1838 (266)
Bangladesh saw the highest death from coronavirus on Friday as 15 more people died from the virus infection in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll in the country to 75.
Wuhan raises number of coronavirus dead by 1,290
China has revised the death toll for Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first reported.
Woman burn to death in Munshiganj house fire
A woman was burned to death as a fire broke out in a house at Chapgram village in Tongibari upazila on Thursday afternoon.
SANEM welcomes stimulus packages, wants transparency
South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) has recommended setting up a unit to monitor the entire process saying it is important to ensure transparency and accountability in the implementation of the stimulus packages to address the impact of coronavirus.
People stage demonstrations for relief in Satkhira
Around one thousand people who have become jobless amid the ongoing shutdown staged demonstrations in front of Satkhira Medical College Hospital in the town on Thursday demanding relief.
Moderate tremor jolts Chattogram division
A moderate earthquake jolted Chattogram, Rangamati, Bandarban, Khagrachhari and Cox’s Bazar districts on Thursday afternoon.
Army man killed in city road accident; 21 injured
A member of Bangladesh Army was killed and 21 others were injured in a road accident near Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in the capital on Thursday.
Offer Tarabi prayers at home, PM asks people
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged Muslim devotees to say their Tarabi prayers at their respective homes instead of mosques during the upcoming month of holy Ramadan.
Dhaka confirms 10 virus deaths, 341 new cases in 24-hrs
Ten more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, the highest number of deaths during the period, till Thursday, taking the death toll in the country to 60.
The coronavirus, health inequality and social democracy
Carol Johnson The coronavirus may be indiscriminate but health inequality means that while all humans are vulnerable, some are more vulnerable than others.
Irregularities in relief distribution won’t be tolerated: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday warned that the government will never tolerate the misuse of relief materials saying that those who are involved in irregularities in this regard must face action irrespective of their political affiliation.
Reorganise Kitchen markets to keep people indoors: Experts
As it appears to be a daunting task to prevent overcrowding of shoppers in kitchen markets amid the alarming rise in coronavirus infection, health and urban experts suggested reshaping the kitchen markets immediately so that the city dwellers can collect…
4 UP chairmen, 5 members suspended over relief goods theft
The Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Ministry has suspended four Union Parishad chairmen and five members for irregularities in distribution of relief materials amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Gazipur, M’singh, Keraniganj need strict lockdown: Minister
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Wednesday said Gazipur, Mymensingh, and Keraniganj should be put under strict lockdown as they reached the same coronavirus infection level of Narayanganj.
Bangladesh confirms 4 more coronavirus deaths, 219 new cases
Bangladesh reported 219 new coronavirus cases and four more deaths on Wednesday, taking the number of fatalities in the country to 50.
15 villages locked down after Kurigram teen tests positive
Fifteen villages in Rowmari upazila were put under lockdown on Tuesday after a teen tested positive for Covid-19.
Hungry locals block road demanding relief in Gopalganj
People blocked the Dhaka-Barishal Highway in Muksudpur upazila on Tuesday demanding relief materials amid the ongoing general holidays to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country.
9 Tabligh Jamaat members quarantined in Jessore
Nine members of Tabligh Jamaat were sent to quarantine at a school in Jashore Sadar upazila on Tuesday.
Pahela Baishakh: US, Australian envoys greet Bangladeshis
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller and Australian High Commissioner in Dhaka Jeremy Bruer on Tuesday greeted Bangladeshis on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year.