Gloria Estefan, one of the biggest stars of the Miami music scene during the 1980s and 1990s, has updated her hit “Get On Your Feet” to raise awareness about how to stem infection from the coronavirus.
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Khulna city put under lockdown
Khulna Correspondent As a total of 123 people have been found coronavirus-positive in 15 different districts of the country, police have put Khulna city under lockdown to avert any further spread of COVID-19.
ACC director dies of coronavirus
News Desk A director of Anti-Corruption Commission(ACC) died of COVID-19 at Bangladesh-Kuwait Friendship Hospital in the capital this morning.
Shah Rukh Khan offers office space for quarantine facility
Entertainment Desk Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan and wife Gauri Khan have offered their personal office space as a quarantine facility to Mumbai’s civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
UK declares £21 million for Bangladesh to fight COVID-19
The United Kingdom (UK) has announced 21 million pounds support to Bangladesh in containing outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate Dhaka’s National Preparedness and Response Plan.
Bayern Munich to resume training on Monday
Bayern Munich said Sunday that players will return to training on Monday for the first time since the Bundesliga was suspended due to the coronavirus.
Jordan becomes latest Mideast country to deploy drones in virus response
Jordan on Sunday started to deploy drones to fight the coronavirus pandemic, joining a host of Middle East countries using the technology to enforce curfews, deliver public health announcements and even monitor people’s temperatures.
Canadian actress, activist Shirley Douglas dead
Canadian actress and civil rights activist Shirley Douglas died Sunday at the age of 86, her son actor Kiefer Sutherland said.
KU makes hand sanitizer
KU Correspondent Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the teachers and students of Khulna University (KU) has started producing hand sanitizer to distribute this hygienic material free of cost among the health workers.
Quibi launching Hollywood ‘on the go’ amid lockdown
Quibi, the multi-billion-dollar streaming platform launching Monday, is betting it can transform entertainment with short, Hollywood-quality clips to watch “on the go” — even as much of the world is trapped at home.
Cabinet meeting to be held on Monday
News Desk Although the country got a 17-day general holiday in view of minimising the spread of coronavirus, the cabinet meeting is scheduled to be held on Monday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will preside over the meeting, reports a Bangla…
BB for ensuring bank employees’ smooth movement
News Desk Bangladesh Bank (BB) has requested the Home Affairs Ministry to take necessary steps for ensuring smooth travel of bank employees during the ongoing general holidays in the wake of coronavirus out break.
Bangladesh extends flight suspension till April 14
News Desk Bangladesh today extended ongoing ban on flight operation till April 14 to and from all European countries and the nations that restricted the entry of Bangladeshis to their territories earlier as well as on all domestic routes over…
Bangladesh reports 18 new coronavirus cases in 24hrs
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday informed that 18 more people were diagnosed with COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, raising the total number to 88.
RMG factories across country to be opened Sunday
News Desk All readymade garments across the country will be opened on Sunday, after nine days’ of suspension to tackle spread of COVID-19.
Disney hopes for summer ‘Mulan’ launch
Disney delayed the releases of more than a dozen major films Friday, but has not given up on a summer blockbuster with “Mulan” now penciled in for a July launch despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Smartphone vs virus, is privacy going to be loser?
In Europe, officials, doctors and engineers are looking at how smartphones could be enlisted in the war against the spread of the new coronavirus.
Neymar donates $1M to fight coronavirus
Neymar has donated $1 million to fight the impact of the new coronavirus in his native Brazil, according to TV network SBT.
PM to unveil work plan tomorrow to overcome Covid-19 impact
News Desk Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will unveil a work plan tomorrow to overcome the possible economic impact on the country due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).
Bangladesh to get $100m from WB to fight Covid-19
News Desk The World Bank (WB) has approved a fast-track $100 million financing to help Bangladesh prevent, detect and respond to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic and strengthen its national systems for public health emergencies.
Virus halts circus in Netherlands
Circus Renz Berlin’s fleet of blue, red and yellow trucks have had a fresh lick of paint over the winter. But now, as coronavirus measures shut down the entertainment industry across Europe, they have no place to go.
One killed, 3 injured as building-wall collapses in city
News Desk An elderly woman was killed and three others were injured as a building wall collapsed on its adjacent tin-shed building in Miapara area under Dakshinkhan thana in the city last night.
BB calls applications for Tk 5,000cr stimulus package
News Desk Bangladesh Bank (BB) has called applications from all the scheduled banks for receiving low cost fund from Taka 5,000 crore stimulus package for the export-oriented industries announced earlier by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to help those overcoming the…
Internet can cope with US, Europe lockdown surge: Nokia
Fears that internet networks could buckle after millions of people went into coronavirus lockdown have proven unfounded, according to a report released yesterday which details huge surges in streaming and video conferencing in Europe and the US.
WHO reiterates warning that kids are hit by coronavirus too
The World Health Organisation on Thursday reiterated its warning that children can also be affected by the new coronavirus, which has claimed the lives of several young people.
Coronavirus cases in Bangladesh now stand at 61: Minister
Bangladesh on Friday confirmed the detection of five more new coronavirus patients, raising the total number of such cases in the country to 61. Health Minister Zahid Maleque made the disclosure at an online press briefing.
Jazz great Ellis Marsalis dies after virus ‘complications’
Jazz great Ellis Marsalis died Wednesday at the age of 85 after contracting the coronavirus, his son Branford said.
Olympic sports fret over lost Games income
The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and the shutdown of the sporting calendar because of the coronavirus pandemic are going to hit international sports federations hard financially.
Bourses to remain closed till April 11
News Desk The country’s two bourses will remain closed till April 11 as the government extended the general holidays to contain the spread of deadly coronavirus. The government on Wednesday issued an order extending the nationwide holiday until April 11.
PM asks govt officials, employees to use mask
News Desk Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked all government officials and employees to use mask while discharging their duty in view of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).