Fifteen villages in Rowmari upazila were put under lockdown on Tuesday after a teen tested positive for Covid-19.
Category: Bangladesh
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.
BNP wants army to handle relief materials distribution
BNP on Tuesday demanded that army be entrusted with the responsibility to make the list of marginalised people and distribute relief and government other assistance for ensuring transparency and checking irregularities.
Hit hard by shutdown, auto-rickshaw drivers seek govt help
Drivers of CNG-run auto-rickshaws are passing their days amid great miseries as they have been left without work amid the nationwide shutdown aimed at curbing the coronavirus.
Covid-19 cases pass 1,000 (209) in BD; death toll now 46(7)
Seven more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Tuesday, taking the death toll in the country to 46.
Mild tremor jolts Sylhet
Sylhet, April 14 – A mild tremor jolted different parts of Sylhet early Tuesday.
Give Tk 8,000 to 19mn households each for two months: CPD
Dhaka, April 14 – The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has proposed providing with Tk 8,000 per month for two months to each of 1.9 crore households, close to the lower poverty line, as COVID-19 pandemic put the poor people…
OMS of rice halted for not maintaining social distancing
Dhaka, April 14 – The Food Ministry on Monday suspended the sale of rice at Tk 10 kg as people do not maintain social distancing properly while buying it.
Javed Patwary new ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Dhaka, April 13 – The government has appointed Mohammad Javed Patwary, outgoing inspector general of police (IGP), as the country’s new ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
Pahela Baishakh Tuesday without outdoor programmes
Dhaka, April 13 – Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla calendar, will be celebrated across the country on Tuesday without outdoor programmes due to the coronavirus pandemic. There will be no outdoor programmes this time to avoid public gatherings.
Hasina announces Tk7.50bn insurance for docs health workers
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked physicians, nurses and other health workers not to lose their morale during this crisis, saying the whole nation is there with them.
PM unveils 4 steps to tackle economic fallout from Covid-19
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday announced her government’s four strategic programmes which will be implemented in three phases until 2023-24 fiscal year to overcome the possible adverse impact on the national economy due to the global outbreak of Covid-19.
19 docs among 44 health workers of Sylhet on home quarantine
Forty four health workers including 19 physicians of MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital were sent to home quarantine on Monday as they came into contact with a COVID-19 patient.
Stern action against irregularities over OMS rice: Minister
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Monday said stern action will be taken against those involved in selling Open Market Sale (OMS) rice in the black market.
TVs to air digital Pahela Baishakh celebration programme
News Desk All television channels will air a programme to digitally celebrate Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla calendar.
PM to address nation this evening
News Desk Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation this evening on the occasion of Bangla Nabo Barsho (Bengali New Year) 1427.
Dealer held with 300kg OMS rice in Gaibandha
Police have arrested a dealer with 300kg OMS rice meant for sale to the poor at Tk 10 per kg under a government programme.
Coronavirus death total 39 in Bangladesh; 182 new cases detected
Coronavirus cases in Bangladesh climbed to 803 on Monday with detection of 182 news cases in the last 24 hours .
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Bangladeshi Hajj agencies seek interest-free Tk 15 bn working capital
Dhaka, April 13 – The Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) has demanded the government provide interest-free working capital of Tk 15 bn to cover their losses due to the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic.
Rooppur NPP construction sees further progress
Despite corona threat construction works at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant continues. As the 7th of April out of 12 prestressed mounting blocks, under the third phase of inner containment construction of reactor building at unit-1 has been installed. Construction of…
Rajshahi University declared closed sine die
Rajshahi, April 12 – The Rajshahi University authority has decided to close the university sine die due to the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was taken in an emergency syndicate meeting on Sunday with the university vice-chancellor Professor M Abdus Sobhan…
Coronavirus: two ‘without symptoms’ test positive in Netrakona
Two people who reportedly did not have any symptom of coronavirus tested positive for Covid-19 in Sadar upazila here on Sunday, With the two, the total number of confirmed cases in the district reached four. One of the victim is…
Concern over pushback of ‘undocumented’ Bangladeshi migrants
The Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Programme (OKUP) has expressed concerns at the decision by some labour receiving countries to send back so-called undocumented Bangladeshi migrant workers amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Physician among 3 test positive for coronavirus in Chandpur
Three people, including a government physician, tested positive for coronavirus in the district, raising the total number of patients to five.
48 fined Tk 29,000 for defying social-distancing guidelines
Ten mobile courts in separate drives have fined 48 people Tk 29,000 for roaming here and there in different parts of the district defying government instructions to stay at home and maintain social distancing.
Police asks for one-way entry to all BD kitchen markets
The Police Headquarters on Sunday asked the kitchen market authorities across the country for ensuring a one-way entry system as part of maintaining social distancing to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Dhaka reports 4 more coronavirus deaths, 139 new cases
Bangladesh on Sunday recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases in one day as 139 more people tested positive for the virus, raising the total number to 621.
ATN News TV journo tests Covid-19 positive; 20 quarantined
Twenty staff members of ATN News, a private TV channel, have been sent on home-quarantine after one of their colleagues has tested positive for coronavirus.