Dhaka South City Corporation (DSSC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Saturday called upon the Commerce Minister to consider shutdown of garments factories to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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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.
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.
Redouble efforts to identify and isolate all Covid-19 cases
The governmental agencies and all others concerned with the national fight against coronavirus must redouble their vigil to contain its further spread, as Saturday’s detection of 9 new Covid-19 cases must be taken as the first big alarm signal that…
Covid-19 cases on sharp rise in Dhaka; 2 more die in a day
Dhaka, April 4 – In a sharp rise 9 more new COVID-19 positive cases were detected in Bangladesh during in 24 hours ending on Saturday morning , according to Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR). Two more coronavirus…
China mourns Covid-19 victims with three-minute silence
China has mourned the victims of the coronavirus outbreak by observing a three-minute silence, bringing the nation to a halt. A day of remembrance was declared in China on Saturday to honour the more than 3,300 people who died of…
Experts say misinformation remains a big challenge
The number of coronavirus cases in Bangladesh continues to rise creating panic everywhere and so does the misinformation making things harder for all concerned to contain both the pandemic and infodemic, said experts. They also said when rumours, speculations, misinformation…
Funeral to be held as per rituals in case of COVID-19 death
Dhaka – If anyone dies of coronavirus (COVID-19), he or she can be buried or cremated following all the respective rituals, Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque said on Friday. “As per the updated ‘Infection Prevention and Control for…
Independent TV journo tests virus positive; 47 quarantined
Forty-seven employees of private television channel Independent have been put under home-quarantine after one of their colleagues tested positive for coronavirus.
Khaleda doing well but concerned over corona spread: Doctor
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, receiving treatment at her Gulshan residence, is doing well but worried about the prevailing coronavirus situation in the country.
Apr 1 Border Killing: BSF calls victim as ‘drug smuggler’
The Border Security Force (BSF) of India has clarified the death of a Bangladeshi national that took place on April 1, identifying the victim as one of the cross-border “drug smugglers”.
DCCI for creating emergency fund for MSM Enterprises
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has urged the government to create a three-year Emergency Fund with 1 percent interest to support the financially stressed local Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and informal sector for paying salary to…
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…
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.
Dhaka again ranks worst in the world in Air Quality
Dhaka, April 03 – Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked first among cities with the worst quality in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Friday morning.
Snapshot of life under lockdown in Bangladesh
By Nayema Nusrat and Mohammad Rakibul Hasan NEW YORK/DHAKA, Apr 2 2020 (IPS) – The Coronavirus pandemic is changing how we live our daily lives. The scale of the COVID-19 and its impact on our lives is unprecedented. When humanity…
নাটোরে অর্ধশত বিধবা ও অস্বচ্ছল পরিবারের মাঝে খাদ্য সামগ্রী বিতরণ
করোনা ভাইরাস সংক্রমণের সংকটময় বর্তমান পরিস্থিতিতে নাটোরের লালপুর উপজেলায় আজ ২রা এপ্রিল বিধবা, অসহায় ও অস্বচ্ছলদের মাঝে অগ্রাধিকার ভিত্তিতে খাদ্য সামগ্রী বিতরণ ও করোনা ভাইরাস সম্পর্কে গণসচেতনতামূলক কার্যক্রম পরিচালনা করে কেএস ফাউন্ডেশন।
Artificial Intelligence to help concerted war on COVID-19
Dhaka, April 02 – With a view to helping the government in finding a way out of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic in the country, mobile phone operator Robi has deployed artificial intelligence (AI) powered decision support solution to analyze risk…
Hotline to facilitate marketing of poultry, dairy products
Fisheries and Livestock Ministry is set to open a control room at the Department of Livestock Services in the city’s Farmgate area on Saturday aiming to resolve the crisis in poultry and dairy sector of the country following coronavirus outbreak.
Bangladesh lifts ban on export of masks, hand sanitizers
The Commerce Ministry on Thursday withdrew its ban on the export of face mask and hand sanitizers.
BNP demands police security for Khaleda
BNP on Thursday demanded police security at Firoza, the Gulshan residence of its chairperson Kaleda Zia.
Banking time increased by 1 hour during extended holiday
Bangladesh Bank has extended the operational hours of the banks by one hour during the extended general holidays until April 9.
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).
327 Japanese citizens leave Dhaka
Some 327 Japanese citizens left Dhaka for Tokyo on Thursday morning by a special chartered flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
2 more test positive for coronavirus
Two more people tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of cases in the country to 56, the government announced Thursday.
Dhaka second worst in Air Quality Index despite lockdown
Dhaka, April 02 – Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka was ranked second-worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) for the second consecutive day on Thursday morning.
Jubo League leader shot dead in Rangamati
Rangamati, April 02 – A local leader of Jubo League was gunned down by miscreants at Chitmarme Headman Para in Kaptai Upazila on Wednesday night.