Naogaon, April 02 – Two suspected criminals were killed in separate ‘gunfights’ with police in Atrai and Patnitala Upazilas of the district early Thursday.
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UNDP, United Group join hands for COVID-19 response
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangladesh and United Enterprises & Co Ltd (UECL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to aid collaborative response during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
করোনা আক্রান্তদের চিকিৎসা সেবা সন্তোষজনক নয় – পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মাদ রেজাউল করীম (পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই) বলেছেন, করোনা আতঙ্কগ্রস্ত মানুষ দিশেহারা। যারা আক্রান্ত এবং যারা আক্রান্ত নয় সকলেই দিশেহারা। করোনা আক্রান্তরা নিজে ইচ্ছে করে আক্রান্ত হয়নি। কাজেই তাদের চিকিৎসা সেবা নিশ্চিত করতে হবে। ঠান্ডা…
Patient flees from Bhola hospital coronavirus isolation unit
One of the two patients fled from the coronavirus isolation unit of Bhola General Hospital on Wednesday. The patient got admitted with fever and cough on Tuesday night, but has not been seen at the hospital after 1pm, Bhola Civil Surgeon…
Rajshahi Medical Hospital starts conducting coronavirus test
The Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) started conducting coronavirus tests at its laboratory on Wednesday. Dr Sabera Gulnahar, chief of Virology Department and also in-charge of the hospital, said they started testing samples taken from four patients. There are 240…
No politics, stand by people, Quader tells BNP
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday urged BNP to stand by people refraining from trying to make political gains in this crisis of Coronavirus.
Denied treatment at four hospitals, schoolboy dies in Khulna
A schoolboy suffering from liver cirrhosis died without treatment on Tuesday afternoon after he was turned away by four hospitals.
BD court holiday extended till Apr 9 over coronavirus
Activities of all courts will remain suspended till April 9 to prevent the transmission of coronavirus.
One more dies of Covid-19, three new cases found: Minister
Dhaka, April 1 – One more coronavirus (Covid-19) patient died in the 24 hours raising the death toll to six in the country, Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque said on Wednesday.
Grameenphone to give 50000 PPE, 10000 PCR kits to hospitals
Grameenphone (GP) will donate 50,000 units of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and 10,000 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test kits to hospitals designated for coronavirus treatment by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Dhaka’s Banks start executing single digit lending rate
Banks in the countries started implementing single digit 9 percent interest rate for all kinds of loans except credit cards in compliance with the government directives.
Free transport service for doctors, nurses launched in capital Dhaka
Dhaka, April 01 – A free transport service for caregivers, including doctors and nurses, was launched on Wednesday so that they can go to hospitals in a faster and convenient way amid their fight against the coronavirus.
BNP seeks national unity to deal with coronavirus
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday suggested the government to form a national committee to contain the coronavirus outbreak and its fallout.
সংকটকালে বিত্তশালীরা অসহায় মানুষের পাশে দাঁড়ান – পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মাদ রেজাউল করীম (পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই)। মঙ্গলবার সকালে বরিশালের চরমোনাই এলাকায় করোনা ভাইরাসের মহামারীতে দূর্দশাগ্রস্থ পরিবারের মধ্যে খাদ্যসামগ্রী বিতরণ করেন। এসময় উপস্থিত ছিলেন সংগঠনের সিনিয়র নায়েবে আমীর মুফতি সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ ফয়জুল করীম (শায়খে চরমোনাই)…
Story of triumphs, tribulations: Services for Autism in BD
By Saima W. Hossain DHAKA, Bangladesh, Mar 30 2020 (IPS) – A few days ago, a friend said to me that my focus on autism, although rather successful, had “sucked out all energy from other critical areas of social need…
Sharp fall in its remittance inflow feared due to Copid-19
Amid slump in export earnings, experts say another big shock lies ahead for Bangladesh economy as its remittance inflow, the life line for many rural families, is likely to shrink significantly in the coming months as a coronavirus fallout. They…
In packed, dirty cells, political prisoners fear virus
Reza Khandan got the word from friends jailed in Iran’s most feared prison, Evin. A prisoner and a guard in their cell block had been removed because they were suspected of having coronavirus, and two guards in the women’s ward…
Govt decides to extend holidays till April 9: PM
DHAKA, March 31, 2020 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government has decided to extend the ongoing nationwide holidays for five more days till April 9 to contain the spread of deadly coronavirus.
Communities in Cox’s Bazar make masks for frontline workers
International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has initiated a project in Cox’s Bazar to produce 6,000 washable cloth masks for frontline Cyclone Preparedness volunteers and Fire Service and Civil Defence personnel who have been working with UN Migration to raise awareness…
Two suffering from cold, fever die in Keraniganj, Nawabganj
Two people suffering from cold and fever died in Keraniganj and Nawabganj upazilas of Dhaka district on Monday.
Bangladesh coronavirus cases rise to 51
Two more people have been tested positive in Bangladesh for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 52, said the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) on Tuesday.
Couple, child found dead in Gazipur
Gazipur Correspondent The bodies of a couple and their two-and-a-half month old girl child were recovered from a house in Panishail area of Gazipur city on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Mosharraf Hossain, 28, his wife Hosne Ara, 22,…
Holidays may increase till April 9 over coronavirus situation: PM
News Desk Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the general holidays might be extended till April 9 as part of the government move to stop spreading the deadly coronavirus.
Special attention sought for Cox’s Bazar over Coronavirus
Dhaka, March 31 – Civil society leaders have demanded that both government and international agencies should give special attention to Cox’s Bazar during the current coronavirus crisis as the district is hosting over 1.1 million Rohingyas.
Buyers cancel orders worth $2.87 billion: BGMEA
Dhaka, March 31 – Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Monday said buyers have so far cancelled orders worth US$ 2.87 billion following the outbreak of coronavirus.
করোনা পরীক্ষায় ধীরে চলা নীতি সর্বনাশ ডেকে আনবে -মুসলিম লীগ
সর্বদলীয় জাতিয় উপদেষ্টা পরিষদ গঠনের প্রস্তাব আইডিসিআর এর করোনা পরীক্ষায় ধীরে চলা নীতির কঠোর সমালোচনা করেছেন ঐতিহ্যবাহী রাজনৈতিক দল বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম লীগের নেতৃবৃন্দ। আজ দলের সভাপতি এ্যাড. বদরুদ্দোজা সুজা, মহাসচিব কাজী আবুল খায়ের, নির্বাহী সভাপতি আব্দুল আজিজ হাওলাদার, স্থায়ী কমিটির…
Islami Bank inaugurates Mujib Corner in Khagrachari
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated Mujib Corner at its Khagrachari Branch on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Govt , media to work closely to tackle coronavirus: Minister
Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Monday said the government and the mass media will work more closely to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. He made the remarks after a meeting with leaders of mass media at his Minto Road residence in…
Army donates Tk 25cr to PM’s relief fund
Bangladesh Army has donated Tk 25 crore to the Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund to expedite government’s steps taken to fight the coronavirus.
Four killed as train hits auto-rickshaw in Rangpur
At least four people were killed and two others injured as a train hit an auto-rickshaw on unmanned Annadanagar level crossing in Pirgachha upazila on Monday.