Dhaka, April 18 – The Nine more people died of coronavirus disease in Bangladesh in 24 hours till Saturday, taking the total casualties in the country to 84. Besides, Another 306 people tested positive for coronavirus during the period, raising…
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DMP to enforce social distancing strictly from Saturday
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) is going to take a hard line from Saturday to ensure social distancing in the capital. The decision was taken at a meeting between Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and DMP Commissioner Shafiqul Islam and senior police…
Kitchen market shops to open alongside roads keeping distance
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Friday advised for shifting shops from kitchen markets as many as possible and installing those alongside roads maintaining a 20-foot distance from each other.
Decisive, collective action must to fight Covid-19: WB, IMF
1. The Development Committee met virtually on Friday, April 17, 2020. 2. Our meeting occurred at a time of unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its devastating effects are being felt across the globe as the human and economic…
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.
Let quarantine, lockdown, travel ban agree with rights norms
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that an outbreak of the viral disease COVID-19 – first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China – had reached the level of a global pandemic. Citing concerns with “the…
Work on 2,000-bed isolation centre at ICCB underway
Work on a 2,000-bed isolation centre at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) here for coronavirus patients is going on in full swing. Visiting the establishment on Thursday, a UNB correspondent found that the shed of the temporary hospital has already…
Bangladesh declared coronavirus vulnerable-to-infection zone
The government has taken a page out of China’s book and announced a heavy restriction on the movement of people but fell short of calling it a ‘lockdown’ to prevent further transmission of coronavirus hours after recording the highest number…
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.
BD reports 10 more deaths, 341 fresh cases of COVID-19
News Desk Bangladesh on Thursday reported 10 more deaths from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 341 fresh positive cases overnight, the highest in terms of both deaths and infection in a single day since its first detection on March 8.
Global coronavirus death toll reaches 134,610, Bangladesh 50
Dhaka, April 16 – The global death toll from coronavirus jumped to 134,610 on Thursday morning. Besides, confirmed COVID-19 cases have reached 2,083,237, according to Worldometer.
Starving Rohingya refugees rescued after 2 months at sea
The coast guard of Bangladesh says it has rescued at least 382 starving Rohingya refugees who had been drifting at sea for nearly two months.
South Korea election: Ruling party wins amid virus outbreak
The party of South Korean President Moon Jae-in has won a decisive victory in parliamentary elections, with voters backing the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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.
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.
Coronavirus: 20 Chattogram houses lockdown
The local administration has put 20 houses in Boalkhali upazila under lockdown as a septuagenarian man tested positive for coronavirus there on Tuesday.
3 BD virus patients die, over 500 infected in Qatar: Envoy
Doha, April 15 – Three Bangladeshi nationals have so far died from coronavirus in Qatar while more than 500 are undergoing treatment at different hospitals there after being diagnosed with the deadly virus.
Sylhet physician dies of ‘coronavirus’ in Dhaka
Sylhet April 15 – A physician of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital died of coronavirus at a Dhaka hospital on Wednesday.
Trump orders halt to payments to WHO during virus pandemic
Washington, AP/UNB, April 15 – US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was cutting off US payments to the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic, accusing the organization of failing to do enough to stop the virus from…
A colourless Pahela Baishakh
Dhaka, April 15 – Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla new year which is synonymous with colour and jubilant celebrations involving the whole nation, were not seen on Tuesday, the first day of the Bengali month of Baishakh…
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.
Covid-19 global death toll 119,696; infected 1,924,893
Dhaka, April 14 – The global death toll from coronavirus reached 119,696 as of Tuesday morning. There have been 1,924,893 confirmed cases around the world after the highly contagious disease was first reported in China in December last, according to…
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.
Trump claims ‘total’ authority to lift lockdown
President Donald Trump has claimed “total” power to lift the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, contradicting governors and legal experts. “The president of the United States calls the shots,” Mr Trump said during a combative press conference in which he feuded with…
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.
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.
Health or wealth? Nations pressured to loosen virus rules
As the coronavirus pandemic throws millions out of work and devastates economies worldwide, governments are struggling with the delicate balance between keeping people safe from a highly contagious virus and making sure they can still make a living or even…