Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun on Wednesday directed the Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institute (BSTI) to strengthen its surveillance to ensure safe food for people during Ramadan.
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Prevention, not weather can stop coronavirus in BD: Experts
Though multiple early-stage studies, including one by MIT researchers, suggest coronavirus transmit less efficiently in countries with warm and humid conditions, Bangladesh’s health experts think not whether but social distancing and strict implementation of other protective measures are the saviors…
218 Bangladesh policemen infected with coronavirus
A total of 218 policemen have been infected with coronavirus while discharging their duties across the country till Thursday morning.
Dhaka extends General holiday for coronavirus till May 5
The government has decided to extended the general holidays until May 5 next in a bid to tackle the worsening coronavirus situation in the country.
Six govt admin officials diagnosed with Covid-19 so far
Six officials of the BCS (Admin) cadre have so far tested positive for coronavirus, says Public Administration Secretary Sheikh Yusuf Harun.
Human beings cannot be treated badly, new IGP tells Police
Dhaka, April 18 – Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed on Saturday asked his officials to implement lockdown properly, keeping people’s movements restricted except in urgent need as it has been effective in various places of the country to…
BD HR Commission wants kitchen market duration extended
Bangladesh Human Rights Commission (BHRC) on Saturday urged the concerned authorities to extend the kitchen market hours by three more hours to lessen the pressure in the morning.
WHO warns ‘eye of storm’ as some EU countries ease measures
World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge on Thursday described the continent as being in the “eye of the storm” as some European countries start to reopen over signs of a slowing in the spread of the…
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…
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.
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…
BAF aircraft leaves for China Friday to bring in medical aids
Sixteen aircrew of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) will start for China on Friday by a BAF C-130J aircraft to bring in essential healthcare aids from China to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Air Commodore Md Zahidur Rahman will lead the…
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.
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.
4 UP chairmen, 5 members suspended over relief goods theft
The Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Ministry has suspended four Union Parishad chairmen and five members for irregularities in distribution of relief materials amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Gazipur, M’singh, Keraniganj need strict lockdown: Minister
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Wednesday said Gazipur, Mymensingh, and Keraniganj should be put under strict lockdown as they reached the same coronavirus infection level of Narayanganj.
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.
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.
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…
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.
Signs missed and steps slowed in Trump’s pandemic response
Washington, April 13 – By the time President Donald Trump first spoke publicly about the coronavirus, it may already have been too late. Interviewed at Davos, a gathering of global elites in the Swiss Alps, the president on Jan. 22…
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.
Protect your own areas from outsiders: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged all, including the local administration and local people, to protect their respective areas by not allowing outsiders to be there for a few days, aiming to prevent the coronavirus spread.
Coronavirus detection equipment reaches Faridpur
Medical equipment for detecting coronavirus reached the Microbiology Department of Faridpur Medical College Hospital (FMCH) on Friday.
Dhaka restricts movement outside after 6pm over coronavirus
As part of the government’s move to check the growing number of coronavirus infection cases, it has imposed a ban on people’s movement after 6pm from today (Friday) onwards.