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Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has urged the readymade garments (RMG) factory owners not to terminate any worker amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “I do believe the RMG factory...
Though restaurants have been allowed to sell iftar items during Ramadan amid the Covid-19 pandemic, health experts advised people to depend on homemade food as the items from the eateries...
The leading food delivery platform foodpanda, in its latest efforts of serving the community, has distributed 20,000 food packages and rations among COVID 19 frontline soldiers of the nation. Healthcare...
Iranian Health Ministry reported that 65 more people died from the novel coronavirus overnight, pushing the total to 6,156 as of Saturday, according to the state TV. Kianush Jahanpur, head...
The government has taken measures to gear up the production of agriculture machinery amid high demand during the ongoing Boro harvest in the country, an official said. Under the move...
Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) on Saturday directed all the airlines to take preparations for resuming domestic flights on May 8. “Permission to resume domestic flights from May 8...
International brands and buyers' business practice are "questioned" amid cancellation of orders putting vast RMG workers in immense trouble though owners invested a lot in post-Rana Plaza incident bringing massive...
The government has so far provided relief items to some 40 million people across the country with a view to easing their sufferings and miseries during the coronavirus crisis. The...
Solar module manufacturers have demanded sought a Tk 5.00 billion stimulus package from the government to overcome the crisis impacts of coronavirus outbreak. Appreciating the Prime Minister for stimulus packages,...
Singapore will allow selected businesses to reopen on May 12 in a cautious rollback of a two-month partial lockdown despite rising coronavirus infections among foreign workers. The city-state reported 447...
City dwellers experienced moderate rains in several spells on Saturday. Met office recorded 7 mm rain in the capital from 6:00am to 12:00 noon, said meteorologist Mohammad Aftab Uddin. The...
The government plans to extend the nationwide shutdown of offices and workplaces by 10 days, until May 15, amid a surge in coronavirus cases and deaths. The extension will be...
The World Health Organization’s top emergencies expert Dr. Mike Ryan has reiterated that the new coronavirus is natural in origin. He came up with the statement on Friday after US...
The US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller has paid tribute to the Bangladeshi journalists who have been affected by deadly conoravirus (COVID-19) while perform their duties, BSS reports. “We...
Joggers and cyclists across Spain emerged from their homes early on Saturday, with adults allowed out for exercise for the first time in seven weeks, as the government began easing...
The European Union (EU) has urged the governments in the region to conduct rescue operation and find a solution for safe disembarkation of floating Rohingyas at sea following example shown...
American pop icon Madonna announced via social media on Friday that she has tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, hinting she has immunity against the disease. However, medical experts said the...
BRAC Bank has proactively enhanced and tailored its services and products to support its customers during the coronavirus pandemic. The bank is actively engaging with regulators to support all customer...
Bangladesh confirmed 552 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 8790. Meanwhile, five more people died of the lethal disease in the...
Rangamati is the only district in Bangladesh to remain free from coronavirus cases in the massive outbreak that spread to other 63 districts, infecting more than 8,000 people and killing...
Another policeman died after contracting coronavirus at Rajarbagh Central Police Hospital in the city on Saturday. The deceased was identified as sub-inspector (SI) Sultanul Arefin, 44. He was working in...
Eight people, including seven RMG workers, were diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19) in Savar upazila of Dhaka in last 24 hours till Friday night. Confirming the matter, Upazila Health and Family...
The International Monetary Fund has approved a request from Ecuador for emergency financing to fight the coronavirus pandemic, granting a $643 million loan, the Andean country’s economy ministry said on...
A man died from coronavirus and 22 more people including seven members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) tested positive for coronavirus in Keraniganj, one of the coronavirus hotspots, in the...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has fined different people and organisations for allegedly violating the government’s social distancing measures amid the ongoing coronavirus shutdown. Several DMP teams, headed by its executive...
Malaysian authorities are rounding up undocumented migrants as part of efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus, the country’s police chief said late on Friday, after hundreds of migrants and...
A global right group has called on Bangladesh government to address the health and safety, economic and social impact of Covid-19 on workers. IndustriALL Global Union, representing more than fifty...
Another physician has been diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19) in Sherpur district, raising the total number of infected physicians to five. Besides, thirteen health workers tested coronavirus positive till Friday and...
Although air pollution falls in major cities across the globe during coronavirus lockdowns Dhaka again ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Saturday morning. The capital ranked the...
Americans in about half of US states, led by Texas and Georgia, began emerging on Friday from home confinement while California and New York held fast to business closures and...
North Korea's state news agency KCNA has said Kim Jong Un attended the completion of a fertiliser plant in a region north of the capital, Pyongyang, in the first report...
Md Shahiduzzaman Sarker, the MP from Naogaon-2, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) making him the first known lawmaker in Bangladesh to have contracted the disease. Awami League...
Gilead Science Inc’s antiviral drug remdesivir was granted emergency use authorisation by the US Food and Drug Administration for COVID-19 on Friday, clearing the way for broader use of the...
Experts in a recent webinar suggested for introducing digital solutions in country’s pharmaceutical sector to enhance productivity of the sector. Fresh investment is needed for the purpose to...
NASA has selected three companies - SpaceX, Blue Origin and Dynetics - to build lunar landing systems that can carry astronauts to the moon by 2024, the White House’s accelerated...
The Duchess of Sussex lost an early round in a London court Friday when a judge dismissed part of her lawsuit against the publisher of a British newspaper that put...
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday alleged that the government is 'mocking with the hunger of people at this time of dangerous coronavirus pandemic. “Ministers and...
Hundreds of people, mostly readymade garment workers, are returning to their workplaces through Shimulia-Kathalbari route as some factories reopen amid a government-announced shutdown to curb the transmission of coronavirus. Sirajul...
More than 100 businesses in Japan have gone bankrupt during the novel coronavirus pandemic as plummeting tourist numbers and the ‘stay home’ campaign have hammered revenues, a research institute said....
India said on Friday it would extend its nationwide lockdown for another two weeks after May 4, but would allow "considerable relaxations" in lower-risk districts marked as green and orange...
Conducting health and safety audit in the last four days, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has so far found 144 factories in satisfactory level amid the concern of...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said there is no alternative to unity in tackling the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “There is no alternative to unity in tackling this disaster...
The government has appointed Major General Md Jahangir Al Mustahidur Rahman as new Bangladesh Ambassador to Lebanon. Major General Mustahidur Rahman, psc was commissioned in Bangladesh Army on December 25,...
A total of 241 more Bangladeshi nationals, who were stranded in India amid flight suspension due to COVID-19 pandemic, arrived Dhaka from Chennai and Kolkata by separate chartered flights on...
Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque on Friday said agriculture will be mechanised to reduce the high cost of rice production. He made the remarks at a programme of agricultural tools distribution...
The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has extended its support to sell poultry products worth over Tk 1.76 billion. The poultry farmers across the country sold some 13 million litres...
A mysterious species of insect appeared in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district and started eating up green leaves, creating concern among locals. However, the authorities concerned said the insects...
Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in Bogura is continuing production of agricultural tools considering the increasing demand in Boro season, according to UNB. Amid the coronavirus outbreak, 35...
The government has permitted three more institutions to conduct tests for COVID-19 at their laboratories amid an escalating coronavirus outbreak in Bangladesh. Sir Salimullah Medical College, Central Police Hospital and...
More than half of Bangladesh's quota for prospective Hajj pilgrims has remained unfilled even after the government extended the registration deadline three times in the wake of the coronavirus crisis....
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