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Bangladesh has pointed out international community's continuous call only on Bangladesh to shelter Rohingyas floating at Bay on boat saying the other countries of the Bay of Bengal region are...
Experts have advised people to avoid all sorts of foods with trans fats to stay healthy during their confinement to home amid the nationwide lockdown aimed at curbing the transmission...
Bangladesh may see the end of 97 per cent of the coronavirus cases by May 12 this year, according to a prediction made by Singapore University of Technology and Design...
Claims that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan have no basis in fact, the head of the lab told Reuters news agency, adding...
A four-member team of Chinese experts having experience in epidemic prevention and control will work closely with Bangladesh to help overcome the challenges of coronavirus, UNB reports. Sinovatio, a Chinese...
The Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST) Genome Centre confirmed 18 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. Of the new patients, ten are from Jashore and the rest are from...
Nokia said on Tuesday it has won a multi-year deal with India’s third-largest telecom firm Bharti Airtel to provide equipment and services. The Finland-based telecom gear maker said the Indian...
HSBC Holdings PLC’s on Tuesday warned of more earnings pain to come after first-quarter profit nearly halved as it boosted provisions against bad loans expected to rise amid the coronavirus...
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced Roberto Ferraro to shut the patisserie he runs in Amelia, a scenic hilltop town in central Italy, he had just rented out a new site...
Scientists at New York City’s health department have begun to analyse the novel coronavirus’s genetic material to allow them to trace the origins of any future outbreaks in the coming...
For 15 years, Siti Zabedah Abdul Wahab’s family food business has opened for one month a year, selling murtabak, a pan-fried bread stuffed with meat, at Malaysia’s popular Ramadan bazaars....
As more Japanese restaurants shut down and people stay home during the country’s state of emergency to fight the coronavirus, experts say rats may be expanding their search for food...
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned that without adequate safeguards for returning workers there could be a second wave of the virus. As the pressure mounts on countries to...
A total of 25 million (2.50 crore) families are being benefitted from the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh's (TCB) open market sale (OMS) programme, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MoC)....
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked second worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Tuesday morning. It had an AQI score of 163 at 08:16am. The air was classified as ‘unhealthy’,...
The US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee launched an investigation on Monday of President Donald Trump’s blocking of funds for the World Health Organization, giving the State Department a...
The Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) has exempted store rent for apparel exporters until May 04, 2020 to expedite delivery of imported containers from the port. The CPA issued a circular...
Nine people, including a doctor and two policemen, tested positive for coronavirus in Chattogram on Monday. “Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (BITID) tested 100 samples and confirmed nine...
Paid-up capital of a significant number of brokerage firms of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) still remain poor compared to stipulated capital requirements set to avert the risk of doing business....
Disruptions to agricultural input supply amid coronavirus lockdown have been taking a heavy toll on the cultivation of seasonal crops in Bangladesh, farmers and suppliers have said. Experts have emphasised...
The central bank has relaxed rules, allowing all the scheduled banks to submit their audited balance sheet by June 30, mainly due to spread of the coronavirus outbreak countrywide, officials...
The Planning Commission is working on framing the Annual Development Programmer, or ADP, for the fiscal year, 2020-21 with an eye on rebuilding the economy, unsettled by coronavirus and shutdown,...
Most of the 'expensive' oil-fired power plants are shut now due to lower electricity demand amid the ongoing countrywide shutdown to combat coronavirus pandemic. According to the state-run Bangladesh Power...
National Professor Dr Jamilur Reza Choudhury has died of heart attack, a relative has confirmed. He was 77. He suffered a “massive heart attack” in his sleep at home in...
The economic downturn due to COVID-19 has severely affected the country's internal revenue collection that posted 2.73-per cent negative growth in March 2020. During the period under review, the National...
Global confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed three million on Monday and cases in the United States neared one million, according to a Reuters tally. It comes at the time when many...
The United States of America (USA), the hard-hit nation by coronavirus, has appreciated Bangladesh’s readiness to combat COVID-19 pandemic. The appreciation came in a letter of US Secretary of State...
Over 30 million people across the country have received relief from the government since the outbreak of coronavirus. An official handout on Monday said the government distributed rice among more...
The Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) has accused the Gonoshasthaya Kendra of misleading the public about its antibody testing kits to detect COVID-19. Director General Maj Gen Mahbubur Rahman...
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday asked state governments of the country to stop using coronavirus testing equipment brought from China because of conflicting results. More than half...
The Covid-19 pandemic has left its effects on overseas jobs, and the inflow of remittance earning for Bangladesh. It is quite a disquieting news that Bangladeshi expatriates sent home around...
Apart from the many forebodings creeping into the sensible city people's mind at the moment, lots of other ominous thoughts continue to haunt them. A dominant one among them is...
The Financial Express last Wednesday front-paged an item on the inadequacy of agricultural mechanisation that is affecting the total yield. It must be engaging attention of the policymakers. While nearly...
The novel corona virus Covid-19 which appeared first in Wuhan, China in December 2019 has spread all over the world in less than three months. The rapidity with which it...
Facing the impacts of Covid-19, a major concern now is how to boost the economy. Measures are being suggested and implemented in different sectors to overcome the crisis. The National...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday directed the Bangladesh Ambassadors in 11 countries in the Middle East (ME) to expedite diplomatic efforts so that Bangladeshi workers in those...
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has urged smokers to give up the habit by pointing out that it increases the risk of contracting the coronavirus. Additional Director General of...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed a case against three persons including a Union Parishad (UP) chairman on allegation of embezzling 1,590 kg rice allocated for fishermen. The accused...
Bangladesh Bank has lowered the interest rate on agricultural loans to four per cent from nine per cent and the new rate will continue until June 30, 2021. The central...
The Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority has extended a ban on passenger flights to May 7 as the government grapples with the spread of the coronavirus. The ban will remain effective...
Vietnam reports no new COVID-19 cases on Monday, the third day in a row, with its total confirmed cases remaining at 270, according to its Ministry of Health. The country...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate chartered flights to bring back Bangladeshi nationals who got stuck in India amid the coronavirus lockdown in three batches on May 01, 02 and 03,...
Grocery stores and small shops in Dhaka will remain open until 4:00 pm as the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have extended the shopping time by 2 hours to cope with...
The National Legal Aid Services Organisation has provided support to 507,040 poor and helpless people in last 10 years across the country. The organisation has helped realise over Tk 353.61...
The government has initiated a process of appointing 2,000 physicians and 6000 nurses to ensure treatment of the coronavirus infected patients. The doctors will be recruited from those who have...
The Bangladesh Bank has announced a Tk 100 billion refinancing fund to provide working capital for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) affected by the nationwide shutdown over the coronavirus outbreak....
Iraq is planning painful cuts in social benefits relied on by millions of government workers. Saudi Arabia will likely have to delay mega-projects. Egypt and Lebanon face a blow as...
Uber is offering discounted journeys to health and care workers in Britain from Wednesday, as it extends the scope of a service set up in Madrid last month to cover...
Spain, which has been one of the worst hit-countries in the coronavirus pandemic, has reported its lowest daily death toll in more than a month. Its health ministry said earlier...
Researchers at a Hong Kong university say they have developed an antiviral coating which could provide 90 days of "significant" protection against bacteria and viruses such as the one causing...
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