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Australian hospital workers on the coronavirus frontline say they daily receive letters of thanks, some people even bring them pizzas, but what they really need is proper respiratory face masks...
France’s daily death toll from the novel coronavirus fell in the past 24 hours and admissions into intensive care also slowed, the health ministry said on Sunday, thanking citizens for...
More than half of the 88 coronavirus (COVID 19) cases detected in Bangladesh have been reported in Dhaka. The virus hit a total of 11 out of the 64 districts...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, or AIIB, has approved a $404-million loan to improve Bangladesh’s intercity travel and cross-border connectivity. The upgrade of the country’s national highway N2 between Sylhet...
A director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) died from coronavirus at Kuwait Maitree Hospital in Uttara on Monday. Jalal Uddin Mohammad Saifuzzaman, director (administration) of ACC, had tested positive for...
Some 149 sponsor-directors and 45 listed firms have yet to comply with the minimum shareholding rules, although eight years had elapsed since the enactment of the rules. Individually, the directors...
The Bangladesh Container Shipping Association (BCSA) urged the government on Sunday to reduce some tariffs and charges to offset their loss amid the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak. The BCSA noted that...
The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has sought line ministries' help to ease production, transportation and supply of essential items like baby food and medical equipment during the Covid-19 outbreak. The...
Mainland China reported 39 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, up from 30 a day earlier, and the number of asymptomatic cases also surged, as Beijing continued to struggle to extinguish...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will declare a state of emergency as early as Tuesday in a bid to stop the coronavirus spreading across the country, the Yomiuri newspaper reported,...
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in the first known case of a human...
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) predicts a Tk 1.0-trillion revenue collection shortfall this fiscal considering the impact of COVID-19 on the economy. It also apprehends adverse implications for revenue...
As part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR), large companies like banks and pharmaceuticals have joined forces with the government to fight COVID-19. The Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB) has...
Finance Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal has said COVID-19 outbreak is slowing down economic activities, but the country will see nearly 8.0 per cent gross domestic product (GDP) growth...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital for tests on Sunday in what Downing Street said was a "precautionary step" because he was showing persistent symptoms of coronavirus...
Some Middle-Eastern countries are ratcheting up pressure on Bangladesh to take back thousands of Bangladeshis, highlighting the vulnerabilities of migrant workers as the Covid-19 crisis deepens. The Gulf nations are...
Country's business leaders and trade bodies have welcomed the stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday. Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) president Shams Mahmud welcomed...
Banks' liquidity shortage will make it exceedingly challenging for the government to bankroll the stimulus package of Tk 727.50 billion, economists say. In a televised news conference, Prime Minister Sheikh...
All factories in the country’s eight export processing zones (EPZs) under Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) will remain shut until April 14 from Monday to prevent the spread of...
A new paradigm, contrary to what has so far been espoused, of human bonding is being promoted. The planet's inhabitants must keep them segregated as much as possible from each...
Distribution of emergency relief materials among people stricken by great calamities is not strange to this land. Besides the recurring floods and nor'westers, the cyclone on 12 Nov, 1970, still...
Bank clients can renew their savings instruments and receive money against coupons of different savings certificates from 10:00am to 1:00pm during the general holiday which was extended until April 13. ...
Exercise outside the home could be banned if people ignore coronavirus social distancing rules, the health secretary of the UK has warned. Matt Hancock said that the government would "take...
Mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) Dr Selina Hayat Ivy on Sunday urged the authorities concerned, including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to either impose a curfew in the city corporation...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has described the Prime Minister’s stimulus package of Tk 727.50 billion as a package of loan, and said Sheikh Hasina ignored those involved...
It is not possible to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs) solely at the call of the governments or world leaders at the United Natios (UN), even with only national-level programmes....
'Saving lives and protecting livelihoods ought to go hand in hand. We cannot do one without the other', was the message Kristalina Georgieva wished to convey at a press conference...
Wise men say, "Necessity is the mother of invention." Add humanity and goodwill to that, it is bound to bring amazing result. The recent breakthrough in developing ventilator, a very...
The number of deaths around the world has been increasing at a very fast pace. It may be recalled that WHO (World Health Organisation) had mentioned a few days ago...
Singapore reported 120 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, by far its highest daily rise, and quarantined nearly 20,000 migrant workers in their dormitories. Among the newly-infected 120 cases, 116 were...
Bangladesh Railway (BR) is losing Tk 40-50 million in revenue every day following the suspension of all train services across the country amid the coronavirus outbreak. On March 24, the...
A man has tested positive for the coronavirus, a week after being abandoned at the Mahasthan bus stoppage in Bogura, reports bdnews24.com. Mostafizur Rahman, deputy civil surgeon in Bogura, confirmed...
Leading economists of the country have identified several challenges in implementing the stimulus packages of Tk 727.50 billion, announced by the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced the stimulus...
The Islamic Foundation on Sunday released the timings of Sehri, the meal consumed early in the morning by Muslims before fasting and iftar during Ramadan. The holy month of Ramadan...
World imports of medical products totalled U$1,011 billion in 2019, a 5.0 per cent increase from 2018. Together with exports, Global trade of medical products is estimated at $2.0 trillion...
Foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh is keep contact with the countries which want to send back undocumented Bangladeshi workers due to job cut amid deadly COVID-19...
The government of Bangladesh has put in its best efforts to help out the foreign citizens and permanent residents (PRs) stranded in Bangladesh, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The...
The state-run Sangsad Bangladesh Television will begin broadcasting pre-recorded lessons for primary school students on Tuesday. There will also be lessons for pre-primary students, the primary and mass education ministry...
A total of 12 reputed private hospitals in Chattogram have been requisitioned to treat the coronavirus patients. Chattogram district administration requisitioned the city’s 12 private hospitals in the public interest....
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Sunday welcomed the stimulus package of Tk 72,750 crore, declared by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to help mitigate the...
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Bangladesh has joined hands together with the prison directorate and the home ministry to enhance the preparedness of the 68 prisons...
BSCIC Industry Owners’ Association has sought special package to save the sector from the wrath of the present economic woes, created due to Covid-19 pandemic. "At present, 76 BSCIC industrial...
EXIM Bank donated Tk 50 million to the Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund for providing Personal Protective Equipments (PPE)/Testing Kits/Respiratory Equipments and helping the needy and poor people affected...
Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited has donated Tk 50 million to the Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund to help the government fight the spreading of corona virus. Bangladesh Association of...
Ecuador's government has begun storing the bodies of victims of the coronavirus in giant refrigerated containers as hundreds of deaths in the city of Guayaquil, the centre of the country's...
A total of 7,151 people have, so far, been put under home quarantine in all eight districts under Rajshahi division till 8:00am today (Sunday) since March 10 last to prevent...
India is restricting the export of most diagnostic testing kits, as coronavirus cases in the South Asian nation topped 3,350 on Sunday despite a three-week nationwide lockdown to slow the...
Changan Ford Automobile Co. will recall 48,933 sedans from the Chinese market over safety concerns, according to the country's top quality watchdog. The recall, set to begin on April 7,...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has requested the Ministry of Home Affairs to take necessary steps for ensuring smooth travel of bank employees during the ongoing general holidays in the wake of...
The number of new COVID-19 cases continued to fall on Sunday in Spain and the number of deaths in a 24 hour period fell for the third consecutive day, according...
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