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As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, commercial flights have all but stopped. The situation is so dire that the head of the trade group representing the world’s airlines called...
At least 7,600 Indians and 1,300 foreigners were identified with links to an Islamic missionary group that organised a religious congregation in New Delhi last month and has emerged as...
No new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours until 8 am on Thursday, informed the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB. According to daily update...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned violators of coronavirus lockdown measures they could be shot for causing trouble and said abuse of medical workers was a serious crime that would...
The government has amended the general holiday order to include newspapers and fuel as emergency services during the coronavirus shutdown. The Ministry of Public Administration made the announcement on Thursday,...
The number of coronavirus cases in Malaysia is expected to peak in mid-April and there are signs of a flattening of the infection curve, the World Health Organization said on...
The coronavirus pandemic is raging around the world, posing a thorny test for countries and regions, as the global tally of cases surpassed 900,000 on Wednesday. So far, nations and...
World food prices fell sharply in March, hit by a drop in demand tied to the coronavirus pandemic and a plunge in global oil prices, the United Nations food agency...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked all the government officials and employees to use masks while discharging their duties due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “The Prime Minister has...
Bangladesh Bank has extended banking hours for customers by one hour to 1pm amid the shutdown to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The central bank on Thursday issued a...
Global rights watchdog Amnesty International has expressed concerned about the fate and whereabouts of Shafiqul Islam Kajol, a Bangladeshi newspaper editor and photographer who went missing weeks ago. The rights...
Spain’s social security data showed on Thursday that close to 900,000 workers lost their job since March 12 when the country went on coronavirus lockdown. Some 898,822 workers lost their...
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), for the ninth consecutive day on Thursday, continued spraying disinfectants in the capital to contain the spread of coronavirus. The DMP is spraying the disinfectants...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has come up with an advice for the public about when and how to use a mask as the world is struggling with the personal...
The 100-bed Jhalakathi Sadar Hospital became almost empty as outdoor patients refrained from receiving services, while indoor patients also left the hospital due to panic over the novel coronavirus. Most...
Two more people tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of cases in the country to 56, the government announced Thursday. "In the past...
The country’s two bourses will remain closed from April 5 to April 11 as the government extended the holiday to contain the spread of deadly coronavirus. The government on Wednesday...
A total of 327 Japanese citizens left Bangladesh for their country on Thursday. A chartered flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying them took off from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport...
A 70-year-old man, suffering from fever, cold and cough, died at Kamankhola in Lakshmipur Sadar upazila on Wednesday night. Civil Surgeon Dr Abdul Gaffar said the man had been suffering...
A crisis can be as simple as being short-staffed one night to an extreme of requiring emergency response to a disaster. When presented with a crisis, how quickly and how...
Boeing is set to offer buyout and early retirement packages to employees, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday (US standard time), a bid to mitigate the financial...
Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) started selling essential commodities across the country on Wednesday to keep the prices stable during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan. Some 58 designated dealers...
Global spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus SARS-coV-2, and its containment measures, including a ‘lockdown’ in Bangladesh, have already appeared as a very big blow to the...
Two suspected criminals were killed in separate ‘gunfights’ with police in Atrai and Patnitala upazilas of Naogaon district early Thursday. The deceased were identified as Minhajul Islam alias Mintu alias...
Share trading through DSE mobile app continued to rise on the Dhaka Stock Exchange as the number of active users of the digital application exceeded 53000-mark. The number of active...
The securities regulator is likely to extend timeframe of receiving public opinion on draft rules formulated to issue new TREC (Trading Right Entitlement Certificate). "The decision of the commission is...
Local garment buyers have proposed formation of a special cell for ready-made garment (RMG) sector, comprising of all related stakeholders, to address the problems that surfaced due to the worldwide...
The Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) has made a set of suggestions, including creation of a Tk 500 billion 'National Economic Fund (NEF) by the government, to address the possible...
The central bank is set to extend banking services on a limited scale for another five workdays to help curb coronavirus transmission. The banks might be asked to provide limited...
The Chinese city of Shenzhen has banned the eating of dogs and cats as part of a wider clampdown on the wildlife trade since the emergence of the new coronavirus....
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused the worst public health crisis in living memory in the world, including Bangladesh. The sheer scale and speed of the outbreak has left the citizens...
Shamsur Rahman Sherif, the Awami League lawmaker from Pabna-4 and a former land minister, has died at the age of 79. He passed away while undergoing treatment at Dhaka’s United...
The head of the World Health Organization voiced deep concern on Wednesday about the rapid escalation and global spread of COVID-19 cases from the new coronavirus, which has now reached...
British Airways is expected to announce a suspension of about 36,000 of its employees, according to a BBC report run by the Reuters Thursday. The airline has reached a broad...
There were 884 deaths in the US linked to coronavirus in the past 24 hours - a new record, Johns Hopkins University said on Wednesday evening. Among the victims was...
The government has not yet issued any instruction regarding the closure of industrial units, including the ready-made garments (RMG) factories, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said on Wednesday. Industries/factories can stay...
Supply chain disruptions, coupled with low demand, have put a strain on farmers following the ongoing surreal situation amid the coronavirus pandemic, insiders said. As Bangladesh has almost been on...
Mega ongoing projects like Padma Bridge, metro rail and Matarbari power plant have hit speed bumps as local employees have left the sites in fear of coronavirus. Some areas, including...
Five development partners have assured Bangladesh of providing US$260 million after the government pleaded for a lifeline to combat the new coronavirus pandemic, officials said on Wednesday. Other bilateral and...
The government is facing a number of challenges in the population sector as the birth rate is not falling to the expected level. The number of old people is also...
Lying somewhere between the living and non-living, the organic and inorganic, viruses have a strange propensity to kill their host cells. In fact, they cannot survive or multiply without a...
With most people complying with the home-confinement regime in the country, particularly in urban areas, the poor and marginal people are certainly the worst hit. Income erosion is the severest...
Bangladesh chapter of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has predicted that overall tourism sector of the country would incur a loss of approximately Tk 97.05 billion from February to next...
The US Embassy in Dhaka and the Department of State are planning to have a second chartered flight from Dhaka to take its citizens to the USA who voluntarily want...
The COVID-19 crisis represents an unprecedented test of human solidarity. Will the wealthy - or, indeed, all those with stable incomes or savings cushions - embrace measures to support the...
The global economic crisis induced by the spread of Covid-19 is getting deeper and deeper. The situation in Bangladesh is no exception. In my earlier post on the subject (FE,...
Global supply chain is facing disruptions due to coronavirus pandemic. As a part of supply chain, Bangladesh's export sectors are in deadly trouble. The readymade garments (RMG) sector is the...
China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC), a state owned company of China has come forward to help Bangladesh in its fight against coronavirus. The company has donated 3,000 coronavirus detection...
Poet Alfred Tennyson composed his famous "In Memoriam" after the demise of his intimate friend Arthur Hallam. Syed Mahbub Murshed's achievements warrant a comparable "In Memoriam", but we are without...
We live in a town some twenty miles away from the capital city, Washington DC and about ten miles from the Pentagon. This is a cosmopolitan neighbourhood. Many residents commute...
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