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British accounting firm KPMG's Chairman Bill Michael has tested positive for the coronavirus, a spokesman for the company said late on Friday, reports Reuters. Britain has so far recorded more...
Tokyo has confirmed more than 50 new coronavirus infections, a record daily increase, public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday as the governor of Japan’s capital urged citizens to stay indoors....
Protests have erupted in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area a day after Akij Group, a business conglomerate, announced a plan to construct a specialised hospital amid growing concerns over the lack of...
About 4,050 metres of the much-hyped Padma Bridge became visible with the installation of its 27th span on Saturday. Md Murad Quader, deputy assistant engineer of the Padma Bridge Project,...
Italy's recorded 919 deaths from coronavirus on Friday, the highest daily toll anywhere in the world, while the number of confirmed cases eclipsed the total in China where the virus...
Turkey halted all intercity trains and limited domestic flights on Saturday as part of measures to contain a fast-growing coronavirus outbreak, as the number of cases jumped by a third...
No one has been diagnosed with COVID-19 disease in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, said the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) on Saturday. The IEDCR in...
Alphabet Inc will donate more than $800 million in funds towards producing medical supplies used to fight COVID-19, and in ad credits to government and health organisations and businesses, Chief...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Saturday approved 300,000 US dollar emergency grant to support the Bangladesh government’s fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. According to an ADB press release,...
The director of one of Haiti’s top hospitals was kidnapped on Friday (local time), prompting staff to refuse to take in new patients in protest as the impoverished country battles...
The authorities have suspended assistant commissioner, or AC, (land) Sayeema Hasan for her “rogue behaviour” with two local elderly men in Monirampur Upazila in Jashore during the countrywide shutdown. “As...
Banks will remain open in limited scale from tomorrow (Sunday) to facilitate the financial transaction for their clients though the government has declared general holidays from March 29 to April...
Like other parts of the global economy, food supply chains have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic and empty supermarket shelves have become a symbol of the crisis. Are we...
Stocks edged up in the outgoing week, snapping a four-week free-fall, thanks to regulatory move to boost the ailing capital market. DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange,...
Doctors and nurses on the front lines of the US coronavirus crisis pleaded on Friday (local time) for more protective gear and equipment to treat waves of patients expected to...
Three people were burned to death as a fire broke out at a house in the city’s Mirpur early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Kolpona, 35, Jannat, 13 and...
China on Saturday reported no locally transmitted coronavirus infections for the previous day and a small reduction in new cases involving travellers from overseas, as new restrictions on the entry...
Some 45 Bangladesh missions abroad have failed to achieve their respective export targets for the July-February period of this fiscal, according to the Export Promotion Bureau. The remaining 12 missions...
Dairy farmers have sought immediate support from the government as they cannot sell milk due to the countrywide lockdown in the aftermath of new coronavirus. Everyday around 12 to 15...
Mexico’s health ministry on Friday said it had registered 717 cases of coronavirus in the country, up from 585 the day before. The ministry also said there had been 12...
The government needs to expand the current social safety-net programme aiming to cover more lower-income people, already hit by Covid-19 pandemic, economists say. They said since there was a possibility...
Five people were killed and 11 others injured after a truck overturned at Kandila area of Tangail sadar upazila early Saturday. The identities of the deceased could not be known...
The kitchen markets in the city saw a sharp decline in sales on Friday, the second day of a ten-day general holiday the government announced as a preventive measure against...
The 10-day nationwide shutdown in force since Thursday has virtually made bustling Dhaka a city of ghosts, affecting lower-income groups even as it is crucial to battling the deadly coronavirus....
The government has instructed the law enforcement agencies to help the country's e-commerce providers in delivering medicines and daily essentials amid the ongoing lockdown. Digital Security Agency of ICT Division...
Fourteen global firms will supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Bangladesh from the international spot market, as the government entered into final deals with them to import the fuel. The...
Many garment owners want to run production in their factories despite recommendations of closure from trade bodies concerned amid coronavirus outbreak, industry insiders said. But others seek closures in view...
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in Washington, DC on Friday said "it is clear" that world has "entered a recession as bad or worse" than the global financial crisis...
Courtesy of return home of expatriates, rapid spread of coronavirus is a now a harsh reality in Bangladesh. A series of steps have already been taken by the government to...
In a country with scarce land and a large population, the pattern of land useis highly important. It is more so following reports that cultivated land in Bangladesh has been...
In its war against the global pandemic Covid-19, the government's announcement of 10-point instruction and 10 days' holiday from March 26 to April 04 as part of a containment strategy...
It has been discussed for several weeks in the media that the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have been 'fighting' over crude oil market share. Some...
China has announced a temporary ban on all foreign visitors, even if they have visas or residence permits. The country is also limiting Chinese and foreign airlines to one flight...
Cofounder of technology giant Alibaba and Asia’s richest person Jack Ma has sent 30,000 coronavirus testing kits to Bangladesh. The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation officially provided the coronavirus...
The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) officials on Friday realised Tk 17,500 as penalties from five traders on several allegations from different kitchen markets in the capital. Three...
In my last article (Economic fallouts of coronavirus and supply chain, March 22), I argued that coronavirus "has created a disease pandemic, a fear contagion, decimating the stock market everywhere,...
The factories, which are producing equipments to prevent coronavirus disease and have international buying orders, can continue their operations despite shutdown of other factories. “The government has not issued any...
While governments around the world are struggling to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting human suffering, the global economy is on a downward spiral moving towards a full-blown recession....
The coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis continues to increasingly unfold across the globe. A group of researchers said that if the number of cases continues to double every three days, there would...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all of its flights to London and Manchester for one week from March 29 to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country. Two flights...
Canada has opposed a US proposal to deploy troops along their undefended border to help fight the spread of the coronavirus, saying the idea was unnecessary and would damage relations....
Terming the government’s internet blackout and phone restrictions at Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar ‘harmful policies’, HRW urged the authorities to lift the ban so they can address COVID-19...
Different foreign missions in Dhaka have started to send their staff and nationals to their respective home countries on special flights from last week due to coronavirus outbreak in the...
The mobile phone operators of the country alleged facing obstacles from the law enforcing agencies while providing services during country-wide shutdown amid coronavirus outbreak. The government has declared a general...
The US Embassy in Dhaka has taken an initiative to secure flights to the United States for US citizens and their family members who wish to depart Bangladesh amid the...
India’s central bank has slashed its key interest rate by a sizable 75 basis points to 4.4 per cent from 5.15 per cent to ease financing troubles caused by the...
A total of 500 sets of personal protective equipment (PPE) were handed over to the health workers of Faridpur district to protect them from infection of COVID-19 while performing their...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating but will still lead the government's response to the outbreak, reports Reuters. "Over the last 24 hours...
Mentioning that there is no countrywide lockdown, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said it is very regretful that people are being harassed by the members of law enforcement...
UNICEF will significantly scale up support in all countries to help children continue their learning while keeping them safe as large-scale school closures make face-to-face education in classrooms unavailable for...
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