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All programmes centring the Independence Day have been cancelled, Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said Monday. He came up with the information while briefing reporters at Secretariat. Quader,...
Several months before the coronavirus pandemic began, the Trump administration eliminated a key American public health position in Beijing intended to help detect disease outbreaks in China, Reuters has learned....
Airlines canceled more flights on Monday as Australia and New Zealand warned against non-essential domestic travel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) halted flights for two weeks and Singapore and Taiwan...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation on March 25, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has said. Quader was speaking to reporters at a briefing in Dhaka on...
Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who is serving a prison sentence for sexual assault and rape, has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the head of the state corrections...
New Delhi will be under lockdown until March 31, the Indian capital’s government announced on Sunday, seeking to keep citizens indoors to prevent the spread of coronavirus and giving police...
The Philippines’ health ministry on Monday confirmed eight new deaths because of the coronavirus outbreak and 16 more infections. This brings country’s total deaths to 33 and confirmed cases to...
Sabrang Tourism Park, the country's first tourism-based special economic zone (SEZ), is expected to start welcoming visitors within this year, as construction of its key facilities is going on in...
Stocks posted a marginal gain in early trading on Monday as some banks have started to invest in the share market. However, growing tension over the impacts of coronavirus outbreak...
Two more banks - Mercantile Bank and Bank Asia have recommended dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2019, according to separate official disclosure on Monday. Mercantile Bank: The...
At least 23 people have died in one of Bogotá's largest jails after what the authorities are calling a mass breakout attempt amid rising tensions over coronavirus. Colombia's Justice Minister...
War-ravaged Syria on Sunday confirmed its first case of the coronavirus after weeks of rejecting opposition allegations that the disease had already reached a country with a wrecked health system...
The central bank will inject fresh fund through purchasing government securities directly from the banks to avert any unwanted liquidity satiation stemming from the cocronavirus pandemic. As per the latest...
Thailand has 122 new coronavirus cases, raising the total to 721, a health ministry spokesman said on Monday at a news conference. The new cases include 20 patients linked to...
An elderly man of Tolarbagh in Dhaka’s Mirpur, who was close to a COVID-19 casualty, has died. The 76-year-old died around 7:45pm on Sunday and he was also infected with...
The 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo have been thrown into further doubt after Canada became the first major country to withdraw. Their announcement came shortly after the Japanese...
Prices of two essential commodities declined on Sunday but most other necessary items, including rice, remained static maintaining their previous high. Increased vegilence by concerned government agencies helped reduce prices...
Saudi Arabia will impose a nationwide curfew starting on Monday after reporting a jump of almost a quarter in coronavirus cases, while the United Arab Emirates will suspend all passenger...
Patients with different types of diseases are in trouble as most of the specialist doctors in Dhaka are avoiding their chambers at different healthcare facilities amid the coronavirus outbreak. Dozens...
Budget deficit that stood at Tk402 billion in the first six months to December would widen further in the aftermath of pandemic, economists fear. They say revenue mobilisation will fall...
The disruption in global supply chain caused by the pandemic will dampen the country's economic growth prospect by the end of this fiscal year, predicts the central bank. "Looking ahead,...
Bangladesh's achievements in many areas of human development have been remarkable. It has received plaudits from home and abroad for this, from time to time. The country has done well...
As part of a new development in response to the impact of corona virus, a number of large global and private offices in the capital have recently asked its officials...
The High Commissioner of the Human Rights Council (HRC), during its latest Session in Geneva - the 43rd, in the last week of February, has outlined an extensive update of...
The health crisis arising out of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is now causing an economic crisis. As the epicentre of the health crisis moved from China to Europe and measures...
Saudi Arabia, this year's chair of the Group of Twenty (G20), will convene a virtual summit this week to discuss a global response to the COVID-19 crisis. The emergency meeting...
If the honchos of the health department of the country are to be believed, information on covid-19 is just a fingertip away. Anyone willing to know anything about coronavirus infection...
Fighting coronavirus attack is much larger than handling the danger of the death threat. The extent of death tolls and the economic and financial losses are uncertain. While the outcome...
Bangladesh Shop Owners’ Association has decided to keep the shutters down from Mar 25 to Mar 31 as the shopping malls are shorn of shoppers due to fears of coronavirus....
The coronavirus pandemic has created a state of crisis around the world. Bangladesh, with its limited resources, is at high risk of becoming one of the worst affected countries. The...
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Sunday said they will form special committee in all wards to contain the spread of coronavirus. "Although we are late to...
The Supreme Court (SC) administration has scaled down the lower court activities to prevent the spread of coronavirus. A circular signed by the SC Registrar General Ali Akbar was issued...
The government has exempted duties and taxes on import of the medical equipment needed for protection of coronavirus pendamic as the number of patients continues to rise in Bangladesh. The...
Countries can’t simply lock down their societies to defeat coronavirus, the World Health Organization’s top emergency expert said on Sunday, adding that public health measures are needed to avoid a...
Italy, Iran and the United States reported soaring new death tolls as the coronavirus pandemic marched relentlessly across the globe Sunday, prompting a scramble in hard-hit regions to set up...
The household consumers will not be charged extra for delayed payment of gas bills until June this year due to coronavirus outbreak. An official circular issued by the Energy and...
The weekly Cabinet meeting scheduled to be held on Monday has been cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak. The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard on Sunday.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday ruled out the possibility of imposing the state of emergency right now to fight coronavirus outbreak, saying that people have already started...
More than 23,000 people have returned home in Jashore from different countries in the last one month but among them, only 332 were sent to home quarantine, reports UNB. The...
The Election Commission will keep the National Identity (NID) services suspended until March 31 as many expatriates, who recently returned home in the wake of global coronavirus outbreak, were gathering...
Spain's death toll from coronavirus soared to 1,720 on Sunday from 1,326 the day before, according to latest data from the health ministry. The one-day rise in deaths of 394...
The government has urged the people to adopt preventive measures to fight the menace of novel coronavirus instead of getting panicked unnecessarily. If spreading of any false or wrong information...
The government on Sunday banned entry of foreign nationals through the country’s land ports to prevent transmission of coronavirus, reports UNB. The restriction will remain in force until further notice,...
Carew & Co will release its health sanitiser in the market at an affordable price on experimental basis on Monday to meet the growing demand amid the coronavirus outbreak. The...
Three more people have been diagnosed with coronavirus, taking the number of coronavirus cases in the country to 27. Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) Director Prof Meerjady...
Brac University (BracU) has said it did not publish any research regarding the COVID-19 situation in the country. "James P Grant School of Public Health and BRAC University has not...
The Education Ministry on Sunday postponed the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations scheduled to begin on April 1 due to coronavirus outbreak. Mohammad Abul Khair, PRO of...
Dhaka stock ended lower on Sunday, a day after the securities regulator imposed circuit breaker to boost the ailing capital market. DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange,...
Readymade garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh have joined the battle against coronavirus by making masks and donating them to hospitals and other organisations. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA)...
Malaysia deployed the army on Sunday to enforce a two-week curb on travel in a country that has the highest number of coronavirus cases in Southeast Asia, most of them...
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