Brac University to waive all non-tuition fees for summer 2020

Brac University has announced that it would waive all non-tuition fees for summer 2020 and need-based financial aid will be given to students who have been particularly affected by the coronavirus crisis.
30 May 2020, 14:25 PM

‘All measures to be taken at airports to protect passengers’

State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Mahbul Ali today said that as all measures had been taken at airports around the country, following those one could travel safely.
30 May 2020, 14:16 PM

Covid-19 outbreak: Red Cross provides Tk 4,500 each to 6,000 families in CHT

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in collaboration with the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), assisted over 30,000 people of 6,000 families in urban areas of Chittagong Hill Tracts with a cash grant of BDT 4,500 each family affected by coronavirus pandemic.
30 May 2020, 13:02 PM

A month-long wait for Covid-19 test!

Despite having Covid-19 like symptoms, Anisur Rahman has to wait a month to have a test done.
30 May 2020, 13:02 PM

Chief Justice decides to run virtual functions of Supreme Court

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has decided to run functions of both the Appellate and High Court divisions of the Supreme Court through the virtual system from tomorrow till June 15 as en effort to contain the spread of Covid-19.
30 May 2020, 11:57 AM

Shanto-Mariam University founding chairman Imamul dies of Covid-19

Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology (SMUCT) founding chairman and freedom fighter, Imamul Kabir Shanto, dies of coronavirus at the Combined Military Hospital in the city.
30 May 2020, 10:08 AM

28, highest number of Covid-19 deaths reported in a day

Twenty-eight people have died with coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.
30 May 2020, 07:25 AM

Coronavirus in India: Highest spike for 2nd consecutive day

India today recorded the highest single-day spike in the number of fresh coronavirus deaths and positive cases.
30 May 2020, 05:33 AM

IMF approves US$ 732 million for Bangladesh to address Covid-19 challenges

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved US$ 732 million (BDT 6,222 crore) emergency assistance for Bangladesh to help the country address the challenges posed by Covid-19.
30 May 2020, 04:22 AM

Monkeys steal coronavirus blood samples in India

A troop of monkeys in India attacked a medical official and snatched away blood samples of patients who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, authorities say.
29 May 2020, 19:02 PM

Nurse of Sylhet hospital’s corona unit dies from Covid-19

A senior staff nurse of Sylhet Saheed Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital died at the hospital, several days after he was diagnosed with Covid-19.
29 May 2020, 18:41 PM

Treating Covid-19 Patients: Expand scope for plasma therapy

Medical experts have urged the government to undertake a national programme to expand the scope of convalescent plasma therapy for treating Covid-19 patients as the method has been gaining traction for its effectiveness.
29 May 2020, 18:00 PM

India’s virus death toll tops that of China

India’s coronavirus death toll passed neighbouring China’s yesterday, with 175 new fatalities in 24 hours taking the total to 4,706, according to official data.
29 May 2020, 18:00 PM

An unwavering commitment

In isolation, all Prof Dr Shakeel Ahmed thinks about is rejoining the fight against Covid-19. At the same time, he has also made sure that the work continues during his absence.
29 May 2020, 18:00 PM

A big leap in new cases

Just two days before the ongoing nationwide shutdown is relaxed, 2,523 people tested Covid-19 positive in the country yesterday, the highest number yet in Bangladesh in a single day.
29 May 2020, 18:00 PM

New jobs dry up amid shutdown

New job postings nosedived 87 percent year-on-year in April on the leading job search sites in Bangladesh, highlighting the strain the country’s labour market has been going through because of the coronavirus pandemic.
29 May 2020, 18:00 PM

US imperialism in the wake of Covid-19

Vladimir Lenin once said, “there are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen”. Can anything be more relevant to explain the present?
29 May 2020, 18:00 PM

The pandemic in poetry

"The virus is slowing us down to the speed of poetry.” – Billy Collins
29 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Safeguarding last rites during the pandemic

We are humbled by the noble example set by the Al-Rashid Foundation during this pandemic, which has already taken too many precious lives.
29 May 2020, 18:00 PM

23-yr-old Thakurgaon woman dies alone as Covid-19 fear keeps family away

A 23-year-old woman, who died from coronavirus-like symptoms at Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital, was buried by volunteers in a donated parcel of land, away from her family and her village.
29 May 2020, 16:56 PM