Health ministry wants 2 private hospitals for Covid-19 patients in Ctg

The health ministry asks the Chattogram district administration to acquire two private hospitals in the port city for treatment of patients infected with Covid-19.
26 May 2020, 16:33 PM

Japan includes Bangladesh in widened entry ban

Japan has tightened border control and widened the ban on entry of people from countries, including Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
26 May 2020, 15:37 PM

Narayanganj physician dies of Covid-19 at DMCH

A physician of Narayanganj dies of coronavirus at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
26 May 2020, 14:55 PM

Coming forward to safeguard last rites

As the number of deaths of Covid-19 patients are increasing on a daily basis in the country, relatives and family members often find it difficult to bury the deceased due to the confusion over the virus’s spread from the dead body.
26 May 2020, 14:19 PM

UNO among 13 to test positive for Covid-19 in Jamalpur

Thirteen people, including an Upazila Nirbahi Officer and a medical officer, tested positive in Jamalpur district in the 24 hours till 2:30pm today.
26 May 2020, 13:25 PM

Rapid antibody tests only for surveillance purpose: Indian HC

Rapid antibody tests for Covid-19 are for surveillance purpose only, an Indian High Court noted today and said a final decision on conducting such tests in containment zones across Maharashtra is to be taken by the state government.
26 May 2020, 12:12 PM

Firms can file delayed VAT returns for March and April by June 9 without penalty: NBR

Businesses that have failed to file value-added tax (VAT) returns of March and April 2020 because of the countrywide shutdown will be able to file the returns within June 9 without incurring any penalty, says the National Board of Revenue (NBR).
26 May 2020, 11:29 AM

1,119 police personnel recover from Covid-19 so far

The number of police personnel who recovered after testing Covid-19 positive crosses 1,100.
26 May 2020, 10:08 AM

Covid-19: 21 die, 1,166 infected, 245 recover in last 24hrs

Twenty-one people have died of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.
26 May 2020, 08:21 AM

I am doing well: Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury

Gonoshasthaya Kendra's founder and trustee Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, who had tested positive for coronavirus infection yesterday, is doing well.
26 May 2020, 07:36 AM

Highest number of Covid-19 patients detected in N’ganj in 24hrs

A total of 145 Covid-19 patients are detected in Narayanganj, the highest in a day in the district so far.
26 May 2020, 06:40 AM

WHO stops h-chloroquine trials over safety concerns

The WHO suspends trials of the drug that Donald Trump promoted as a coronavirus defence, fuelling concerns about the US president's handling of the pandemic that has killed nearly 100,000 Americans.
26 May 2020, 06:32 AM

Niloufer Manzur, founding principal of Sunbeams, dies from Covid-19

Renowned educationist and founding principal of Sunbeams School, Niloufer Manzur passes away at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka.
26 May 2020, 04:16 AM

Beximco ships 6.5 million PPE gowns to US

Bangladesh has joined a select group of countries that manufacture world-class, large-scale Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), as Beximco sends a shipment of 6.5 million PPE gowns manufactured to the US brand Hanes for ultimate delivery to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
25 May 2020, 17:07 PM

Covid-19: China to evacuate its citizens facing ‘difficulties’ in India

China has announced its decision to pull out its citizens -- including students, tourists and businessmen -- from India who are facing “difficulties” in the country and want to return home in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
25 May 2020, 15:37 PM

80 Bangladeshi citizens stranded in South Korea returned

A total of 80 Bangladeshi citizens stranded in South Korea return Dhaka by a special flight of Asiana Airlines.
25 May 2020, 15:12 PM

Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury found Covid-19 positive in Gonoshasthaya Kendra’s rapid test

Gonoshasthaya Kendra’s founder and trustee Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury has tested positive for Covid-19 as per the report from the organisation’s newly developed Rapid Dot Blot test.
25 May 2020, 15:06 PM

Eid is here, not the smile

Eid is here, yet a sense of huge emptiness engulfs each of us. Happiness, where has it gone?
25 May 2020, 09:09 AM

Covid-19 death toll crosses 500-mark

Twenty-one people have died with coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.
25 May 2020, 08:41 AM

Covid-19: India among top 10 worst hit nations, nearly 7000 new cases reported

India overtakes Iran to become one of the 10 worst-hit nations as it recorded the biggest single-day jump in the number of coronavirus positive cases for the fourth consecutive day with 6,977 new patients across the country in the last 24 hours, taking the total to nearly 1.38 lakh cases.
25 May 2020, 07:10 AM