Al Arafah Islami bank Ctg branch open despite officer testing Covid-19 positive

Despite the risk of the spread of the coronavirus, Chattogram’s Agrabad branch of Al Arafah Islami Bank has been continuing regular activities despite one of its staff testing Covid-19 positive.
14 May 2020, 16:32 PM

No jamaat at Eidgah this time, Eid prayers can be offered at mosques

There will be no Eid jamaat at Eidgah or open grounds this Eid-ul-Fitr due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, people have been asked to offer Eid prayers at nearby mosques, following special instructions.
14 May 2020, 15:27 PM

First cases of Covid-19 detected in the Rohingya community, two confirmed positive

Two Rohingya refugees, who fled to Cox’s Bazar following persecution in Myanmar, tested positive for Covid-19 today.
14 May 2020, 15:09 PM

Pandemic hampers Philippines mass evacuation as typhoon hits

The coronavirus pandemic is complicating Philippine efforts to move hundreds of thousands of people into evacuation centres where social distancing is hard to enforce as a strong typhoon pummeled through its eastern provinces.
14 May 2020, 15:07 PM

Detention of children increased in Bangladesh amid Covid-19 outbreak, virtual courts a relief: Unicef

The number of children detained has increased since public court proceedings were postponed in March amid Covid-19 outbreak in the country, Unicef Bangladesh says.
14 May 2020, 12:03 PM

Suspension of public transport extended till May 30

The government extends the ongoing suspension of all public transport till May 30 to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the country.
14 May 2020, 11:02 AM

Writ seeks HC directives to set up “yellow zones” at private hospitals, clinics

A writ petition is filed with the High Court seeking its directive to the authorities concerned to set up “yellow zones” at the entrance of every private hospital, clinic and diagnostic centre.
14 May 2020, 10:38 AM

Canada for global alliance to combat fallout from coronavirus pandemic

Canada proposes a global alliance to tackle the challenges in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.
14 May 2020, 09:42 AM

Over a thousand infected by Covid-19, 14 die in 24 hours

Fourteen people have died with coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.
14 May 2020, 07:58 AM

Major mental health crisis looming from pandemic: UN

The coronavirus outbreak risks sparking a major global mental health crisis, the United Nations warns, calling for urgent action to address the psychological suffering brought on by the pandemic.
14 May 2020, 07:51 AM

Coronavirus may never go away: WHO

The new coronavirus may never go away and populations around the world will have to learn to live with it, the World Health Organization warns.
14 May 2020, 05:02 AM

Why don’t the beneficiaries’ NID numbers match with those on EC database?

While the government’s cash assistance programme for 50 lakh poor families is supposed to start from today, it is unfortunate to learn that many
13 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Coronavirus Pandemic: Latest updates

The novel coronavirus has killed at least 292,316 people, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University at 1300 GMT. At least 4,117,740 cases of
13 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Toilet duty for social distancing violators

Indonesians who violate social distancing rules in the capital could soon find themselves forced to clean toilets to atone for their sins.
13 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Garbage Management Workers: Many still left unprotected

A large number of garbage management workers in the capital have been working without any protective gear, putting themselves at grave risk of contracting coronavirus and other diseases.
13 May 2020, 18:00 PM

WHO stresses need to find source of virus

Pinning down the source of the coronavirus pandemic should help in working out how Covid-19 has “invaded the human species” so quickly, a senior WHO official told AFP.
13 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Stymied by the traffic shutdown

No cacophony of metals clinking, no yelling of experts to apprentice mechanics, only skeletons of under-repair vehicles parked by the roadside testifies that there used to be automobile workshops on Motiheel’s Culvert Road. These days, an eerie silence pervades the area.
13 May 2020, 18:00 PM

$700m may come from IMF and with no strings attached

Bangladesh is set to request the International Monetary Fund (IMF) within a week to extend $700 million in emergency financing to help the country avoid being overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic.
13 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Third doctor dies from coronavirus

Another doctor, who tested Covid-19 positive, has died at a hospital in the capital.
13 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi scientists crack virus genome

A team from Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF) yesterday successfully completed the genome sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Bangladesh.
13 May 2020, 18:00 PM