Local admin gets Tk 52.25cr more to tackle Covid-19 outbreak

The Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) ministry allocates an additional Tk 52.25 crore for the different local government bodies to tackle the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak.
26 April 2020, 15:09 PM

Land Ministry asks kitchen and fish markets to relocate, maintain social distancing

The government today instructed local authorities to relocate all kitchen and fish markets to khas land or other suitable areas during the coronavirus crisis to ensure social distancing in those markets.
26 April 2020, 14:30 PM

168 more British citizens leave Bangladesh

Another 168 British citizens stranded in Bangladesh due to flight suspension amid Covid-19 pandemic leave Dhaka for London by a special flight of British Airways.
26 April 2020, 14:28 PM

Bangladesh will need substantial donor support: TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) calls upon Bangladesh’s development partners to ensure “unprecedented levels of support” to the country in its efforts to fight the Covid-19 crisis.
26 April 2020, 13:05 PM

India hands over second tranche of emergency medical supplies to Bangladesh

India hands over its second tranche of emergency medical supplies containing 1,00,000 Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) tablets and 50,000 sterile surgical latex gloves to Bangladesh to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic.
26 April 2020, 12:30 PM

RMG workers demonstrate in Narayanganj, Gazipur and Savar

Readymade garment (RMG) workers in Narayanganj, Gazipur and Savar take to the streets, protesting layoff and demanding wages for the month of March.
26 April 2020, 12:18 PM

Coronavirus pandemic: 45 districts now under complete lockdown

Forty-five districts out of 64 are now under total lockdown as a part of the government’s measures to contain the spread of coronavirus.
26 April 2020, 11:30 AM

Chief Justice considering virtual hearing of urgent cases

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has extended the closure of all courts across the country till May 5 to contain the spread of coronavirus.
26 April 2020, 11:05 AM

Teenager, 2 children die with coronavirus-like symptoms in Kurigram, Jhenidah

Two children and a teenage boy die of Covid-19 like symptoms in Kurigram and Jhenidah.
26 April 2020, 10:16 AM

Five more coronavirus patients die, 418 test positive in 24hrs: DGHS

Five people -- including one child -- died of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says in a briefing.
26 April 2020, 08:18 AM

India’s battle against Covid-19 becomes a people-driven movement: Modi

India’s battle against Covid-19 pandemic has become “a people-driven movement” as they are rising to the occasion to help each other, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says.
26 April 2020, 07:36 AM

Rajshahi reports first death of Covid-19 patient

An 80-year-old man, who tested positive for coronavirus, dies at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH).
26 April 2020, 06:41 AM

US records 2,494 more coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

The United States recorded 2,494 more coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, according to figures reported Saturday night by Johns Hopkins University.
26 April 2020, 04:55 AM

Iskcon Temple in Dhaka’s Swamibagh locked down

The Iskcon Temple in Dhaka’s Swamibagh has been placed under lockdown in adherence with directives from the IEDCR, police say.
25 April 2020, 18:40 PM

Healthcare providers at tremendous risk

Healthcare providers at community clinics across the country are risking their lives—and that of their loved ones—by providing services to
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM

More than a lung disease

As the novel coronavirus spread through New York City in late March, doctors at Mount Sinai Hospital noticed something strange happening to patients’ blood.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Shrimp farmers in no-win situation

Farmers who have cultivated black tiger shrimp for the export markets in the hope of making profits were dealt with a massive blow by the coronavirus pandemic, which has shattered their dreams by devastating the supply chain and prompting a collapse in demand.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Coronavirus outbreak: Stigma making it worse

A person who later turned out to be coronavirus-positive had gone to Dhaka Medical College Hospital on April 8 after having visited a few other hospitals.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Buzzing iftar bazaar now missing

The historic iftar market in capital’s Chawkbazar area remained almost empty on the first day of Ramadan amid shutdown for coronavirus.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Wobbling as the going gets tough

On April 14, a doctor at the surgery department of Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital sent The Daily Star a list of protective gear they were supplied that day.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM