Credible media vital in fight against COVID-19 and fake news epidemic

As the coronavirus continues its relentless spread across the world, infecting over a million people and killing tens of thousands, news stories of lockdowns, social distancing and overwhelmed hospitals have been making the headlines just about everywhere.
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Cash aid for extreme poor

The government is set to unveil its third stimulus package soon, offering cash aid to poor families that have been hit hard by the ongoing shutdown amid coronavirus scare.
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Will there be light at the end of this darkness?

Is there light at the end of this COVID-19 darkness? In a world reeling from the unexpected and unrelenting hit from COVID-19, this is an apt question.
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM

A new world after the coronavirus pandemic

As the indomitable Coronavirus continues its reign over the world, the lifestyle of mankind has changed drastically.
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Ice Age: Corona Consequence

How will the world look like once this not-so-coveted Covid-19 crisis is over? Is this pandemic a virus-driven Ice Age that will change the world the way we know it? Can we ever go back to being normal? Or are we going to have “the new normal”?
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Regular patients being denied treatment?

We are appalled by the tragic death of a 43-year-old woman and mother of three, after her family’s desperate efforts to admit her at various hospitals went in vain.
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Kishoreganj district locked down

District administration announces that Kishoreganj will be placed under lockdown until further notice in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus.
10 April 2020, 17:44 PM

2 more test positive for Covid-19 in Chattogram

Two persons test positive for the novel coronavirus in Chattogram, raising the number of confirmed cases in the port city to seven.
10 April 2020, 17:02 PM

2,221 callers to DSCC hotline receive food

The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) provides food to 2,221 people under the city corporation who had called their emergency hotline till today, a press release says.
10 April 2020, 14:53 PM

Release detained refugees: rights body to Malaysia

Regional rights body ‘Fortify Rights’ has called for Malaysia to release detained refugees and prevent arbitrary detention of new arrivals to minimise health risks due to Covid-19.
10 April 2020, 14:43 PM

Primary schools’ first-term exams not starting on April 15

First-terminal exams of primary schools will not be held at scheduled time as the government has extended the general closure till April 25.
10 April 2020, 14:17 PM

DMCH’s burn unit to be used for Covid-19 patients

The burn unit at Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the capital is going to turned into a centre for treating Covid-19 patients amid the growing number of detections in the last couple of days.
10 April 2020, 14:03 PM

Noakhali to be locked down from tomorrow

Local administration announces that the entire Noakhali district will be put under lockdown to prevent transmission of coronavirus across the country.
10 April 2020, 13:42 PM

123 European citizens leave Dhaka on chartered flight for Germany

A total of 123 citizens of Germany and several other European Union countries, who were stranded in Bangladesh following the outbreak of coronavirus, leave Dhaka for Germany.
10 April 2020, 13:33 PM

No online examinations, enrolment until further notice: UGC

The University Grants Commission (UGC) once again urges the authorities of private universities to refrain from taking examinations and conducting admission activities online.
10 April 2020, 13:03 PM

Cumilla district declared locked down

Local administration has locked down Cumilla district to contain the spread of the coronavirus situation, after a meeting of the District Disaster Management Committee was held at the deputy commissioner’s office.
10 April 2020, 12:59 PM

58 fined in Bagerhat for violating social distancing directive

Mobile courts in Bagerhat have fined 58 people for disobeying the government directives on social distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country.
10 April 2020, 12:54 PM

Agro feed factory worker tests positive for coronavirus in Gazipur

An agro feed mill has been locked down after one of its workers tested positive for the coronavirus in Gazipur’s Kapasia upazila.
10 April 2020, 12:33 PM

BGMEA announces shutdown of garment factories till April 25

Garment factory owners today decided to keep their factories shut up to April 25, in line with the government's decision to extend the ongoing closure.
10 April 2020, 11:47 AM

Be wary of muggers while operating: Police to medicine shop owners

Bangladesh police have instructed emergency supply product and medicine shop owners -- who have permission to keep their shops open after sunset -- to not to allow any strangers to go inside unless it is an emergency.
10 April 2020, 10:50 AM