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China’s Hubei reports no increase in COVID-19 cases
01:49 PM, 26 Apr 2020 SundayNo new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in central China's Hubei Province Saturday, the provincial health commission said Sunday...
Singapore reports 931 new coronavirus cases
01:32 PM, 26 Apr 2020 SundaySingapore registered 931 new Covid-19 (coronavirus) infections, its health ministry said on Sunday (April 26), taking the city-state's total number of infection cases to 13,624...
First coronavirus death reported in Rajshahi
01:01 PM, 26 Apr 2020 SundayA coronavirus infected patient died today at 7.40 am for the first time in the division at Infectious Disease Hospital here where he was undergoing treatment since April 20...
9 state-owned jute mills resume partial operation
12:51 PM, 26 Apr 2020 SundayThe operations of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna and Jashore regions started partially on Sunday morning after one month following the coronavirus outbreak...
3 killed as truck rams into auto-rickshaws
11:01 AM, 26 Apr 2020 SundayThree passengers of two auto-rickshaws were killed and five others injured in a road accident in Rangpur on Sunday...
Curfew partially lifted across Saudi Arabia, except in Makkah
10:25 AM, 26 Apr 2020 SundayKing Salman has ordered the partial lifting of the curfew across Saudi Arabia, with the exception of the holy city of Makkah and adjacent places previously isolated after a COVID-19 outbreak...
China reports 11 new coronavirus cases, no deaths on Saturday
10:12 AM, 26 Apr 2020 SundayChina reported 11 new coronavirus cases on April 25, compared to 12 on the previous day, with no fatalities, according to official data published on Sunday...
Coronavirus: UK hospital deaths pass 20,000
09:59 AM, 26 Apr 2020 SundayAnother 813 people have died with coronavirus in UK hospitals, bringing the total to more than 20,000, the Department of Health has announced...
Kim Jong-un’s train possibly spotted at North Korean resort
09:28 AM, 26 Apr 2020 SundayA special train possibly belonging to the North Korean ruler, Kim Jong-un, has been spotted at a resort town, according to satellite images reviewed by a Washington-based North Korea monitoring project, amid conflicting reports about Kim’s health and whereabouts...
PM calls for ‘global coordination’ to fight future catastrophe
09:12 AM, 26 Apr 2020 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called for “global coordination” as well as “putting more policy and financial focus” to effectively deal with any future world catastrophe like the present coronavirus pandemic...
Global coronavirus death toll hits 200,000
09:02 AM, 26 Apr 2020 SundayGlobal deaths linked to the coronavirus passed 200,000 on Saturday, while confirmed cases of the virus are expected to hit 3 million in coming days, according to a Reuters tally...
DSCC official dies from coronavirus
08:49 PM, 25 Apr 2020 SaturdayAn official of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has died from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
India allows small shops to reopen
07:39 PM, 25 Apr 2020 SaturdayIndia has allowed small local stores to reopen more than a month after the country went into lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic...
Scientist says intrusion into nature led to pandemic
06:03 PM, 25 Apr 2020 SaturdayThe vast illegal wildlife trade and humanity’s excessive intrusion into nature is to blame for the coronavirus pandemic, according to a leading US scientist who says “this is not nature’s revenge, we did it to ourselves”...
BSTI bans products of 17 brands
04:55 PM, 25 Apr 2020 SaturdayThe Bangladesh Standards & Testing Institution (BSTI) has banned the substandard products of 17 brands. The brands concerned have also been served showcause notice...
Coronavirus cases in Cumilla rises to 46
04:11 PM, 25 Apr 2020 SaturdayThe number of the novel coronavrirus cases in Cumilla rose to 46 after two more people caught the virus in the past 24 hours in the district....
Hundreds protest against lockdown at Polish-German border
03:44 PM, 25 Apr 2020 SaturdayHundreds of people who live in Poland and work in Germany protested on Friday evening in the southwestern Polish border town of Zgorzelec against a mandatory coronavirus quarantine for those who cross the border...
Bangladesh coronavirus cases reach nearly 5000
02:48 PM, 25 Apr 2020 SaturdayThere are now almost 5,000 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in Bangladesh as 309 more people have been infected with the virus in the last 24 hours. The number of conavirus cases now stands at 4,998. Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, revealed the information...
Gonoshasthaya hands over COVID-19 testing kits to CDC
02:04 PM, 25 Apr 2020 SaturdayGonoshasthaya Kendra has handed over the Covid-19 testing kit -- GR Covid-19 Dot Blot -- to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for feedback. CDC is the leading national public health institute of the United States...
Cautionary signal no. one for inland river ports
12:45 PM, 25 Apr 2020 SaturdayRiver ports are asked to hoist cautionary signal number one as squally weather may occur over some regions of the country in the next few hours till 6 pm today...