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11-month-old contracts coronavirus in Manikganj
08:27 AM, 23 Apr 2020 ThursdayAn 11-month-old child has been infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Singair upazila of Manikganj district...
Iran launches its first military satellite
10:00 PM, 22 Apr 2020 WednesdayIran has announced it successfully launched the country's first military reconnaissance satellite after months of failures, a programme the United States alleges is a cover for missile development...
Country in better condition for timely steps: Zahid Maleque
09:45 PM, 22 Apr 2020 WednesdayHealth Minister Zahid Maleque on Wednesday said Bangladesh is currently in a better condition in curbing the spread of coronavirus thanks to taking the right decision at the right time...
India hands Bangabandhu’s killer Mosleuddin to Dhaka: NDTV report
08:51 PM, 22 Apr 2020 WednesdayFor the second time in 30 days, Indian Intelligence agencies reportedly handed over to Bangladesh a key conspirator convicted in the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...
Sherpur beggar gets house for setting rare instance of help
08:24 PM, 22 Apr 2020 WednesdayFor setting up a rare instance of disaster-time help from the most poor to the poor, a Sherpur beggar, who donated his savings to the UNO’s relief fund, will get a house with land from the government as a gift of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
India suspends coronavirus antibody tests after questions over reliability
07:24 PM, 22 Apr 2020 WednesdayIndia has ordered a pause in testing for antibodies to the coronavirus because of concern over the accuracy, health officials said on Wednesday, complicating the fight against the epidemic as its tally of cases nears 20,000...
BSMMU professor, daughter cured from coronavirus
06:21 PM, 22 Apr 2020 WednesdayProfessor Dr Shahidullah Sikder, chairman of Department of Dermatology and Venereology of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and his daughter Neelima Sikder Daritri have been cured from coronavirus...
House owner sent to jail for allegedly evicting tenant
05:26 PM, 22 Apr 2020 WednesdayA Dhaka court has sent a female house-owner to jail in a case filed for her alleged involvement in forcibly evicting her tenant along with two-month-old baby on Sunday stormy night last...
Spain reports 435 coronavirus deaths overnight
04:51 PM, 22 Apr 2020 WednesdaySpain’s death toll from the new coronavirus climbed by 435 in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday, roughly in line with the 2% increases reported in the past few days...
Govt extends general holidays till May 5
04:16 PM, 22 Apr 2020 WednesdayThe government has extended the ongoing general holidays till May 5 to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 in the country. Sheikh Yousuf Harun, Secretary of the Public Administration ministry, confirmed the matter to Jago News on Wednesday afternoon...
Johnson starts return to work as coronavirus criticism grows
03:51 PM, 22 Apr 2020 WednesdayBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson tentatively began his return to work on Tuesday, April 21, after being hospitalized for coronavirus, as parliament returned and criticism grew over the government's response to the outbreak...
IFJ expresses concern over case against Bangladesh editors
03:01 PM, 22 Apr 2020 WednesdayThe International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expressed serious concern about the case filed against Bangladesh's two popular online news portal's editors under the Digital Security Act for running news stories on alleged misappropriation of the relief rice...
Bangladesh coronavirus deaths rise to 120, cases 3,772
02:39 PM, 22 Apr 2020 WednesdayBangladesh on Wednesday confirmed 10 new deaths from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the total to 120. The number of the deadly virus cases reached 3,772, with 390 were newly infected with the virus...
Trump says immigration suspension to last 60 days
01:35 PM, 22 Apr 2020 WednesdayPresident Donald Trump said Tuesday he was suspending immigration for green card seekers for 60 days, arguing the controversial move would help Americans find work again after coronavirus caused a surge in unemployment...
Maldives President phones Hasina; thanks her for sending medical equipment
01:14 PM, 22 Apr 2020 WednesdayMaldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Wednesday expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for sending medical equipment and relief materials to the Maldives to face the COVID-19 situation there...
Bangladesh RMG workers face ruin as global brands cancel order
12:49 PM, 22 Apr 2020 WednesdayThe coronavirus pandemic has led factories to furlough or lay off more than half of the country's nearly 4.1 million garment workers, according to estimates from the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA)...
41 physicians contract coronavirus in Kishoreganj
10:49 AM, 22 Apr 2020 WednesdayA total of 141 people, including 41 doctors, 10 nurses and 42 hospital staff, were infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as of April 17 in Kishoreganj...
Covid-19 cases pass 25 lakh; deaths 177,619
09:07 AM, 22 Apr 2020 WednesdayThe global death toll from coronavirus has reached 177,619 as of Wednesday morning. So far, 2,556,745 cases have been confirmed around the world after the disease was first reported in China in December last, according to Worldometer...
$484bn funding for US small businesses, hospitals approved
08:54 AM, 22 Apr 2020 WednesdayUS has committed more than $2.2 trillion in emergency spending, and legislators are already talking about a fifth bill...
27 Bangladeshi expats die from coronavirus in Saudi Arabia
09:49 PM, 21 Apr 2020 TuesdayA total of 27 Bangladeshi expatriates died from coronavirus so far in Saudi Arabia. Bangladesh ambassador to Saudi Arabia Golam Masih confirmed the deaths to Jago News on Tuesday. The burial of all the deceased has not been completed yet. All of them will be buried in Saudi Arabia, he said...