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'Obama-Biden ‘incompetence’ caused 17,000 to die of swine flu'
10:24 AM, 18 Apr 2020 SaturdayPresident Trump tore into his presumptive Democratic presidential rival Joe Biden on Friday, saying the “incompetence” of former President Barack Obama and his then-vice president caused 17,000 people to die from swine flu...
Barguna locked down as virus cases keep rising
09:35 AM, 18 Apr 2020 SaturdayThe local administration in Barguna locked down the Bangladesh's southern district from this noon in an effort to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus...
Global coronavirus deaths hit 150,000
08:32 AM, 18 Apr 2020 SaturdayWorld coronavirus deaths passed 150,000 Friday as US President Donald Trump accused China of continuing to cover up its toll, even after Beijing revised figures sharply upward for Wuhan, the original epicenter of the global pandemic...
Tarabih, Eid prayers in Saudi to be done at home amid coronavirus
09:44 PM, 17 Apr 2020 FridaySaudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh, the highest religious authority in the country, said that Muslim prayers during Ramadan and for the subsequent Eid al-Fitr feast should be performed at home...
3 cops among 5 infected with coronavirus in Bhairab
09:09 PM, 17 Apr 2020 FridayFive more people - a doctor, a nurse and three members of police - have been infected with coronavirus at Bhairab upazila in Kishoreganj. Samples from six people were sent to Dhaka from the upazila health complex on Thursday. Of them, five tested positive for coronavirus on Friday...
16 journalists tested Covid-19 positive so far, says DUJ
08:18 PM, 17 Apr 2020 FridayLeaders of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) on Friday expressed deep concerns as 16 journalists, including nine in Dhaka alone, were infected with coronavirus. In a statement, DUJ President Quddus Afrad and General Secretary Sajjad Alam Khan Tapu said journalists along with their family members are getting infected with coronavirus...
Africa coronavirus cases could hit 10 million in 6 months: WHO
06:43 PM, 17 Apr 2020 FridayCoronavirus cases in Africa could surge from just thousands now to 10 million within three to six months, according to provisional modelling, a regional World Health Organization (WHO) official said...
48 stranded Bangladeshis return home from Thailand
06:09 PM, 17 Apr 2020 FridayA total of 48 Bangladeshi citizens, who were stranded in Thailand due to flight suspension amid outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, reached Dhaka on Friday afternoon...
Quader condemns BNP for unnecessarily criticising health sector
05:07 PM, 17 Apr 2020 FridayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today came down heavily on BNP, saying the party has been making unnecessary criticisms of the country’s health sector over the coronavirus outbreak...
JS goes into session Saturday
04:48 PM, 17 Apr 2020 FridayThe 11th parliament will go into its seventh session on Saturday to fulfill the constitutional obligation...
8 flights to bring back stranded Bangladeshis from India
03:34 PM, 17 Apr 2020 FridayThe government has arranged eight chartered flights to bring back more than 1000 Bangladeshi nationals who are stranded in India due to flight suspension amid outbreak of COVID-129 pandemic...
4 arrested for stockpiling coronavirus safety equipments
03:22 PM, 17 Apr 2020 FridayPolice have arrested four persons for illegally stockpiling coronavirus safety gears to sell at higher price conducting a overnight drive in city’s Bangla Motor area...
Myanmar to free almost 25,000 prisoners
03:05 PM, 17 Apr 2020 FridayMyanmar will free almost 25,000 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the traditional New Year, the president’s office said on Friday, its largest mass pardon in recent years...
Bangladesh coronavirus death toll rises to 75
02:37 PM, 17 Apr 2020 FridayBangladesh on Friday recorded 15 more deaths from the novel coronavirus, the highest single-day spike, taking the total to 75. The number of the virus cases reached 1,838 after 266 people were newly infected with the epidemic in the past 24 hours, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Malik. ....
Wuhan hikes coronavirus death toll by 50%
01:24 PM, 17 Apr 2020 FridayThe Chinese city of Wuhan hiked its death toll from the novel coronavirus by 50% on Friday bringing the total to 3,869, state-run TV reported, confirming residents’ worst fears amid rising international doubts about Beijing’s handling of the outbreak...
First coronavirus patient detected in Feni
01:05 PM, 17 Apr 2020 FridayA young man has become the first person to contract the novel coronavirus in Bangladesh's South-Eastern district of Feni. Resident of West Madhugram under Radhanagar union in Chhagalanaiya upazila, the man works at a mobile company in Dhaka's Mirpur...
UK investigates whether COVID-19 started in Chinese lab
12:29 PM, 17 Apr 2020 FridayBritain is among a number of countries investigating the origin of the coronavirus pandemic, including a possibility it could be linked to a Chinese laboratory conducting research into diseases in bats...
Tabligh member infected with coronavirus in Rangpur
11:58 AM, 17 Apr 2020 FridayA person, who has recently returned from Chilla (spending some nights in Tabligh Jamaat's missions), has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Rangpur...
Historic Mujibnagar day today
11:17 AM, 17 Apr 2020 FridayThe historic Mujibnagar Day is being observed on Friday, marking the formation of Bangladesh's first government that led the War of Liberation in 1971...
Global coronavirus death toll jumps to 145,521
09:10 AM, 17 Apr 2020 FridayThe global death toll from coronavirus jumped to 145,521 until Friday morning. Besides, confirmed COVID-19 cases have reached 2,182,197, according to Worldometer. Of those infected, 1,489,381 are currently being treated and 56,558 of them are in serious or critical condition...