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France’s coronavirus deaths reach 14,393, ICU cases continue to decrease
05:05 PM, 13 Apr 2020 MondayAs of Sunday, the number of people who have died from the coronavirus in France totalled 14,393, representing a one-day increase of 561...
COVID-19 claims almost 20,000 lives in Italy
04:16 PM, 13 Apr 2020 MondayThe coronavirus pandemic has claimed 19,899 lives in locked-down Italy since the pandemic first broke out in the country on Feb. 21, according to the latest official data released on Easter Sunday...
Coronavirus cases in US top 560,000
03:57 PM, 13 Apr 2020 MondayThe number of novel coronavirus or COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 560,000 on Monday afternoon, according to Worldometer, a website which compiles number of new coronavirus cases and deaths from it...
PM to address nation this evening
03:24 PM, 13 Apr 2020 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation this evening on the occasion of Bangla Nabo Barsho (Bengali New Year) 1427...
Bangladesh coronavirus cases exceed 800
02:42 PM, 13 Apr 2020 MondaySome 182 more people were infected with the virus, officially known as COVID-19, and of them five died from the virus in the last 24 hours, Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Malik said in DGHS's regular bulletin on coronavirus...
Extra one month's salary for office-going bank employees
01:52 PM, 13 Apr 2020 MondayThey will receive salary of current month and that of extra one month as allowance for doing office with risk among COVID-19 outbreak, according to a notification issued by Bangladesh Bank's Banking Regulation and Policy Department on Monday...
Trump's friend dies of coronavirus
01:26 PM, 13 Apr 2020 MondayStanley Chera, the prominent New York City real estate developer and Republican donor who co-founded Crown Acquisitions, has died of complications related to Covid-19...
Seven factory workers catch coronavirus
12:44 PM, 13 Apr 2020 MondaySeven workers of a factory in Gazipur's Kapasia upazila have been infected with the novel coronavirus...
Six-year-old dies from coronavirus in Ctg
10:15 AM, 13 Apr 2020 MondayA six-year-old child died of complications related to COVID-19, official name of novel coronavirus, at Chattogram General Hospital in Chattogram early Monday...
Modi’s India isn’t prepared for coronavirus
09:54 AM, 13 Apr 2020 MondayNew Delhi’s lockdown has stalled the spread of the pandemic but a lack of planning has led to hunger, uncertainty, and panic...
Top oil producers agree 'historic' cuts due to coronavirus crisis
09:24 AM, 13 Apr 2020 MondayTop oil-producing countries agreed on "historic" output cuts to prop up prices hammered by the coronavirus crisis and a Russia-Saudi price war, sending crude prices soaring on Monday...
Coronavirus cases top 1.8 million globally
08:35 AM, 13 Apr 2020 MondayThe novel coronavirus has infected more than 1.84 million people and killed at least 114,000 worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. Total recovery from the deadly virus, officially known as COVID-19, stood at 423,554...
COVID-19: The Planet turned into an experimental lab and human became the testing subjects
09:58 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundaySpread of COVID-19 infection turned the world into a human laboratory. I know you don’t want to be part of this experiment but you like to hear about the results of an ongoing experiment around the globe...
Sunamganj goes under lockdown
09:05 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayThe district administration here on Sunday put the district under lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus...
11 Bangladeshi expats die in 24 hours in US
08:24 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayA total of 11 Bangladeshi expatriates died from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours in the United States. Of them, 10 died in New York. With this, so far 122 Bangladeshis died and more than 300 have been infected with the deadly contagious virus...
British PM Johnson discharged from hospital
07:02 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged from a London hospital and will continue his recovery from COVID-19 at his country residence of Chequers, his office said on Sunday...
BTV goes on air in Middle East, N Africa via Bangabandhu satellite
06:21 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayState-owned Bangladesh Television (BTV) has started broadcasting in Middle Eastern and North African countries to meet the special interest of local viewers, especially expatriate Bangladeshis, using Bangabandhu satellite...
Taliban set to release 20 Afghan government prisoners
05:56 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayThe Taliban is set to release 20 Afghan government prisoners in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar - the first handover by the armed group since the beginning of a peace process...
Coronavirus cases top 8000 in India; 34 deaths in 24 hours
05:26 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayTotal number of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in India climbed to 8,356, with 909 fresh cases and 34 new deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the data published by the health ministry on Sunday...
Relief plunderers wouldn’t be spared: PM
04:11 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the plunderers of relief goods meant for mitigating the hardship of the needy people arising out of the coronavirus outbreak would not be spared...