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Saudi Arabia extends coronavirus curfew indefinitely
03:34 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundaySaudi Arabia’s King Salman extended a nationwide curfew until further notice due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the interior ministry said on Sunday, after the kingdom reported more than 300 new infections on each of the last four days...
139 more contract coronavirus in Bangladesh
02:47 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayBangladesh on Sunday reported 139 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country's tally to 621. However, death toll stood at 34 after four more people died from the virus, officially known as COVID-19...
RMG workers defy lockdown to stage demo
01:15 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayThe ready-made garments workers have defied the ongoing lockdown in Gazipur to stage demonstration, demanding salary arrears of two months. The workers of East West Group, and New Way Fashion Ltd at Signboard and Vogra Bypass areas in Gazipur city blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway around 9am...
Bangladesh must bolster COVID-19 action to protect people, revive economy: WB
12:59 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayBangladesh and other South Asian countries must ramp up action to curb the health emergency, protect their people, especially the poorest and most vulnerable, and set the stage now for fast economic recovery...
Thousands lose last hope of having a baby as lockdown closes IVF clinics
12:42 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayThousands of couples may have missed their last chance of conceiving via IVF as fertility clinics shut their doors to patients on Wednesday. Some women who are only just young enough to be eligible for treatment will be too old in a few months’ time...
Tk 5,000cr stimulus package for agriculture sector
11:32 AM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday announced Tk 5,000cr special stimulus package for agriculture sector to fight the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The farmers who have been hit hard by the deadly virus can take loan from the package at five percent interest rate...
Don't send us unarmed into battle against virus, nurses plead
10:47 AM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayNurses in Bangladesh are worried of being traumatised in some cases as most hospitals are not in a position to provide them with the personal protective equipment (PPE) they require to look after patients of a highly contagious disease such as COVID-19...
US death toll overtakes Italy as world's highest
08:45 AM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayThe United States now has now overtaken Italy to have the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world...
Bangabandhu’s killer Majed finally hanged
08:24 AM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayCapt (dismissed) Abdul Majed, one of the convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was finally hanged early Sunday. After long 45 years into the assassination of Bangabandhu, Majed was hanged at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj at 12:01am...
Coronavirus: India to extend nationwide lockdown
10:08 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayIndia has decided to extend a strict nationwide lockdown imposed last month to stop the spread of the coronavirus, a top official says...
Bangladesh extends flight suspension till April 30
09:00 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayBangladesh today extended ongoing ban on flight operation till April 30 to and from all European countries and the nations that restricted the entry of Bangladeshis...
Majed may be hanged anytime
08:21 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayAbdul Majed, a sacked army captain and one of the convicted killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman may be hanged anytime. All preparations were completed to hang the killer on Saturday afternoon. The scaffold of the Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj has been fully prepared...
Court holiday extended until Apr 23
06:42 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayThe Supreme Court (SC) has extended the holiday for courts until April 23. The SC issued a notification in this regard on Saturday. Spokesperson of the SC and Special Officer of the High Court Barrister Mohammad Saifur Rahman confirmed the matter to Jago News...
Hasan urges TV channel owners to ensure journalists’ health safety
05:58 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayInformation Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today urged the owners of private television channels to ensure health safety of broadcast journalists and pay their salaries and arrears...
Muslim countries’ envoys donate 6 tonnes food for destitute
05:29 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayEnvoys of Muslim countries stationed here today donated six tonnes of food by their personal capacities for the destitute here to lessen their sufferings amid the lockdown in the wake of deadly COVID-19 pandemic...
Govt extends public transport ban till April 25
05:02 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayThe government has extended the ongoing ban on public transports on roads till April 25 in line with the extended nationwide general holidays to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. The Road Transport and Highways Division in a press release confirmed this on Sunday...
28th span of Padma Bridge installed making 4,200 metres visible
04:21 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayThe 28th span of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge was installed at Zazira point in Shariatpur today, making 4.2-km out of the total 6.15-km bridge visible...
Coronavirus: PM’s videoconference with 2 divisions on Sunday
03:50 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a videoconference on Sunday with the public representatives and officials of 16 districts of Khulna and Barishal divisions on the present coronavirus situation in the country...
Italy to remain in lockdown until at least May 3
03:21 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayItaly will remain in full lockdown until May 3 to stem the tide of new coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Friday. "If we gave up now, we would put all the positive results achieved so far at stake and restart with a new rise in the death toll," Conte said...
Bangladesh coronavirus cases, deaths fall
02:47 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayBangladesh on Saturday recorded three more deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the country's tally to 30, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid MaliK. The number of confirmed cases of the virus, officially known as COVID-19, stood at 482 in the country, with new ones 58...