200 houses put under lockdown in Dhaka

Some 200 houses were put under lockdown in different parts of capital Dhaka on Tuesday as a number of residents from those areas tested positive for coronavirus...

In the fog of coronavirus, there are no experts

Tour operators incur loss of Tk 1500cr in 3 months

The Tour Operator Association of Bangladesh (TOAB), a platform of 678 tour operators of Bangladesh, estimated their loss in a report titled “Impacts on Bangladesh Tourism and TOAB due to COVID-19”...

Coronavrius cases rising alarmingly in Dhaka

Coronavirus cases continued to rise at alarming rate in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, making the total to 84. Some 20 new coronavirus or COVID-19 patients were detected in the capital in last 24 hours, according the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) health bulletin on the virus.

Japan officially declares state of emergency

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe formally declared a one-month state of emergency just now at a task force meeting...

Coronavirus in Bangladesh: 41 more infected, 5 more die

The death toll from the new coronavirus has risen to 17 in Bangladesh as five more people died in the last 24 hours. Besides, 41 more people have been infected with the virus, raising the number of such cases to 164...

Ex-Satkhira MP Jabbar dies

Former lawmaker of Jatiya Party from Satkhira-2 constituency M A Jabbar died on Tuesday morning. He was 85...

Bangabandhu’s killer Majed arrested, sent to jail

Abdul Majed, a sacked army captain and one of the convicted killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was sent to the jail hours after he was arrested in Dhaka on Tuesday. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka Zulfikar Hayat passed order after Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit under Dhaka Metropolitan Police produced...

PM announces “health insurance” for doctors, others providing services

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today announced introduction of “special health insurance” for physicians, nurses and others working in containing the novel coronavirus...

COVID-19: Trump talks “retaliation” if India rejects export of key drug

US President Donald Trump has said "there may be retaliation" if India does not agree to export hydroxychloroquine, a key anti-malaria drug believed by many...

US coronavirus deaths pass bleak 10,000 milestone

Americans were put on notice Monday not to let up in the fight against the coronavirus, as a grim milestone of 10,000 deaths cast a pall over the first signs of optimism about the outbreak's trajectory...

China posts drop in coronavirus cases, Wuhan lockdown due to end

Mainland China reported on Tuesday a drop in new coronavirus cases after closing its borders to virtually all foreigners to curb imported infections, while the central city of Wuhan, epicentre of the outbreak, saw no new deaths for the first time...

France records deadliest 24-hr as coronavirus death toll nears 9,000

France on Monday reported that 833 more people had died from coronavirus infections in hospitals and nursing homes over the previous 24 hours, its highest daily toll since the epidemic began...

Prince Charles hails Sheikh Hasina for her strides to contain Covid-19

Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, on Monday extended his sincere thanks to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her letter in which she had wished Prince Charles’s early recovery from the novel coronavirus...

DMP orders closure of kitchen markets, super shops by 7 pm

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Monday ordered the closure of recognised kitchen markets and super shops in the capital by 7pm starting from 6 am every day...

Implement govt directives to check coronavirus spread: PM

The Cabinet on Monday directed the administration and law enforcement agencies to implement the government directives on social distancing in a stricter manner to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country...

Freedom fighter dies in Ctg General Hospital isolation

Chattogram's Sitakunda upazila freedom fighter commander Alim Ullah died in the isolation unit of Chattogram General Hospital on Monday afternoon...

Coronavirus: Indian PM, lawmakers agree 30pc salary cut

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top government figures will take a 30 percent salary cut this year, a government minister said on Monday, as the country tackles the coronavirus outbreak and its impact on the economy...

Spanish coronavirus death toll falls for 4th day

Spain has seen its daily number of coronavirus deaths fall for a fourth consecutive day, bolstering hopes the country is passing the outbreak's peak...

Cabinet fixes Ramadan office time from 9am to 3:30pm

The cabinet today fixed the office time during the fasting month of Ramadan from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm for all offices of government, semi- government, autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies...