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Coronavirus: Trump predicts ‘a lot of death’ as cases pass 3 lakh
12:02 PM, 05 Apr 2020 SundayUS President Donald Trump has warned Americans to prepare for the "toughest week" of the coronavirus pandemic yet, predicting a surge in deaths...
Ex-Moulvibazar MP Sirajul dies from coronavirus in US
11:34 AM, 05 Apr 2020 SundayFormer Moulvibazar MP and freedom fighter Md Sirajul Islam died from coronavirus in the USA on Saturday evening...
PM unveils Tk 72,750 crore package to overcome Covid-19 impact
10:55 AM, 05 Apr 2020 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today unveiled the government work plan to overcome the possible COVID-19 impact on the country’s economy, declaring an allocation of Taka 72,750 crore under a set of stimulus packages...
Suspected cartel shootout kills 19 in northern Mexico
10:15 AM, 05 Apr 2020 SundayA shootout between suspected drug cartel hitmen has killed 19 people in the northern Mexico state of Chihuahua, the state government said on Saturday, in one of the country’s worst outbreaks of gang violence this year...
Dubai imposes 2-week lockdown as Gulf states step up coronavirus fight
09:34 AM, 05 Apr 2020 SundayDubai imposed a two-week lockdown Saturday night and Saudi Arabia sealed off parts of the Red Sea city of Jeddah as Gulf states tightened measures in big cities to contain the spread of the coronavirus...
Brazil lawmakers pass ‘war budget’ as coronavirus cases top 10,000
09:02 AM, 05 Apr 2020 SundayBrazil’s lower house of Congress approved a constitutional amendment for a “war budget” to separate coronavirus-related spending from the government’s main budget and shield the economy as the country surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases...
Coronavirus: New York virus deaths surge past 3,500
08:36 AM, 05 Apr 2020 SundayNew York state has recorded 630 more coronavirus deaths, another daily record that takes its toll to 3,565. Most deaths have been in New York City. The state now has almost as many cases - over 113,000 - as the whole of Italy. Governor Andrew Cuomo said infections could peak in between four and 14 days...
Doctor refuses to admit pregnant woman because she's Muslim, her child dies after delivery
09:49 PM, 04 Apr 2020 SaturdayA government hospital in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district has come under the scanner for allegedly citing the religion of a pregnant Muslim woman as grounds for refusing to admit her at the hospital...
Bodies are being left in streets
08:38 PM, 04 Apr 2020 SaturdayThe streets of Ecuador's western city of Guayaquil are deserted, with few residents in sight -- and a few dead, as bodies are being left in the streets of this overwhelmed place...
They return to work on foot to save job
08:13 PM, 04 Apr 2020 SaturdayThousands of garment workers, who went their home districts to enjoy vacation, have returned to the work on foot amid transport shutdown to save job. Though the operation of the public transport remained suspended, garment factories reopened on Saturday, leaving the workers into great trouble on return to work.
Govt plans to use launches as coronavirus isolation units
05:52 PM, 04 Apr 2020 SaturdayState Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday said all passenger launches have been made ready as isolation centres to fight against the novel coronavirus...
Broiler chicken prices dip to Tk 80 a kg in Satkhira
05:04 PM, 04 Apr 2020 SaturdayThe poultry farmers in Satkhira have been counting massive loss since the start of nationwide shutdown as they have to sell broiler chicken at Tk 80 per kg, and egg at Tk 45 a dozen. They sought government support soon for continuing the poultry business...
35 more Bangladeshis return home from India
03:58 PM, 04 Apr 2020 SaturdayThirty five more Bangladeshi nationals, who got stuck in West Bengal during the ongoing lockdown in India, returned home through Benapole check-post on Saturday morning under an special arrangement...
PM to unveil work plan on Sunday to overcome Covid-19 impact
02:45 PM, 04 Apr 2020 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will unveil a work plan on Sunday to overcome the possible economic impact on the country due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19)...
PRAN-RFL Group stands by the poor people
02:31 PM, 04 Apr 2020 SaturdayPRAN-RFL Group, one of the business conglomerates of Bangladesh has stood beside the helpless and poor people who have become affected by the lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak. The group is providing food items to the poor people in many parts of the country including the capital...
COVID-19: Govt extends transportation shutdown till Apr 11
02:09 PM, 04 Apr 2020 SaturdayThe government has extended the ongoing nationwide transportation shutdown for seven more days till April 11 to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus. The Road, Transport and Highways Division took the decision on Saturday...
Bangladesh to get $100m from WB to fight Covid-19
01:46 PM, 04 Apr 2020 SaturdayThe World Bank (WB) has approved a fast-track $100 million financing to help Bangladesh prevent, detect and respond to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic and strengthen its national systems for public health emergencies...
Coronavirus cases in Bangladesh rise to 70; 2 more die
12:41 PM, 04 Apr 2020 SaturdayTwo more people died from COVID-19 in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of death toll to 8. Besides nine more people have tested positive for the new coronavirus. With this, so far 70 people have been infected with the virus in the country...
Coronavirus: China mourns Covid-19 victims with 3-minute silence
12:04 PM, 04 Apr 2020 SaturdayChina has mourned the victims of the coronavirus outbreak by observing a three-minute silence, bringing the nation to a halt. A day of remembrance was declared in China on Saturday to honour the more than 3,300 people who died of Covid-19...
3 physicians among 18 quarantined in Ctg
11:47 AM, 04 Apr 2020 SaturdayA total of 18 people including three physicians of a private hospital have been put in quarantine after a 67-year-old man tested positive for the new coronavirus in Chattogram. Civil Surgeon of Chattogram Doctor Sheikh Fajle Rabbi confirmed the matter to Jago News...