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Coronavirus: Overseas returnees asked to contact police
02:23 PM, 24 Mar 2020 TuesdayPeople who have returned from abroad since March 1 and staying at addresses different than the ones in their passports have been asked to contact nearby police stations. All returnees must inform police about their current locations and provide mobile phone numbers, a notification from the Police Headquarters said...
Public transport shut down from Mar 26 to Apr 4
01:10 PM, 24 Mar 2020 TuesdayThe government has decided to shut down public transport from March 26 to April 4 across the country to stop spread of coronavirus. Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said this in a video massage on Tuesday. The Ministry of Road, Transport and Bridges confirmed this in a statement...
Army deployed in all districts
12:22 PM, 24 Mar 2020 TuesdayMembers of the army have been deployed in all districts to combat coronavirus or COVID-19. Inter Service Public Relation Directorate (ISPR) said in a statement on Tuesday. They will work in combating COVID-19 nationwide by enforcing social distancing and other cautionary measures in coordination with civil administration...
Coronavirus cases in India: Confirmed COVID-19 cases rise to 498
12:09 PM, 24 Mar 2020 TuesdayThe Union health ministry on March 24 reported that 498 active coronavirus positive cases have been reported in India, so far and thousands of people who have come in contact with them are under surveillance. Of this, 41 are foreign nationals...
UK locks down 66 million people to slow spread of coronavirus
11:49 AM, 24 Mar 2020 TuesdayBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered people to stay at home to try to halt the spread of coronavirus, closing alll but essential shops, and warning that those who do not follow the rules will face fines...
Coronavirus: Global death toll rises to 16,558
11:23 AM, 24 Mar 2020 TuesdayThe death toll from the coronavirus or COVID-19 has reached 16,558 globally on Tuesday. It has so far infected 381,744 people around the world, according to worldometers. Of them, 262,757 are currently being treated with 12,062 being in serious or critical condition...
Coronavirus: Bangladesh shuts train services
11:07 AM, 24 Mar 2020 TuesdayThe government shut down all local, mail and commuter train services from Tuesday to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Railway Director General Shamsuzzaman told UNB that the decision was taken at the highest level of the government...
PRAN-RFL Group gives surgical masks and hand sanitizers to 3 hospitals
06:24 PM, 23 Mar 2020 MondayPRAN-RFL Group, one of the largest business conglomerate of the country, on Monday gave surgical masks and hand sanitizers to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Sir Salimullah College Mitford Hospital and Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital for the protection of the physicians...
Army to be deployed from Tuesday
05:47 PM, 23 Mar 2020 MondayMembers of the army will be deployed across the country from Tuesday to help fight the coronavirus. Cabinet Secretary Khandakar Anwarul Islam said this at an emergency press conference held at the Secretariat on Monday afternoon...
Govt declares general holiday from Mar 29 to Apr 2
05:14 PM, 23 Mar 2020 MondayThe government has declared general holiday from March 29 to April 2 to stop spread of coronavirus. Cabinet Secretary Khandakar Anwarul Islam said this at an emergency press conference held at the Secretariat on Monday afternoon...
Bangladesh confirms 3rd coronavirus death
04:17 PM, 23 Mar 2020 MondayBangladesh on Monday reported its third death from coronavirus and identification of six new patients, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 33. Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) Director Prof Meerjady Sabrina Flora announced this at a press briefing through online...
BB allows $500,000 advance payment to import corona-related medical goods
03:16 PM, 23 Mar 2020 MondayBangladesh Bank (BB) has taken a decision to allow advance payment up to US$ 500,000 or equivalent other foreign currency in importing of coronavirus related lifesaving drugs, medical kits or equipment and other essential medical items...
500-member committee formed to fight coronavirus: Quader
03:05 PM, 23 Mar 2020 MondayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said a 500-member committee has been formed to tackle the coronavirus situation in the country. The committee has been formed with prominent doctors of Bangladesh Medical Association following a directive by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
Coronavirus: Harvey Weinstein tests positive
02:42 PM, 23 Mar 2020 MondayFormer Hollywood producer and convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for coronavirus while in prison...
PM to address nation on March 25
12:55 PM, 23 Mar 2020 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation on March 25 over the current situation of coronavirus in the country. Awami League General Secretary and also Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said this at a press conference on contemporary issues at his office at the Secretariat on Monday...
Italy-returned man dies in Bhairab
12:10 PM, 23 Mar 2020 MondayAn expatriate, who returned from Italy, has died at a hospital in Bhairab upazila of Kishoreganj. Abdul Khalek, 60, who returned to Bangladesh on January 28, died at a private hospital named “Doctors Chamber” around 11pm on Sunday...
Coronavirus: Global death toll rises to 14,689
11:42 AM, 23 Mar 2020 MondayThe death toll from the coronavirus or COVID-19 has reached 14,689 globally on Monday. It has so far infected 339,009 people around the world, according to worldometers. Of them, 225,309 are currently being treated with 10,553 being in serious or critical condition...
Iraq imposes nation-wide lockdown to contain coronavirus
09:43 PM, 22 Mar 2020 SundayIraq on Sunday imposed a total nationwide lockdown until March 28 to fight the novel coronavirus, as the number of cases grew and the death toll climbed to 20...
Coronavirus: Kuwait imposes nationwide curfew
08:53 PM, 22 Mar 2020 SundayKuwait announced it was imposing a nationwide 11-hour curfew from 5pm to 4am starting Sunday until further notice, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. The drastic measure comes as part of the country’s efforts to combat the spread of the coronavirus...
Clothing shops to remain closed from March 25 to 31
08:31 PM, 22 Mar 2020 SundayClothing shops including supermarkets will remain closed across the country from March 25 to 31 to stop spread of coronavirus. Drug stores and essential commodity markets will remain open during this time. Shops’ owners association took the decision on Sunday evening...