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No coronavirus patient in Bangladesh: IEDCR
02:26 PM, 14 Mar 2020 SaturdayWith the last of the coronavirus patients testing negative, no one in Bangladesh is currently infected with COVID-19, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) said Saturday...
None of 142 Italy returnees catch coronavirus
12:38 PM, 14 Mar 2020 SaturdayNone of 142 people, who returned from Italy on Saturday morning, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). But they all will have to stay in home-quarantine for 14 days as cautionary measures...
Coronavirus reported in 49 US states
12:06 PM, 14 Mar 2020 SaturdayThe deadly epidemic, novel coronavirus, has been detected in 49 US states out of 50, making West Virginia the only state yet to report a case...
France reports 800 new cases in a day
11:43 AM, 14 Mar 2020 SaturdayThe number of coronavirus cases in France jumped by 800 from Thursday to Friday, French Health Minister Olivier Veran said at a news conference...
Philippines President tests negative for coronavirus
11:37 AM, 14 Mar 2020 SaturdayPhilippines President Rodrigo Duterte has tested negative for the novel coronavirus, according to a Facebook post today by aide Bong Go...
Another British-Bangladeshi dies from coronavirus
10:08 AM, 14 Mar 2020 SaturdayAnother British national of Bangladeshi origin has died from the novel coronavirus in the United Kingdom (UK)...
Bangladeshi infected with coronavirus in Saudi
09:41 AM, 14 Mar 2020 SaturdayA Bangladeshi migrant is among 24 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...
India reports its second COVID-19 death
08:48 AM, 14 Mar 2020 SaturdayWith the second death and more than 80 positive cases of COVID-19, India has launched a containment lockdown, according to experts, with several States closing schools, colleges and theatres and cancelling public events...
Trump declares emergency as coronavirus chaos spreads
08:17 AM, 14 Mar 2020 SaturdayPresident Donald Trump declared a US national emergency over the quickly spreading coronavirus on Friday, opening the door to more government aid to combat a pathogen...
Traffickers behind Aylan death get 125 yrs jail
08:12 AM, 14 Mar 2020 SaturdayThree organizers of the human trafficking ring which led to the death of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi, in a case which made headlines worldwide, were sentenced in Turkey Friday to 125 years in prison each...
Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board
08:05 AM, 14 Mar 2020 SaturdayMicrosoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates, who made the company one of the world's most valuable technology firms, stepped down from the board on Friday to focus on philanthropic works related to global health, education and climate change...
8 Bangladeshis catch coronavirus in Spain
06:16 PM, 13 Mar 2020 FridayEight Bangladeshi nationals have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the Spanish capital of Madrid. Among the infected, two are in critical situation, and they were kept in the Incentive Care Unit (ICU) of a hospital where the all are undergoing treatment...
Coronavirus 'could cost millions of tourism jobs'
06:01 PM, 13 Mar 2020 FridayThe World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) says up to 50 million jobs could be lost because of the pandemic. The news comes after thousands of international flights were cancelled and some insurance firms suspended travel cover for new customers...
Everything you need to know about COVID-19
05:10 PM, 13 Mar 2020 FridayHere is everything you need to know about COVID-19...
Relief for consumers as onion prices substantially fall
04:17 PM, 13 Mar 2020 FridaySignificant decrease in the prices of onion after India lifted ban on onion export to Bangladesh brought a relief for the consumers...
Australia minister tests positive for coronavirus
02:57 PM, 13 Mar 2020 FridayA senior member of the Australian government, home affairs minister Peter Dutton, has tested positive for coronavirus, he said on Friday...
Coronavirus poses a new challenge to Trump’s re-election bid
02:41 PM, 13 Mar 2020 FridayWhen people begin to hurt financially, it will hurt the Trump politically, an analyst said...
Saudi Arabia expands travel ban to 39 states including EU
02:33 PM, 13 Mar 2020 FridaySaudi Arabia temporarily suspended on Thursday the travel of its citizens and residents to 39 countries including 27 European Union states amid a jump in the number of coronavirus cases from 21 to 45 with reporting of 24 new cases, including 21 in Makkah...
2 coronavirus patients recovered, one sent home: IEDCR
01:04 PM, 13 Mar 2020 FridayTwo of the coronavirus infected patients have recovered completely while one of them has returned home, said Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) Director Prof Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora on Friday...
US Soccer chief resigns amid gender equity dispute
12:50 PM, 13 Mar 2020 FridayUS Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro resigned on Thursday as the federation was slammed by superstar Megan Rapinoe for "blatant sexism" in its latest response to a gender discrimination lawsuit by the US women's team...