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Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 9 wickets
09:51 PM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayHosts Bangladesh completed a clean sweep in the two-match T20 home series outplaying Zimbabwe by nine wickets on Wednesday. Tigers have maintained their all-win record against Zimbabwe beating the tourist by 48 runs in the first T20I after their convincing wins in the one off-Test and three-match ODI series...
Turkey confirms first case of coronavirus
09:15 PM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayTurkey announced its first case of the novel coronavirus early Wednesday while stressing that all precautionary measures were being taken...
Coronavirus: Mujib Borsho cricket matches, concert postponed
08:40 PM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayThe T20I series between World XI and Asia XI on the occasion of the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has been postponed as a precautionary step to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19)...
DGDA fixes mask's highest retail price
07:29 PM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayThe Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) has fixed the highest retail price of surgical face mask Tk 30 as some dishonest traders were selling the item in higher prices taking the virus panic...
70% of Germany could get infected" Markel
06:48 PM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel said that authorities believed 60-70% of the population would eventually get infected by the novel coronavirus...
Modi to join Bangabandhu’s birth centenary celebrations online
06:16 PM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join the birth centenary celebrations of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 17 next through videoconferencing...
Australia to visit Bangladesh in June for 2 Tests
06:12 PM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayAfter several changes in schedule, Australia are finally visiting Bangladesh for a two-match Test series this June. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) revealed the schedule on Wednesday...
32 countries shut schools to avoid coronavirus risk
05:40 PM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayA record number of children and youth are not attending school or university because of temporary or indefinite closures mandated by governments in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19...
34 returnees from abroad quarantined in Bhairab
04:37 PM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayAs many as 34 people, who returned from different coronavirus-affected countries, have been quarantined at their homes in Bhairab upazila of Kishoreganj as a precautionary measure to contain spread of the deadly virus...
Indonesia reports its first death linked to COVID-19
03:51 PM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayA foreign patient has become the first person with COVID-19 to die in Indonesia, a health ministry official said on Wednesday, adding that it is unclear if the virus had caused her death...
Belgium reports first death from Covid-19
03:45 PM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayBelgium has recorded its first death as a result of Covid-19...
DR Congo announces first coronavirus case
03:35 PM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayHealth authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the country in the capital, Kinsasha....
Papia, her husband on 15-day remand
02:20 PM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayJubo Mohila League’s suspended leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon have been placed on 15-day remand each in three cases...
Two coronavirus patients make recovery, says IEDCR
01:32 PM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayIt is good news indeed! Two of the three patients diagnosed with Covid-19 have recovered from the disease, said the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) on Wednesday.
Myanmar’s parliament blocks bid by Suu Kyi party to reduce army power
12:56 PM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayIn the first day of voting on a series of proposed constitutional amendments, lawmakers vetoed changes backed by the ruling party that would have altered the 2008 charter drafted by the former ruling military junta...
PM to inaugurate country’s first expressway on Thursday
11:44 AM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayThe country’s first-ever expressway from Dhaka to Faridpur’s Bhanga upazila will be opened to public on Thursday...
Second patient cured of HIV, say doctors
11:18 AM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayA man from London has become the second person in the world to be cured of HIV, doctors say. Adam Castillejo is still free of the virus more than 30 months after stopping anti-retroviral therapy...
Fire at Rupnagar slum under control
10:38 AM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayA devastating fire that broke out at a slum in Mirpur’s Rupnagar area has been brought under control. On information, 25 firefighting units rushed to the spot and doused the flame for around 2.5 hours...
Sacked for reporting suspected coronavirus case, claims Kerala doctor
10:28 AM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayA doctor in Kerala on Tuesday alleged that she was sacked by the management of the private clinic she was working with for informing authorities about a non-resident Indian (NRI) patient who reportedly declined to undergo the mandatory check for coronavirus...
Panama confirms first death from coronavirus
09:48 AM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayPanama confirmed its first death from the novel coronavirus Tuesday, the first in Central America. The number of people diagnosed with the virus his risen to eight, Health Minister Rosario Turner said at a press conference in Panama City...