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Coronavirus: UK Health minister Dorries tests positive
08:42 AM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayHealth minister and Conservative MP Nadine Dorries says she has been diagnosed with coronavirus. Ms Dorries, the first MP to test positive, said she had taken all the advised precautions after finding out, and had been self-isolating at home...
Italian daily coronavirus deaths jump 36% to 631
08:24 AM, 11 Mar 2020 WednesdayThe death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has jumped by 168 to 631, an increase of 36%, the Civil Protection Agency said on Tuesday, the largest rise in absolute numbers since the contagion came to light on Feb. 21. The total number of cases in Italy, the European country hardest hit by the virus...
ECNEC approves Matarbari Port Dev Project with Tk 17,777cr
05:40 PM, 10 Mar 2020 TuesdayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a total of nine projects involving Taka 24,113.27 crore including Matarbari Port Development Project with Taka 17,777.16 crore in a bid to enhance the cargo handling capacity of the country...
All foreign invitees informed about Mujib Year rearrangements
04:50 PM, 10 Mar 2020 TuesdayForeign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said Dhaka has conveyed foreign dignitaries, who are scheduled to join the opening of the Mujib Year celebrations, about the revised plan for its inauguration in view of the coronavirus detection in the country...
Coronavirus: Kuwait shuts cinema, theatres, wedding halls
04:18 PM, 10 Mar 2020 TuesdayKuwaiti authorities have announced the closure of cinemas, theatres, wedding halls and meeting rooms at hotels until further notice, the latest in a series of precautionary steps aimed at preventing the spread of the new coronavirus in the country...
3 coronavirus patients in stable condition: IEDCR
03:06 PM, 10 Mar 2020 TuesdayThe Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) Director Prof Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora on Tuesday said the condition of three patients diagnosed with COVID-19 is stable. At a regular press briefing at IEDCR, Mohakhali, she said eight people are currently quarantined...
Coronavirus symptoms usually take 5 days to appear, study says
02:46 PM, 10 Mar 2020 TuesdayPeople infected by the novel coronavirus tend to develop symptoms about five days after exposure, and almost always within two weeks, according to a study released Monday...
3,900 metres of the bridge becomes visible
02:02 PM, 10 Mar 2020 TuesdayAbout 3,900 metres of the much-hyped Padma Bridge became visible after the installation of the 26th span on Tuesday morning...
Nearly 200 North Korea soldiers ‘die from coronavirus’
12:59 PM, 10 Mar 2020 TuesdayHundreds of North Korean soldiers have reportedly died from the coronavirus - and thousands of others are being quarantined. But the secretive nation's leaders are sticking to the official narrative that the global epidemic has not reached them...
HC declares “Joy Bangla” as national slogan
12:47 PM, 10 Mar 2020 TuesdayThe High Court (HC) has declared “Joy Bangla” as the national slogan of Bangladesh. A bench of Justice F R M Nazmul Ahsan and Justice K M Kamrul Quader passed the order after hearing rule on Tuesday. The court has directed the state using the slogan at the beginning and end of every state programmes...
Xi Jinping makes first visit to Wuhan since outbreak began
12:27 PM, 10 Mar 2020 TuesdayChinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Wuhan - epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak - on Tuesday morning, as the number of new infections in mainland China continued its downward trend on Monday, with just 19 cases of Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus...
Coronavirus death toll passes 4,000 worldwide
11:58 AM, 10 Mar 2020 TuesdayMore than 4,000 people have now died globally from the coronavirus, as it continues spreading around the world. Most of these cases and deaths are still in mainland China -- but the situation there appears to be stabilizing, with only 19 new cases on Monday...
Birth centenary progs rescheduled in public interest: PM
10:02 PM, 09 Mar 2020 Monday"We think it’s our responsibility and duty to look after the safety and health of the country's people," she said while delivering her introductory speech at a meeting of the Awami League Central Working Committee at her official residence Ganobhaban...
Tigers take 1-0 lead outplaying Zimbabwe by 48 runs
09:55 PM, 09 Mar 2020 MondayRiding on the fiery batting efforts by Liton Das and Soumya Sarkar, the high-flying Tigers outplayed Zimbabwe by 48 runs in the first match of the two-match T20I series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday...
Pakistani man sues ex-wife over coronavirus accusation
08:00 PM, 09 Mar 2020 MondayA man in Multan, Pakistan, has served his ex-wife with a legal notice for damages worth more than $60,000 for wrongly accusing him of being infected with coronavirus...
Two more Bangladeshis catch coronavirus in UAE
06:17 PM, 09 Mar 2020 MondayTwo more Bangladeshi nationals have been infected with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said the country's Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP)...
No panic, avoid mass gathering: PM urges people
05:50 PM, 09 Mar 2020 MondayIn the wake of detection of the first coronavirus cases in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the people of the country not to panic and avoid any mass gathering. Sheikh Hasina made the call while talking about coronavirus at the weekly Cabinet meeting held at her office with the PM in the chair...
Modi's Bangladesh trip cancelled
05:12 PM, 09 Mar 2020 MondayIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was expected to visit Dhaka next week, has cancelled his trip amid a surging threat of coronavirus in South Asia, quoting informed sources, ANI reports on Monday...
Hand sanitizers disappear from markets
04:37 PM, 09 Mar 2020 MondayAfter the news of coronavirus cases in Bangladesh broke, demand of face masks and hand sanitizers has soared and these started to disappear from the wholesale markets in city. Visiting several city wholesale markets, this reporter did found no hand sanitizer there...
Hand sanitizer sold out? Here's how to make your own
03:27 PM, 09 Mar 2020 MondayWith concerns about COVID-19 running high, supplies of hand sanitizer at local stores may start to run low. If they run out, is it safe to make your own, and will DIY hand sanitizer protect you against coronavirus infection?...