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Corona survivor journalist Apu shares his story of beating the virus
03:52 PM, 15 May 2020 FridayJournalist Ashiqur Rahman Apu is one of the coronavirus survivors who feels lucky to beat the virus and come out even stronger encouraging others to know how did he manage everything receiving treatment at home...
Bangladesh coronavirus cases exceed 20,000
02:42 PM, 15 May 2020 FridayThe novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Bangladesh passed 20,000 and deaths from the disease neared 300. Total infections stood at 20,065 after the country on Friday recorded 1,202 new cases, the highest single-day spike...
Dr Anisuzzaman buried at Azimpur Graveyard
12:08 PM, 15 May 2020 FridayNational Professor Dr Anisuzzaman has been laid to rest at Azimpur Graveyard in Dhaka on Friday morning. Volunteers of Al-Markazul Islami, an organisation that has been performing funeral rituals for the patients who die from COVID-19, conduct his last rites...
COVID-19 Vaccine: Govts urged to make it free of charge to all once developed
11:24 AM, 15 May 2020 FridayA petition from global leaders has been initiated requesting governments across the world that when a successful COVID-19 vaccine is developed, it be made available free of charge to all...
100 deaths in 24-hr: India’s coronavirus tally tops 81,000
10:52 AM, 15 May 2020 FridayHundred deaths and more than 3,967 cases of the novel coronavirus were recorded in India in the last 24 hours, ending Friday morning...
US faces ‘darkest winter’ if pandemic planning falters: Whistleblower
09:19 AM, 15 May 2020 FridayA whistleblower who says he was removed from his government post for raising concerns about coronavirus preparedness told a congressional hearing on Thursday that the United States could face...
247 stranded Bangladeshis to return home from USA Sunday
09:11 AM, 15 May 2020 FridayA special flight with 247 Bangladesh citizens, stranded in the USA amid coronavirus pandemic, will arrive here early Sunday...
Global coronavirus death toll exceeds 3 lakh
08:48 AM, 15 May 2020 FridayGlobal coronavirus deaths passed 300,000 on Thursday as infections approached 4.5 million, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States responsible for more than a quarter of all fatalities.
Coronavirus cases confirmed in Rohingya camps
09:49 PM, 14 May 2020 ThursdayThe first two positive cases of Covid-19 were identified in the Rohingya camps in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Thursday...
'Lockdowns are "path to failure"'
09:29 PM, 14 May 2020 ThursdayBrazil's president Jair Bolsonaro warned that more restrictive social isolation measures would break the country and said there wouldn’t be enough money to pay public sector workers...
Eid Jamaat in mosque; no hugging after prayers
08:59 PM, 14 May 2020 ThursdayThe government has urged the Muslims to say prayers of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr inside nearby mosque instead of eidgah, and avoid hugging each other to help it limit the coronavirus' spread...
Mouthwash could protect against COVID-19
08:02 PM, 14 May 2020 ThursdayMouthwash has the potential to protect against COVID-19 infection by killing the coronavirus before it can infect human cells, according to a new report...
US unemployment claims rise to 36.5 million
07:53 PM, 14 May 2020 ThursdayAnother 2.98 million Americans sought unemployment benefits last week as the economic toll from the coronavirus continued to mount...
National Professor Dr Anisuzzaman dies
07:41 PM, 14 May 2020 ThursdayNational Professor Dr Anisuzzaman died of old age complications at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka on Thursday. He was 83. He breathed his last at the hospital around 4:55 pm, said sources at the Prime Minister’s Office...
Over 100 journos contract coronavirus in Bangladesh
04:34 PM, 14 May 2020 ThursdayThe media workers in Bangladesh like elsewhere in the globe are being infected with the coronavirus significantly as they have to continue professional duties amid the disease' fast outbreak....
76% UK firms apply for COVID-19 job retention scheme
03:45 PM, 14 May 2020 ThursdayMore than three-quarters of companies in Britain which took part in a survey by the country’s official statistics office have applied for the government’s emergency job retention scheme to help them through the coronavirus lockdown...
WTO head expected to resign early: source
03:33 PM, 14 May 2020 ThursdayThe head of the World Trade Organization is expected to step down earlier than planned, a Geneva-based source said, and has summoned a virtual meeting to inform national members on Thursday afternoon...
1041 coronavirus cases detected in 24-hr; 14 new deaths
02:41 PM, 14 May 2020 ThursdayThe death from novel coronavirus has reached 283 as 14 more died in the last 24 hours in the country. Of them, 11 are male and three are female. Besides, 1,041 more cases have been detected, taking the total number to 18,863...
Financial aid for all mosques, 7,000 more Qawmi Madrasas before Eid: PM
01:49 PM, 14 May 2020 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said financial assistance will be provided to all mosques and another 7,000 Qwami Madrasas across the country before the Eid-ul Fitr...
Govt extends general holidays till May 30
01:27 PM, 14 May 2020 ThursdayThe government has extended the ongoing general holidays till May 30 to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. The ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification on Thursday...