Zimbabwe extends coronavirus lockdown

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa extended a coronavirus lockdown by two more weeks...

India extends lockdown by 2 weeks

India's nationwide coronavirus lockdown will be extended by two more weeks after May 4, the government said on Friday, noting significant gains from the six-week shutdown in India's fight to slow the spread of COVID-19...

India film industry could take 2 yrs to recover

India's film industry, purveyor of song-and-dance spectacles to millions, will take at least two years to recover financially from the coronavirus pandemic, which is threatening big-ticket projects, putting at risk tens of thousands of jobs...

Insects found in Teknaf not locusts: Ministry

The Ministry of Agriculture has said the grasshopper-like insects appeared in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf are not locusts, and urged people not to worry about this. Some worms like grasshopper were found invading trees in Lambari village a few days ago...

UAE provides medical aid to Bangladesh in fight against COVID-19

The United Arab Emirates has provided seven metric tonnes of medical supplies to Bangladesh to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19....

Two Rohingyas killed in 'gunfight'

Two Rohingya people were killed in a reported shootout with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar early Friday...

Coronavirus likely to last two years, report says

The coronavirus pandemic is likely to last as long as two years and won’t be controlled until about two-thirds of the world’s population is immune, a group of experts said in a report...

S Africa ends one of the world’s strictest lockdowns

South Africa said it would lift a nationwide lockdown on Friday, but continue to implement strict social distancing and face mask rules, as the nation, already under siege from H.I.V., prepares for a new threat from the seasonal flu...

571 new coronavirus cases, 2 more deaths

Bangladesh today confirmed 571 new coronavirus cases, raising the total number of such cases to 8,238. Apart from, the death toll from the virus has reached 170 as two more people died in the last 24 hours...

Cautionary signal no. two for inland river ports

River ports are asked to hoist cautionary signal number two as squally weather may occur over some regions of the country in the next few hours till 6 pm today...

Man dies with respiratory problem in Bagerhat

A man, who had been suffering from respiratory problem, died at his home at Singjor village of Morelganj upazila in Bagerhat on Thursday night...

10 RAB members among 17 infected with coronavirus in Keraniganj

Seventeen more people including 10 RAB members and four policemen were diagnosed with coronavirus in the last 24 hours till Thursday, raising the number of confirmed cases to 151 in Keraniganj, one of the hotspots of coronavirus infection...

One more cop dies from coronavirus

One more member of Bangladesh Police died from coronavirus on Friday morning. Nazer Uddin, 55, Sub Inspector of Special Branch of Police, breathed his last at Rajarbag Central Police Hospital in Dhaka around 8am. He was also suffering from asthma and hypertension...

Coronavirus: 7 million Afghan children risk hunger

More than seven million children in Afghanistan are at risk of hunger as food prices soar due to the coronavirus pandemic, a report warns. A Save the Children spokesman said the country faced a "perfect storm of hunger, disease and death" unless the international community took action...

Trump says evidence ties China lab to virus, threatens tariffs

US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened China with fresh tariffs as he stepped up his attacks on Beijing over the coronavirus crisis, saying he had seen evidence linking a Wuhan lab to the contagion...

Half of US states easing coronavirus restrictions as jobless numbers grow

The White House let its 2-week-old economic reopening guidelines expire on Thursday as half of all U.S. states forged ahead with their own strategies for easing restrictions on restaurants, retail and other businesses shuttered by the coronavirus crisis...

Russian PM tests positive for Coronavirus

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has gone to hospital after he was diagnosed with coronavirus...

Historic May Day today

The historic May Day is being observed in the country and elsewhere across the world with due respect. The day is being observed across the globe since 1886 commemorating the supreme sacrifices of the workers at Hay Market...

PSG crowned Ligue 1 champions

Decision in principle to reopen DSE

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) board of directors has taken decision in principle to reopen the trading activities from May 10...