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Trump's friend dies of coronavirus
01:26 PM, 13 Apr 2020 MondayStanley Chera, the prominent New York City real estate developer and Republican donor who co-founded Crown Acquisitions, has died of complications related to Covid-19...
Seven factory workers catch coronavirus
12:44 PM, 13 Apr 2020 MondaySeven workers of a factory in Gazipur's Kapasia upazila have been infected with the novel coronavirus...
Six-year-old dies from coronavirus in Ctg
10:15 AM, 13 Apr 2020 MondayA six-year-old child died of complications related to COVID-19, official name of novel coronavirus, at Chattogram General Hospital in Chattogram early Monday...
Modi’s India isn’t prepared for coronavirus
09:54 AM, 13 Apr 2020 MondayNew Delhi’s lockdown has stalled the spread of the pandemic but a lack of planning has led to hunger, uncertainty, and panic...
Top oil producers agree 'historic' cuts due to coronavirus crisis
09:24 AM, 13 Apr 2020 MondayTop oil-producing countries agreed on "historic" output cuts to prop up prices hammered by the coronavirus crisis and a Russia-Saudi price war, sending crude prices soaring on Monday...
Coronavirus cases top 1.8 million globally
08:35 AM, 13 Apr 2020 MondayThe novel coronavirus has infected more than 1.84 million people and killed at least 114,000 worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. Total recovery from the deadly virus, officially known as COVID-19, stood at 423,554...
COVID-19: The Planet turned into an experimental lab and human became the testing subjects
09:58 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundaySpread of COVID-19 infection turned the world into a human laboratory. I know you don’t want to be part of this experiment but you like to hear about the results of an ongoing experiment around the globe...
Sunamganj goes under lockdown
09:05 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayThe district administration here on Sunday put the district under lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus...
11 Bangladeshi expats die in 24 hours in US
08:24 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayA total of 11 Bangladeshi expatriates died from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours in the United States. Of them, 10 died in New York. With this, so far 122 Bangladeshis died and more than 300 have been infected with the deadly contagious virus...
British PM Johnson discharged from hospital
07:02 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged from a London hospital and will continue his recovery from COVID-19 at his country residence of Chequers, his office said on Sunday...
BTV goes on air in Middle East, N Africa via Bangabandhu satellite
06:21 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayState-owned Bangladesh Television (BTV) has started broadcasting in Middle Eastern and North African countries to meet the special interest of local viewers, especially expatriate Bangladeshis, using Bangabandhu satellite...
Taliban set to release 20 Afghan government prisoners
05:56 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayThe Taliban is set to release 20 Afghan government prisoners in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar - the first handover by the armed group since the beginning of a peace process...
Coronavirus cases top 8000 in India; 34 deaths in 24 hours
05:26 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayTotal number of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in India climbed to 8,356, with 909 fresh cases and 34 new deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the data published by the health ministry on Sunday...
Relief plunderers wouldn’t be spared: PM
04:11 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the plunderers of relief goods meant for mitigating the hardship of the needy people arising out of the coronavirus outbreak would not be spared...
Saudi Arabia extends coronavirus curfew indefinitely
03:34 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundaySaudi Arabia’s King Salman extended a nationwide curfew until further notice due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the interior ministry said on Sunday, after the kingdom reported more than 300 new infections on each of the last four days...
139 more contract coronavirus in Bangladesh
02:47 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayBangladesh on Sunday reported 139 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country's tally to 621. However, death toll stood at 34 after four more people died from the virus, officially known as COVID-19...
RMG workers defy lockdown to stage demo
01:15 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayThe ready-made garments workers have defied the ongoing lockdown in Gazipur to stage demonstration, demanding salary arrears of two months. The workers of East West Group, and New Way Fashion Ltd at Signboard and Vogra Bypass areas in Gazipur city blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway around 9am...
Bangladesh must bolster COVID-19 action to protect people, revive economy: WB
12:59 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayBangladesh and other South Asian countries must ramp up action to curb the health emergency, protect their people, especially the poorest and most vulnerable, and set the stage now for fast economic recovery...
Thousands lose last hope of having a baby as lockdown closes IVF clinics
12:42 PM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayThousands of couples may have missed their last chance of conceiving via IVF as fertility clinics shut their doors to patients on Wednesday. Some women who are only just young enough to be eligible for treatment will be too old in a few months’ time...
Tk 5,000cr stimulus package for agriculture sector
11:32 AM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday announced Tk 5,000cr special stimulus package for agriculture sector to fight the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The farmers who have been hit hard by the deadly virus can take loan from the package at five percent interest rate...