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Don't send us unarmed into battle against virus, nurses plead
10:47 AM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayNurses in Bangladesh are worried of being traumatised in some cases as most hospitals are not in a position to provide them with the personal protective equipment (PPE) they require to look after patients of a highly contagious disease such as COVID-19...
US death toll overtakes Italy as world's highest
08:45 AM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayThe United States now has now overtaken Italy to have the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world...
Bangabandhu’s killer Majed finally hanged
08:24 AM, 12 Apr 2020 SundayCapt (dismissed) Abdul Majed, one of the convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was finally hanged early Sunday. After long 45 years into the assassination of Bangabandhu, Majed was hanged at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj at 12:01am...
Coronavirus: India to extend nationwide lockdown
10:08 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayIndia has decided to extend a strict nationwide lockdown imposed last month to stop the spread of the coronavirus, a top official says...
Bangladesh extends flight suspension till April 30
09:00 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayBangladesh today extended ongoing ban on flight operation till April 30 to and from all European countries and the nations that restricted the entry of Bangladeshis...
Majed may be hanged anytime
08:21 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayAbdul Majed, a sacked army captain and one of the convicted killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman may be hanged anytime. All preparations were completed to hang the killer on Saturday afternoon. The scaffold of the Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj has been fully prepared...
Court holiday extended until Apr 23
06:42 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayThe Supreme Court (SC) has extended the holiday for courts until April 23. The SC issued a notification in this regard on Saturday. Spokesperson of the SC and Special Officer of the High Court Barrister Mohammad Saifur Rahman confirmed the matter to Jago News...
Hasan urges TV channel owners to ensure journalists’ health safety
05:58 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayInformation Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today urged the owners of private television channels to ensure health safety of broadcast journalists and pay their salaries and arrears...
Muslim countries’ envoys donate 6 tonnes food for destitute
05:29 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayEnvoys of Muslim countries stationed here today donated six tonnes of food by their personal capacities for the destitute here to lessen their sufferings amid the lockdown in the wake of deadly COVID-19 pandemic...
Govt extends public transport ban till April 25
05:02 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayThe government has extended the ongoing ban on public transports on roads till April 25 in line with the extended nationwide general holidays to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. The Road Transport and Highways Division in a press release confirmed this on Sunday...
28th span of Padma Bridge installed making 4,200 metres visible
04:21 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayThe 28th span of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge was installed at Zazira point in Shariatpur today, making 4.2-km out of the total 6.15-km bridge visible...
Coronavirus: PM’s videoconference with 2 divisions on Sunday
03:50 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a videoconference on Sunday with the public representatives and officials of 16 districts of Khulna and Barishal divisions on the present coronavirus situation in the country...
Italy to remain in lockdown until at least May 3
03:21 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayItaly will remain in full lockdown until May 3 to stem the tide of new coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Friday. "If we gave up now, we would put all the positive results achieved so far at stake and restart with a new rise in the death toll," Conte said...
Bangladesh coronavirus cases, deaths fall
02:47 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayBangladesh on Saturday recorded three more deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the country's tally to 30, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid MaliK. The number of confirmed cases of the virus, officially known as COVID-19, stood at 482 in the country, with new ones 58...
Four journalists catch coronavirus in Bangladesh
02:37 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayFour journalists have, so far, contracted the novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, in Bangladesh, prompting the authorities concerned to send other 100 ones to home-quarantine...
Virus fears spark xenophobia in China
01:10 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayThe African community in Guangzhou is on edge after widespread accounts were shared on social media of people being left homeless this week, as China's warnings against imported coronavirus cases stoke anti-foreigner sentiment...
Coronavirus: Hajj agencies fear Tk 6,125cr losses
12:12 PM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayThe hajj agencies in Bangladesh fear massive losses as Saudi Arabia suspended umrah pilgrimage, and there is possibility that the upcoming hajj could be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic...
Bangladeshis employed in ME won't lose jobs for late return: Shahriar
10:49 AM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayBangladeshi nationals, employed in Middle Eastern (ME) countries and now on vacation at home, will not lose their jobs for late joining to their respective job stations under the current situation, says the government...
US coronavirus death toll surpasses 2,000 a day
09:20 AM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayNew coronavirus deaths in the United States surpassed 2,000 on Friday, the highest daily tally to date. The total confirmed dead from the virus in the US is now 18,586, putting it on the heels of Italy, which at 18,849 has experienced more deaths than any nation on earth...
'Deadly resurgence' if curbs lifted too early, WHO warns
08:38 AM, 11 Apr 2020 SaturdayLifting coronavirus lockdown measures too early could spark a "deadly resurgence" in infections, the World Health Organization chief has warned. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said countries should be cautious about easing restrictions, even as some struggle with the economic impact...