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Coronavirus: Global death toll passes 21,000
11:55 AM, 26 Mar 2020 ThursdayThe death toll from the coronavirus or COVID-19 has jumped to 21,283 globally as of Thursday. It has so far infected 471,053 people around the world, according to worldometer. Of them, 335,534 are currently being treated with 14,972 being in serious or critical condition...
Bangladesh’s 50th Independence Day today
11:50 AM, 26 Mar 2020 ThursdayBangladesh is observing its 50th Independence Day today (Thursday). But this year, the government cancelled all programmes of the day as the country is fighting to contain the transmission of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Hajj registration extended to Apr 8
08:55 PM, 25 Mar 2020 WednesdayThe government has extended the date of hajj registration until April 8 this year considering the outbreak of coronavirus or COVID-19 across the globe...
Malaysia's movement restrictions extended to April 14
08:50 PM, 25 Mar 2020 WednesdayMalaysia's nationwide movement restrictions to stem the spread of the coronavirus have been extended from March 31 to April 14, as infections have not been reduced...
Turkey seeks life sentence for Khashoggi's murder
08:35 PM, 25 Mar 2020 WednesdayTurkish prosecutors on Wednesday sought aggravated life sentences for 18 accused in the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul...
Saudi tightens coronavirus curfew
08:29 PM, 25 Mar 2020 WednesdaySaudi Arabia reported its second coronavirus death and tightened a nationwide curfew, barring entry to and exit from the capital Riyadh and the holy cities of Mecca and Medina as well as movement between all provinces from Wednesday...
Govt is ready to tackle any ‘tough situation’ for coronavirus: PM
08:11 PM, 25 Mar 2020 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said her government was prepared to tackle any “tough situation” in view of the global coronavirus pandemic and simultaneously expressed her firm determination to win the war against the deadly virus...
Khaleda’s home-help Fatema also comes out of prison cell
07:54 PM, 25 Mar 2020 WednesdayWith the release of Khaleda Zia, her home-help Fatema Begum who had accompanied the BNP chief voluntarily, also came out of the BSMMU prison cell jail on Wednesday, after over 25 months...
Gunmen in Afghanistan kill 25 at Sikh complex
07:34 PM, 25 Mar 2020 WednesdayGunmen and suicide bombers raided a Sikh religious complex in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday, killing 25 people before security forces killed all of the attackers, the government said...
Hospitals mandatorily to treat coronavirus patients
06:43 PM, 25 Mar 2020 WednesdayThe Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has directed all government, and private hospitals to treat mandatorily coronavirus patients. Besides, the hospitals have also been instructed to send the virus patient to the doctor wearing personal protection equipment (PPE)...
Prince Charles tests positive for COVID-19
05:07 PM, 25 Mar 2020 WednesdayPrince Charles has tested positive for coronavirus. Clarence House confirmed that the 71-year-old royal had been diagnosed with the COVID-19 disease in a statement released this morning...
Khaleda walks free from jail after 775 days
04:27 PM, 25 Mar 2020 WednesdayAfter a long 775-day, BNP chief Begum Khaleda Zia on Wednesday got release from prison conditionally. Imprisoned Khaleda Zia had been undergone treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) from where she was released. Now the former Bangladesh prime minister is being to her Gulshan residence 'Firoza'...
Italy threatens up to 5yrs jail for violating quarantine
03:53 PM, 25 Mar 2020 WednesdayItaly has announced strict new punishments to try and clamp down on the spread of the coronavirus in the country, including possible jail time for people who have the virus and violate quarantine...
India's coronavirus tally rises to 586
03:35 PM, 25 Mar 2020 WednesdayIndia has 586 confirmed cases of COVID-19, of which 532 are active, according to data from the Health Ministry and State government. The death toll stands at 11, with Tamil Nadu registering its first death on Wednesday...
All procedures completed to free Khaleda from jai shortly: Home Minister
03:11 PM, 25 Mar 2020 WednesdayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to be released...
New Zealand PM Ardern declares national emergency
03:01 PM, 25 Mar 2020 WednesdayNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared a state of national emergency on Wednesday (March 25) as the country prepared to go into a complete lockdown at midnight to combat the coronavirus outbreak...
Bus-truck collision kills 4 workers in Bagura
02:26 PM, 25 Mar 2020 WednesdayFour workers were killed and 20 others injured in a road accident at Sherpur upazila in Bagura on Wednesday. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately...
PM to address nation this evening
01:42 PM, 25 Mar 2020 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation this evening (Wednesday evening) to inform the country’s people about the government's measures taken to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country...
Coronavirus death toll rises to 5 in Bangladesh
12:56 PM, 25 Mar 2020 WednesdayThe death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic has rose to 5 in Bangladesh. No new cases have been detected in the country in the last 24 hours. Two more people have been cured of the disease...
Man dies in quarantine in Sylhet
12:19 PM, 25 Mar 2020 WednesdayA person, who was in home quarantine, died in the Sylhet city housing estate area on Tuesday night. The deceased 65-year-old man was already under regular dialysis treatment due to his kidney complications...