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How journalists are coping with Covid-19
12:08 PM, 22 Mar 2020 SundayAs the coronavirus pandemic unfolds, the constant stream of news can feel overwhelming. But for the journalists reporting on the outbreak who can’t switch off, the personal toll is becoming apparent...
Deserted streets as India observes 'Janata Curfew'
11:27 AM, 22 Mar 2020 SundayIndia on Sunday woke up to empty roads and deserted public places as the ‘Janata curfew’ proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to counter the coronavirus spread began...
AL’s Shafiul wins Dhaka-10 by-polls
11:13 AM, 22 Mar 2020 SundayRuling Awami League candidate Md Shafiul Islam (Mohiuddin) won Saturday’s Dhaka-10 by-polls which saw a 5.28 percent turnout...
Coronavirus: Nearly one billion confined to homes
11:05 AM, 22 Mar 2020 SundayAlmost one billion people were confined to their homes worldwide on Saturday (March 21) as the global coronavirus death toll topped 12,000 and US states rolled out stay-at-home measures already imposed across swathes of Europe...
All short-term visitors barred from entering or transiting in Singapore
10:50 AM, 22 Mar 2020 SundayAll short-term visitors will no longer be allowed to enter or transit through Singapore from 11.59pm on Monday (March 23) in view of the heightened risks of importing coronavirus cases into the country...
13 killed as truck rams human hauler
09:23 AM, 22 Mar 2020 SundayA truck rammed into a human hauler (locally known as Tempoo) in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram on Saturday night, leaving 13 people dead and 10 others injured...
Ex-Real Madrid president Sanz dies from coronavirus
08:54 AM, 22 Mar 2020 SundayFormer Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz died on Saturday after being hospitalised with coronavirus...
Global coronavirus cases surpass 3 lakh
08:27 AM, 22 Mar 2020 SundayThe deadly virus spread to at least 188 countries and territories, killing some 13,050 people globally, according to Worldometer, a website which compiles number of new coronavirus cases and deaths from it...
Coronavirus: Bangladesh’s Ireland tour postponed
06:29 PM, 21 Mar 2020 SaturdayBangladesh and Ireland have jointly decided to postpone the Tigers' upcoming series against Ireland in Ireland and England...
Coronavirus cases in India rise to 293
06:21 PM, 21 Mar 2020 SaturdayThe number of COVID-19 positive cases surged to 293 in India as of March 21. With four dead, and several recovered, the number of active coronavirus cases exceeded 260, reports The Hindu...
Ola, Uber suspend ride-sharing option across India
06:05 PM, 21 Mar 2020 SaturdayIndia’s two biggest app-based aggregator cab services, Uber and Ola, have decided to suspend their ride-sharing option — Uber Pool and Ola Share — in the light of the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country...
Pakistan suspends all incoming int'l flights
05:55 PM, 21 Mar 2020 SaturdayPakistan government has suspended all international flights coming into Pakistan for two weeks. This includes all flight carriers, not just Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)...
Wasfia Nazreen infected with COVID-19
05:06 PM, 21 Mar 2020 SaturdayCountry’s celebrated mountaineer Wasfia Nazreen has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and living in quarantine in Los Angeles in the US...
WHO advises Bangladesh national emergency
04:47 PM, 21 Mar 2020 SaturdayThe World Health Organization has advised Bangladesh partial or full lockdown and national emergncy to fight against coronavirus, said Dhaka South City mayor Sayeed Khokan. He made the disclosure after a meeting with the representatives of WHO, and US communicable disease control and protection (SDCP) at his Banani residence on Saturday...
Bangkok shopping malls closed
04:29 PM, 21 Mar 2020 SaturdayThai authorities have ordered the closure of all shopping malls in the capital Bangkok after the country reported its largest daily increase in coronavirus infections on Saturday...
Decision in principle to defer HSC exam
04:04 PM, 21 Mar 2020 SaturdayThe inter-education board has decided in principle to defer Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations amid novel coronavirus pandemic...
Two oversees returnees sent to hospital from HSIA
03:29 PM, 21 Mar 2020 SaturdayTwo overseas returnees were sent to Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital on Saturday morning from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for having high body temperature...
Bangladeshi dies from coronavirus in Italy
03:18 PM, 21 Mar 2020 SaturdayA Bangladeshi expatriate died from coronavirus at a hospital in Milan, Italy on Friday night...
Bangladesh reports second coronavirus death
02:25 PM, 21 Mar 2020 SaturdayAnother person has died from the novel coronavirus, bringing the death toll to two, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Malik. Four people testive positive for COVID-19 in last 24 hours. With this, the number of affected people stood at 24, the minister said this in a press briefing on Saturday...
Don’t hoard anything; country has enough stock of everything: PM
02:08 PM, 21 Mar 2020 Saturday"Some people are scared… they’re procuring food items indiscriminately and piling up stocks at their homes…I want to say it clearly that we’ve no problem in food items," she said...