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170,000 lose jobs as film industry grinds to a halt due to coronavirus
08:43 PM, 19 Mar 2020 ThursdayAbout 120,000 film industry workers have already lost their jobs in Hollywood as a result of the coronavirus shutdown, according to the US entertainment industry union IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees)...
Bangladesh closes all bars until March 31
08:12 PM, 19 Mar 2020 ThursdayThe country's Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) has ordered all hotel bars, restaurant bars, and club bars to close until March 31 as coronavirus situation is getting worse. The disclosure was made in a press release signed by the government agency's deputy director Md Mamun on Thursday...
Shibchar put on coronavirus lockdown
06:49 PM, 19 Mar 2020 ThursdayThe government has put Shibchar upazila of Madaripur district on lockdown to contain the spread of novel coronavirus. The upazila administration made the announcement on Thursday afternoon, confirmed upazila nirbahi officer (UNO Md Asaduzzaman...
Long-haul bus plying from Rajshahi stopped over coronavirus
06:30 PM, 19 Mar 2020 ThursdayRajshahi Motor Sramik Union has announced closure of long-haul bus plying from the district to contain the spread of novel coronavirus...
EU's chief brexit negotiator has coronavirus
06:03 PM, 19 Mar 2020 ThursdayEuropean Union official Michel Barnier has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, he confirmed on Twitter...
Shibchar, Madaripur to be put on lockdown if necessary: Minister
05:26 PM, 19 Mar 2020 Thursday"We came to know that most of the COVID-19 patients, so far, are residents of Madaripur, Faridpur and Shibchar areas. If necessary, lockdown will be imposed in the areas, the minister said this while addressing a press briefing...
Hand over foreign-returnees to law enforcers: HC
04:36 PM, 19 Mar 2020 ThursdayThe High Court on Thursday directed the Civil Aviation Authority and Foreign Secretary to take necessary steps to hand over foreign-returnees to law enforcers to keep them in compulsory quarantine and ensure their health checkup to prevent the spread of coronavirus...
Scotland announces its third death as infection toll passes 2,600
09:38 PM, 18 Mar 2020 WednesdayThe UK has today confirmed almost 700 more cases of the killer coronavirus in the biggest daily spike yet as fears of a crisis continued to grip Britain...
Dr Devi Shetty’s important message on coronavirus
08:44 PM, 18 Mar 2020 WednesdayAmid news of spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in India, there is growing concern across the country...
China decides to extend helping hands to Bangladesh
07:23 PM, 18 Mar 2020 WednesdayChina has decided to donate emergency anti-epidemic medical supplies including a large number of test kits to Bangladesh. In curbing the epidemic, China has always been and will be the most reliable partner of Bangladesh, Chinese embassy in Dhaka today said in their verified facebook post...
Woman arrested for sex outside hospital, wears mask in mugshot
07:06 PM, 18 Mar 2020 WednesdayShe didn’t seem that concerned about “exposure.” A Florida woman who was busted for having sex outside a hospital was pictured wearing a surgical mask in her mugshot, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic...
Coronavirus cases top 200,000 worldwide
06:18 PM, 18 Mar 2020 WednesdayCOVID-19 cases surpassed 200,000 worldwide on Wednesday as the new coronavirus continues to spread outside of China, the original epicenter of the outbreak. The total number of cases now stands at 201,436 as of 7:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, according to data compiled by John Hopkins. The virus emerged in Wuhan...
Bangladesh reports first death of coronavirus patient
03:51 PM, 18 Mar 2020 WednesdayBangladesh has reported its first death from the novel coronavirus. Director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) Prof Meerjady Sabrina Flora revealed the information at a regular press briefing on Wednesday...
Nationwide lockdown under consideration: Quader
03:44 PM, 18 Mar 2020 WednesdayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said Bangladesh will be put in lockdown if necessary to prevent the further spread of coronavirus in the country...
DIG Mizan, Basir indicted in graft case
03:37 PM, 18 Mar 2020 WednesdayA Dhaka court today framed charges in a graft case against suspended deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Mizanur Rahman and suspended director of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Khandaker Enamul Basir. Judge Sheikh Nazmul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 passed the order...
Best Buy opens another outlet in Narayanganj
03:11 PM, 18 Mar 2020 WednesdayBest Buy has opened another new retail outlet at Nawab Salimullah road of Mission Para in Narayanganj. RN Paul, Managing Director of RFL Group, inaugurated the outlet recently...
Doctors who treated coronavirus patients now in quarantine
02:33 PM, 18 Mar 2020 WednesdayFour physicians of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) have been quarantined at their respective homes after four people whom they treated at the hospital caught coronavirus...
Bangladesh reports another coronavirus case
12:58 PM, 18 Mar 2020 WednesdayBangladesh has reported another case of coronavirus, totalling the number to 11. An Italy returnee contracted the COVID-19 in Gazipur, the district civil surgeon Dr Md Khairuzzaman told Jago News...
Seven medical students expelled over ragging
12:11 PM, 18 Mar 2020 WednesdaySatkhira Medical College authorities expelled its seven students for six months and fined 11 others ragging and breach of discipline...
Colombia declares coronavirus state of emergency
11:31 AM, 18 Mar 2020 WednesdayColombia’s President Ivan Duque declared a state of emergency on Tuesday as the country steps up measures to stop the spread of coronavirus, including ordering the elderly to stay home from Friday until the end of May...