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BATTLING COVID-19: Are we leaving too much to chance?
In a desperate attempt to get the economy back on track, the government has reopened factories that remained closed for around a month in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
5 May 2020, 18:00 PM
UNTAPPED when needed most
Due to a lack of coordination and support from the health ministry, a good number of laboratories and experts based in universities and government research institutions remain unutilised in the country’s Covid-19 response.
5 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Another doc dies from Covid-19
Another physician has died of Covid-19 in the country.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Stung by Covid-19: Police struggle to enforce curbs
While the government has extended the ongoing shutdown to May 16 to ensure social distancing, many continue to crowd roads amid the growing number of Covid-19 cases in the country.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Minimum Fitra Tk 70, maximum Tk 2,200
This year’s minimum Fitra has been fixed at Tk 70 per person.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Padma Bridge: Deadline may be pushed back by at least 6 months
The much-hyped Padma Bridge project is likely to miss its current deadline of June 2021 which may increase its cost again, officials said.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM
No clue when the outbreak may peak
While health officials still do not know when the coronavirus outbreak will peak and then plateau, confirmed coronavirus cases crossed the 10,000 mark with the announcement of a record 688 new cases yesterday.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Rule of law for Kajol indeed
A journalist, Shafiqul Islam Kajol, disappears on March 10 following the filing of a case under Digital Security Act (DSA) by Saifuzzaman Shikhor. Video footage shows evidence of some people surrounding his motorbike as he is about to leave his office in Hatirpool in the evening.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Businesses to reopen May 10
The government has decided to reopen shopping malls, all types of shops and other businesses from May 10 on a limited scale ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Missing Journo Kajol: Found after 53 days, sent to jail
Fifty-three days after his disappearance, missing photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol was found in Benapole yesterday on World Press Freedom Day, but was subsequently arrested and sent to jail.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
29 Rohingyas sheltered in Bhashan Char
At least 29 Rohingyas, who had been in one of the two boats floating on the Indian Ocean, were sheltered at the Bhashan Char after they reached the shore of Teknaf early Saturday.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Climb up the curve continues
The novel coronavirus appears to be getting a tight grip on the country as the number of infected people reported hit a new high in a single day.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Factories to be shut if many get infected
Readymade garment factories that have resumed production will be shut down in case a significant number of workers get infected with Covid-19, Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Country lagging behind in genome sequencing
Though countries around the world, including Bangladesh’s South Asian neighbours, are unraveling and analysing the genome of the coronavirus to better know its nature and behaviour, the country is yet to embark on genome sequencing.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Tengratila Blowouts: Niko liable, must pay damages
Canadian company Niko Resources was negligent and thus liable for the blowout that took place at Chhatak gas field in Tengratila of Sunamganj in January 2005 while Niko’s Bangladeshi subsidiary was carrying out drilling operations there, a World Bank tribunal found.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh 9th strongest economy
Bangladesh ranks ninth in a global league table of 66 emerging economies measured according to their financial strengths to cope under the strain of Covid-19 outbreak.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Shutdown likely to stretch till May 16
The government is likely to extend the ongoing shutdown for most public and private offices until May 16.
2 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Pvt univs ask for stimulus package
Private universities have sought a stimulus package from the government to shore them up amid closure of all academic institutions due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
2 May 2020, 18:00 PM
You die, we live!
Discount, deferred payment, auction or cancellation! Options are being dished out by the buyers and importers of Bangladeshi garments to its makers. As Europe stutters to reopen after the coronavirus pandemic, global apparel businesses are making up their loss with money of manufacturers.
2 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Detect, isolate and contain
As the number of Covid-19 deaths and infected patients keep going up, experts blame it on inadequate case detection and isolation measures taken up by the authorities.
2 May 2020, 18:00 PM