Coronavirus Pandemic: Global death toll crosses 100,000

European countries yesterday signaled that they were preparing to extend lockdowns several more weeks despite positive signs as the global death toll from the coronavirus epidemic crossed 100,000.
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Don’t go out after 6pm

The government yesterday ordered people not to leave home after 6:00pm and extended the ongoing shutdown until April 25 as coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise, according to a gazette of the public administration ministry.
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Covid-like Symptoms: 6 more die in 5 dists

At least six people died of Corvid-19-like symptoms in five districts in the last two days, while four tested positive for coronavirus in four districts yesterday.
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Death toll 27 as 6 more die

Six more people died of novel coronavirus yesterday, the highest in a single day since the first confirmed case was reported in the country on March 8.
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Coronavirus Infection Curve: For now, the only way is up

If statistics from other countries are to be believed, Bangladesh is now at the shoulder of the epidemic curve, and the only direction that this can go is up.
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Cash aid for extreme poor

The government is set to unveil its third stimulus package soon, offering cash aid to poor families that have been hit hard by the ongoing shutdown amid coronavirus scare.
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Shab-e-Barat tonight

The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness, will be observed in the country tonight.
8 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Enforce total LOCKDOWN

The country continues to see a steady uptick in coronavirus cases as the authorities reported three more deaths and 54 new cases yesterday.
8 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Burying the Covid-19 Dead: Fear not, WHO says it’s okay

A group of people have come forward to provide funeral services and bury the bodies of those who died of Covid-19, while many graveyard committees have been reluctant to do so.
8 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Bangabandhu Killer: Death warrant issued, read to Majed

A Dhaka court yesterday issued a death warrant for Capt Abdul Majed, convicted killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
8 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Covid-19 Symptoms: 15 more die in 24 hours

At least 15 people have died with coronavirus symptoms in 10 districts since Tuesday afternoon.
8 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Coronavirus Pandemic: Global trade may plunge by a third

The coronavirus pandemic is battering the world’s major economies and could trigger the deepest global recession in generations, experts warned yesterday, as rising death tolls in Europe and the US dampened hopes for a quick turnaround.
8 April 2020, 18:00 PM

No room for suspected Covid-19 cases?

Forty-three-year-old Mosammat Roksana Ahmed, mother of three, and caregiver to her ill husband, passed away on the night of March 31 following multiple health complications including respiratory distress.
8 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Coronavirus Spread: Teetering on the edge of stage 4

If the current containment strategy fails, the country will enter stage-4 of the coronavirus outbreak and then the strategy will be to mitigate the impact, health officials said.
8 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Incentives for doctors, other health staff

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government has decided to give incentives to doctors, nurses, health workers and other employees who are fighting the war against Covid-19.
7 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Blood banks may run dry

The blood donations different voluntary organisations and blood banks receive have decreased sharply amid the outbreak of novel coronavirus, raising fears that many patients in need would not get the blood.
7 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Bangabandhu Killing: Convicted killer held, sent to jail

Hours after his arrest, a Dhaka court yesterday sent Capt Abdul Majed, convicted killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, to Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj.
7 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Tourism Sector: Operators incur loss of Tk 1,500cr

Covid-19 related loss to the country’s tour operators in the last three months has been around Tk 1500 crore and is likely to shoot up to Tk 6000 crore by the end of this year, said Tour Operator Association of Bangladesh (Toab).
7 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Covid-19 Symptoms: 10 more die in 7 districts

At least 10 people have died with Covid-19-like symptoms in seven districts since Monday night.
7 April 2020, 18:00 PM

China sees no Covid-19 deaths for first time

Mainland China yesterday reported no coronavirus deaths for the first time since the pandemic began, and a drop in new cases, a day before the central city of Wuhan, where the virus emerged late in December, is set to lift its lockdown.
7 April 2020, 18:00 PM