Singapore ensuring Bangladeshi workers are paid, have access to healthcare

Though all activities, except for the emergency ones, have remained suspended due to coronavirus pandemic, Singapore is committed to making sure all workers, including Bangladeshis, have their wages paid on regular basis and that they have access to healthcare.
10 April 2020, 08:51 AM

ACC to monitor graft in relief distribution

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in a statement today said it will bring the culprits involved in the misappropriation of government relief meant for needy of the country to book.
10 April 2020, 08:18 AM

Coronavirus: CMP launches mobile app to monitor home quarantine

To prevent spread of coronavirus, Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) have launched a mobile app aiming to monitor the home-quarantine of people who came into contact with Covid-19 positive patients.
10 April 2020, 07:23 AM

Cumilla village under lockdown after patient detected with coronavirus

A village in Cumilla’s Titash Upazila was locked down after a person tested positive for coronavirus infection in the area.
10 April 2020, 07:15 AM

Narayanganj govt official suspended for holding wedding ceremony amid lockdown

A government official of Narayanganj’s Sonargaon upazila was suspended from duties for holding his wedding ceremony amid the ongoing lockdown.
10 April 2020, 06:43 AM

34-year-old man who died at Shariatpur tested negative for coronavirus

A 34-year-old man who died at Shariatpur Sadar Hospital on April 8, has tested negative for coronavirus from the samples collected by the IEDCR.
10 April 2020, 06:08 AM

First corona positive case confirmed at Chandpur

A 20-year-old man was tested coronavirus positive in Chandpur last night who went to the district on April 5 from Narayanganj, breaching the complete lockdown of the district.
10 April 2020, 05:54 AM

Coronavirus: Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia fear food crisis

Bangladeshi migrants in Malaysia fear an imminent food crisis as the lockdown continues amid the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the Southeast Asian country.
9 April 2020, 17:40 PM

Shohoz making it easy to stay home

With motivated delivery people, Shohoz Food has started its on-demand grocery operations with a simple goal: people should be able to get all their necessities instantly -- not just food -- using a super application.
9 April 2020, 15:50 PM

Head of a department at BSMMU tests coronavirus positive

The head of a department at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has been tested positive with the coronavirus.
9 April 2020, 15:27 PM

Pvt universities urge UGC to postpone directives on admissions, grades

Private universities today requested University Grants Commission (UGC) to temporarily postpone its directives to stop assigning students' grades without holding semester finals, enrolling new students without admission tests, and holding tests online.
9 April 2020, 15:12 PM

Bangladesh Bank cuts repurchase rate and reserve ratio to inject liquid cash into economy

The central bank has taken two significant steps to inject liquid cash into the economy amid the impending financial recession due to coronavirus shutdown.
9 April 2020, 11:06 AM

Despite increased risk, doctor continues undeterred

She is a cardiac patient. Yet, this 35-year-old doctor did not evade her duties -- knowing the added risks -- during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. She continues to work at Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital.
8 April 2020, 14:15 PM

One ventilator for 93,273 people: Save the Children

A statement by Save the Children Australia said most of Bangladesh’s intensive care beds and ventilators are in major urban centres, making it difficult for remote communities to access those.
7 April 2020, 14:12 PM

Robots replace Japanese students at graduation amid coronavirus

Spring graduation ceremonies in Japan have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but students at one school were able to attend remotely by controlling avatar robots while logged on at home.
7 April 2020, 10:51 AM

Countries must tackle ‘horrifying’ domestic abuse surge amid lockdowns: UN chief

UN Chief Antonio Guterres has called on governments to take urgent measures in tackling a “horrifying global surge” in domestic violence fuelled by worldwide lockdowns that seek to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.
6 April 2020, 14:16 PM

FICCI welcomes stimulus package from govt to overcome coronavirus impact

Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has welcomed the stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to overcome the impact of Covid-19 crisis.
6 April 2020, 11:55 AM

Law enforcers restrict Rajshahi’s entry and exit points

Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) have imposed restrictions on entry and exit points of the city today as a measure against the spread of coronavirus.
6 April 2020, 11:15 AM

UGC asks private universities to stop admissions, grades without tests

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked private universities to stop assigning students’ grades without holding semester finals as well as enrolling new students without admission tests, due to the evolving coronavirus situation.
6 April 2020, 10:57 AM

12 vultures being released from Singra National Forest

Authorities have begun releasing 12 migratory vultures -- including eleven Himalayan griffons and one Cinereous vulture -- from the Vulture Rescue Centre at Singra National Forest in Dinajpur today.
4 April 2020, 11:52 AM