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Confirmed COVID-19 cases across the world topped 1.9 million on Monday, according to the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University in USA. The fresh figure...
A leading UK-based Chinese firm will be summoned on Tuesday by members of parliament to answer questions over security concerns. There are concerns that the Chinese owner of Imagination Technologies...
Singapore has lifted its suspension of the video conferencing app Zoom for teachers, reports BBC. The ban came into effect last week after at least one lesson was hijacked by...
North Korea launched multiple short-range anti-ship cruise missiles into the sea and Sukhoi jets fired air-to-surface missiles on Tuesday as part of its ongoing military exercises, South Korea’s military said....
Three new dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am on Tuesday, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). According to daily update from the DGHS,...
China’s economic growth is set to stumble to its slowest annual pace in nearly half a century, as the coronavirus health crisis shutters businesses and brings the global economy to...
Chhayanaut, a pre-eminent cultural platform in Bangladesh, has called for unity and hope on the first day of the Bengali New Year as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to upend lives...
A physician of Savar Health Complex has tested positive for coronavirus (CIVID-19), said an official. Assistant Commissioner (Land) of Savar and Executive Magistrate Abdullah Al Mahfuz said the doctor has...
The Philippines introduced a more aggressive testing programme for the coronavirus on Tuesday to locate as many as 15,000 unknown infections, despite having implemented some of Asia’s strictest and earliest...
Seven more people died of the novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8:00am on Tuesday, raising the tally to 46. Moreover, 209 others were...
Authorities in Rajshahi on Tuesday put the district under lockdown following the detection of two coronavirus cases there. Deputy Commissioner Hamidul Haque made the announcement in a public notice in...
European politicians, CEOs, lawmakers and activists called on Tuesday for green investment to restart growth after the coronavirus pandemic, saying fighting climate change and promoting biodiversity would rebuild stronger economies....
The local administration put a private clinic under lockdown in the district town on Monday night following the death of COVID-19 patient who was first taken to it. District Civil...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended a nationwide lockdown until May 3 as the number of coronavirus cases crossed 10,000 despite a three-week shutdown. Modi, in an address...
Bangladesh's capital Dhaka ranked second worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Tuesday morning. It had a score of 178 at 08:11am, indicating that the air quality was ‘unhealthy’,...
Young people have joined the government, political parties and other social organisations to extend support to thousands of low-income people, especially those living from hand to mouth, during the government...
Asian stocks were set for a modest bounce on Tuesday as US stock futures edged higher, although fears the coronavirus could drag on the global economy for months are likely...
Eight people were killed by shelling in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on Monday, two local officials and a resident said, but the army said it had no information about such an...
The death toll from coronavirus in New York has now topped 10,000 only about a month after the state recorded its first fatality, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday. The...
The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved $500 million to cancel six months of debt payments for 25 of the world's most impoverished countries so that they can help tackle...
A mild tremor jolted different parts of Sylhet early Tuesday. The earthquake, measuring 3.6 magnitude on the Richter scale, was felt at 3:43am which lasted for a few seconds, according...
China has approved early-stage human tests for two experimental vaccines to combat the new coronavirus as it battles to contain imported cases, especially from neighbouring Russia, the new “front line”...
The year-long depressed capital market trend sent at least one-fourth issues below their face value of Tk 10 in the Dhaka Stock Exchange. According to DSE data, some 92 issues,...
The government of Bangladesh has not yet received any fund from the government of Japan to support Bangladesh's efforts to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, says an official. The Japanese...
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has moved to look into the legal notice served by its brokers challenging the exchange's opinion already submitted on the draft rules formulated for issuing new...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive on Monday night arrested a Union Parishad (UP) Chairman with 229 sacks of relief rice at Komorpur village in Bera upazila...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday announced he was extending a virtual lockdown to curb the coronavirus outbreak until May 11, adding that progress had been made but the battle...
The government has exhorted its missions abroad to explore new business opportunities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. The missions may seek such prospects and give necessary...
The prices of rice, the key kitchen item, has gradually been rising for the past two months, heightening concern among consumers during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown. Experts said the government...
Many low-income people in Dhaka city have changed their regular jobs to some adjustable ones and some others found innovative working ideas for daily earnings amid the countrywide shutdown since...
Expressing concern over mass sacking in garment factories amid coronavirus outbreak, labour leaders on Monday demanded immediate reinstatement of all terminated workers with full monthly wages. Three unions, in a...
Apart from medical professionals and health facilities, the demand for medical safety products soars among private organisations and residents in Dhaka city following an increasing number of coronavirus cases. Different...
The nation welcomes a different Pahela Baishakh, Bangla New Year Day, today amid the countrywide shutdown imposed to contain further spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. No outdoor celebration is there...
Bangladesh is celebrating Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year and one of the biggest festivals of the nation, today (Tuesday). Unlike other years, the Bangladeshis are celebrating...
The Coronavirus pandemic has led to global socioeconomic disruption, postponement or cancellation of sporting, religious, and cultural events, and widespread fears of supply shortages that have instigated panic buying. The...
Caught by novel coronavirus (Covid-19) the world is passing through most deadly days. It has already cost more than 100,000 lives; 1.5 million more people around the world have fallen...
During catastrophes, natural and man-made, scores of human qualities and virtues come to the fore. These universal virtues normally remain latent in human subconscious. Many people are not even aware...
At the break of dawn today, the nation welcomes a New Yew Year -- the Bangla Noboborsho-1427 -- in a way unseen before in the history of the Bangalees. No...
Anti-Corruption Commision (ACC) on Monday filed a case over embezzlement of OMS rice in Bogura. Assistant Director of ACC Mohammad Aminul Islam filed the case against OMS dealer of Shibganj...
E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB) on Monday launched a special hotline number for traders following the directions of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Jahangir Alam Shovon, chief operating officer of the...
As Bangladesh will see a sharp decline in export earnings following the suspension of all trade activities across the globe amid the coronavirus onslaught, economists have underscored need for devising...
In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are recognising how important it is to maintain social isolation. We are fearful of touching any physical object - starting from cash,...
We have long speculated on the moment when the shift of global leadership from the United States to China would take place. From Washington to Beijing for the political power,...
[The fifth of a Post-Covid-19 Recovery series] Crises do not have to be a dead-end, certainly not if the right lessons are learned. What this means for upwardly-mobile countries,...
The Police Headquarters on Monday urged people to stay indoors and refrain from gathering or chatting at tea stalls obeying the government's instruction of social distancing to prevent the spread...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that a serious 'mismanagement' has deepened the coronavirus crisis in the country, reports UNB. “It’s unfortunate that people are not...
The government has appointed outgoing Inspector General of Police Javed Patwary as the ambassador to Saudi Arabia. The public administration ministry in an order announced the appointment of Javed on...
First of all, Covid-19 is by far the worst health crisis of our lifetime - described by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a global pandemic, but one that is...
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) proposes Tk 300 billion direct cash transfer for 19 million households as financial support. This will be about one per cent of the gross...
Coronavirus cases in the US topped 550,000 on Sunday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. CSSE data showed that the number of...
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