Bangladesh coronavirus situation
Coronavirus: Global cases reach 29,760,579
Global coronavirus cases surged past 29,760,579 as of Thursday morning, according to the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Bangladesh economy relatively in good shape: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh’s economy is more or less in a good shape now although the COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow to it as elsewhere in the world.
"We’ve announced our budget…don’t know how long we can do it (for implementing the budget), but we’ve to take our preparations. If things go well, we’ll be able to achieve the full. If it’s not, then we’ll see…we won’t step back. We placed our budget to keep our economy moving," she said.
The Prime Minister said this while addressing a meeting of Awami League presidium members at her official residence Gabobhaban.
She said Bangladeshi expatriates are facing some difficulties due to the COVID-19 and some of them have to return home.
Sheikh Hasina said many feared that the remittance will experience a setback in this pandemic, but it showed the opposite trend.
"Our remittance inflow has increased. It’s now USD 39.4 billion. We’re giving two percent special incentive for sending remittance….and our foreign currency reserve is now in a good shape as well," she said.
In the budget, Hasina said, the government fixed its deficit at 6 percent. In the last few years, the budget deficit was fixed at five percent. "We would have made it 10 percent had it needed. But it didn’t require..."
Chattogram divisional commissioner infected with Covid-19
Chattogram Divisional Commissioner ABM Azad has tested positive for coronavirus.
Global Covid-19 deaths surge past 9 lakh
The global Covid-19 death toll stood at 902,141 on Thursday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Global Covid-19 cases tops 26 mn: JHU
The confirmed coronavirus caseload across the world has crossed 26 million on Saturday morning, according to the latest tally provided by the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Global Covid-19 cases near 26 mln
The confirmed coronavirus cases across the world neared 26 million on Thursday morning, according to the latest tally provided by the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Sanitation workers at risk of Covid-19 in Bangladesh, 3 other SA countries: Study
Sanitation workers in Bangladesh and three other South Asia countries are working amid the Covid-19 pandemic with little protective equipment and poor access to handwashing and cleaning facilities, according to a new report from WaterAid.
Covid-19: Global death toll hits 855,444
The death toll from Covid-19 reached 855,444 globally on Wednesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
City life amid Covid-19 pandemic
The Coronavirus pandemic that has been raging since late March has rapidly changed people’s lives across the country.
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees less than 2,000 cases in a day
Health authorities of the country detected 1,950 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday after testing 12,209 samples in the last 24 hours.