Coronavirus Bangladesh situation
Leave dorms by Friday evening: DU asks students
Dhaka University (DU) authorities have asked residential students to leave their dormitories by 6pm on Friday as coronavirus scare has gripped the country.
Coronavirus: China to give Bangladesh test kits, medical logistics
China has decided to donate emergency medical supplies, including a large number of test kits, to Bangladesh to fight coronavirus or Covid-19.
Coronavirus: 4 DMCH doctors in home quarantine
Four doctors of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) were sent to home quarantine after they handled a patient who was later confirmed as a coronavirus or Covid-19 patient.
Bangladesh reports first coronavirus death
An elderly man has died from coronavirus in Bangladesh, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) said on Wednesday.
Breach of quarantine rules to invite action: Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday urged overseas returnee to follow the quarantine rules for the sake of the country, warning that stern action will be taken if anyone breaches those.
Dhaka gets quieter with thin presence of people on streets
The streets of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, a city of 2 crore people, are wearing a deserted look after the closure of educational institutions following the detection of coronavirus cases in the country.
Coronavirus: Italy-returnee, family confined to their Bogura home
Locals have confined an Italy-returnee youth, who fled Ashkona Hajj Camp during his quarantine period, and his family, to their house at Uttar Chelopara in the district town on Tuesday amid growing fear about the deadly coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus: Experts call for paying attention to apparel sector
As the government has shut down educational institutions after the confirmation of local transmission of coronavirus cases to prevent the virus from spreading, experts say attention should also be given to the labour-intensive apparel sector.
Coronavirus: Guardians happy with shutdown of educational institutions
The government’s decision to shut down educational institutions amid confirmation of locally-transmitted coronavirus cases has enabled worried guardians to heave a sigh of relief.
COVID-19: States "shouldn't abuse" emergency measures to suppress human rights
UN human rights experts on Monday urged states to avoid overreach of security measures in their response to the coronavirus outbreak and reminded them that emergency powers should not be used to quash dissent.
“While we recognize the severity of the current health crisis and acknowledge that the use of emergency powers is allowed by international law in response to significant threats, we urgently remind States that any emergency responses to the coronavirus must be proportionate, necessary and non-discriminatory,” the experts said.