corona Bangladesh
WFP pilot programme helps urban poor in Dhaka
In support of the government’s COVID-19 response, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun cash assistance to the urban poor hit hard by the pandemic, including those in quarantine and isolation, in northern Dhaka.
Bangladesh reports 33 coronavirus deaths as cases near 2.5 lakh
Bangladesh reported 33 new deaths on Wednesday as the country’s officially confirmed cases inched towards 250,000.