coronavirus
BNP wants army to distribute relief materials
BNP on Tuesday demanded that army be entrusted with the responsibility to make the list of marginalised people and distribute relief and government other assistance for ensuring transparency and checking irregularities.
Tabligh member tests positive for coronavirus in Nababganj
A Tabligh Jamaat member was diagnosed with coronavirus at Nababganj upazila of Dhaka on Tuesday.
Coronavirus: 8 more test positive in Narsingdi
Eight more people were diagnosed with coronavirus in Narsingdi on Tuesday, taking the number of confirmed cases in the district to 29.
17 labour welfare centres offer treatment for workers
Seventeen labour welfare centres across the country will provide telemedicine services to the workers.
Hit hard by shutdown, auto-rickshaw drivers seek govt help
Drivers of CNG-run auto-rickshaws are passing their days amid great miseries as they have been left without work amid the nationwide shutdown aimed at curbing the coronavirus.
Man who fled hospital with fever, cough dies in Hili
A man who fled from hospital with cold, fever, and cough, died at his residence at Shailan village of Birampur upazila on Tuesday morning.
9 Tabligh Jamaat members quarantined in Jashore
Nine members of Tabligh Jamaat were sent to quarantine at a school in Jashore Sadar upazila on Tuesday.
Coronavirus cases pass 1,000 in Bangladesh; death toll now 46
Seven more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Tuesday, taking the death toll in the country to 46.
Coronavirus: Global death toll nears 1.2 lakh
The global death toll from coronavirus reached 119,696 as of Tuesday morning.
There have been 1,924,893 confirmed cases around the world after the highly contagious disease was first reported in China in December last, according to Worldometer.
Of those infected, 1,360,192 are currently being treated and 51,764 of them are in serious or critical condition.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh to see sharp fall in export earnings
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 proper strategies and an effective economic diplomacy to tackle the situation in the coming days.