coronavirus
Coronavirus: Global death toll now 64,716
The death toll from novel coronavirus (COVID-19) reached 64,716 globally on Sunday morning.
Social Distancing: 4 policemen injured in attack by AL leader’s men
Four policemen were injured by goons associated with a local AL leader on Saturday in Boalmari upazila, as they urged shopkeepers to close their shops in the wake of the government extending the window for ‘social distancing’ to tackle the novel Coronavirus pandemic.
PRAN-RFL stood beside poor people
PRAN-RFL Group, one of the business conglomerates of Bangladesh, has stood beside the helpless and poor people who were affected by the lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak. The group is providing food items to the poor people in many parts of the country including the capital.
Coronavirus: ICRC donates 500,000 CHF to Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is providing financial assistance for implementing various activities undertaken by Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) for the prevention and control of coronavirus.
Keep factories shut until Apr 11: BGMEA urges owners
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has urged the owners to keep their factories closed until April 11 to help tackle the spread of coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Narayanganj physician tests positive
A physician who runs a chamber at a private clinic in the district town has tested positive for coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Army, police continue efforts to keep people indoors
Members of police and Army have been continuing their efforts to strictly maintain social distancing alongside ensuring home quarantine to prevent an outbreak of coronavirus.
Govt wants OECD countries to go for chartered flights
The government has suggested members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to look for chartered flights instead of regular flights as Bangladesh wants to stop further transmission of coronavirus.
More US citizens to leave Dhaka Sunday
As coronavirus cases continue to rise in Bangladesh, a good number of US citizens and their families are leaving the country for home on a special chartered flight on Sunday evening.
Coronavirus: 3 doctors, 15 others in home quarantine in Chattogram
Eighteen people, including three physicians of National Hospital in city’s Mehedibagh, were sent on home quarantine on Saturday.