coronavirus
BGMEA wants to export PPE after meeting local demand
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) wants to export personal protective equipment (PPE) meeting domestic demand as their demand is growing across the globe amid coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19: Bangladesh receives 300,000 masks from Jack Ma Foundation
After coronavirus testing kits, Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation sent 300,000 masks to Bangladesh which arrived in Dhaka on Sunday afternoon.
More than 30,000 COVID-19 deaths reported worldwide -- Johns Hopkins University
More than 30,000 COVID-19 deaths have been reported worldwide, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE).
Trump says he's considering short-term quarantine for New York, other states
U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he is considering a short-term quarantine for the state of New York as the situation of the coronavirus outbreak continued to get worse there.
Coronavirus deaths in U.S. double within days, more measures taken to curb spread
As the death toll of COVID-19 in the United States doubled within a week to top 2,000 on Saturday, U.S. authorities have taken measures to curb the spread of the pademic.
FDA warns against using Chloroquine intended for fish as treatment for COVID-19
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday warned against taking antimalarial drug chloroquine phosphate used to cure fish disease in aquariums as treatment against COVID-19 cases.
5 die in 4 districts with fever, cold
Five people, including two women, died with flu-like symptoms at different hospitals in Barishal, Khulna, Rajshahi and Manikganj on Sunday and Saturday night.
203 Bangladeshis return from India through Bhomra port
As countries are locking borders to contain the spread of coronavirus, 203 Bangladeshis returned home from India through Satkhira's Bhomra Land port in the last 48 hours.
Consider available options: British HC to UK nationals
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson has urged the British nationals to consider available options as they are encouraged to return to the UK.
No new coronavirus case in country in 48 hrs: IEDCR
No new patient tested positive for COVID-19 in Bangladesh in the last two days, keeping the total number of confirmed cases in the country at 48, said the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) on Sunday.