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Coordinated, concerted effort only way to get rid of Corona: ADAB
None-Government Organisations (NGOs) have provided relief support of around Tk 2,083 million to prevent COVID-19, the Association of Development Agencies in Bangladesh (ADAB) said this in a press release on Monday.
COVID-19: Bangladesh urges UAE to protect Bangladeshi workers’ jobs
Bangladesh has urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to take necessary steps so that Bangladeshi workers do not need to return home losing their jobs there amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Covid-19 pandemic: Handset makers demand stimulus after incurring Tk 100-cr loss
The Covid-19 pandemic delivered a big blow to the mobile handset business in Bangladesh, as the local industry incurred an estimated loss of Tk 100 crore due to the shutdown of over two months.
AFC announces new dates for WC, AC matches
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced fresh schedule for the joint qualifications of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup, scheduled for March and June, before being halted due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Political divisions giving life to coronavirus: Quader
Pointing his finger at political parties including the BNP, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader urged them not to make criticism of the government part of their routine work.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh sees 2,695 new cases, 37 deaths
Bangladesh recorded another spike in coronavirus cases on Wednesday when the health authorities announced detection of 2,695 new patients in the last 24 hours.
“During this period, 37 patients died, raising the death toll to 746,” Prof Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), told a regular online briefing.
“The mortality rate is 1.35 percent in country,” she said.
Coronavirus: 452 deaths, 39,386 new cases in May
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases and the death toll have been rising since mid-April in the country but it was in May when the situation worsened.
Global coronavirus death toll now 380,205
The number of globally confirmed coronavirus cases has gone up to 6,377,596 while the death toll reached 380,205 on Wednesday morning, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of the Johns Hopkins University.
Coronavirus in Bangladesh: 2,381 new patients detected, total cases near 50,000
The health authorities on Monday confirmed the detection of another 2,381 new coronavirus patients across the country in the last 24 hours, taking the number of confirmed cases in the country to 49,534.
Govt should have enforced lockdown: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said the government made a mistake by announcing only general holidays from March 26 instead of enforcing a lockdown to tackle the coronavirus outbreak.