coronavirus pandemic
Returnee migrants falling into hard times
The returnee migrants who were forced to or chose to return home amid the coronavirus pandemic are increasingly running out of options in terms of returning to their livelihoods, whether at home or abroad.
COVID-19: Bashundhara Isolation Centre at ICCB to be launched by Monday
Bashundhara Isolation Centre, dedicated for COVID-19 patients at Bashundhara International Convention City (ICCB), will be formally launched on Sunday or Monday, said its Director Dr Tanvir Ahmed.
25-30% bus seats must be kept empty, no standing passengers: Quader
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said buses will have to keep 25-30 percent seats vacant and cannot carry standing passengers while plying roads from Sunday.
Jatri Kalyan Samity against transport fare hike amid Covid-19
Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passengers' welfare organisation insisted on not hiking the fares of public transports and urged government to reduce oil price and prevent extortion in transport section amid coronavirus pandemic.
People returning to Dhaka en masse after Eid exodus
Although public transport remains suspended, thousands of people have started coming back to their workplaces in Dhaka after celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr at home, availing all kinds of transport from ferries through river routes to three-wheelers, pickup vans, private cars on roads.
Covid-19: Forty-four newly infected in 24 hrs in Feni
Forty-four more individuals in the district were found newly-infected with coronavirus or Covid-19 in the daily tally revealed on Friday by health authorities.
COVID-19: Several countries express solidarity with Bangladesh's efforts
Several countries including Turkey, Nepal, Palestine, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iran and Bosnia have expressed solidarity with Bangladesh in its ongoing fight against coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh records highest 2,523 new cases in a day; 23 more die
Coronavirus cases in Bangladesh rose to 42,844 with the detection of record 2,523 new cases in the last 24 hours on Friday.
Health guidelines to be followed while operating domestic flights: State Minister
All domestic flights will be operated maintaining social distance and following health guidelines, said State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali.
The Minister came up with the remarks at an online briefing on Friday.
“The domestic flights on Dhaka-Chattogram, Dhaka-Sylhet and Dhaka-Syedpur routes will resume on June 1 on a limited scale and all operators must ensure hygiene issues,” he said.
He also urged the passengers to travel after maintaining social distance.
Earlier on Thursday, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) announced that domestic flights will resume on Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet and Syedpur routes from June 1 on a limited scale.
“But the embargo on international flights will be in place until June 15,” CAAB Chairman Air Vice Marshall Muhammad Mafidur Rahman told UNB.
Primarily, four domestic flights will operate on a small scale and later gradually flights on internal routes will resume, he said.
Besides, Biman Bangladesh Airlines also decided to resume their flights from June 1, while the international flights will remain suspended until further notice, said a press release.
Cargo, relief, air-ambulance, emergency landing and specials flights will continue operation.
The announcement came a day after the government said it was not extending the general holidays, aimed at limiting transmission of coronavirus, beyond May 30.
It also issued a gazette notification on Thursday, allowing limited operations of offices.
Meanwhile, health authorities confirmed the detection of record 2,029 new patients in the last 24 hours on Thursday , raising the total cases to 40,321. Fifteen more people died from coronavirus during this period, taking the death tally to 559.
Octogenarian man dies with fever, cold in Chandpur
An octogenarian man who was suffering from fever, cold and respiratory problem died at Palgiri village in Kachua upazila of Chandpur on Thursday.
Dr Salauddin Mahmud, health and family planning officer of Kachua Upazila Health Complex, said Majibur Rahman Bacchu, 80, had been suffering from fever, cold and respiratory problem for the last several days.
A medical team collected samples from the deceased for testing coronavirus.
Earlier, Shahadat Hossain Manik, 45, son of the deceased and an employee of a garment factory ,died with the same symptoms on May 19.
Later, the local administration put the house under lockdown.
The death toll from coronavirus in Bangladesh has reached at 559 with the detection of 15 more deaths while the number of confirmed coronavirus cases surged to 40,321 as the country reported 2029 new patients in a single day on Thursday.