COVID-19 pandemic
Dhaka City has 58pc coronavirus patients
Dhaka, the overpopulated capital of Bangladesh, has been hit the hardest during the coronavirus pandemic as the city has more than half of the confirmed cases in the country, government data showed.
Coronavirus test, treatment equally available to Rohingyas, locals: ISCG
The government, UN agencies and NGOs have worked "intensively" to increase coronavirus testing, expand isolation and treatment capacities for all people in Cox’s Bazar, which are available for Bangladeshis and Rohingyas on an equal basis, the Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) said Friday.
182 Ansar-VDP members infected with coronavirus
Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (Ansar-VDP) on Friday said 182 members of its members have been diagnosed with coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Number of new cases rises in districts
As coronavirus continues to spread, at least 98 new cases were reported on Friday from seven districts.
Trump optimistic about coronavirus vaccine by late 2020
US President Donald Trump says he is optimistic about having a coronavirus vaccine on the market by the end of this year or thereafter.
COVID-19: Bangladeshi peacekeepers stand by locals in Wau
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) peacekeepers from Bangladesh have demonstrated their commitment amid COVID-19 providing basic sewing training to local women in Wau to enable them to produce cloth face masks.
Public health response in Rohingya camps on alert
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has said there are serious concerns about the potentially severe impact of the virus in the densely populated Rohingya settlements in Cox's Bazar.
Coronavirus: No Eid congregation at Sholakia this year
For the first time in nearly 200 years, there will be no Eid congregation at Kishoreganj’s Sholakia as the country fights to contain the spread of coronavirus.
Photos: Tarabi prayer offered at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque
It might be a prayer to the Almighty Allah for seeking his mercy to save the nation and world from this coronavirus pandemic.
Clinical trial of Walton’s ventilator, robot, disinfectant system begins
The clinical trial of ventilator, Medicart robot and remote control UV-C light disinfectant system, manufactured by Walton, started on Thursday.
The company handed over the medical equipment to the ICT division for clinical trial in a videoconference, said a press release.