coronavirus situation
Coronavirus: Another AC Land among 9 infected in Keraniganj
Nine people, including an Assistant Commissioner (Land), have been, diagnosed with coronavirus in Keraniganj.
Khaleda meets Fakhrul, gets briefed about BNP activities
Forty-eight days after her conditional release, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has talked to her party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and gave him some instructions to strengthen further the party’s relief activities.
Tk 6 crore grant allocated for village police
The government has announced to provide special grant of Tk 6 crore to 46,000 members of Village Police in 4,569 unions across the country.
Coronavirus: Global death toll reaches 280,431
The global death tally from coronavirus pandemic reached 280,431 as of Sunday morning.
‘Utmost importance’ attached to safety measures for expatriates: Minister
Expatriate’s Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed on Tuesday said the government has taken necessary steps for ensuring the safety of the Bangladeshi workers living abroad “with utmost importance”.
Coronavirus: 128 more stranded Bangladeshis return from India
Another batch of 128 Bangladeshis, who got stuck in India due to lockdown amid coronavirus outbreak, returned home from New Delhi on Tuesday.
Coronavirus: Three more get infected in Thakurgaon
Three more people got infected with coronavirus in the district in the last 24 hours until Saturday evening.
Coronavirus: Global death toll reaches 244,772
The highly infectious coronavirus has claimed lives of 244,772 people globally as of Sunday morning.
Coronavirus: 20 Chattogram houses put under lockdown
The local administration has put 20 houses in Boalkhali upazila under lockdown as a septuagenarian man tested positive for coronavirus there on Tuesday.
Civil Surgeon Sheikh Gazle Rabbi said the 70-year-old man was diagnosed with coronavirus on Tuesday night and he was sent to the Chittagong General Hospital early Wednesday.
The man was admitted to a hospital in the port city as he was suffering from fever and cold. He returned home on Tuesday evening after treatment at the CCU unit, said Upazila Nirbahi Officer Asia Khatun.
As he tested positive, the local administration put the house of the victim and 19 adjacent ones in Sarwartali area under lockdown.
The CCU unit of Max Hospital and its staff who came in contact with the patient were also sent on home-quarantine, the UNO said.
Coronavirus: PM holds videoconference with Barisal, Khulna divisions
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is holding a videoconference with officials of districts under Barisal and Khulna divisions to discuss the present coronavirus situation there.