Coronavirus lockdown
National selectors emphasise cricketers’ fitness
The BCB National Selectors have announced that cricketers who are on the draft list for the upcoming T20 tournament, scheduled for next November-December, will have to undergo mandatory fitness tests before being considered eligible for the competition.
National Zoo to reopen from Nov 1
After around seven months of closure due to coronavirus pandemic , the National Zoo at Mirpur is going to be reopened for the visitors from November 1.
Underprivileged families suffer most due to lockdown: Study
A study by International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) has found that members of low-income families in Bangladesh, especially women, have been exposed to economic hardship, food insecurity, domestic violence, and mental health threats due to the lockdown.
13 die in Peru disco stampede during police raid amid coronavirus lockdown
Thirteen people died in a stampede at a discotheque in Peru, after police raided it to enforce the country's lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Sunday.
123 stranded Indians return home through Akhaura port
A total of 123 Indian nationals who were stuck in Bangladesh amid coronavirus lockdown returned home through the Akhaura Land Port on Friday.
France to end border lockdown, open up to Europe
France is opening its borders with other European countries at midnight for the first time since shutting them amid virus fears three months ago, and will start opening up to visitors from other continents July 1.
Coronavirus: Laxmipur to be brought under complete lockdown
The local administration has decided to put the entire Laxmipur district under lockdown in two phases due to an alarming increase in the number of Covid-19 patients.
Gayeshwar sends Eid gifts for Keraniganj women
BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy provided a good number of women in Keraniganj with ‘Eid gift of 'saris’ on behalf of party chairperson Khaleda Zia amid the coronavirus 'lockdown'.
Coronavirus: Over 3,000 Bangladeshis return from India
More than 3,000 Bangladeshi citizens, including patients and students, have so far returned home from a number of Indian cities by special chartered flights or roads amid a countrywide lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The growing popularity of Zoom in Bangladesh during COVID-19
Zoom, currently the world’s most popular video calling service, has become a household name in many parts of the globe including Bangladesh during the pandemic of COVID-19.