Bangladesh
2 more test positive for coronavirus in Chattogram
Two people were diagnosed with coronavirus in the last 24 hours, raising the number of confirmed cases in the district to 46.
Air Quality Index: Dhaka ranks 18th worst
The air quality of Dhaka showed signs of improvement on Sunday morning.
HRW urges Bangladesh to take Rohingyas stranded in Bay
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday urged Bangladesh to take in hundreds of Rohingyas who are stranded in the Bay of Bengal.
BGMEA prepares draft for running factories
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Saturday released a draft guideline and asked its members to follow them while running factories amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Chartered cargo flights sought on Dhaka-London route for import from Bangladesh
Leaders of British-Bangladeshi chambers and associations have urged the government of Bangladesh to initiate Biman or chartered cargo flights to facilitate regular and weekly imports of frozen foods, fruits and vegetables from Bangladesh.
Factories must be reopened gradually to save economy: Salman
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s private sector adviser Salman F Rahman on Saturday said the country’s export-oriented factories must be reopened slowly by maintaining necessary health protocol to save the economy.
Coronavirus: Eerie silence at Chawkbazar Iftar market
For the first time in centuries, the famous Iftar market at Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar has fallen silent as Bangladesh extended general holidays and imposed strict restriction on movement of people to curb the spread of coronavirus.
President, PM mourn death of Mujibnagar Govt’s finance secretary Asaduzzaman
President Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Parliament Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and a number of ministers expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Mujibnagar Government’s finance secretary Khandaker Asaduzzaman.
Coronavirus: IGP gives protective gears to DMP
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed has provided protective gears to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to ensure the personal safety of police personnel while on duty.
Fighting Coronavirus: GBA for including biochemists, molecular biologists
The Graduate Biochemists Association (GBA) urged the authorities concerned to include biochemists, molecular biologists, epidemiologists, vaccine researchers and economists in the National Advisory Committee in fighting coronavirus in the country.