Bangladesh
Khulna transport workers going hungry
Amid the countrywide shutdown announced by the government to prevent the spread of coronavirus, transport workers in Khulna say they are facing difficulties as they are not getting any food and financial aid from the local administration.
RMG factories reopened amid risk of losing int’l market: Qauder
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Qauder on Thursday said garment factories around Dhaka have been reopened on a limited scale as there is a risk of losing international market of RMG products due to corona crisis.
One dengue case reported in 24hrs
One new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours till 8am on Thursday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
PM provides financial assistance to 6,959 Qawmi madrasas
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has provided financial assistance of over Tk 8.31 crore to 6,959 Qawmi madrasas across the country on the occasion of holy Ramadan.
50 houses put under lockdown in Bagerhat
Local administration on Thursday put 50 houses at Boro Badura village in Morelganj upazila under lockdown as a man tested positive for Covid-19 after his death with fever and cold.
Deputy commissioner Mohamamd Mamunur Rashid, said a 40-year-old man of the village died with fever and cold in Dhaka and his body was taken to his home village on Monday.
On April 27, a medical team collected samples from the body and the result was found on Wednesday which showed him positive for the virus.
Bagerhat Civil Surgeon Dr AKM Humayun Kabir said the man was a hawker and he died in Dhaka. He was a diabetic patient.
Samples of 13 people, who came close to the body were collected and sent for lab test, said Dr Kamal Hossain of Morelganj Upazila Health Complex.
Coronavirus cases in Bangladesh surge to 7,667
Besides, the death toll from the virus in the country stands at 168 with five more deaths from the virus infection during the period.
Prof Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), came up with the disclosure in the daily online health bulletin at the Management Information System (MIS) in the afternoon.
Twenty-nine PCR labs collected 5,626 samples and tested 4,965 of them across the c
WFP develops digitised vehicle tracking tool
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has designed a fully digitised vehicle tracking tool to ensure the humanitarian community can keep critical services running in a timely manner.
6 new coronavirus cases detected in Laxmipur
Six people were diagnosed with coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the number of confirmed cases to 43 in Laxmipur.
Civil Surgeon Abdul Gaffar disclosed the information on Thursday morning.
Of the new patients, five are from Sadar upazila and one from Ramgati upazila.
Coronavirus: Natore to be locked down
The local administration is going to put Natore under lockdown on Thursday following a surge in coronavirus cases in the district.
Deputy Commissioner Shah Riaz came up with the announcement at noon.
The restriction will remain in force from 3pm on Thursday until further notice.
A physician of Natore Sadar Hospital has been diagnosed with coronavirus, creating panic among the doctors and health workers of the hospital.
Nine people, including the two health workers, were diagnosed with COVID-19 in Singra upazila on Tuesday and Wednesday.
With an increase in coronavirus cases, the local administration and Coronavirus Preventing and Controlling Committee took the decision to put the whole district under lockdown.
Bangladesh has seen a surge in coronavirus cases in recent days. On Wednesday, the country reported 641 cases and eight deaths. Until then, the health authorities have confirmed 7,103 cases and 163 deaths.
According to government data, 48 districts and 389 upazilas are under complete lockdown.
Dutch buyers won't cancel apparel orders from Bangladesh: Dutch Minister
The Netherlands has assured Bangladesh that the Dutch buyers will not cancel or suspend their orders from the Bangladeshi readymade garment factories.
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Sigrid Kaag conveyed it to Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and mentioned that the Dutch government would ensure that the RMG value chain would not be disrupted.