Bangladesh
UK to operate two more special flights from Dhaka Saturday, Sunday
British High Commission in Dhaka on Friday said two more chartered flights will help British citizens return home from Bangladesh on Saturday and Sunday.
Covid-19: Five of a family found infected in Tangail
Five members of a family have tested positive for coronavirus in Sakhipur upazila, said Tangail Civil Surgeon Dr Md Wahiduzzaman.
Ramadan begins Saturday
The Holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins in the country on Saturday as the new crescent moon was sighted in Bangladesh sky on Friday.
Chinese firm donates protective gears to Bangladesh
China Machinery Import and Export Co (CMC) has donated urgent anti-epidemic materials to Bangladesh as part of its social responsibilities during this global coronavirus pandemic.
The items include 10 lakh masks, 10,000 protective suits, 10,000 goggles and 2,000 forehead thermometres.
The medical logistics were handed over at a function jointly organised by CMC and Health and Family Welfare Ministry here, said the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka on Friday.
2 corona patients in Barguna return home after recovery
Two covid-19 patients who were kept at the isolation unit of Sadar Hospital returned home on Friday after their full recovery.
Two UP chairmen in Narail suspended for plundering relief
Local Government Division has suspended two UP chairmen for plundering rice allocated for underprivileged people suffering due to coronavirus fallout.
PM’s Press Secretary condoles Rozina Akter’s death
Prime Minister's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim on Friday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of first female cameraperson of the country and Bangladesh Television Rozina Akter.
Coronavirus: 8 more ‘test positive’ in Sunamganj
Eight more people, including a physician, ‘tested positive for covid-19’ in Sunamganj in the last 24 hours till Friday noon.
332 more Bangladeshis return from Delhi, Chennai
A total of 332 Bangladesh nationals who got stuck in India due to the current countrywide lockdown there returned home from New Delhi and Chennai on Friday afternoon on two special flights.
Couple commits ‘suicide’ in Jahsore
A couple reportedly hanged themselves with a single rope at Gopsono village in Keshabpur upazila of Jashore district on Friday.