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Khulna city dwellers in water woes during Ramadan
Acute shortage of drinking water has added to the woes of Khulna city dwellers in Ramadan and coronavirus crisis when maintaining personal hygiene is vey important.
Coronavirus bites into online Eid shopping
The coronavirus pandemic has killed Eid joy.
Dhaka City has 58pc coronavirus patients
Dhaka, the overpopulated capital of Bangladesh, has been hit the hardest during the coronavirus pandemic as the city has more than half of the confirmed cases in the country, government data showed.
RMG union leaders skeptical about payment of wages by May 20
Although the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has assured that all the workers will get their wages for the month of April by May 20, leaders of garment workers have aired doubt over it saying the owners are yet to complete the process to receive loan from the stimulus package announced by the government.
Tearful adieu to Prof Anisuzzaman, the lighthouse
National Professor Dr Anisuzzaman was laid to eternal rest with state honour on Friday.
Possible Food Crisis: Vegetable gardening at courtyards of 6.5 lakh houses planned
In line with the government’s directive of making the best use of every inch of land to tackle the possible food crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Agriculture has planned to cultivate vegetables at the courtyards of 650,000 houses across the country.
"As per the directive of the Prime Minister, vegetables will be cultivated at the courtyards and rooftops of every house under Family Agriculture Scheme. At the moment, the target is to bring the courtyards of 6.5 lakh houses under vegetable farming," Agriculture Secretary Nasiruzzaman told UNB.
Initially, Nasiruzzaman said, Tk 20-30 crore will be allocated for the project. "The amount will be increased, if necessary. As little as one percent land of each house will be required for vegetable garden.”
Corona survivor journalist Apu shares his story of beating the virus
Over four million people have got infected across the world since the outbreak of COVID-19 spreading a sense of uncertainty and death among people, though the majority of patients are making recoveries and returning to normal life with Bangladesh reporting a recovery rate of 19.10 percent.
NBR needs to be tough to realise outstanding taxes: Experts
Checking tax evasion and avoidance, reviewing tax exemption with implementing reforms in tax management and adopting other tough technics to realise outstanding taxes could be a good strategy for the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to minimise its gap in revenue target and collection, according to experts.
Mental Health During Coronavirus: Experts for avoiding overuse of gadgets
People holed up at their homes for weeks during the general holiday to prevent the spread of coronavirus, exposed to mental health issues because of their over-dependence on gadgets and electronic devices, experts say.
Central Police Hospital physicians relatively less affected by virus
Though Rajarbagh Central Police Hospital (CPH) has been providing treatment to more than four times COVID-19 infected patients beyond its capacity, the number of infected physicians of the hospital is very low due to strict protective measures.