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Hit hard by shutdown, auto-rickshaw drivers seek govt help
Drivers of CNG-run auto-rickshaws are passing their days amid great miseries as they have been left without work amid the nationwide shutdown aimed at curbing the coronavirus.
COVID-19: What is the risk of reinfection?
The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic is forcing doctors and health officials around the world to perform beyond their remit, yet the number of patients and casualties are rising day by day.
Online celebrations of Pahela Baishakh continue under shutdown
The world has been in uncharted waters for much of 2020 already, trying to cope with a pandemic that has spread to every inhabited corner of the planet at an unprecedented speed. There are a number of things we have witnessed by now, or will witness in the days ahead, that will have been without precedent, certainly in our lifetimes.
Youths feed poor as Bangladesh goes into lockdown mode
Young people have joined the government, political parties and other social organisations to extend support to thousands of low-income people, especially those living from hand to mouth, during the government holidays to curb the transmission of coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh to see sharp fall in export earnings
As Bangladesh will see a sharp decline in export earnings following the suspension of all trade activities across the globe amid the coronavirus onslaught, economists have underscored need for devising proper strategies and an effective economic diplomacy to tackle the situation in the coming days.
COVID-19: For victims and families, death by a thousand cuts
Coronavirus, touted as the greatest threat to humanity, has broken all the barriers and boundaries among nations with its lethality.
Online shopping of essentials soars as corona cases spike
Though the online sale of luxury and non-essential items witnessed a sharp fall, the sale of daily essentials increased by 3-4 times as the government has declared a long general holiday to fight the deadly coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Hajj agencies seek interest-free Tk 1,500 cr working capital
The Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) has demanded the government provide interest-free working capital of Tk 1,500 crore to cover their losses due to the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic.
Bangladesh’s food security not at stake but access to all needs to be ensured: Experts
Though the UN has warned that coronavirus protective measures could jeopardise food security around the world, experts said Bangladesh is unlikely to face such a problem if the government can ensure people’s access to food as it has enough food stock.
Nurses plead not to be sent into ‘corona battle unarmed’
Nurses in Bangladesh are worried of being traumatised in some cases as most hospitals are not in a position to provide them with the personal protective equipment (PPE) they require to look after patients of a highly contagious disease such as COVID-19.