coronavirus
Saudi Arabia to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday
Saudi Arabia has announced the Kingdom will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday as the Shawwal moon was not sighted there on Friday night.
Sylhet doctor tests positive for coronavirus
A physician of Sylhet Shamsuddin Ahmmed Hospital has been diagnosed with coronavirus.
The infected physician is Khaled Mahmud of surgery department, said Doctor Anisur Rahman, assistant director (Disease Control) of Sylhet Health Service.
His test result came out on Friday.
Coronavirus: After ex-MP’s death in Bogura, 4 family members test positive
Four family members of former MP Begum Kamrunnahar Putul, who died from coronavirus in Bogura, have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
Ex-civil surgeon, elderly man die with breathing problems in Khulna, Sylhet
A former civil surgeon and an elderly man died from breathing problem in Khulna and Sylhet on Friday night and Saturday morning.
Thakurgaon poultry farmers brace for huge loss
Supply chain disruption and lack of effective measures by authorities concerned during the coronavirus pandemic have led to the closure of dozens of poultry farms in Thakurgaon.
Cop dies from Covid-19 in Rajshahi
A policeman died from coronavirus while undergoing treatment at Rajshahi Christian Mission Hospital on Friday night.
The deceased was identified as Sub-Inspector Mosharraf Hossain, 57, hailing from Pabna. He was posted at Naogaon Range Reserved Force (RRF).
Doctor Saiful Ferdous Mohammad Khairul Ataturk, deputy director of Rajshahi Medical College, said that Mosharraf was hospitalised around 7pm saying that he was diagnosed with coronavirus.
Global coronavirus cases surpasses 5.2mln: JHU
The highly contagious coronavirus continues to spread across the world as the officially confirmed cases rise to 5,210,065 on Saturday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Coronavirus: Over 3,000 policemen infected across Bangladesh
Coronavirus situation has been taking a serious turn in the country, as each day the number of cases keeps going up, as testing also increases. It is notable though, that every time the authorities have increased the level of tests administered, the corresponding increase in the number of new cases has outpaced that increase in testing.
‘Music Against Hunger’: The charity concert for an era of pandemic
The first instalment of a two-night residency in virtual space through Facebook, titled ‘Music Against Hunger’, is set to invade living rooms, dormitories, bedrooms and wherever else Bangladeshis may crawl into wherever they may be resident in today’s world - with the same noble aim as another famous gig in the nation’s history.
Private vehicles to be allowed to cross district lines: Rab DG
Director General (DG) of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun on Friday said people can go to their village homes in their private vehicles on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.