coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus: 18,000 construction workers suffer in Jashore
Thousands of construction workers in eight upazilas in the district are going through a tough time without work and food as economic activities came to a halt because of coronavirus outbreak.
9 state-owned jute mills resume partial operation
The operations of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna and Jashore regions started partially on Sunday morning after one month following the coronavirus outbreak.
2 more test positive for coronavirus in Chattogram
Two people were diagnosed with coronavirus in the last 24 hours, raising the number of confirmed cases in the district to 46.
Coronavirus: Global death toll reaches 203,274
The global death toll from coronavirus reached 203,274 on Sunday morning.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh cannot afford losing doctors
As Bangladesh is already under tremendous pressure to cope with the coronavirus outbreak with inadequate doctors and nurses, experts warned that the country cannot afford to lose health professionals to coronavirus only for lack of necessary protective measures and collective efforts.
BGMEA prepares draft for running factories
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Saturday released a draft guideline and asked its members to follow them while running factories amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Factories must be reopened gradually to save economy: Salman
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s private sector adviser Salman F Rahman on Saturday said the country’s export-oriented factories must be reopened slowly by maintaining necessary health protocol to save the economy.
Coronavirus: Eerie silence at Chawkbazar Iftar market
For the first time in centuries, the famous Iftar market at Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar has fallen silent as Bangladesh extended general holidays and imposed strict restriction on movement of people to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Coronavirus: IGP gives protective gears to DMP
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed has provided protective gears to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to ensure the personal safety of police personnel while on duty.
Fighting Coronavirus: GBA for including biochemists, molecular biologists
The Graduate Biochemists Association (GBA) urged the authorities concerned to include biochemists, molecular biologists, epidemiologists, vaccine researchers and economists in the National Advisory Committee in fighting coronavirus in the country.