Coronavirus Bangladesh situation
Corona closure leaves thousands of hotel workers jobless
Thousands of workers of different hotels, restaurants and sweetmeat shops are going through a tough time without jobs as most eateries have been closed down amid a government-announced general holiday to tackle the coronavirus spread.
Tabligh devotee dies in quarantine in Rajshahi
An elderly man, who returned from a Tablighi congregation, died in quarantine at Uttar Milikbhagha village in Bagha upazila on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam Azad, 65, of the village.
Family sources said Azad returned home after attending Tablighi congregation in Kushtia on April 5. Before going to Kushtia, he also went to India and joined a Tabligh congregation.
COVID-19: Testing finally set to commence in Khulna, Sylhet
Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) and Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital (SOMCH) will start testing for the COVID-19 infection using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machines from Tuesday in their respective divisions.
Stuck at home, what Bangladesh’s politicians doing to adjust
Like many others, political leaders in Bangladesh are also stuck at their homes, but still they are trying to use their time in their confined spaces.
2 more die from coronavirus in Bangladesh
Two more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to eight, according to the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).
As coronavirus diverts minds, dengue menace lurks
Although Dhaka city-dwellers have been complaining that they are suffering a lot due to increase in culex mosquitoes, the authorities concerned of both the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) claimed that their employees are working up to the maximum of their abilities to kill adult mosquitoes.
Govt to bring back Bangladesh citizens stuck in foreign countries: MoFA
The government will bring back the Bangladesh citizens who got stuck in various countries including India due to lockdown there once the situation becomes convenient, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday.
Consult doctors, says PM issuing 31 directives
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday issued 31 directives, including consulting physicians in case there are Covid-19 symptoms without hiding those and not using personal protective equipment (PPE) by all, to curb coronavirus in the country .
House rent waiver, bank loan postponement a rumour: Ihsanul
Prime Minister's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim on Thursday dismissed the news that went viral on Facebook on house rent waiver, postponement of bank loan and electricity bill for three months and a one-month holiday in all offices as a rumour.
Dhaka streets empty again as law enforcers go tough
As many city dwellers came out of their homes during the last few days unnecessarily defying the government’s stay-at-home instruction, members of the Bangladesh Police and Bangladesh Army took an aggressive stance on Thursday, forcing people to stay indoors again.