COVID 19
Bangladesh conducts over 16 lakh Covid tests; finds 20 pc positive
Coronavirus testing laboratories in Bangladesh have tested 16,05,111 samples as of Friday and found 3,21,615 or 20.04 percent positive for the deadly virus.
UN Chief urges G20 countries to take concerted action to combat Covid-19
Noting that the pandemic has forced "unprecedented lockdowns, travel suspensions and limited movement across borders, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the Group of 20 (G20) countries to take concerted action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and build back better.
‘The Batman’ shoots suspended after a person working tests positive for Covid-19
A person working on “The Batman” production has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the authorities concerned to suspend UK shoot.
Covid-19: India’s caseload surpasses 3.9 mln
India, which remained the third-worst hit country in terms of the number of people infected with the coronavirus, now registered 3.9 million cases, near Brazil's total that holds the second-highest position in the world.
August jobs likely to point to a still-slow recovery: reports say
Economists have forecast that employers added 1.4 million jobs in August and that the unemployment rate fell from 10.2 percent to 9.8 percent, according to a survey by data provider FactSet.
Coronavirus: 11,302 policemen infected
A total of 11,302 members of Bangladesh Police were infected with Covid-19 across the country until Friday morning.
Coronavirus: Nearly 10,000 policemen infected
Altogether 9,948 members of Bangladesh police were infected with Covid-19 across the country until Saturday morning.
DPS STS School Dhaka celebrates first online graduation ceremony
DPS STS School Dhaka on Friday celebrated its graduation ceremony for the class of 2020 on an online platform due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Prof Yunus, global social leaders to discuss post pandemic world
Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus is going to hold several discussions with global social business leaders about the post pandemic world in the observance of Social Business Day on Friday.
Covid-19: Central AL leader Aminul Islam infected
Awami League’s Deputy Publicity Secretary Aminul Islam was diagnosed with coronavirus on Monday.