Coronavirus situation in Bangladesh
People in death fear for ‘failure’ to check corona: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said the country’s people are suffering from a sense of death fear due to the government’s failure to tackle the coronavirus situation.
Corona may hit Bangladesh harder in winter: Experts
As it looks unlikely that coronavirus will disappear until there is a vaccine, experts have warned that the deadly virus may hit Bangladesh even harder in the coming winter.
Having returnees an opportunity for rural economy: Experts
Accelerating infrastructural development, ensuring utility services and upgrading education and medical services in rural areas may help engage the large number of people returning to their villages losing the sources of their income in the wake of COVID-19 fallout.
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Death toll crosses 2,700 in 18 weeks
Bangladesh on Tuesday reported the death of 41 more patients from Covid-19 disease in the last 24 hours, raising the death tally to 2,709.
'Ensure journalists’ professional safety during Covid-19 crisis'
Journalists and eminent educationists in a joint statement on Sunday urged the government, private sectors along with media owners and editors, to ensure journalists’ safety during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Shakib’s father tests positive for coronavirus
Bangladesh star allrounder Shakib Al Hasan’s father Mashrur Reza has tested positive for coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh registers over 100 deaths in 3 days
Amid rise in coronavirus infections in Bangladesh due to free movement of people and violation of the health guidelines, the health authorities reported over 100 deaths within three days until Sunday.
On Sunday, the death toll from Covid-19 reached 2,618 in the country with 37 new deaths in the last 24 hours.
Bangladesh reported over 2,500 deaths on Friday and the death toll exceeded 2,600 Sunday.
How small teams embedded in communities can ease pressure on healthcare systems
The Community Support Teams (CST) has been working to preserve hospital capacity by slowing down coronavirus transmission at the community level through targeted home isolation and family quarantine for symptomatic individuals combined with the promotion of public mask-wearing.
Social Distancing: Dhaka residents throw caution to the wind
The people of megacity Dhaka seem to have overcome the inhibition or fear of coronavirus pandemic, judging from their callous attitude to social distancing.
Bangladesh hits 2 lakh-mark in corona cases as world’s 17th country
Bangladesh crossed the grim milestone of 2 lakh coronavirus cases on Saturday with no visible sign of decline in the virus infections.