District
Coronavirus cases rise to 134 in Narsingdi
Thirty more people tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours as of Monday, taking the total number of cases to 134 in the district
60-year-old Shariatpur man dies in isolation unit
A sexagenarian man died at the isolation unit of Sadar hospital on Monday.
Father, son hurt in Pabna cylinder blast die at DMCH
A man and his son who had sustained severe burn injuries in a cylinder explosion in Bera upazila died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Monday.
Two more test COVID-19 positive in Chandpur
Two more people, including a child, were diagnosed with coronavirus or COVID-19 on Monday, taking the total number of infected people in the district to 12.
Coronavirus cases reach eight in Sylhet
A total of eight people tested positive for coronavirus or COVID-19 in the district since April 7.
Woman dies with fever, cold in Rajshahi
A woman who had been suffering from fever, cold and breathing problem, died on way to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital here early Monday.
First coronavirus patient detected in Sirajganj
Sirajganj reported its first confirmed coronavirus case on Monday.
A 65-year-old man from Goprekhi village of Belkuchi upazila tested positive.
The local administration has put five villages under lockdown, said acting Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Rahmatullah on Monday.
The villages are- Goprekhi, Madhobpur, Bhangabari, Gopolpur and Charkadoho.
The UNO said that the man returned from Narayanganj 10 days ago. Later, he took shelter at his relative’s house as villagers asked him to leave village. As he fell sick at his relative house, he was first taken to Enayetpur Khaza Yunus Ali Medical College Hospital.
However, he fled from isolation ward.
On information, a medical team went to his house and collected sample.
His sample was confirmed positive on Sunday night at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.
Faridpur Medical College starts coronavirus test
Faridpur Medical College Hospital (FMC) on Monday morning started testing coronavirus.
It is capable of testing 94 samples a day.
For testing samples, a PCR machine has been set up on the third floor of the college, said Doctor Saifur Rahman, director of the hospital.
The testing station was formally inaugurated around 9:30am.
One thousand kits have been sent to the medical college from Dhaka.
Testing will be carried out from 10am to 6pm every day.
Besides, a committee has been formed for running the lab.
Four held for raping teenager in Chapainawabganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested four people for repeatedly raping and blackmailing a teenager in Kathiapara area of Gomostapur upazila.
The arrestees were identified as Nishan Ali and his associates Jahurul Islam, Shamim Reza and Himel.
Company Commander of Rab-5 Chapainawabganj Camp ASP Azmal Hossain said Nishan had an affair with the victim and he recorded their intimate moments on phone.
Nishan and his accomplices had been repeatedly raping the girl and blackmailing her for the last seven months, he said.
The victim, unable to bear the torture, finally informed her family and they filed a complaint, the Rab officer said.
He said they seized mobile phone, video footage, pen drive and laptop from the accused.
A case was filed at Gomostapur Police Station over the matter.
WFP distributes food in Cox’s Bazar
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has started handing out food to the most vulnerable families in Cox’s Bazar affected by shutdowns due to coronavirus.
Alongside making changes in the food distribution process in the Rohingya camps, WFP is working with local government authorities to provide support to the host communities as needed, the agency said Monday.
As well as providing food to vulnerable households, WFP is also supplying food to patients in the government and humanitarian-managed quarantine and isolation facilities in the district, it said.
This includes dry food rations for up to 1,500 patients to the isolation facilities and hot meals (locally known as Khichuri) to up to 3,000 people in the government quarantine centre.
These distributions are complementing ongoing food assistance provided by the government of Bangladesh.
“It’s great that WFP stands together in solidarity with the people of Cox's Bazar during this critical time of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak,” said Md Kamal Hossain, Deputy Commissioner of the district.
He said the district administration highlights the importance of coordination to overcome this crisis. "If the lockdown continues, as is happening throughout the world, the suffering will multiply soon. Therefore, the district administration is grateful to WFP for supporting the host community of Cox's Bazar.”
Richard Ragan, WFP Representative to Bangladesh, said they always believe that a collective effort is the key to dealing with a crisis like coronavirus.
“Hence, to support people in the host community and in the Rohingya camps we have taken these initiatives alongside the government of Bangladesh to mitigate the risks and impacts of this virus,” he said.
The distributions began this week and will continue on a monthly basis.