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Sherpur mayor to deliver food items to poor at doorsteps
Mayor of Sherpur municipality Golam Kibria Liton on Friday announced to deliver food items at the doorsteps of the poor people in his municipality area free of cost.
Noakhali building locked down after youth’s death from fever, cough
Police have put a building under lockdown in Choumuhini Bazar area in Begumganj upazila after the death of a young man, who was suffering from fever and cough, on Thursday night.
Syed Mohiuddin Abdul Azim, resident medical officer of Noakhali General Hospital, said the 23-year-old man died at the hospital on Thursday night. “He might have died from a cardiac arrest,” he added.
The youth, an assistant to a dentist at Choumuhuni Bazar area, had been suffering from fever and cough for the last one week, said Mahbubul Alam, Begumganj upazila nirbahi officer.
Dr Mominur Rahman, Noakhali civil surgeon, said they have sent the blood sample of the deceased to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) in the capital for test to ensure whether he died from coronavirus.
After the youth’s death, the local administration declared Azizia Plaza as the quarantine centre, he said, adding that the youth used to live on the third floor of the building.
Youth taken to isolation unit in Chandpur
A young man was sent to the isolation unit of Sadar Hospital on Friday with high fever, respiratory problem and sore nose.
Coronavirus: GCC distributes PPE among doctors, nurses
Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) on Friday distributed Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) among doctors, health officials and nurses, including Civil Surgeon Dr Khairuzzaman, in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
PCR machine reaches RMCH for COVID-19 test
A Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing machine which is used for detecting coronavirus or COVID-19 and other complicated diseases reached the laboratory of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on Thursday evening.
Coronavirus: Pabna village under lockdown
The local administration has put Katakhali village in Chatmohar upazila under lockdown to prevent the transmission of deadly coronavirus.
Sarkar Mohammad Raihan, executive magistrate and upazila nirbahi officer, made the announcement around 10 pm on Thursday night.
Local people said a total of 64 people have come to the village from Dhaka, Chattogram and Madaripur districts in the last two days.
Getting the information, the Coronavirus awareness committee informed the matter to the local administration.
UNO Sarkar Mohammad Raihan said people of the village will have to stay at home for two weeks and none will be allowed to enter or leave the village.
“Strict action will be taken for violation of quarantine rule,” he said.
Members of village police have been deployed during the lockdown period from Friday morning, said Sheikh Nasir Uddin, officer-in-charge of Chatmohar Police Station.
Youth held for child rape attempt in Panchagarh
Police arrested a young man for attempting to rape a four-year-old girl at Jatsauda Purbadangi village in Sadar upazila on Thursday.
The arrestee is as Sajib Islam, 15, son of Oleman Ali of the village.
Abu Akkas Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said Sajib took the girl to a maize field and tried to violate her in the afternoon.
Hearing screams of the girl, local people rushed in and gave him a good beating.
On information, police went to the spot and arrested Sajib.
Habiganj administration stops wedding ceremony
In an effort to contain the spread of Coronavirus, the local administration stopped a wedding ceremony at Enatabad village in Nabiganj upazila on Wednesday night.
Youth ‘kills himself' in Bhola
A young man reportedly took his own life at Bahadur Chowmohoni of Lalmohan upazila on Thursday.
Two held for ‘raping’ teen in Jhenaidah
Police arrested two people on Wednesday night for allegedly raping a teenage girl in Krishnochandrpur village of Moheshpur upazila.