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Nine more prison guards test positive in Dhaka
Nine more prison guards of Dhaka Central Jail have tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number to 10.
Dhaka’s air still ‘unhealthy’
Although all the activities, including vehicular movement, remained halted in the capital amid the ongoing nationwide shutdown aimed at curbing coronavirus, Dhaka ranked fourth worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Wednesday morning.
It had an AQI score of 155 at 08:24am. The air was classified as ‘unhealthy’.
Bangladesh to manufacture world-class ventilators: Palak
World-class ventilators are now going to be manufactured locally with the help of Walton and Medtronix Medical Supplies & Equipment to help the ongoing fight against coronavirus.
Bangladesh’s tallest man Jinnat Ali dies
Jinnat Ali, who was regarded as Bangladesh’s tallest person, died at a Chattogram hospital early Tuesday. He was only 23.
Jinnat, who was 8 feet 6 inches, breathed his last at the Intensive Care Unit of Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) around 3am, said his elder brother Elias Ali.
Revival of post-coronavirus economy hinges on banking sector
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has advised the banking sector leaders to keep non-performing loans (NPLs) under control, saying the road ahead to recover the economy will be a challenging one.
Shops finally start selling Iftar delicacies on a limited scale
It was never seen in the past that restaurants and makeshift shops in the capital city are not selling Iftar items during the month of holy Ramadan.
Shomoyer Alo journo Khokon dies
Homayuan Kabir Khokon, city editor of the Daily Shomoyer Alo, died at a private hospital in the capital on Tuesday night.
29th anniversary of 1991 cyclone Wednesday
Twenty-nine years have elapsed since the horrific and devastating cyclonic storm and tidal surge that hit the country’s southeastern part on April 29, 1991.
Coronavirus: Over 700 RMG factories go back into operation
Over 700 garment factories have started production in the capital, Savar and Ashulia, Sreepur of Gazipur district amid the risk of coronavirus transmission.
Govt releasing 50 percent of recruiting agencies’ security deposits
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the government on Tuesday decided to release fifty percent of the security deposit paid by recruiting agencies, to help them pay wages and office rent.