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Hajj registration deadline extended further
The government has once again extended the deadline for hajj registration until April 30 considering the outbreak of coronavirus.
Bangladesh put under virtual lockdown to tackle coronavirus
The government has taken a page out of China’s book and announced heavy restrictions on the movement of people but fell short of calling it a ‘lockdown’ to prevent further transmission of coronavirus, hours after recording the highest number of cases and fatalities in a day on Thursday.
“The whole of Bangladesh is declared as ‘vulnerable-to-infection’ zone under the Infectious Diseases (Prevention, Control and Elimination) Act 2018,” the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in a circular in the evening.
It urged the people of infected areas to strictly follow its directives about maintaining social distancing and staying indoors.
Work on 2,000-bed isolation centre at ICCB underway
Work on a 2,000-bed isolation centre at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) here for coronavirus patients is going on in full swing.
396 Rohingyas rescued from trawler in Bay: Coast Guard
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard rescued 396 Rohingyas from a floating fishing trawler in the Bay of Bengal at Jahajpuraghat in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday night.
Coronavirus infected physician’s mother dies in Narayanganj
Mother of a coronavirus-infected physician died at Kurmitola General Hospital from the virus infection on Wednesday night.
New IGP, Rab chief meet President
Newly-appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed and new Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun met President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Thursday.
Army man killed in city road accident; 21 injured
A member of Bangladesh Army was killed and 21 others were injured in a road accident near Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in the capital on Thursday.
Carew’s vinegar hits market
Vinegar manufactured by Carew and Company (Bangladesh) Ltd, a state-run sugar mill at Darshana in Chuadanga, hit the market in the country to help the ongoing fight against coronavirus.
Over 3 lakh fishermen to get VGF rice
The government has again allocated 24,103.04 metric tonnes of rice under the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme to assist the families of 3, 01,288 registered fishermen in 96 upazilas of 20 districts during the time when catching hilsha fry is prohibited.
PM sends emergency medicines for Bhutan
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent two consignments of emergency medicines for the safety of senior citizens of Bhutan to protect them from COVID-19 attacks.