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Quader warns against attempts to destabilise market
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday warned of strict action against traders who want to make the markets unstable during the Ramadan.
He issued the warning at a briefing at his official residence in the morning.
He accused the BNP of practicing a politics of blame game over coronavirus.
Govt offices involved in providing emergency services reopen
All the ministries, divisions and their subordinate offices involved in providing emergency services will remain open on limited scale from Sunday during the extended general holidays.
Sheikh Yusuf Harun, secretary to Public Administration Ministry, told UNB on Sunday.
He also said earlier a decision was taken to keep 18 ministries open but on April 25 a letter was sent to all the ministries, divisions and their subordinate offices to keep those open on a limited scale to fulfill emergency need.
The order came into effect on Sunday, he added.
The government on April 23 extended general holidays until May 5.
On the same day, the Public Administration Ministry, said government offices at division, district and upazila levels under 18 ministries and divisions will remain open on a limited scale.
The divisional, district and upazila offices under the Prime Minister’s Office, Cabinet Division, Agriculture Ministry, Commerce Ministry, Food Ministry, Public Administration Ministry, Information Ministry, Disaster Management and Relief Ministry, Social Welfare Ministry, Women and Children Affairs Ministry, Shipping Ministry, Fisheries and Livestock Ministry, Health Services Division, Medical Education and Family Welfare Division, Rural Development and Cooperatives Division, Public Security Division, Security Services Division and Local Government Division were reopened on Sunday.
Meanwhile, all other government officials have been directed to stay at their respective offices mandatorily during the general holidays.
This time, factories related to medicine and export-oriented industries were allowed to run maintaining proper safety and hygiene of the workers.
On March 23, the government declared general holidays from March 26 to April 4, aiming to prevent the transmission of coronavirus. Later, the holidays were extended until May 5.
The government closed all the academic institutions and shut down transportation to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Bangladesh has so far reported 145 deaths and 5,416 coronavirus cases.
Bangladesh records 5 more Covid-19 deaths; total cases exceed 5,000
Five more people, including a child, died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Sunday, pushing up the death toll in the country to 145.
Besides, 418 more people tested positive for the virus during the period, taking the number of such cases in the country to 5,416.
Additional Director of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) General (Admin) Dr Nasima Sultana came up with the disclosure at the daily health bulletin broadcast from Mohakhali.
"In the last 24 hours, 3,476 samples have been tested across the country and 418 people diagnosed with coronavirus infections. The total number of patients has increased to 5,416. So far, 46,589 samples have been tested ...I say with great sorrow that five more people have died in the last 24 hours," she said.
Coronavirus: 352 doctors infected
Frontline coronavirus fighters in Bangladesh continue to get infected while treating patients at hospitals.
Bangladesh Doctors Foundation (BDF), a forum of physicians, said 352 physicians at private and public hospitals got infected as of Sunday.
“Among them, 274 are in Dhaka division alone,” said Nirupam Das, the chief administrator of the foundation.
One new dengue case reported in 24hr
One new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours till 8am on Sunday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Air Quality Index: Dhaka ranks 18th worst
The air quality of Dhaka showed signs of improvement on Sunday morning.
HRW urges Bangladesh to take Rohingyas stranded in Bay
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday urged Bangladesh to take in hundreds of Rohingyas who are stranded in the Bay of Bengal.
BGMEA prepares draft for running factories
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Saturday released a draft guideline and asked its members to follow them while running factories amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Factories must be reopened gradually to save economy: Salman
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s private sector adviser Salman F Rahman on Saturday said the country’s export-oriented factories must be reopened slowly by maintaining necessary health protocol to save the economy.
Coronavirus: Eerie silence at Chawkbazar Iftar market
For the first time in centuries, the famous Iftar market at Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar has fallen silent as Bangladesh extended general holidays and imposed strict restriction on movement of people to curb the spread of coronavirus.