Renowned bankers and bank professionals who were the students of the country’s famous Notredame College have attended a reunion of the Club Notredamians’ Bangladesh Limited (CNBL) in the capital’s Banani area. 

Bangladesh Bank has revoked the special incentives for the bankers announced for working with physical presence in banks during the general holidays.

Five people, including policemen, bank officials and a physician, were diagnosed with coronavirus in Bogura in the last 24 hours until Wednesday.   Deputy Civil Surgeon Dr Mostafizur Rahman said two sub-inspectors of Bogura police, two bank officials of Kahalu upazila and a doctor of Bogura Mohammad Ali Hospital were found infected with coronavirus.   Shafique Amin Kajol, Resident Medical Officer of Bogura Mohammad Ali Hospital, said 17 staffers, who are suspected to have come in contact with the physician, were sent to home quarantine.   Samples of 188 people have been sent for lab testing at Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital. Of the 96 test results that came out Wednesday, five were found positive, said sources at Civil Surgeon office.   So far, 57 confirmed coronavirus cases have been reported from the district. Of them, nine have recovered.   According to the Police Headquarters sources, 1,926 police members were infected with coronavirus until Wednesday.    The health authorities confirmed 1,162 new cases and 19 deaths – highest for a single day – on Wednesday. So far, the country has recorded 17,822 coronavirus cases and 269 deaths.

Banking transaction hours have been extended further by 90 minutes with effect from May 10, said a Bangladesh Bank circular on Tuesday.

Any bank employee who will be infected with Covid-19 during working in the bank will get Tk 5-10 lakh as insurance coverage and in case of death,  the victim’s family will get five times the amount as special grant, said a Bangladesh Bank circular.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday asked bank officials to fix their own problems before any tougher action starts coming from the higher level of the government.