COVID-19
Pandemic leaves 20,000 people jobless in Khulna city alone
The coronavirus outbreak has left around 20,000 workers in Khulna city without a job over the last four months and forced the closure of 20 percent business establishments.
Global COVID-19 cases surpass 21 mln: Johns Hopkins University
Global COVID-19 case count has reached 21,159,730 as of Saturday morning, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University, reports Xinhua.
Ekushey Padak-winning artist Murtaja Baseer dies of corona
Renowned artist Murtaja Baseer died after contracting coronavirus at a private hospital in the capital on Saturday morning. He was 88.
India’s virus death toll rises, Seoul cases jump
India’s coronavirus death toll overtook Britain’s to become the fourth-highest in the world with another single-day record increase in cases Friday.
North Korea lifts lockdown in city, rejects flood, virus aid
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lifted a lockdown in a major city near the border with South Korea where thousands had been quarantined for weeks over coronavirus worries, state media said Friday.
Natore OC dies of coronavirus
Sumon Ali, the officer-in-charge of Baraigram Police Station in Natore, died of coronavirus at a hospital in the capital on Friday.
Coronavirus: Meherpur MP, 9 family members infected
Mohammad Shahiduzzaman Khokon, the MP from Meherpur-2 constituency, and nine members of his family have tested positive for coronavirus.
Jamalpur's coronavirus death toll hits 20
Jamalpur's death tally from coronavirus rose to 20 on Thursday after the death of a man in his sixties, said sources at the Civil Surgeon's office.
Covid-19: Japan to complete Avigan clinical tests in Sept
Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp said Thursday that it expects to finish clinical tests of anti-flu drug Avigan, a potential candidate to treat Covid-19, within the next month.
Thakurgaon Covid-19 death toll reaches 10
The death toll from Covid-19 in Thakurgaon reached 10 after one more patient died of coronavirus on Thursday.