COVID-19 crisis
Bangladesh Covid-19 updates: 30 more die in 24 hrs
Covid-19 fatalities in Bangladesh rose to 7,428 with 30 more deaths recorded in 24 hours until Saturday morning.
Retailers brace for flood of returns from online shopping
A huge surge in online shopping during the pandemic has been a savior for retailers, but it comes at a price.
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Death toll reaches 7,378, New cases 1,234
Amid global alarm after detection of new strains of Coronavirus in the United Kingdom and South Africa, Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities rose to 7,378 until Thursday with 19 more deaths in the past 24 hours.
PM donates Tk 50 lakh for journalists
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has donated Tk 50 lakh for the journalists as special financial grants during the corona period.
Speakers for collaborative support to continue children’s education in new context
Save the Children in Bangladesh has laid emphasis on protection, proper education and collective work with the government saying it is much needed now to continue children’s education at home and re-opening schools safely.
Covid-infected Partex chairman MA Hashem’s condition deteriorates
Partex Group chairman and former Member of Parliament MA Hashem has been put on life support at a hospital in the capital.
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 30 deaths in 24 hrs
Covid-19 fatalities in Bangladesh rose to 7,359 with 30 more deaths recorded in 24 hours until Wednesday morning.
UK coronavirus variant now has no significant impact on vaccines: WHO
Despite a number of mutations so far of SARS-CoV-2 virus, the culprit behind the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, none of them, including the latest UK variant, has made a significant impact on the susceptibility of the virus to any of the currently used therapeutics, drugs or the vaccines under development, experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) have said.
Covid-19: Global cases surpass 77 million
More than 77 million people have been infected with coronavirus globally and over 1.7 million of them died since the first cases were reported in December last year, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
US deaths in 2020 top 3 million, by far most ever counted
This is the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths expected to top 3 million for the first time — due mainly to the coronavirus pandemic.