Bangladesh coronavirus situation
Coronavirus: Bangladesh’s recovery rate still behind India, Pakistan
Bangladesh’s coronavirus recovery rate of 65.46 percent is still far behind India (76.6 percent) and Pakistan (94 percent) in the South Asian region.
Covid-19: Former footballer Aslam tests positive
Former national footballer Sheikh Mohammad Aslam has tested positive of Covid-19 along with a few members of his family, the former football-star confirmed to the media.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh reports 42 deaths, 1,897 cases
Bangladesh’s coronavirus death tally rose to 4,248 on Sunday after the health authorities announced 42 more deaths in the last 24 hours.
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: 32 more die, 2,131 new cases detected
The death toll from coronavirus in Bangladesh rose to 4,206 on Saturday with 32 new fatalities reported in the last 24 hours.
Global Covid-19 cases surge past 24 mn
The confirmed global coronavirus cases surpassed 24 million on Thursday, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Underprivileged families suffer most due to lockdown: Study
A study by International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) has found that members of low-income families in Bangladesh, especially women, have been exposed to economic hardship, food insecurity, domestic violence, and mental health threats due to the lockdown.
No Tajia procession in Dhaka: DMP
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has prohibited any kind of Tajia procession on Ashura this year to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
No PEC, Ebtedayee exam this time: Zakir Hossain
There will be no Primary Education Completion (PEC) and its equivalent Ebtedayee examination for 2020 and the students will be promoted to the next class through class assessment instead.
Enhanced coordination required in relief distribution: Speakers
Discussants at a virtual sub-national dialogue on Tuesday said there is a need for increased collaboration among all to ensure effective distribution of the relief efforts undertaken by the government in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent flood situation in Rangpur district.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh’s death toll surpasses 4,000; cases near 300,000
Coronavirus death toll in Bangladesh rose to 4,028 on Tuesday after the health authorities said 45 patients died of Covid-19.