COVID 19
Jack Ma to assist Bangladesh fight coronavirus
Jack Ma, co-founder and former executive chairman of Alibaba Group, announced to help Bangladesh and some other Asian nations contain the spread of coronavirus.
Italy’s tally of coronavirus cases and deaths keeps rising
Italy's tally of coronavirus cases and deaths continues to soar, with officials on Saturday announcing new day-to-day highs: 793 dead and 6,557 cases.
Coronavirus: Govt decides to keep factories open
The government on Saturday decided to keep all factories across Bangladesh open even as the health authorities reported new cases and confirmed the second death from coronavirus.
Coronavirus death: Mirpur building residents restrict movement
Residents of a building in Dhaka’s Mirpur have restricted their movement after a 73-year-old man died of coronavirus on Friday.
Coronavirus: Panic buying doubles onion prices in Dhaka
Onion prices doubled to Tk60-70 in just three days in the retail markets amid panic buying triggered by coronavirus outbreak.
BNP calls for national unity to fight coronavirus
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday urged the country’s people to work together - irrespective of party and opinion - to prevent coronavirus outbreak instead of being panicked.
Coronavirus: WHO suggests Bangladesh to take urgent steps
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday presented some alternative ways for maintaining social distancing in Bangladesh to tackle the spread of coronavirus.
New York joins California in locking down against the virus
New York state moved to join California on Friday in confining nearly all residents to their homes, as governors undertook their most sweeping efforts yet to contain the coronavirus and fend off the kind of onslaught of patients that has caused southern Europe to buckle.
Iran's leaders take upbeat tone even as virus deaths climb
Iran's leaders vowed to overcome the coronavirus outbreak in upbeat messages marking the Persian New Year on Friday, even as the Health Ministry announced 149 more fatalities, bringing the country's death toll to 1,433.