Coronavirus situation in Bangladesh
Coronavirus: RMG factories also to remain shut until Apr 25
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BKMEA) have decided to keep all garment factories closed until April 25.
Coronavirus: DSCC delivers food items to 2,221 city dwellers
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Friday delivered food items to the doorsteps of 2,221 city dwellers who feel embarrassed to receive those standing in queues for social dignity.
Coronavirus: Gaibandha, Cumilla under lockdown
The spread and rising number of coronavirus cases have forced the local administration to put two districts and a number of areas across the country under lockdown to prevent further transmission.
Coronavirus: Educational institutions to remain shut until Apr 25
As the government has extended general holidays until April 25 to curb coronavirus in the country, all educational institutions will also remain shut until then.
Bangladesh records 6 more coronavirus deaths in 24 hrs
Six more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, raising the total death toll to 27, according to the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).
Banks to remain closed in lockdown areas
Bangladesh Bank has ordered halting operations of bank branches in areas put under lockdown by the government during the general holidays to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Two more diagnosed with coronavirus in Sherpur
Two more people, including a minor boy, tested positive for coronavirus in Sreebardi and Jhenaigati upazilas on Thursday, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the district to four.
Two more test positive for coronavirus in Keraniganj
Two people were diagnosed with coronavirus in Shuvadda and Kunda of Dhaka’s Keraniganj upazila on Thursday, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the area to 10.
PMO issues directive about emergency services, supply chain
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Thursday issued directives outlining that people and vehicles associated with emergency services and supply chain will remain out of the purview of the transport shutdown and restriction of movement imposed to check transmission of coronavirus.
Coronavirus: BSMMU professor tests positive
Prof Dr Shahidullah Sikder of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has tested positive for coronavirus.