Coronavirus outbreake
BCB halts individual training programme for three days
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has called off the individual training programme for three days after some of the support staff showed off the symptoms of Covid-19.
Bangladesh conducts over 16 lakh Covid tests; finds 20 pc positive
Coronavirus testing laboratories in Bangladesh have tested 16,05,111 samples as of Friday and found 3,21,615 or 20.04 percent positive for the deadly virus.
UN Chief urges G20 countries to take concerted action to combat Covid-19
Noting that the pandemic has forced "unprecedented lockdowns, travel suspensions and limited movement across borders, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the Group of 20 (G20) countries to take concerted action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and build back better.
‘The Batman’ shoots suspended after a person working tests positive for Covid-19
A person working on “The Batman” production has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the authorities concerned to suspend UK shoot.
Covid-19: India’s caseload surpasses 3.9 mln
India, which remained the third-worst hit country in terms of the number of people infected with the coronavirus, now registered 3.9 million cases, near Brazil's total that holds the second-highest position in the world.
August jobs likely to point to a still-slow recovery: reports say
Economists have forecast that employers added 1.4 million jobs in August and that the unemployment rate fell from 10.2 percent to 9.8 percent, according to a survey by data provider FactSet.
PM provides Tk 122 cr assistance for mosques
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has provided a financial assistance of Tk 122.02 crore for the country’s mosques amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
'Govt obstructing' BNP's relief activities: Rizvi
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday alleged that the government is obstructing their party’s relief activities at different parts of the country only because of political 'jealousy'.