At least 55 members of Rapid Action Battalion have been infected with coronavirus in Narayanganj. Lt Cl Imran Ullah Sarkar, commanding officer of Rab-11, confirmed the development, saying they tested positive for Covid-19 in recent days despite not having any symptom like that of the virus. The infected members underwent treatment at two isolation centers: one installed at the Rab-11 ... Read More »
The global crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic has already impacted almost all the employment sectors in the world, including the entertainment industry. The holidays around Eid are the most lucrative periods for almost any industry in this Muslim-majority nation, and this tends to be even more pronounced in the entertainment sphere, especially for the film industry. Due to the ... Read More »
President of the country’s apex trade organization FBCCI Sheikh Fazle Fahim on Monday said that they would remain involved in the working capital loan/investment disbursement process of the government-announced Tk 20,000 crore financial assistance package for cottage, micro, small and medium enterprise (CMSME) organisations. He also said that the FBCCI (Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, in its ... Read More »
BNP on Monday alleged the government has been taking ‘impudent’ decisions having failed to tackle the coronavirus situation. “The government has completely failed to deal with the situation and raise hope among people. They’re taking reckless decisions one after another that are only contributing to spread of the virus everywhere,” said party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He came ... Read More »
Soumya Sarkar’s memorable fastest test century bat and Taskin Ahmed’s favourite hat-trick ball have been sold out at Tk 4.5 lakh and at Tk 4 lakh respectively in an online auction on Sunday night. A bank has bought these two from auction. However, name of the bank is yet to be disclosed. The entire amount will be spent for the Coronavirus victims of ... Read More »
M ZAHIDUL HAQUE ONCE I asked an English-speaking Journalist who used to work in a reputed Middle-East country newspaper—“How much press freedom do you enjoy? Do you face any restriction while publishing news and views?” Well, he said-“there is no such restriction but I was told that it’s me who would decide how much freedom I am supposed to enjoy”. ... Read More »
The Kotwali Police Station of Rangpur city was put under lockdown as 11 policemen, including the officer-in-charge, tested positive for coronavirus. Read More »
City Group and Meghna Group have reduces the wholesale price of refined soybean oil by Tk 5 per litre and sugar by Tk 3 per kg. Read More »
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked Bangladesh Railway to transport goods across the country strengthening its luggage-van services during this ongoing crisis caused by novel coronavirus outbreak. Read More »
Ten members of a family were found infected with coronavirus at Zafarpur village in Nabinagar upazila on Monday, creating panic among local people. Read More »
The government has decided to allow keeping shops and shopping malls open till 5 pm maintaining health guidelines during the general holidays extended until May 16 considering Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr. Read More »
Bangladesh reported its highest daily new cases on Monday with the detection of 688 patients, taking the number of confirmed coronavirus cases to 10,143.During the last 24 hours, five patients died, bringing the death toll to 182. Read More »
by Sevasti Chatzopoulou on 4th May 2020 How governments have addressed the pandemic has reflected different levels of social trust—which will have consequences for its aftermath. Read More »
Kareena Kapoor Khan made her debut on Instagram a few months ago and even though she’s relatively new to the platform, her social media game seems to be on point. From witty captions to lovely pictures, Kareena Kapoor Khan’s instagram profile perfectly mirrors her incredible personality. The actress shared another post which is sure to take the internet by storm. ... Read More »
Robots delivering meals, ghostly figures in hazmat suits and cameras pointed at front doors: China’s methods to enforce coronavirus quarantines have looked like a sci-fi dystopia for legions of people. Read More »
New York’s celebrated Broadway theaters have been shuttered since March 12 and may well not reopen before September. The very real fear is that with no public funding to help them weather the crisis, some shows may never reopen. Read More »
President Donald Trump on Sunday said the United States will have a coronavirus vaccine by the end of this year. Read More »
Dhaka, May 4: About 4,350 metres of Padma Bridge has become visible with the installation of its 29th span on Monday. Read More »
Dhaka, May 04: Eminent haematologist and laboratory medicine specialist Professor Col (Retd) Md Moniruzzaman has died of deadly coronavirus. Read More »
Dhaka, May 04 – This year’s minimum Fitra has been fixed at Tk 70 per person. Read More »
Dhaka, May 04 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the government wants to extend the ongoing general holiday until May 15. Read More »
Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for creating scope for conducting the performance study of the Covid-19 rapid testing kits developed by their organisation. Read More »
Dhaka, May 04 – Nine firefighters, including an officer, of Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) were diagnosed with coronavirus till Sunday morning. Read More »
Geneva, (Kanaga Raja) – Almost 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy – nearly half of the global workforce – have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown measures and/or are working in the hardest-hit sectors, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has said. Read More »
জাতীয় শিক্ষক ফোরাম এর কেন্দ্রীয় সভাপতি অধ্যাপক মাহবুবুর রহমান এবং সেক্রেটারি জেনারেল মাওলানা এবিএম জাকারিয়া এক যৌথ বিবৃতিতে, সারাদেশে ছড়িয়ে থাকা প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা বিস্তারে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভূমিকা পালনকারী স্বতন্ত্রএবতেদায়ী মাদরাসা শিক্ষকদের প্রাপ্য অনুদান দ্রুত প্রদানের দাবী জানান। Read More »
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