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WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 230,000
The World Health Organization has reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases, with the total rising by 230,370 in 24 hours.
12 July 2020, 17:11 PM
No jamaat at Eidgah or open grounds this Eid-ul-Azha due to Covid-19: Govt
There will be no Eid jamaat at Eidgah or open grounds this Eid-ul-Azha due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, people have been asked to offer Eid prayers at nearby mosques, following health guidelines and special instructions.
12 July 2020, 14:31 PM
No cattle market on roads: home ministry
The government today suggested giving extra focus on online cattle markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
12 July 2020, 14:22 PM
CU VC, 4 other family members test positive for Covid-19
The vice-chancellor of Chittagong University (CU) Prof Shireen Akhter along with four other family members have tested positive for coronavirus.
12 July 2020, 13:46 PM
Fake Covid-19 certificates: JKG Health Care Chairman Dr Sabrina arrested
Police today arrested JKG Health Care Chairman Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury in a case filed for issuing fake Covid-19 test certificates.
12 July 2020, 11:27 AM
After Amitabh and Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan tests Covid-19 positive
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter tested positive for coronavirus, a day after her father-in-law and top Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan and her husband and actor Abhishek were hospitalised for Covid-19.
12 July 2020, 10:38 AM
People astonished at fraudulence of two hospitals: Quader
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says people are astonished at the fraudulence of two hospitals in coronavirus sample testing.
12 July 2020, 10:08 AM
Covid-19: current infection rate 24.11pc, recovery rate 50.93pc
Forty-seven people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said during a briefing.
12 July 2020, 08:46 AM
Amitabh Bachchan in stable condition
The condition of Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan, who tested positive for coronavirus last night and was hospitalised in Mumbai, was today stated "stable with mild symptoms."
12 July 2020, 05:34 AM
India’s Biocon secures approval to use drug on Covid-19 patients
India’s Biocon Ltd has received regulatory approval for its drug Itolizumab to be used on coronavirus infected patients suffering from moderate to severe respiratory distress.
11 July 2020, 19:35 PM
Amitabh Bachchan tests Covid-19 positive, condition ‘stable’ at Mumbai hospital
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his son, actor Abhishek Bachchan have tested positive and are admitted to the isolation unit at a hospital in Mumbai.
11 July 2020, 18:04 PM
Adopt aggressive virus measures
The World Health Organization has urged countries grappling with coronavirus to step up control measures, saying it is still possible to rein it in, as some nations clamp fresh restrictions on citizens.
11 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Testing on the decline
The number of Covid-19 tests has been declining in the country for the last few days.
11 July 2020, 18:00 PM
The caravan of broken dreams
Amanullah Ershad used to make enough to keep his two sons in primary school and pay the rent for his small flat in the capital’s Banasree.
11 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Amitabh Bachchan tests positive for Covid-19, admitted to hospital
Renowned Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan has been admitted to a Mumbai hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus. The 77-year-old actor confirmed the news on Twitter, adding that his family and staff are also being tested.
11 July 2020, 17:54 PM
Hotels, motels, restaurants, tourist spots in Cox's Bazar will remain closed
Residential hotels, motels, cottages, restaurants and tourist spots in Cox's Bazar, the country's main tourist destination, will remain closed before Eid-ul-Azha.
11 July 2020, 15:18 PM
By-polls amid pandemic due to constitutional obligation: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda today said by-elections have to be held due to constitutional obligation.
11 July 2020, 14:51 PM
Bill Gates calls for Covid-19 meds to go to people who need them, not ‘highest bidder’
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has called for Covid-19 drugs and an eventual vaccine to be made available to countries and people that need them most, not to the “highest bidder,” saying relying on market forces would prolong the deadly pandemic.
11 July 2020, 12:29 PM
Thousands of beds for Covid-19 patients lying empty
Thousands of beds for coronavirus patients in Bangladesh are lying empty despite the country struggling with a rising caseload as people are too scared to enter hospitals, officials and sufferers say.
11 July 2020, 11:13 AM
Covid-19: 30 die, 2,686 infected, 1,628 recover in 24 hours
Thirty people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), says during a briefing.
11 July 2020, 07:49 AM