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Low demand for milk puts cattle rearing community in distress

Pasturers rearing cattle for milk in Chapainawabganj are facing hardship as the demand for their product plunged following the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
4 May 2020, 13:03 PM

Govt extends suspension on public transports till May 16

The government extends the ongoing suspension on all types of public transport till May 16 to check spread of Covid-19 in the country.
4 May 2020, 12:58 PM

Migrant workers, police clash in Gujarat as India eases lockdown

Hundreds of migrant workers in India’s Gujarat looking to return home amid the nationwide Covid-19-enforced lockdown clash with police near a village in Surat district.
4 May 2020, 12:52 PM

Shariatpur man tests Covid-19 positive 3 days after ‘fleeing’ from home

A 35-year-old man in Shariatpur reportedly fled his house after his samples were collected to test for Covid-19, three days before his test results comes back positive for the virus.
4 May 2020, 12:25 PM

Shopping malls, markets to remain open from May 10

The government has decided to allow all markets, shops and shopping malls across the country to remain open till 4:00pm from May 10.
4 May 2020, 12:19 PM

‘To fight pandemic, govt needs to team up with the private sector’

Bangladeshis have long wanted their own policy dialogue platform, a medium through which they can access the sort of expert, unbiased opinion that is available elsewhere in the world, such as BBC’s Hard Talks or Oxford Union style debates.
4 May 2020, 12:10 PM

Muntassir Mamoon tests Covid-19 positive

Renowned historian and Dhaka University Professor Muntassir Mamoon has tested positive for coronavirus.
4 May 2020, 10:36 AM

Covid-19 infection cases cross 10,000 mark, 5 more die in 24hrs: DGHS

With this, the number of total infections across Bangladesh now stands at 10,143 -- surpassing the grim landmark of ten thousand.
4 May 2020, 08:21 AM

Second death of doctor with Covid-19 infection

Hematologist Prof Col (retd) Md Moniruzzaman has died with Covid-19 infection at Dhaka Combined Military Hospital.
4 May 2020, 07:43 AM

Rangpur Kotwali Police Station locked down after OC tests Covid-19 positive

Kotwali Police Station in Rangpur city has been put under lockdown as its officer-in-charge tested positive for Covid-19.
4 May 2020, 07:38 AM

Markets to reopen before Eid: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the government has decided to reopen markets before Eid-ul-Fitr and instruction has been given in this regard.
4 May 2020, 06:07 AM

Trump believes there may be vaccine by the end of the year

US President Donald Trump says he now believes as many as 100,000 Americans could die in the coronavirus pandemic, after the death toll passed his earlier estimates, but says he is confident a vaccine would be developed by the year's end.
4 May 2020, 04:36 AM

Worldwide coronavirus cases exceed 3.5 million

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 3.5 million on Monday, with three quarters of them in Europe and the United States, an AFP tally based on official sources showed.
4 May 2020, 04:31 AM

Legal notice served to provide PPE for doctors at govt hospitals within 3 days

A legal notice is served to four government officials asking them to provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and medicines to healthcare professionals and workers at all government hospitals of the country.
3 May 2020, 20:09 PM

Climb up the curve continues

The novel coronavirus appears to be getting a tight grip on the country as the number of infected people reported hit a new high in a single day.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Factories to be shut if many get infected

Readymade garment factories that have resumed production will be shut down in case a significant number of workers get infected with Covid-19, Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh 9th strongest economy

Bangladesh ranks ninth in a global league table of 66 emerging economies measured according to their financial strengths to cope under the strain of Covid-19 outbreak.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Factories open in port city with lax health and safety measures

With great trepidation and no other choice, about 1.5 lakh workers in Chattogram have joined their workstation from April 26.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Remittance’s depressing descent in 2020

Nazma Begum, a housewife and a mother-of-three, has been fretting the last three months. Her source of worry?
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Economic measures we should take in response to COVID-19

The 2020-21 budget of Bangladesh, under preparation now, could have been exciting. The country was having an unbroken run of 6 percent or higher growth rate for the last nine years.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM