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Coronavirus
'We'll meet again': Queen Elizabeth invokes WW2 spirit to defeat coronavirus
Queen Elizabeth tells the British people that they would overcome the coronavirus outbreak if they stayed resolute in the face of lockdown and self-isolation, invoking the spirit of World War Two in an extremely rare broadcast to the nation.
6 April 2020, 07:32 AM
Bangladesh reports 3 more coronavirus deaths, 35 test positive in 24hrs: DGHS
Three more died of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, DGHS says.
6 April 2020, 06:29 AM
Number of coronavirus deaths dropping ‘for the first time’ in New York
The United States is entering what a senior official warns would be the "hardest" week of the coronavirus crisis as the death toll mounted, but some saw glimmers of hope from a slight slowing of fatalities in hard-hit New York.
6 April 2020, 05:27 AM
Tiger at New York zoo tests positive for coronavirus
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the US or a tiger anywhere, federal officials and the zoo has said.
6 April 2020, 05:11 AM
ACC official dies of coronavirus
An official of Anti-Corruption Commission has died of coronavirus at Bangladesh-Kuwait Friendship Hospital.
6 April 2020, 04:54 AM
Boris Johnson hospitalised for tests after persistent coronavirus symptoms
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is admitted to hospital for tests after suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus, though Downing Street says he remains in charge of the government.
6 April 2020, 04:37 AM
All shops in 12 cities, district towns to be closed early; pharmacies out of purview
All shops and business establishments including eateries in 12 cities and district towns will close early every evening to limit the spread of coronavirus.
6 April 2020, 03:13 AM
First coronavirus case detected in Jamalpur
A 30-year-old man has tested positive for coronavirus in Jamalpur, the first case in the district.
5 April 2020, 18:46 PM
Youths in Bogura raise awareness on coronavirus
Offices, malls and educational institutions have been shut down across the country, in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Yet, many are unaware of such rigorous measures, especially social distancing. With an aim to raise awareness on the contagious virus, a group of young people from Bogura created a Facebook group, titled ‘Corona and Situation of Bogura’, last month.
5 April 2020, 18:24 PM
S’pore reports record cases
Singapore reported 120 new coronavirus cases yesterday, by far its highest daily rise, and quarantined nearly 20,000 migrant workers in their dormitories.
5 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Breaking the chain of Covid-19
Covid-19’s conquest to spread, infect, and then to claim human lives around the world has sparked many discussions on its current and future trajectory and impacts.
5 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Changing teaching modality during the Covid-19 pandemic
In a book on influenza published last year, Robert G. Webster, a virologist at Otago University in New Zealand, had a terrifyingly prescient chapter about pandemics.
5 April 2020, 18:00 PM
The Spectre of Coronavirus: Lessons to Be Learned
To borrow a famous phrase from history, a spectre is haunting the world—the spectre of Covid-19.
5 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 lockdown affects daily wage-earners the most
We, and indeed the rest of the world, are going through unprecedented times pulverised by the onslaught of Covid-19.
5 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Workers came in droves due to confusing signals
The reports and visuals of thousands of garment workers coming back to Dhaka from their villages all over the country, cramming into ferries, pickups, trucks or walking on foot, are extremely concerning as such an influx and crowding of people are the perfect recipe for a rapid spread of the coronavirus.
5 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 Outbreak: Callousness of a few puts many lives at risk
Dhaka city has been virtually paused. Streets are almost empty, shops shuttered, restaurants closed, families cloistered at home -- all attempted to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.
5 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Trump warns Americans of ‘toughest week’
President Donald Trump warned Americans to brace for a “very horrendous” number of coronavirus deaths in the coming days as the number of people infected in the US has exceeded 3,00,000 with the death toll climbing past 8,400.
5 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Doomed, either way
If you knew that the beginning of next month, you would have no money, none at all, how badly would you try to save your job?
5 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Community Transmission: It’s there, but confined to 5 clusters: IEDCR
The authorities have said that community transmission of coronavirus is indeed happening, but it is limited to five clusters across the country.
5 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Concentrate more on keeping food prices low
Keeping food prices low should be seen as a strategic objective of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) during the preparation of the next national budget, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) suggested in its budget proposal.
5 April 2020, 18:00 PM