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HSC exams may begin in late May

The postponed Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations may begin at the end of next month.
21 April 2020

Covid-19 diagnosis: Antibody tests can be key

As the country has been in the third stage of coronavirus transmission when the virus spreads quickly within the community, experts have called for the immediate launch of widespread antibody tests to clearly understand the extent of infection.
21 April 2020

Make people stay at home

Amid a sharp spike in coronavirus cases, the government may extend the ongoing shutdown by at least another week as part of its efforts to contain the outbreak.
21 April 2020

I can’t call you

The mental health challenges of the current Covid-19 pandemic are formidable. The media is awash with articles about the effects of isolation and quarantine and how we should keep ourselves mentally robust during this difficult time. Suicides related to Covid-19 are occurring around the world, including in Bangladesh.
21 April 2020

Earth Day during Covid-19

On April 22, 1970, about 20 million Americans, 10 percent of the US population at the time, took to the streets, raising their voices for a better, more liveable planet. They saw how badly the environment was being contaminated and what needed to be done to protect nature. This led to the establishment of Earth Day, celebrated every year on April 22.
21 April 2020

The need for SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has suddenly and drastically changed the way we lived in the world, only a few months ago.
21 April 2020

Covid-19 Fallout: Over 1 lakh Tangail sari weavers need urgent aid

Over 1 lakh handloom and power loom workers, the ones that weave the famous Tangail saris, are in dire need of help after they went out of work since their factories were shuttered nearly a month ago amid the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus.
21 April 2020

Restaurant sector hit hard by the crisis

The restaurant business has predictably taken a big hit due to the coronavirus outbreak as people have remained mostly locked in their homes during the past weeks. The sector was one of the first affected in Bangladesh as the number of customers started dwindling since late February, forcing businesses to either lay off or send home their employees without pay.
21 April 2020

Coronavirus: Pakistan PM Imran Khan to be tested

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is to undergo Covid-19 testing after it was confirmed that he met a man, who was later found to have contracted the virus.
21 April 2020

Coronavirus very likely of animal origin, no sign of lab manipulation: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) says that all available evidence suggests the novel coronavirus originated in animals in China late last year and was not manipulated or produced in a laboratory.
21 April 2020

Two with respiratory problems die in Bogura

Two men with breathing problems die in an isolation unit at Mohammad Ali Hospital in Bogura.
21 April 2020

Coronavirus: 170 brick field workers sent to institutional quarantine in Satkhira

The local administration in Satkhira sends 170 brick field workers, who had arrived from Narsingdi, on institutional quarantine as part of measures to contain the spread of coronavirus.
21 April 2020

UNDP, United Enterprises to provide food support to 5,000 destitute women

UNDP and United Enterprises & Co. Ltd (UECL) have jointly taken an initiative to provide food support to 5,000 destitute women in Jamalpur, Kurigram and Gaibandha in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
21 April 2020

Karwan Bazar closed for retailers

Karwan Bazar, one of the biggest kitchen markets in Dhaka city, has been closed for retail sales as a measure to contain the spread of coronavirus.
21 April 2020

Monsoon rains risk worsening already difficult refugee situation: UNHCR

The UN Refugee Agency warns of life-threatening consequences for Rohingya refugees and host communities if annual monsoon preparations cannot be completed on time amid the global outbreak of Covid-19.
21 April 2020

164 more stranded Bangladeshis return from India

Another 164 Bangladeshis, who were stranded in India for over a month, return home by a special flight.
21 April 2020

Health complex in Habiganj closed after doctor, nurses test Covid-19 positive

Habiganj's Lakhai Upazila Health Complex was declared closed after a doctor and two nurses of the hospital tested positive with coronavirus.
21 April 2020

264 UK, 154 Turkey citizens leave Dhaka for home

A total of 264 UK and 154 Turkey citizens left Dhaka on special flights this afternoon. They had opted to return home amid the Covid-19 outbreak, for which their governments arranged their return flights home.
21 April 2020

ACC sues UP chairman for misappropriating relief rice in Narail

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today filed a case against a Union Parishad chairman of Perli in Narail for misappropriating 2,550 kg of rice meant for relief.
21 April 2020

Two die with Covid-19 symptoms in Khulna, Patuakhali

Two people die in Khulna and Patuakhali with coronavirus-like symptoms.
21 April 2020