Bangladesh

Rangpur youth dies with coronavirus symptoms after returning from Narayanganj

A youth with coronavirus symptoms died in Pirganj upazila of Rangpur early Friday. The victim, 29, breathed his last at his residence in Khosti village under Alampur Union of the

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Doctor among 17 test positive for coronavirus in Laxmipur

Seventeen people including a physician tested positive for coronavirus  in Laxmipur on Thursday. Laxmipur Civil Surgeon Dr Abdul Gaffar said a senior physician of Ramganj Upazila Health Complex and four

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Dhaka’s air quality still unhealthy

Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked 4th worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Friday morning. The city had a score of 153 at 8:18 am, indicating that the air quality

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Left in the lurch by shutdown, sex workers seek govt help for survival

Even in the oldest profession in the world, they have seen nothing like it. Sex workers over the world have historically battled stigmatisation, outright bans or criminalisation, false accusations of

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Sylhet physician dies of ‘COVID-19’ in Dhaka

A physician of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital died of COVID-19 at a Dhaka hospital on Wednesday. Moyeen Uddin, assistant professor of the medicine department of MAG Osmani Medical

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RMG workers of Dakshin Khan block airport road

Garment workers of Dewantex & Apparels of Dakshin Khan have blocked airport road in the capital demanding arrears and salaries. They blocked the roads around 11:00 am on

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College student dies of fever, cold in Cumilla

A college student died of fever, cold and breathing complications at Debidwar Health Complex on Tuesday night. The victim, Dulal Bhuiyan, a 3rd year Honours student of Cumilla Victoria College

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24 houses locked down after man’s death in Dinajpur

The local administration has put 24 houses in Birampur upazila of Dinajpur under lockdown following the death of a man who fled from the hospital. Birampur Upazila Health Officer Dr

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