Bangladesh

Left jobless by lockdown, poor in Madaripur ‘starving’

A large number of people in the district who live from hand to mouth are starving as restrictive measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus left them jobless. Members of

Child kept in quarantine dies in Jashore

A child who was kept in quarantine at Sadar Hospital in Jashore, died early Monday. Assistant Director of Jashore General Hospital Dr Harun-ur Rashid said that the 12-year-old girl with

Corona suspected child in Kushtia tested negative

The 7-month-old child, placed at the isolation unit in Kushtia General Hospital was not coronavirus infected, hospital sources confirmed on Sunday. HM Anwarul Islam, the Civil surgeon of Kushtia, told

Stern action against those spreading rumour on coronavirus: IGP

Issuing a note of warning against those spreading rumours centering the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary on Sunday urged the people not to

Coronavirus: Low-income people struggling to survive

Woes and sufferings of the low-income groups, mostly the daily wage earners, have mounted in the capital and its outskirts in the wake of the 10-day general holiday across the

Police assault journalists in Barishal

Amid the government’s directives to law enforcers and the local administration not to do excesses with the general people, two photojournalists were physically assaulted by a policeman for taking photos

Coronavirus: Bangladesh shuts train services

The government shut down all local, mail and commuter train services from Tuesday to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Railway Director General Shamsuzzaman told UNB that the

BB allows $500,000 advance payment to import coronavirus related medical goods

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has taken a decision to allow advance payment up to US$ 500,000 or equivalent other foreign currency in importing of coronavirus related lifesaving drugs, medical kits or