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Highest single-day 24 deaths from coronavirus, 1,694 new cases

Bangladesh recorded the highest coronavirus deaths in a single day as 24 more people died of the deadly disease in the last 24 hours, taking the body count to 432.

PM phones Mamata, enquires about losses caused by Amphan

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday called Chief Minister of Indian state of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee and enquired about the damages caused by the super cyclone Amphan. “The premier

Amphan causes Tk 11 billion loss

Super cyclone ‘Amphan’ has caused a huge loss of valuables worth Tk 11 billion in the country, the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry said in an immediate assessment. State minister

Coronavirus cases cross 25,000 mark in Bangladesh, 21 more die

Confirmed coronavirus infection cases have crossed the 25,000 mark in Bangladesh as more 1,251 people tested positive in the last 24 hours in the country. With the latest figure, the

COVID-19: Bangladesh records 21 deaths, 1602 infections in last 24 hrs

Confirmed coronavirus infection cases have crossed the 23,000 mark in Bangladesh as the country recorded the highest single-day cases with 1,602 more people tested positive in the last 24 hours.

Shoppers flouting social distancing rules as Eid shopping gains pace

People out on Eid shopping at markets and shops in Dhaka are too reluctant about maintaining the recommended physical distance to protect themselves and others from coronavirus infection. Traders said

Bangladesh logs highest 1,273 COVID-19 infections in a day, 14 more die

Confirmed coronavirus infection cases have crossed the 22,000 mark in Bangladesh as the country recorded the highest single-day cases with 1,273 more people tested positive in the last 24 hours.

243 stranded Bangladeshis return from USA

A total of 243 Bangladeshi citizens stranded in the US amid the coronavirus pandemic have reached Dhaka early Sunday by a special flight of Qatar Airways. The chartered A 350-900