2 doctors, medical student tests positive in Barishal
Our Correspondent, Barishal :Two doctors and a medical student test as corona positive in Barishal.On the other hand, out of seventeen corona-positive patients in the...
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20 Afghan presidential palace staffs test positive
Reuters, Kabul :At least 20 officials working at Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s palace have tested positive for coronavirus, prompting the 70-year-old leader to limit most...
RMG workers stage demo for wage, relief in Ctg
UNB, Chattogram :Several hundred workers of a readymade garment factory demonstrated at Agrabad of Chattogram city on Saturday, demanding payment of their wages and relief...
Nigerian President’s chief of staff dies from coronavirus
Reuters, Lagos :The Nigerian president’s chief of staff, Abba Kyari, died on Friday after contracting the new coronavirus, two presidency spokesmen said on Twitter.Kyari, who...
Grameen Telecom stands by doctors, health workers
Staff Reporter :Along with the government, Grameen Telecom is extending its helping hand towards doctors and healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic in the country.Grameen...
Fast-fashion nightmare for BD cloth-makers
AFP :One day Parvin was toiling to meet the fast-fashion demands of European capitals, the next she was among hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi clothes...
Pirojpur under lockdown
UNB, Pirojpur :Local administration put the district under lockdown on Friday morning in an effort to prevent the transmission of coronavirus.Deputy Commissioner Abu Ali Mohammad...
Myanmar releases 25,000 prisoners amid virus fears
AFP :More than a quarter of Myanmar’s prison population is being released, the president’s office announced Friday, after calls grew to ease pressure on overcrowded...
Taraweeh, Eid prayers to be done at home amid virus
Reuters, Riyadh :Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh, the highest religious authority in the country, said that Muslim prayers during Ramadan and for...
UNHCR seeks strong search, rescue efforts
UNB, Dhaka :In light of reports of vessels in similar circumstances carrying Rohingyas still at sea, the UNHCR strongly sought “stepped-up search and rescue efforts”...
3 doctors among 27 test positive in Narsingdi
UNB, Narsingdi :Twenty-seven more people, including three physicians, tested positive for coronavirus in Narsingdi district in the last 24 hours till Friday.With this, the total...
Free tele-consultation for patients with pain, arthritis, disabilities
Staff Reporter :Bangladesh Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (BSPMR) recently took an initiative to serve the people through tele-consultation at free of cost amid...