Troops ready to fight virus: Army Chief
bdnews24.com :As many troops as necessary will be deployed to stem the coronavirus outbreak in Bangladesh, Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed has said.“We...
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Wife of virus-hit BD man in S’pore gives birth to a baby boy
bdnews24.com :The wife of a coronavirus-infected Bangladeshi migrant worker in Singapore has given birth to a baby boy in Bangladesh, reports Singaporean newspaper The Straits...
654 under home quarantine in Cumilla
UNB, Cumilla :A total of 654 people are currently under home-quarantine in the district to prevent the transmission of coronavirus.Civil Surgeon Dr Mohamamd Niatuzzaman said...
Trump warns of ‘painful’ two weeks ahead as WH projects over 100,000 deaths
CNN :President Donald Trump warned of a “painful” and “tough” two-week stretch ahead as he extended nationwide distancing measures that-even if followed closely-could still mean...
Ex-Somali PM dies of COVID-19 in London
Anadolu Agency, Mogadishu :Nour Hassan Hussein Nour Adde, a former Somali prime minister, has died of coronavirus in Britain, his family said on Wednesday.Mohamed Nour...
RMG sector to get loan on 2pc interest
UNB, Dhaka :Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Wednesday said the garment industry will get loan on two percent interest as the government declared Tk 5,000...
WTO, FAO, WHO call for keeping food trade flowing
UNB, Dhaka :The heads of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a...
Case against ex-DC, RDC recorded
UNB, Kurigram :Following a High Court order, the complaint filed by journalist Ariful Islam has been recorded against former Kurigram Deputy Commissioner Sultana Pervin, Senior...
WB provides $350m for locals, Rohingyas
UNB, Dhaka :The World Bank has approved $350 million in grant financing for three projects to help Bangladesh cope with one of the world’s largest...
RAB halts interrogating Papia as she complains of fever
bdnews24.com :The Rapid Action Battalion has deferred the interrogation of expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Noor Papia after she came down with a fever...
182 home quarantined in Rangamati
UNB, Rangamati :A total of 182 people were sent to home quarantine in different upazilas across the district to avoid further transmission of novel coronavrius.Among...