Indian doctors evicted over transmission fears
Reuters :Some doctors combating India’s coronavirus outbreak have been evicted from their homes by force, a medical association said on Wednesday, due to fears that...
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92 Chad soldiers killed in ‘deadliest’ Boko Haram attack
AL Jazeera News :At least 92 soldiers from Chad have been killed in the deadliest-ever attack by the Boko Haram armed group on the country’s...
10 docs, 11 others quarantined in C’Bazar
UNB, Cox’s Bazar :A total of 21 people — 10 physicians, eight nurses and three conservancy workers-were sent to home-quarantine in Sadar upazila on Tuesday...
Rizvi asks supporters not to crowd at BSMMU as Khaleda is set to be freed
Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has urged the BNP leaders and activists not to crowd at the BSMMU hospital, from where their chief Khaleda Zia is set...
Holidays meant for curbing virus, not enjoyment: Govt
The government has asked all to stay indoors as the general holidays have been declared for curbing the spread of COVID-19. not for enjoyment.“The aim...
BB relaxes rules on life saving drugs import
Staff Reporter :Bangladesh Bank (BB) has relaxed its regulations allowing the banks to extend usance period in import of life saving drugs by their clients...
Testing kits, PPE to arrive from China tomorrow
Staff Reporter :The second batch of medical logistics, including 10,000 testing kits, 10,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) and 1,000 infrared thermometers will arrive here from...
Edn instts’ closure extended till Apr 9
Staff Reporter :Education Minister Dipu Moni on Tuesday announced that all the educational institutions of the country will remain shut until April 9, 2020, aiming...
555 more returnees quarantined in Jashore
UNB, Jashore :Jashore’s district administration sent another 555 overseas returnees to home quarantine in the last 24 hours until Monday night to prevent the spread...
Courts to remain shut from Mar 29 to Apr 2
Staff Reporter :All courts will remain shut from March 29 to April 2 as the government declared a public holiday in the period amid growing...
Battered Italy sees rays of hope in grim death data
AFP :Italy’s top coronavirus response official Tuesday attributed two successive declines in the daily death rate to a painful national lockdown that appeared to be...
WHO warns of ‘accelerating’ pandemic
Reuters :The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday, with more than 300,000 cases now recorded and infections reported from...