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  • PM’s videoconference with govt officials of Barishal, Khulna divisions today
  • Bangabandhu’s killer Majed finally hanged
  • US overtakes Italy's COVID-19 deaths
  • Global death toll from coronavirus hits 108,826
  • Bangladesh reports 3 more coronavirus deaths, 58 new cases
  • Kitchen markets, super shops in Dhaka to remain open until 5 pm: DMP
  • Bangladesh reports 3 more coronavirus deaths, 58 new cases
  • Sanofi offers 100 mln doses of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 fight
  • Coronavirus: 'Deadly resurgence' if curbs lifted too early: WHO
  • Coronavirus Hotline Numbers: Hunting Number: 01944333222, DGHS: 16263, 333
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New Zealand reports 18 new COVID-19 cases New Zealand reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number…
UK’s Johnson making good progress in virus recovery British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday was making "very good progress"…
Every 15 seconds: Outbreak overwhelms NYC's emergency system The coronavirus crisis is taxing New York City's 911 system like never before.…
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Student tests positive for coronavirus in Nilphamari A student tested positive for coronavirus at Balapara village of Dimla Upazila on Saturday afternoon. Locals said the student went to Gazipur and worked…
Fake handwash, hand sanitizers  seized in Jashore Fake handwash, hand sanitizers  seized in JashoreA mobile court here on Saturday seized a huge amount of fake hand wash and hand sanitizers from…
  • One held with black-marketed TCB essentials in Rangpur
  • Public transport services suspended until Apr 25
  • 100 transgender get foods in Dhaka
  • Bangladesh
    98 more people sent to home quarantine in Satkhira The local administration sent 98 more people to home quarantine in the district in the last 24 hours until Sunday morning. Confirming the matter, Civil Surgeon’s office sources said 3,479 people are maintaining home quarantine in the district. Altogether 141 samples were sent to the Institute…
    Nurses plead not to be sent into corona battle unarmed Nurses in Bangladesh are worried of being traumatised in some cases as most hospitals are not in a position to provide them with the personal protective equipment (PPE) they require to look after patients of a highly contagious disease such as COVID-19.   The World Health Organization defines PPE…
  • Kitchen markets, super shops in Dhaka to remain open until 5 pm: DMP
  • 3 new corona isolation centres in Dhaka soon: Health Minister
  • Politics
    'Widespread irregularities' in relief distribution: BNP BNP on Friday alleged that the government’s relief materials are not properly distributed among the helpless and poor people as the “ruling party leaders and activists” are taking those to their homes. "Though the ministers are asking the ruling party leaders and activists to…
    No irregularity will be tolerated in relief distribution: Quader Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday warned that no irregularity would be tolerated in relief distribution during the ongoing coronavirus crisis. “I want to say clearly that no irregularity would be tolerated in relief distribution. Those who will play foul with the relief…
  • 'Widespread irregularities' in relief distribution: BNP
  • Nasim for further interrogation of Majed before execution of verdict
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    • Mumbai: The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus illuminated among deserted roads during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Mumbai on April 11, 2020.AFP PHOTO
    • United States : The sun sets behind the ferris wheel at santa Monica Pier which remains closed on April 10, 2020 in Santa Monica, California, where the Stay-At-Home order has been extended from April 19 to May 15 amid the coronavirus pandemic. AFP PHOTO
    • France : The sun rises over a field, on April 9, 2020 in Lavau-sur-Loire, western France. AFP PHOTO
    • France : Louis Bornot, owner of the "Cirque Circus", works with a horse at the location where his travelling circus caravan is parked during a strict lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus, on April 3, 2020, AFP PHOTO
    • CANADA : A couple walk a pedestrian bridge at sunset as Toronto copes with a shutdown due to the Coronavirus, on April 1, 2020 in Toronto, Canada. AFP PHOTO
    • Dubai : A lone peacock walks along a street, past shops closed during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in Dubai on April 1, 2020. AFP PHOTO
    • Vilnius : An old man feeds the birds on an empty square in the Old Town of Vilnius, Lithuania, on March 29, 2020, amid of the new coronavirus COVDI-19 pandemic. AFP PHOTo
    • Munich, Bavaria, DEUTSCHLAND : A cyclist passes the setting sun in the Olympic park in Munich, southern Germany, after a sunny cold spring day on March 23, 2020. AFP PHOTO
    • Pristina : A peacock butterfly gathers pollen on a blooming branch of an apricot tree, near the town of Pristina on March 21, 2020. AFP PHOTO
    • Dubai : Shows a general view of Dubai. No shisha pipe sessions, deserted streets, mosques and shopping malls, drones in the sky broadcasting public health warnings -- the new coronavirus has turned life upside down in Gulf societies. on March 15, 2020 AFP PHOTO
    People try hard to board a truck, ignoring the government’s guideline to maintain safe physical distance amid risk of the deadly coronavirus
spread, to travel to the capital. The photo was taken from Kashipur area of Barishal yesterday. INDEPENDENT PHOTO People try hard to board a truck, ignoring the government’s guideline to maintain safe physical…
    Garment workers, mostly called out on a short notice, work in a factory at Joar Sahara in the capital yesterday as their management, like many others,
resumed production ignoring a BGMEA call to keep their factories shut in accordance with the government-announced holiday. PHOTO: NAZMUL ISLAM Garment workers, mostly called out on a short notice, work in a factory at Joar Sahara in…
    Low-income people, mostly rendered jobless by the ongoing closure over coronavirus spread, stand in queues to buy rice at Tk10 per kg from a
government truck-mounted shop, keeping social distance, at Sattola Slum of Mohakhali in the capital yesterday. FOCUS BANGLA PHOT0 Low-income people, mostly rendered jobless by the ongoing closure over coronavirus spread,…
    The government’s countrywide closure forces these trucks, pickups to lie idle at Tejgaon Truck Stand in the capital
yesterday, leaving hundreds of transport workers out of works. PHOTO: SUMANTA CHAKRABORTY The government’s countrywide closure forces these trucks, pickups to lie idle at Tejgaon Truck…
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    Air quality of Dhaka improves

    The air of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka showed a slight improvement on Saturday morning. It ranked 12th in the Air Quality Index (AQI) with a score of 112 at 08:35am, indicating that the air is ‘unhealthy…
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    Sanofi offers 100 mln doses of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 fight
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    Apple, Google to harness phones for coronavirus infection tracking
    Apple and Google fueled hopes for digital technology's promise against…
    TikTok pledges $250 mn for coronavirus relief
    TikTok, the fast-growing mobile video app, pledged Thursday to contribute $250…
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