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Monkeys steal coronavirus blood samples in India
A troop of monkeys in India attacked a medical official and snatched away blood samples of patients who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, authorities say.
Nurse of Sylhet hospital’s corona unit dies from Covid-19
A senior staff nurse of Sylhet Saheed Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital died at the hospital, several...
New jobs dry up amid shutdown
New job postings nosedived 87 percent year-on-year in April on the leading job search sites in...
A big leap in new cases
Just two days before the ongoing nationwide shutdown is relaxed, 2,523 people tested Covid-19...
An unwavering commitment
In isolation, all Prof Dr Shakeel Ahmed thinks about is rejoining the fight against Covid-19. At...
India’s virus death toll tops that of China
India’s coronavirus death toll passed neighbouring China’s yesterday, with 175 new fatalities in...
Treating Covid-19 Patients: Expand scope for plasma therapy
Medical experts have urged the government to undertake a national programme to expand the scope...
Safeguarding last rites during the pandemic
We are humbled by the noble example set by the Al-Rashid Foundation during this pandemic, which...
Safeguarding last rites during the pandemic
We are humbled by the noble example set by the Al-Rashid Foundation during this pandemic, which has...
The pandemic in poetry
"The virus is slowing us down to the speed of poetry.” – Billy Collins
US imperialism in the wake of Covid-19
Vladimir Lenin once said, “there are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where...
23-yr-old Thakurgaon woman dies alone as Covid-19 fear keeps family away
A 23-year-old woman, who died from coronavirus-like symptoms at Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital, was...
Renowned chartered accountant Kanchi Lal Das dies from Covid-19
Noted chartered accountant Kanchi Lal Das passed away at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH)...
Biman, Novoair and US-Bangla to resume domestic flights from June 1
National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines and private airline Novoair will each operate seven...
Pakistan drug firm to import potential Covid-19 treatment from Bangladesh
A pharmaceutical company in Pakistan said it plans to import the antiviral drug remdesivir, which...
Upazila vice-chairman in Tangail suspended for obstructing relief distribution and assault
The local government ministry suspends vice-chairman of Tangail district’s Sadar upazila for his...
Virtual court hearings: Around 21,000 people get bail in 10 days
A total of 20,938 people -- including 287 children -- who were accused under criminal charges, have...
Newborn baby tests Covid-19 positive in Chattogram
A newborn baby has tested Covid-19 positive in Chattogram General Hospital.
Indian scientists establish stable cultures of coronavirus, can help develop vaccine
The Indian government-run Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) succeeds in establishing...
New Delhi Covid-19 death cases reported late, inclusion makes figures spike
Indian capital Delhi today recorded a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus deaths due to the...
Runaway Covid-19: highest number of infections in 24hrs, for second consecutive day
Twenty-three people have died with coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate...
Covid-19 patient dies in Panchagarh
An octogenarian man who tested positive for Covid-19 infection, died at his village home in...
Indian export orgs seek intervention of Mamata Banerjee for resumption of trade with Bangladesh
The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) write a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister...
Monkeys steal coronavirus blood samples in India
A troop of monkeys in India attacked a medical official and snatched away blood samples of patients who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, authorities say.
Nurse of Sylhet hospital’s corona unit dies from Covid-19
A senior staff nurse of Sylhet Saheed Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital died at the hospital, several...
New jobs dry up amid shutdown
New job postings nosedived 87 percent year-on-year in April on the leading job search sites in...
A big leap in new cases
Just two days before the ongoing nationwide shutdown is relaxed, 2,523 people tested Covid-19...
An unwavering commitment
In isolation, all Prof Dr Shakeel Ahmed thinks about is rejoining the fight against Covid-19. At...
India’s virus death toll tops that of China
India’s coronavirus death toll passed neighbouring China’s yesterday, with 175 new fatalities in...
Treating Covid-19 Patients: Expand scope for plasma therapy
Medical experts have urged the government to undertake a national programme to expand the scope...
Safeguarding last rites during the pandemic
We are humbled by the noble example set by the Al-Rashid Foundation during this pandemic, which...
The pandemic in poetry
"The virus is slowing us down to the speed of poetry.” – Billy Collins
US imperialism in the wake of Covid-19
Vladimir Lenin once said, “there are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where...
23-yr-old Thakurgaon woman dies alone as Covid-19 fear keeps family away
A 23-year-old woman, who died from coronavirus-like symptoms at Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital, was...
Renowned chartered accountant Kanchi Lal Das dies from Covid-19
Noted chartered accountant Kanchi Lal Das passed away at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH)...
Biman, Novoair and US-Bangla to resume domestic flights from June 1
National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines and private airline Novoair will each operate...
Pakistan drug firm to import potential Covid-19 treatment from Bangladesh
A pharmaceutical company in Pakistan said it plans to import the antiviral drug remdesivir, which...
Upazila vice-chairman in Tangail suspended for obstructing relief distribution and assault
The local government ministry suspends vice-chairman of Tangail district’s Sadar upazila for his...
Virtual court hearings: Around 21,000 people get bail in 10 days
A total of 20,938 people -- including 287 children -- who were accused under criminal charges,...
Newborn baby tests Covid-19 positive in Chattogram
A newborn baby has tested Covid-19 positive in Chattogram General Hospital.
Indian scientists establish stable cultures of coronavirus, can help develop vaccine
The Indian government-run Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) succeeds in...
New Delhi Covid-19 death cases reported late, inclusion makes figures spike
Indian capital Delhi today recorded a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus deaths due to the...
Runaway Covid-19: highest number of infections in 24hrs, for second consecutive day
Twenty-three people have died with coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate...
Covid-19 patient dies in Panchagarh
An octogenarian man who tested positive for Covid-19 infection, died at his village home in...
Covid-19 patient dies in Panchagarh
An octogenarian man who tested positive for Covid-19 infection, died at his village home in...
Indian export orgs seek intervention of Mamata Banerjee for resumption of trade with Bangladesh
The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) write a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister...
India becomes ninth worst virus-hit country as 7,466 fresh cases detected
India reports its highest 24-hour spike of novel coronavirus cases, with 7,466 recorded in a day,...
‘Rapid Covid-19 transmission if safety measures not implemented’
The National Technical Advisory Committee for Covid-19 has warned of the possibility of a rapid...
2,029 people test positive in a single day
The rate of Covid-19 infection has increased during the Eid holiday as about one out of every five...
Reopening is risky: Govt health expert panel
While the country sees the numbers of Covid-19 patients and deaths surge sharply, the government...
Zafarullah stable at home
Gonoshasthaya Kendra Founder and Trustee Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, who tested positive for...
Farming must go on as survival strategy
The number of COVID-19 affected people in Bangladesh is increasing every day. Everything seems to...
Editorial: Greater caution needed after easing of lockdown
The government has decided not to extend the ongoing shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic...
Safe motherhood in the time of Covid-19
Complications of pregnancy and childbirth are among the leading causes of women’s death in the...
Education crisis will be more severe after reopening of schools
The government has decided to keep all educational institutions closed until June 15. Earlier, the...
CMP traffic constable who recovered from Covid-19 donates plasma to doctor
A traffic constable of Chattogram Metropolitan Police who recently recovered from Covid-19...
Intercity trains to operate on limited scale from May 31
Bangladesh Railway will resume operations of intercity train services on a limited scale from May...
BITID to halt virus testing for 3 days after staffers test Covid-19 positive
Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (BITID) in Chattogram has announced that...
Chittagong University gets permission for Covid-19 tests
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) gives permission to Chittagong University (CU)...