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Coronavirus Fallout: Govt to help affected SMEs

The government is set to bear a portion of the interest payments on...
US virus death toll tops 4,000

Emergency field hospitals were readied in New York’s Central Park...
We are with you, you be with us: News media appeal to readers

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused the worst public health crisis in...

3,000 in jail could be out on bail

The country is considering to release on bail some 3,000 prisoners,...
Shutdown now extended till April 11

In a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus, the government...
One more dies of coronavirus

The authorities yesterday said another person died of Covid-19 in...

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Russian plane heads to US with supplies for virus fight

A Russian military plane carrying medical equipment has departed...
Free transport for doctors, nurses launched in city

A free transport service for caregivers, including doctors and...
‘Don’t demand anything for three years’

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today says that conspiracy is...
2 sent to jail, one held over rape

Two men were sent to jail in Thakurgaon and Cumilla and another was...

Shutdown: Army to go tough on violators

The army will take stern actions from today if anyone violates the...
Stay home, stay well: Talk to people you know, trust

Amid the countrywide lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus,...
NY now a city of worries

The glittering New York City, a bustling tourist destination, is...

Turned away by 4 hospitals, boy dies

A schoolboy who was suffering from cirrhosis died without treatment...
Schools in Shutdown: Virtual classes not reality yet

The authorities are yet to introduce regular online classes for...
Defer hajj plans this year

Although the Saudi Arabian government yesterday urged different...

Business

Should banks suspend dividends in preparation for stormy days ahead?

The European Central Bank (ECB) has asked banks in the eurozone to...
StanChart lends helping hand to clients

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has announced a set of measures to...
Saudi company to invest in Ctg Port’s Bay Terminal

Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT), one of the largest container...

Ctg port running out of space

Chattogram port is fast running out of storage space as reefer...
Another global player departs Bangladesh

Japan’s largest mobile firm NTT DoCoMo is set to leave Bangladesh...

Factories can pay wages for 3 months from stimulus package

The owners of export-oriented companies and factories can pay wages...
More brokerage house licences on the way

The stock market regulator is set to award new licences for...

Sports

We should have our own mantra to be successful: Tamim

Tamim Iqbal (TI): Truth be told, I am not facing any big issues. I...
Wimbledon cancelled

Wimbledon chiefs on Wednesday cancelled the Grand Slam for the...

Reminiscence: My first match

The first match I watched live from a venue, unless my memory...

‘No chance of resuming BPL before July’

Bangladesh Football Federation’s (BFF) senior vice-president Abdus...

Editorial

Extension of shutdown a good decision

The decision of the authorities to extend the country-wide shutdown...

Limited testing may propel pandemic

Even though the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and...

Opinion

Why testing is paramount

The Covid-19 pandemic has touched almost every territory of the...
Conservation delayed is conservation missed

In the middle of the devastating coronavirus crisis, we have come...

Big data in the coronavirus battle plan

Coronavirus (the virus causing the disease Covid-19) has two...

West First policies expose myths

As the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic shifts from China to the...

Letters

Dhaka’s improved air quality

Ever since the shutdown went into effect amidst the coronavirus...

City

What about their security?

When thousands of homebound people on March 24 thronged Airport...
327 Japanese nationals to leave today

A total of 327 Japanese citizens are scheduled to leave Dhaka this...
Another case against ‘missing’ journo Kajol

Three weeks after journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol went missing, his...
China Harbour donates equipment to fight Covid-19

China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC), a state-owned Chinese...
Ctg constable held for extortion

Three persons including a police constable were arrested after they...

66,000 families in Sylhet city to get daily essentials

Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) -- with the help of the government,...
WB grants $350m for Rohingyas and host communities

World Bank yesterday approved $350 million in grant financing for...
Ensure enforcement of PM’s pledge: TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday called for...
M’singh woman strangled to death by husband: police

A woman was strangled to death allegedly by her husband in...

Testing begins at RMC

Rajshahi Medical College began testing for coronavirus from...
Leave no one behind: MJF

Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) yesterday urged the government to...
Jashore AC-land flown to CMH

Assistant Commissioner (land) of Jashore Kazi Nazib Hasan, who...
Youth held for ‘hacking’ friend’s Facebook: CID

As the coronavirus crisis drags on, spread of misinformation on the...

World

Europe toll tops 30,000

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 30,000 lives in...
Stay united, stay indoors, ‘add oil’

Life in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus first...
Virus having little impact on climate

Though factories have shut, planes have been grounded and cars left...

Tackling Lockdown Rebels: Indian police play good cop, bad cop

One minute they’re dancing in the street in comical coronavirus...
Use malaria drugs only for emergencies

Anti-malarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine should only...

Coronavirus Pandemic: Latest Updates

The worldwide number of officially confirmed fatalities from the...
Mass disinfections pose health hazard: experts

A drone dispersed clouds of disinfectant in the sky above Indonesia...

Shout

An uncertain future for students amidst Covid-19 outbreak

“I find it unfortunate that the University decided to take such a...
The Dos and Don’ts of a Video Call

It’s another week of social distancing, and almost all of us are...

Of Cancelled Matches and Empty Arenas

We are living in a strange time. I think for the first time in a...

Scar

Sometimes we lose ourselves in the music of the outside world to...