Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has put emphasis on food production and overall planning to confront the imminent global economic crisis which the novel coronavirus shutdowns may cause
Bangladesh’s container depot fire; norms violated in cargo handling at Chittagong port
Industrial accidents are common in Bangladesh. Experts blame poor safety standards and lack of enforcement of norms and regulations. Garments factories, which account for the country’s most exports and employ over 4 million workers, often see deadly fire incidents.
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Bangladesh might extend shutdown of offices
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday signalled that the shutdown of offices and workplaces due to the coronavirus pandemic may be extended to April 9
Shutdown likely to be a week longer
The Bangladesh government is likely to extend the ongoing shutdown for at least a week as part of its efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus
Plane leaves Bangladesh with 269 US citizens stranded
As many as 269 US citizens and their nine pet dogs, who were stranded due to strict travel curbs over the coronavirus pandemic, have left Dhaka by a special flight.
Shutdown leads to sharp drop in Dhaka crime rate
Due to a shutdown across Bangladesh over the coronavirus pandemic, the crime rate in the capital Dhaka has dropped sharply, a media report said on Monday
PM Hasina orders help for the working class amid coronavirus shutdown
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ordered officials to make lists of people from the working class who live hand to mouth and provide them with grains and other daily necessities as a nationwide shutdown due to a coronavirus outbreak has left them with no means of living
Bangladesh ready to work with UK
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed sadness for her British counterpart Boris Johnson, who has been infected with coronavirus, and said that her government is ready to work closely with the United Kingdom (UK) government to overcome the challenge that has risen due to the outbreak of the lethal virus across the globe
Government allocates rice for the poor amid shutdown
The government has allocated Tk 98.1 million and 30,617 tonnes of rice for assistance of the poor in Bangladesh whose livelihood is hit hard by a 10-day nationwide shutdown to stem the coronavirus outbreak
Bangladeshi workers in Maldives at added risk of coronavirus infection: HRW
About 100,000 migrant workers in Maldives, including many Bangladeshis, are at added risk from Covid-19, Human Rights Watch has said, urging authorities to ensure their access to healthcare
Bangladesh extends ban on all passenger flights, bar those from China, to April 7
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh or CAAB has extended ban on all domestic flights and almost all international flights to Apr 7 amid a shutdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus
ADB gives Bangladesh $300,000 in aid against COVID-19
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an emergency grant of $300,000 to aid Bangladeshs fight against the coronavirus pandemic, a media report said on Saturday
Two doctors among four new cases
Four more people have tested positive for novel coronavirus in the country, taking the number of confirmed cases to 48, said the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) yesterday
Biman suspends London, Manchester flights for a week
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended its London and Manchester flights for a week amid the coronavirus pandemic
Bangladesh confirms four new coronavirus cases; two doctors among them
The government’s disease control agency has confirmed four more coronavirus cases, taking the total of positive tests to 48 in Bangladesh
Britain advises citizens to leave Bangladesh as virus cases surge
Britain has advised its citizens to leave Bangladesh as coronavirus cases are surging
