A fire has burned down the isolation unit for COVID-19 patients and those with symptoms at the United Hospital leaving five dead
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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Pandemic hurting Bangladeshi youths’ job prospects: ILO
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is inflicting a shock to the employability of the vulnerable youth population in Bangladesh, according to a report of the International Labour Organization (ILO)
15 die of liquor poisoning in Rangpur, Dinajpur
At least 15 people have died of probable ethanol poisoning in Rangpur and Dinajpur between Monday night and Wednesday afternoon
Bangladesh Covid toll mounts to 544
With 22 fresh deaths due to the pandemic , Bangladesh Covid-19 toll surged to 544, health authorities said on Wednesday
Bangladesh decides against extending shutdown, offices to reopen May 31
The government has decided not to extend the ongoing shutdown over the coronavirus oubtreak, allowing offices to reopen on May 31
Bangladesh orders all hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients in separate units
The government has ordered all public and private hospitals in Bangladesh to provide treatment to COVID-19 and other patients in separate units
Amphan aftermath: damages in east Sundarbans worth Tk 1.67 crore
Cyclone Amphan caused damages worth Tk 1.67 crore in the eastern part of Sundarbans, under Bagerhat district, according to the Bangladesh Forest Department
COVID-19: 21 die, 1,166 infected, 245 recover in last 24hrs
Twenty-one people have died of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today
1,119 police personnel recover from COVID-19 so far
The number of Bangladeshi police personnel who recovered after testing COVID-19 positive crossed 1,100 today
3 dead, 16 missing after boat capsizes in Jamuna in Sirajganj
At least three people drowned and 16 others went missing as a boat capsized in the Jamuna river in Sirajganj's Chowhali upazila this noon
Bangladesh reports 21 more virus deaths, 1,166 new cases
Bangladesh has registered new fatalities from the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, raising the death toll to 522
COVID-19 death toll crosses 500-mark
Twenty-one people have died with coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Bangladesh's Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today
Virus casts shadow on Eid as cases surge by daily record; deaths top 500
The COVID-19 outbreak has put a further damper on muted Eid-ur-Fitr celebrations in Bangladesh after another 1,975 people tested positive for the infection, the most in a daily count, taking the caseload to 35,585
Bangladesh reports 28 new virus deaths, a daily record, as cases surge by 1,532
Bangladesh has registered 28 new fatalities, the highest in a daily count, bringing the death toll from the disease to 480
Hasina calls for efforts to help the poor as Bangladesh gears up for Eid in pandemic
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for the members of the public to stand beside the poor and vulnerable groups as Bangladesh prepares to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr amid an escalating coronavirus crisis
