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Two coronavirus cases detected every minute in Bangladesh

At least two people are testing positive for coronavirus every minute, and five are reported dead every three hours from the highly transmissible virus, according to government statistics released yesterday

Rampant corruption in Bangladesh's health sector: Report warnings went unheeded

More than 16 months ago, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) sent a report to the health ministry identifying the sources of graft in the health sector in Bangladesh, setting off alarm bells

Pandemic puts more Bangladeshi girls at risk of child marriage

Child marriages have gone up significantly in Bangladesh due to the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on the socioeconomic situation

Army chief alerts Bangladesh Army to ‘attempts to mislead people’

A group of conspirators are trying to mislead the people about the Bangladesh Army amid the coronavirus pandemic, its chief General Aziz Ahmed has said

Kendall, Kylie Jenner deny Bangladesh worker non-payment accusations as imbroglio

A representative says their relationship to an international apparel company, Global Brands Group, has been misidentified, according to Teen Vogue

Bangladesh forex reserves hit all-time high at $35.09 bn amid COVID-19

Foreign exchange reserves of Bangladesh hit an all-time high of $35.09 billion on Tuesday, amid falling import payments and moderate inflow of remittances

Surge in new cases as virus tests go up

The Bangladesh health department needs to ramp up coronavirus testing to identify the maximum number of possible cases as records show that conducting more tests results in detection of more new COVID-19 cases

COVID-19: Number of recoveries crosses 50,000 mark

One thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine COVID-19 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today

Kuwait sends Bangladesh MP Shahid Islam to prison on charges of human trafficking, money laundering

The Kuwaiti attorney general decided to detain Bangladesh MP Mohammad Shahid Islam, nicknamed Papul, in the country’s central prison for a period of 21 days after interrogations of 17 days, according to an Arab Times report

3,000-plus daily cases the new normal in Bangladesh

In all but one of the last 16 days, the daily new COVID-19 cases have not dipped below 3,000 and another 3,462 tested positive in the 24 hours preceding 2:30 pm yesterday

Containing COVID-19: Testing kit crunch frustrates efforts

With the country witnessing a continuous surge in COVID-19 infections and deaths, a shortage of testing kits appears to be a major setback for efforts to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus

Bangladesh wins UNPSA award for the first time

The cabinet has adopted a resolution congratulating Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as Bangladesh won the prestigious United Nations Public Service Award 2020 (UNPSA 2020) in the category of "Developing Transparent and Accountable Public Institutions"

Bangladesh reports 37 fresh COVID-19 deaths

Bangladesh has registered 37 new deaths due to COVID-19, raising the body count to 1,582, health officials said on Wednesday

COVID-19 patients pass through Dhaka airport undetected. Many point to flawed screening

People are passing undetected through the flawed health screening system at the Dhaka airport. After they land abroad, they get diagnosed with COVID-19

None will remain poor or homeless in Bangladesh, says PM Hasina

Greeting countrymen, party leaders, activists and well-wishers on the occasion of Awami Leagues (AL) 71st founding anniversary, Bangladesh Prime Minister and AL President Sheikh Hasina said that none will remain poor or homeless in the country