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Bangladesh marks dozens of coronavirus red zones, mostly in Dhaka

The national committee for tackling the coronavirus outbreak has spotted dozens of areas as red zones due to high infection and death rates

Bangladesh Minister dies of coronavirus

A Bangladesh government Minister died due to the novel coronavirus, as tests conducted after his death at a hospital in Dhaka revealed he was suffering from COVID-19, officials said on Sunday

Bangladesh surpasses China in terms of confirmed cases

With numbers of reported new cases and deaths growing almost every day, Bangladesh has overtaken China in terms of confirmed coronavirus cases

'Sheikh Hasina's stimulus package for Bangladesh loan-dependent'

Economists in Bangladesh are skeptical about the implementation of the massive budget proposed by the  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina government to stimulate the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic

Bangladesh overtakes China in virus cases; 44 new deaths

The tally of coronavirus infections in Bangladesh has surpassed China's after 2,865 new cases were reported in a daily count, raising the caseload to 84,379

Bangladesh to lock down virus hotspots again to contain contagion

The Bangladesh government will announce a general holiday in areas with high concentrations of coronavirus infections which are set to go under lockdown to contain the spread of the disease

Situation getting worse as deaths, infections surge

The COVID-19 situation is gradually going from bad to worse in Bangladesh with the death toll and number of new patients rising every day

Businesses worried at huge bank borrowing

The government's ambitious revenue collection target and the plan to borrow a huge sum from the banking sector to finance the budget deficit may leave the private sector and individual taxpayers in dire straits, business leaders said yesterday

Bangladesh reports 46 virus deaths and 3,471 cases, both daily records

Bangladesh has registered 46 new fatalities from the coronavirus infection, the most in a single day, raising the body count to 1,095

Finance Minster eyes pandemic-defying 8.2% GDP growth.; economists mock

Economic researcher Ahsan H Mansur has criticised the 8.2 percent GDP growth target set out by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal as “laughable” amid the fallout of the COVID-19 crisis

Bangladesh boosts health war chest by 23pc to fight COVID-19

Bangladesh Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has proposed to raise the budget for health services in fiscal 2020-21, adding Tk 292.47 billion in firepower to deal with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic

Budget: GDP growth revised to 5.2%, target for coming year at 8.2%

The government has revised down its estimated GDP growth for the current fiscal year to 5.2 percent in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic

COVID-19: 37 die, 3,187 infected, 848 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-seven people have died with coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today

Efforts to go on to protect livelihoods, end sufferings: Bangladesh PM

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government would continue to take measures to ease people's sufferings and protect their livelihoods amid coronavirus pandemic

Bangladesh's virus death toll tops 1,000; record surge in daily cases

The death toll from the novel coronavirus infection in Bangladesh has crossed 1,000 after 37 new fatalities were registered in a day