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Bangladesh confirms 37 new COVID-19 deaths, cases surge past 55k

Bangladesh has registered 37 deaths from the novel coronavirus in a day, taking the toll to 746. The caseload surged to 55,140 after 2,695 people tested positive for coronavirus in the 24 hours till 8 a.m. on Wednesday, according to government data, bdnews 24 reported

Bangladesh's big plan to fight COVID-19 by ramping up health infrastructure

The Bangladesh government will set up isolation and critical care units in district hospitals all over the country as part of its efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic

Economically we are under a lot of pressure: Bangladesh Planning Minister

Amid the economic pressure faced by Bangladesh in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Muhammad Abdul Mannan, the country's Planning Minister, told exclusively to IANS on Tuesday, "Economically, we are under a lot of pressure

Biman loses out in prices wars

Biman Bangladesh Airlines cancelled all its domestic flights due to lack of passengers yesterday, a day after the government reopened public transport amid escalation of COVID-19 cases

Bangladesh reports 2,911 new virus cases, a daily record

Bangladesh has confirmed 2,911 new coronavirus cases, the highest in a single day, taking the caseload to 52,445

Bangladesh confirms first Rohingya death from COVID-19

Bangladesh on Tuesday confirmed the first coronavirus death among the Rohingya Muslim minority amid a growing number of COVID-19 cases among the refugees living in the country

Bangladesh restricts presence of govt employees in offices

Bangladesh has prohibited the presence of more than 25 percent of employees in government offices as part of an anti-coronavirus measure, it was reported

Bangladesh seeking emergency support to overcome Covid effect

The COVID-19 crisis is having a devastating effect on all social, political and economic sectors of Bangladesh, said politicians and eminent economists of Bangladesh

COVID-19 pandemic hit earnings of 74%families

A study undertaken by BRAC, DataSense and Unnayan Shamannay has brought to light the havoc that the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought on the people’s income in Bangladesh

First post-shutdown flight has four passengers

Local airlines yesterday saw an underwhelming response on the first day of the resumption of regular passenger flights on three domestic routes, following more than two months of flight suspension, sources at different airlines said

Domestic flights resume on limited routes, lack of passengers

Local airlines saw very few passengers on the first day of resumption of regular passenger flight operation on three domestic routes this morning after more than two months of flight suspension, sources at different airlines said

Bangladesh reports 22 new virus deaths, caseload approaches 50,000

Bangladesh has registered 22 fatalities from the coronavirus infection in a daily count, raising the death toll to 672

Schools, colleges will reopen only after coronavirus crisis is over, says PM Hasina

After unlocking the economy, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says students can go back to classes until after the coronavirus crisis is over

Bus services resume after two months

Road transport services resume across the country today after over two-month suspension due to Covid-19 outbreak with a whopping 60 percent increase in bus fares

Flattening the curve a far cry now

On the same day the Cabinet Division issued a circular on relaxing the shutdown, the Bangladesh government's very own National Technical Advisory Committee on May 28 warned of an explosion of cases if health and safety measures were not implemented strictly