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Bangladesh records 13 more COVID-19 deaths, body count nears 200

Bangladesh has registered 13 more fatalities from COVID-19 over a 24-hour period, taking the body count to 199

Bangladesh's COVID-19 cases reach new daily high of 790

The number of new COVID-19 infections in Bangladesh rose by 790 on Wednesday, the highest daily increase since March 8

Bangladesh lifts curbs on mosque prayers as lockdown eases

Bangladesh will allow Muslims to attend prayer congregations in mosques from May 7 as the government continues to ease the lockdown restrictions amid the coronavirus outbreak

Bangladeshis stranded in USA to be brought back on May 14 or 15

The government has taken an initiative to bring back Bangladeshis stranded in the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic in a chartered flight either on May 14 or 15

People pack ferries, stream back to Dhaka ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr amid coronavirus crisis

People have begun flooding back into Dhaka after the government relaxed the shutdown over coronavirus with the Eid-ul-Fitr approaching

Schools, colleges to stay closed till May 30

All educational institutions will remain closed until May 30 on the occasions of Ramadan, Jumatul Wida, Shab-e-Qadr, and Eid-ul-Fitr, said Mahbub Hossain, secondary and higher education division secretary

Bangladesh reports 786 new virus cases in record jump, death toll hits 183

Bangladesh has detected 786 COVID-19 cases in a 24-hour count to Tuesday morning in the biggest jump, taking the tally of infections to 10,929

B'desh shopping malls to reopen ahead of Eid

The Bangladesh government has allowed shopping malls to reopen from May 10 amid the COVID-19 pandemic and also laid down a series of conditions for the businesses to operate ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr

2,200 clothing factories apply for coronavirus bailout loans to pay workers

Around 2,200 clothing factories in Bangladesh have applied for bank credits worth nearly Tk 31.5 billion from the government’s coronavirus bailout funds to pay workers

Bangladesh extends virus shutdown to May 16 as cases surge

Bangladesh has extended a nationwide shutdown of offices and workplaces to May 16 as a novel coronavirus outbreak runs rampant across the country

Rohingya refugees sent to remote island after stranded at sea

Authorities in Bangladesh have said that they sent over two dozen Rohingya refugees to an uninhabited remote island after they entered the country in small boats following weeks at the sea

Biman Bangladesh gets Tk 1,000cr loan to stay afloat

Sonali Bank has approved a loan of Tk 1,000 crore to Biman Bangladesh Airlines, which sought Tk 1,500 from the state-owned bank as it was reeling from a fund crisis due to ongoing global travel restrictions thanks to Covid-19 pandemic

Bangladesh plans to extend virus shutdown to May 15 as cases soar

Bangladesh plans to extend the nationwide shutdown of offices and workplaces by 10 days from May 15 amid a surge in coronavirus cases and deaths

250 citizens of UK, US leave Dhaka on special flights

A total of 224 citizens of the UK and 26 US citizens left Dhaka on Friday on separate chartered flights arranged by the governments of the respective countries for those who opted to return home amid the Covid-19 pandemic

Bangladesh virus death toll hits 170, cases top 8,000

The death toll from the novel coronavirus has climbed to 170 in Bangladesh after two more fatalities were registered in the 24 hours to 8am Friday