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Bangladesh to move forward combating pandemic: PM Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday reiterated her firm optimism that the country would advance again and the people would get rid of the ongoing crisis by combating the novel coronavirus

Bangladesh COVID-19 recovery rate rises in the absence of second test

Coronavirus patients are no longer required to undergo second or third tests at the end of quarantine for confirmation of recovery

Bangladesh gets a record $7.27 billion foreign aid amid coronavirus crisis

Bangladesh has surpassed all its previous records after securing $7.27 billion foreign aid in fiscal year 2019-20 amid the coronavirus outbreak

Coronavirus crisis deals leather sector a hard blow

The rawhide collection drive for Eid-ul-Azha is again facing hurdles this year amid the coronavirus pandemic and a slump in leather exports

3,533 new COVID-19 cases in Bangladesh, tally climbs to 193,590

Bangladesh has witnessed 3,533 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the tally to 193,590, health officials said on Wednesday

Bangladesh to shut goods vehicles for nine days during Eid

Bangladesh has announced a new plan to shut goods vehicles, not passenger transports, for nine days during Eid-ul-Azha

Bangladeshi Workers: Around 200,000 may have to leave Kuwait

When the coronavirus pandemic is already dealing a heavy blow to the country's overseas job markets, Kuwait has approved a bill that, once passed, may force about two lakh Bangladeshi migrant workers out of the Gulf country

Regent Hospital chairman Shahed arrested over COVID-19 test scam

The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested Regent Hospital Chairman Mohammed Shahed on the Satkhira frontier for his roles in a COVID-19 test scam that roiled Bangladesh’s healthcare sector

COVID-19 tests trend down in Bangladesh. That’s bad news

The number of sample tests for novel coronavirus infection has fallen in Bangladesh but the laboratories conducting the tests have grown paradoxically, betraying a fall in the rate of confirmed cases

1 lakh recover from COVID-19 in Bangladesh

As over 4,910 patients recovered yesterday, the number of COVID-19 recoveries in Bangladesh crossed the one-lakh-mark, taking the total to 103,227

COVID-19: death toll nearing 2,500, number of recoveries crosses 1 lakh mark

Thirty-three people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said during a briefing

Lofty cattle prices drive away online customers

Online marketplaces for cattle ahead of Eid-ul-Azha have gained some traction in Bangladesh, but high prices are turning away potential customers

Bangladesh orders all to stay at places of work during Eid holidays

The Bangladesh government has ordered employees of all public, private and autonomous organisations to stay in their places of work during the Eid-ul-Azha holidays

Red alert in Bangladesh's Teesta barrage zone

The Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) has issued a red alert at the Teesta Barrage Point area under Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat district as the river was flowing more than 53 cm above the danger level

Bangladesh reports 3,099 new virus cases, another 39 die

Bangladesh has registered 39 fatalities from the novel coronavirus infection in a day, taking the death toll to 2,391