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Make sure frontliners have gear

The High Court yesterday directed the authorities concerned to ensure supply of personal protective equipment, including masks and gloves, to doctors, nurses, and staffers of all private hospitals and clinics across the country so that they can attend to the Covid-19 patients.
18 May 2020

Will Covid-19 prevent our airlines from returning to the runways?

The fate of the 100 year old aviation industry now seems uncertain, with a global shutdown of flights owing to the impact of Covid-19. Consequently, people directly or indirectly engaged with this industry are facing great uncertainty in terms of job security.
18 May 2020

Covid-19 and the missing data conundrum

The recent outbreak of Covid-19 is unprecedented. Given the novelty and the rapidly evolving contexts, data gathered from the field is the only path to attaining the true picture of the disease’s progress.
18 May 2020

Thousands of Bangladeshis set to return to the country

An extremely crucial time lies ahead to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, as roughly 29,000 Bangladeshis are set to return to the country over the next couple of weeks from the Middle East.
18 May 2020

Cyclone Amphan during the pandemic

The evacuation of thousands of people in response to the warning of cyclone Amphan hitting Bangladesh’s coastal districts is no doubt a huge
18 May 2020

Scientists, health officials in dark

Health officials in the country are making predictions about the coronavirus outbreak based mostly on assumptions, not scientific analyses, experts said.
18 May 2020

Cops grapple with Covid-19

The numbers of Covid-19 infection in Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party are rising sharply on a daily basis.
18 May 2020

Specialised Covid-19 detection lab inaugurated at SUST

A specialised laboratory for detecting Covid-19 was inaugurated today at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) around 3:00pm.
18 May 2020

18, including one Rohingya person, test Covid-19 positive in Cox’s Bazar

Eighteen more people, including a Rohingya refugee from Ukhia, have tested positive for Covid-19 in tests conducted at Cox’s Bazar Govt Medical College.
18 May 2020

India’s West Bengal extends lockdown till May 31

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today extended the ongoing lockdown in the state till May 31 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
18 May 2020

Prof Muntassir Mamoon wins battle against Covid-19

After winning the battle against Covid-19, noted historian Prof Muntassir Mamoon has said panicking does not help, rather he urged all to remain resilient during this time of crisis.
18 May 2020

Highest number of Covid-19 deaths, infections in a day

Twenty-one people have died with coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.
18 May 2020

Sub-inspector dies with Covid-19 infection at Central Police Hospital

Another police personnel, who was infected with Covid-19, died at Central Police Hospital this morning.
18 May 2020

ICCB hospital for Covid-19 patients opens

Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday inaugurated a 2,000-bed hospital at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the capital for treating Covid-19 patients.
17 May 2020

70pc of the dead were above 50

Senior citizens are like lighthouses. With their acumen and expertise they guide a better world for all. But this section of the society is more vulnerable to Covid-19.
17 May 2020

Cops slap curbs on movement

Police yesterday stepped up measures to restrict movement of people and vehicles nationwide during the Eid holidays with an aim to curb further spread of the novel coronavirus.
17 May 2020

Covid-19: Second wave if mistake repeated

Expert panel warns government about 29,000 returning from Middle East and says institutional quarantine a must to avert bigger disaster.
17 May 2020

Who will protect the protectors?

We notice with abject dismay the continuous and increased number of COVID-19 positive cases among police personnel. According statistics of
17 May 2020

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC: Key updates

The novel coronavirus has killed at least 311,959 people since the outbreak first emerged in China last December, according to a tally from
17 May 2020

Imports crash in April, as expected

The country’s import decreased 62 per cent year-on-year to $1.95 billion in April as industrial production has almost come to a halt due to the ongoing shutdown to tackle the spread of the coronavirus.
17 May 2020