Category: Miscellaneous

National Prof Jamilur Reza Choudhury passes away

ational professor Jamilur Reza Choudhury died of a massive heart attack on Monday night. He was 77. His relative and Dean of Business Faculty of Dhaka University professor Shibly Rubayet Islam confirmed the death to Jago News on Tuesday morning

South Korea says Kim Jong Un is ‘alive and well’

South Korea continued to pour water on mounting speculation about the health of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, telling CNN he is "alive and well." "Our government position is firm," Moon Chung-in, the top foreign policy adviser to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, told CNN. "Kim Jong Un is ali

Coronavirus: 7 more die, 497 newly infected

The death toll from novel coronavirus has reached 152 as 7 more people died in the last 24 hours in the country. Apart from, 497 more have been infected with the virus, taking the total number of such cases to 5,913. Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, sa

Supreme Court wants ordinance for online court operation

An online Full Court Meeting of the Supreme Court judges on Sunday decided to request the president to promulgate an ordinance making provisions for online operation of the courts across the country. The meeting also decided not to operate regular courts during the general holiday now in force to c

Gonoshasthaya unveils kit

Gonoshasthaya Kendra unveiled its COVID-19 testing kit, which would be sold at an affordable price of no more than Tk 300, on Saturday amid the absence of representatives of the concerned government authorities. Gonoshasthaya plans to hand over samples to Directorate General of Drug Administration

Detected COVID-19 cases near 5,000 in Bangladesh

Nine more people died of COVID-19 and 309 more people were infected with the novel coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours ending at 8:00am on Saturday. With the new figures, the death toll from COVID-19 rose to 140 and the number of infected people rose to 4,998, said Directorate General of

Air Quality Index: Dhaka’s air still remain ‘unhealthy’

Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Saturday morning. The capital ranked the worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) with a score of 151 at 08.03am. The air was classified as ‘unhealthy’, reports UNB.[inside-ad] When the AQI value is betwe

President, PM urge Muslims to offer prayers at home during Ramadan

Greeting the countrymen and all Muslims across the world at the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, President M Abdul Hamid on Friday urged the Muslims to offer prayers at their respective houses, reports BSS. The President, in his message on the eve of the Ramadan, also asked the affluent quarter

Public transport shutdown extended further

In line with the extended general holidays, public transport services will also remain suspended across the country until May 5 in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus that has taken a dangerous turn in the country, reports UNB.

Holy Ramadan begins tomorrow

The Holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, will begin in the country from Saturday as the new moon was sighted in Bangladesh sky this evening. Lailatul Qadr, the night of divine blessing and benediction, will be observed on the night of May 20. The Natio

Nagad to provide Tk 5 lakh to COVID-19 infected employee

Bangladesh Post Office’s mobile financial service, Nagad has decided to stand beside its around 2 lakh employees amid the cononavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Nagad will provide up to Taka 5 lakh each for treatment if any of its entrepreneurs, distributors and salespersons become coronavirus positive,

Bangladesh coronavirus death toll climbs to 131, cases 4,689

The death toll from the novel coronavirus in Bangladesh rose to 131 after the country confirmed four more deaths on Friday. The country also recorded 503 cases of the deadly virus, taking the total to 4,689, said Prof Nasima Sultana, ADG of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). In

Coronavirus: Court holiday extended until May 5

he Supreme Court on Thursday extended the holiday for courts until May 5 aiming to prevent the spread of coronavirus, reports UNB. Justice Md Nuruzzaman will hear the urgent matters at the chamber court maintaining social distance while Justice Obaidul Hasan will deal urgent cases at the High Cour

Ramadan: National Moon Sighting Committee to meet on Friday

A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held on Friday to review the information on the appearance of the new moon of the holy month of Ramadan of 1441 Hijri, reports BSS.[inside-ad]

Coronavirus: Bangladesh records 7 more deaths, total cases exceed 4,000

Seven more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Thursday, taking the death toll in the country to 127. Besides, 414 more people tested positive for coronavirus during the period, raising the number of such cases in the country to 4186. Health Minister Zahid Maleque ca

Covid-19 patients recovering quickly after getting experimental drug remdesivir

Covid-19 patients who are getting an experimental drug called remdesivir have been recovering quickly, with most going home in days, STAT News reported Thursday after it obtained a video of a conversation about the trial, reports CNN.

RMG factories will not reopen on April 26: BGMEA president

Readymade garment (RMG) factories across the country are not reopening on April 26 as per the previous decision by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), according to the president of the association, Rubana Huq. Earlier, in a letter to the chairman of Bangladesh Ro

Entire Bangladesh declared risky for COVID-19

Directorate General of Health Services on Thursday declared the whole country as risky for COVID-19 infections, prohibiting movement from dusk to dawn. DGHS director general Abul Kalam Azad made the announcement in a notice in the evening, asking people to follow three government directives.

Bangladesh coronavirus death toll rises to 75

The number of the virus (COVID-19) cases reached 1,838 after 266 people were newly infected with the epidemic in the past 24 hours, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Malik. In the last 24 hours, samples of 2,190 people were examined. Of them, 266 people tested positive for COVID-19 and