Tag: Covid-19

Delhi goes into weeklong lockdown

- Times Report -

India's capital Delhi announced a week-long lockdown from Monday after recording a spike in cases that overwhelmed the city's healthcare system. Government offices and emergency services, such as hospitals, pharmacies, and groceries will be open during the lockdown. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in a news conference, said the national capital was

Rising poverty amid pandemic

- Sohel Manzur -

The outbreak of coronavirus is a new experience for the people of this country. This global pandemic has hit the national economy very hard. The pace of remittances has slowed down. Export trade is stagnant. A large portion of the private sector has become unemployed after new investments have been

102 die, 3,698 infected from Covid-19 in 24 hours

- Times Report -

Health authorities have reported 102 deaths and 3,698 new infections from Covid-19 in 24 hours to Sunday morning amid a nationwide lockdown in force. The new fatalities took the total Covid-19 death to 10,385, while the total infections rose 718,950.The daily infection rate fell to a still very high 19.06% from

Proper healthcare management key to handle pandemic

- Sohel Manzur -

The Covid-19 pandemic is spreading more widely across the world. Concerns are growing over the issue of surging human infections and deaths in Bangladesh as well. Now, it is urgent to make a concerted and vigorous effort to deal with this crisis. Reports about health management during the time of

Bangladesh logs 100+ Covid deaths for 2nd straight day

- Times Report -

Bangladesh on Saturday registered the highest number of Covid-19 deaths for the second consecutive day since the outbreak of the deadly virus in the country in March last year. The death toll climbed to 10,283 in 24 hours to 8:00 am Saturday, according to data released by DGHS. The country also recorded

Global Covid-19 deaths near 3 million

- Times Report -

The global death toll from Coronavirus topped 2.99 million on Saturday as the situation continues to worsen around the world every day. According to data released by Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count now stands at 139,670,541 while and fatalities stand stand at 2,997,062. The US remains the worst-hit country

Govt seeks $50m ADB fund to redeem economy

- Times Report -

To ease its financial difficulties, the government is craving for supports from various international donor agencies, including the Asian Development Bank, amid worsening economic fallouts caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.  Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has sought $50 million or Tk 4,250 crore, from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), recently. The money

Movement Pass: The more laws, the more flaws

- Sohel Manzur -

The Bangladesh Police have recently launched an app to take applications seeking a pass for movement during the lockdown. It will allow citizens to move out of their homes for up to three hours during the strict lockdown declared nationwide from 14 April to 21 April. The app has also

Children: The silent victims of the virus

- Rafikul Islam, UNB -

With schools shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic, most children are now confined to their homes. But many of them are still the victims of the virus, as they are spending maximum time in front of screens these days -- be it mobile phones, laptops or TV, say experts.According

Covid-19 deaths in Bangladesh surpass 10 thousand mark

- Times Report -

The covid-19 death toll in Bangladesh has surpassed the 10 thousand mark as another 94 deaths from the deadly virus in the new single-day count as of Thursday. The death toll climbed to 10,081 in the 24 hours to 8:00 am Thursday, according to data released by the government. The number of