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• Natore’s Singra upazila put under lockdown

• 29 April 2020 22:04

The local administration has put Singra Health Complex and Singra upazila under lockdown as two health workers...

• UK PM Johnson and partner announce birth of baby boy.

• 29 April 2020 22:04

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of their baby.

• BD coronavirus cases rise to 7,103, deaths reach 163

• 29 April 2020 22:04

Confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in Bangladesh reached 7,103 on Wednesday, a rise of 641.

• Bangladesh’s names for tropical cyclones accepted

• 29 April 2020 19:04

An international meteorological organisation has accepted Bangladesh's list of 13 new names to be given to tro...

• Rohingya drug peddler killed in Cox’s Bazar gunfight: DB.

• 29 April 2020 18:04

A suspected Rohingya drug peddler was killed in a gunfight with Detective Branch (DB) of police in Ramu upazil...

• Coronavirus scenario in SAARC countries.

• 29 April 2020 18:04

A total of 217,985 people died worldwide including eight SAARC countries in the disease, according to latest d...

• Another cop tests positive for coronavirus in Chattogram.

• 29 April 2020 18:04

Another policeman was found infected with coronavirus in Chattogram in the last 24 hours till Tuesday, said Ci...

• Nine more prison guards test positive in Dhaka

• 29 April 2020 18:04

Nine more prison guards of Dhaka Central Jail have tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number to...

• US coronavirus deaths surpass Vietnam War toll

• 29 April 2020 18:04

The US coronavirus death toll climbed above 58,000 on Tuesday, surpassing the loss of American life from the V...

• Journalist dies of suspected COVID-19

• 29 April 2020 18:04

A journalist died at a Dhaka hospital on Tuesday night from what doctors believe was coronavirus infection.

• Coronavirus brews trouble for tea, disrupts supply as demand spikes

• 29 April 2020 18:04

The coronavirus outbreak is causing a rare stir in the usually staid global tea market, with labour lockdowns...

• Hot spices become pricier

• 29 April 2020 18:04

Kitchen items like garlic, lentil, cardamom and dry chilli have become pricier further in the past two days, m...

• Two million garment jobs 'at risk' as clothes orders dry up

• 29 April 2020 18:04

High Street fashion emporiums around the world have closed their doors for lockdowns, but the largely forgotte...

• Govt opts for remote learning at all levels to continue education

• 29 April 2020 17:04

As academic activities at all levels have come to a halt following the closure of educational institutions

• Dhaka’s air still ‘unhealthy’

• 29 April 2020 17:04

Although all the activities, including vehicular movement, remained halted in the capital amid the ongoing nat...

• 145 samples tested; one diagnosed with Covid-19 in Kishoreganj

• 29 April 2020 17:04

One person tested positive for coronavirus in Kishoreganj in the last 24 hours till Tuesday, raising hope amon...

• Google's growth slows as COVID-19 hits ads

• 29 April 2020 17:04

Google reported its weakest revenue growth in nearly five years in the first quarter as the pandemic-driven re...

• Asia shares extend gains as economies slowly re-open

• 29 April 2020 17:04

Asian shares rose for a third session on the trot on Wednesday as investors took heart from easing coronavirus...

• ‘Economic recovery after virus pandemic would be challenging’

• 29 April 2020 17:04

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has advised the banking sector leaders to keep non-performing loan (NPL) at...

• As migrant workers struggle for lockdown aid, India seeks to count them

• 29 April 2020 17:04

A veteran of organising elections and pilgrimages in stifling dust and heat, Indian bureaucrat Pranabjyoti Nat...