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National,Back Page
Educational activities from pre-primary to tertiary level in the country have been stuck since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, the closure, caused by the virus, looks set to delay educational activities for a longer period with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hinting that educational instit...
The government’s ensuing food grain procurement process is likely to face difficulties as it does not have adequate warehouse spaces to store the food. Keeping coronavirus crisis under consideration, the government has set a target to procure 21 lakh metric tonnes (MTs) of food grains in the c...
Deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in Bangladesh are increasing gradually while the cure rate is slower compared to other countries in the world, available data shows. Besides, infection cases in the country were found higher amid relatively lower testing rate compared to other countries i...
Amid countrywide lockdown due to growing coronavirus outbreak, lower income group people, mostly hawkers and street vendors, started begging for alms in Dhaka to earn their livelihood. Many were seen begging on the city’s different streets and near the flyovers. If they see a vehicle coming th...
The country’s vegetable growers are facing huge losses due to the countrywide shutdown to thwart the coronavirus spread. Owing to decreasing demand for fresh vegetables across the country, farmers are not getting the right price for their vegetables, and eventually cannot sell it in kitchen ma...
National,Front Page
When coronavirus scare pervades the agricultural sector, the government’s agro-friendly initiatives and adequate food production are likely to be the saviours for the country from falling into food crisis. To avert any possible food crisis, experts say the government is to increase food stock ...
Millions of patients suffering from various complicated diseases including kidney, diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure are at high risk in the country. The mortality rate from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection among the people suffering from chronic diseases is higher than that of other people, ...
Construction workers who got stuck at different cities including capital Dhaka and district towns are passing inhuman life as most of them are not getting any government relief. “I have not any job for more than a month. If I do not get any financial help or food from the government or other p...
Kitchen markets in the country have now become hot spots for the spread of the coronavirus, posing a serious threat. The government has banned all kinds of social, political, religious gatherings to prevent the virus since March 19. However, emergency services including kitchen markets, drug stores ...
The government has introduced distance learning or TV education programmes through Sangsad Bangladesh Television for students studying in primary and secondary schools. Many students, despite the initiative, remain out of coverage of the programme. The initiative is to bring some three and a half cr...
Continuation of regular lessons at primary to tertiary level remain suspended since March 17, raising questions about the future of about 4 crore pupils in the country.Although the government had taken several initiatives to continue their formal studies amid the countrywide lockdown during the coro...
All Section,City
Two city corporations in Dhaka have continued distributing food items to the distressed people and spraying disinfectants on the city roads to thwart coronavirus (COVID-19), now a pandemic.Besides, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Wednesday launched two hotline numbers in order to deliver food...
Aedes larvae found in 44 wards of DhakaInfection cases four times higher than last yearPeople are not keeping houses cleanCity Corporation measures inadequateWhen coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is haunting people across the country, dengue has set to pose a serious threat this year. Dengue, an aede...
Different organizations have taken various initiatives in the capital at a time of the current global crisis caused by the fast transmission of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19), now a pandemic. Apart from government and private-organizations, some individuals have extended their helping hands to di...
Thousands of people in the country are at risk of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection as most of the foreign returnees did not maintain home quarantine strictly, experts said. Medical professionals envisage that the virus may transmit at larger numbers which will eventually become a big challenge for t...
More than Five crore people working in the informal sector of the country are at high risk of losing jobs amid spreading coronavirus (COVID 19), experts said. About 85.1 percent (5.17 crore) people of the total labour force of the country are employed in this sector. Being informal, most of the work...
Acute treatment crisis in hospitalsOnly 10pc medical staff get PPE80pc interns skipping duty out of fearThe country’s front-ranking medical professionals, including doctors and nurses, are exposed to heavy risk in the battle against the ongoing coronavirus spread due to lack of sufficient quan...
Bangladesh is facing the risk of a serious deterioration in the coronavirus situation as a large number of overseas returnees are still roaming freely in different parts of the country amid outbreak of the disease globally. “Today, a person came to me to withdraw his remittance. Replying to a ...
People in the country’s lower income bracket, especially the daily laborers, are going to face serious financial hardships as earning areas will drastically reduce amid the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) globally.People, who earn their livelihood from hand to mouth, have already started faci...
Most students have refrained from attending schools, colleges and universities due to creating widespread panic of coronavirus (COVID-19). Although authorities concerned did not announce any formal leave, most of the guardians have not sent their children to school amid the scare of COVID-19 infecti...
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