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Trafficking survivors struggle as virus halts businesses

Trafficking survivors struggle as virus halts businesses

Thomson Reuters Foundation
For trafficking survivors-turned-entrepreneurs in Bangladesh - from caterers to hairdressers - the coronavirus pandemic has threatened their fresh...Details
'Next two weeks crucial for Bangladesh's coronavirus fight'

'Next two weeks crucial for Bangladesh's coronavirus fight'

Jakia Ahmed
The upcoming two weeks are crucial in the fight against coronavirus and community transmission, according to experts.The government had announced a...Details
India doctors fight virus with raincoats, helmets

India doctors fight virus with raincoats, helmets

Reuters
Shortages of protective health gear in India are forcing some doctors to use raincoats and motorbike helmets while fighting the coronavirus,...Details
Office shutdown extended to Apr 11

Office shutdown extended to Apr 11

Bangla Tribune Report
The government has extended the office shutdown period to Apr 11 in order to contain the coronavirus spread in Bangladesh. On Tuesday (Mar 31),...Details
Couple among 3 killed in Cumilla as car falls into ditch

Couple among 3 killed in Cumilla as car falls into ditch

Cumilla Correspondent
Three people, including a couple were killed as the car they were travelling in plunged into a roadside ditch in Cumilla.The incident was reported...Details
PM Hasina slams unnecessary use of PPE

PM Hasina slams unnecessary use of PPE

Bangla Tribune Desk
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has slammed those not needing personnel protection equipment (PPE) using them when the health activists, nurses and...Details
Bangladesh confirms 51 coronavirus cases

Bangladesh confirms 51 coronavirus cases

Bangla Tribune Report
The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has confirmed that two more people have been found infected with coronavirus in...Details
Six who attended Delhi’s Nizamuddin congregation die in Telangana

CoronavirusSix who attended Delhi’s Nizamuddin congregation die in Telangana

Bangla Tribune Desk
The government of southern India’s Telangana state on Monday announced that six people who had attended a religious congregation in...Details
Heat wave to spread: Met Office

Heat wave to spread: Met Office

BSS
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that the ongoing mild heat wave would continue and spread while weather would remain dry with...Details
At least 30 Bangladeshis died of coronavirus in US

At least 30 Bangladeshis died of coronavirus in US

Bangla Tribune Desk
At least 30 Bangladeshis, including Manabzamin photojournalist Hai Swapan, have died from coronavirus infection in the United States (US). Most of...Details
Ensure food aid for marginal people: PM to DCs

CoronavirusEnsure food aid for marginal people: PM to DCs

Bangla Tribune Desk
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed deputy commissioners of 64 districts to ensure food support for poor and marginalized groups, including...Details
What you need to know right now

CoronavirusWhat you need to know right now

Reuters
Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now:   Scanning the infection curve More than 777,000 people have been infected...Details
Facebook commits $100m for news media affected by coronavirus crisis

Facebook commits $100m for news media affected by coronavirus crisis

Reuters
Facebook Inc on Monday pledged $100 million in financing and advertising spending to support news organizations, including local publishers in...Details
Virus pandemic to hit growth in Asia: World Bank

Virus pandemic to hit growth in Asia: World Bank

Reuters
The coronavirus pandemic is expected to sharply slow growth in developing economies in East Asia and the Pacific as well as China, the World Bank...Details
Man, woman, infant found dead at Gazipur home

Man, woman, infant found dead at Gazipur home

Gazipur Correspondent
Police have recovered three bodies from a house in Gazipur on Tuesday.A man, a woman and an infant, estimated to be three months old, were found...Details
PM calls for shunning outdoor Pahela Baishakh celebrations

PM calls for shunning outdoor Pahela Baishakh celebrations

Bangla Tribune Desk
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called the people to refrain from holding any mass celebrations welcoming the Bangla New Year to stem the outbreak...Details
‘Drug peddler’ killed in Dinajpur 'shootout'

‘Drug peddler’ killed in Dinajpur 'shootout'

Hili Correspondent
An alleged drug peddler has been killed in a reported shootout with police in Birampur upazila of Dinajpur. The incident took place in Mirpur area...Details
US virus deaths cross 3,000 on deadliest day

US virus deaths cross 3,000 on deadliest day

Reuters
The US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic climbed past 3,000 on Monday, the deadliest day yet in the country's mounting crisis, while New...Details
Govt hints at extending shutdown of offices

Govt hints at extending shutdown of offices

Bangla Tribune Desk
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the ongoing holidays might be extended to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Bangladesh. She said this while...Details
Bangladeshi journalist dies in New York

CoronavirusBangladeshi journalist dies in New York

Bangla Tribune Desk
A Bangladeshi photojournalist has died from coronavirus infection in New York of the United States. A Hai Swapan breathed his last at local time...Details
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