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Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021

Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021

Reuters
The Tokyo Olympics were postponed on Tuesday to 2021, the first such delay in the Games' 124-year modern history, as the coronavirus crisis wrecked...Details
Don't crowd BSMMU Hospital: BNP

Don't crowd BSMMU Hospital: BNP

Bangla Tribune Report
The BNP has urged its activists and supporters not to crowd the BSMMU Hospital, where Chairperson Khaleda Zia is receiving treatment or wherever...Details
Courts closed from Mar 29 to Apr 2

Courts closed from Mar 29 to Apr 2

Bangla Tribune Report
All courts across Bangladesh, including the Supreme Court’s Appellate and High Court Divisions, will remained closed from Mar 29 to Apr 2 in...Details
China testing kits, PPEs to arrive Thursday

CoronavirusChina testing kits, PPEs to arrive Thursday

Bangla Tribune Desk
The second batch of medical logistics including 10000  testing kits, 10000  personal  protective equipment (PPE) and 1000 infrared thermometers...Details
Coronavirus death toll nears 2,000 in Iran

Coronavirus death toll nears 2,000 in Iran

Reuters
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday about half of all government employees were staying at home as part of measures to contain the...Details
Holidays meant for curbing coronavirus not pleasure: Govt

Holidays meant for curbing coronavirus not pleasure: Govt

Bangla Tribune Desk
The government has asked all to stay indoors as the general holidays have been declared for curbing the spread of COVID-19, not for enjoyment....Details
Govt decides to release Khaleda Zia

Govt decides to release Khaleda Zia

Bangla Tribune Desk
The government has decided to free BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail suspending her conviction order upon two conditions. Law Minister Annisul...Details
Educational institutes shut till Apr 9

Educational institutes shut till Apr 9

Bangla Tribune Report
All schools, colleges and universities will remain closed until Apr 9, says the education  ministry. The decision came on Tuesday (Mar 24)...Details
Troops deployed to help administration combat coronavirus

Troops deployed to help administration combat coronavirus

Bangla Tribune Report
Members of the armed forces have been deployed to help the civil administration fight the coronavirus outbreak at the field level.Armed forces...Details
All domestic flights suspended from Wednesday

All domestic flights suspended from Wednesday

Bangla Tribune Desk
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has suspended all domestic flights in the country from Mar 25. CAAB Chairman Air Vice Marshal M...Details
Expats told to get in touch with local police

Expats told to get in touch with local police

Bangla Tribune Report
As part of the government's efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus or Covid-19, expatriates who returned Bangladesh on March 1 and...Details
Japanese pharma to begin testing coronavirus vaccine on animals

Japanese pharma to begin testing coronavirus vaccine on animals

Reuters
Japanese biopharmaceutical firm Anges Inc said on Tuesday that it and Osaka University had completed development of a DNA vaccine against the new...Details
Bus, train, launch services suspended

Bus, train, launch services suspended

Bangla Tribune Report
The government has ordered to suspend bus, train, launch services across the country in a bid to control the spread of coronavirus or...Details
Cruise ship responsible for jump in Australia coronavirus cases

Cruise ship responsible for jump in Australia coronavirus cases

Reuters
Australia reported a jump in coronavirus cases on Tuesday that was almost entirely due to passengers who disembarked a cruise ship in...Details
Public transport suspended from Mar 26 to Apr 4

Public transport suspended from Mar 26 to Apr 4

Bangla Tribune Report
The government has ordered to suspend public transport across the country from Thursday (Mar 26) to Apr 4 to control the spread of coronavirus or...Details
UK goes for 3-week lockdown

UK goes for 3-week lockdown

Reuters
Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered Britons on Monday to stay at home to halt the spread of coronavirus, imposing curbs on everyday life without...Details
All local, mail train services suspended

All local, mail train services suspended

Bangla Tribune Desk
Bangladesh Railway Authority has suspended all local, commuter, and mail train services suspended across the country to control the spread of...Details
UN chief wants $2b to help poor countries combat coronavirus

UN chief wants $2b to help poor countries combat coronavirus

Reuters
UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Monday the world body wants $2 billion to help poor countries combat coronavirus and warned that a massive,...Details
Coronavirus sparks soul-searching over travel-heavy climate diplomacy

Coronavirus sparks soul-searching over travel-heavy climate diplomacy

Thomson Reuters Foundation
As the coronavirus began spreading quickly around the world, the Green Climate Fund, which backs developing-world projects to tackle climate...Details
Sex workers in Daulatdia brothels appeal for funds due coronavirus

Sex workers in Daulatdia brothels appeal for funds due coronavirus

Thomson Reuters Foundation
Sex workers from one of the world's largest brothels appealed to the Bangladesh government on Monday for emergency funding after a ban on customers...Details
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