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Police serenade locked down Mallorcans

Police serenade locked down Mallorcans

Reuters
On the Spanish island of Mallorca, police have turned to singing to cheer up residents confined to their homes by a government-imposed coronavirus...Details
UK agency warns against coronavirus-themed cyber crime

UK agency warns against coronavirus-themed cyber crime

Aditi Khanna, London
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned that organised crime groups may try to exploit the coronavirus outbreak to target people....Details
65 DSCC malls closed from Mar 25

65 DSCC malls closed from Mar 25

Bangla Tribune Report
City Corporation Market Federation has decided to keep the shutters of 65 malls down from Wednesday (Mar 25) for a week due to coronavirus crisis....Details
Educational institutions also shut till Apr 4

Educational institutions also shut till Apr 4

Bangla Tribune Report
Schools, colleges and universities will also remain closed during the Mar 26-Apr 4 general holidays announced to stem the coronavirus spread,...Details
Troops called in to assist administration

Coronavirus fightTroops called in to assist administration

Bangla Tribune Report
Members of the armed forces will assist the civil administration at the field level in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak as the country so...Details
BB Heist: US court junks conspiracy charges vs casinos, RCBC

BB Heist: US court junks conspiracy charges vs casinos, RCBC

Bangla Tribune Desk
A court in New York has dismissed conspiracy charges filed by the Bangladesh central bank against a Philippine bank and local casinos over a 2016...Details
India shuts down flights, big cities as coronavirus toll rises

India shuts down flights, big cities as coronavirus toll rises

Reuters
India said on Monday it will shut down domestic flights to halt the spread of coronavirus and imposed a curfew on a giant state as the number of...Details
Lodge attempted murder case against Kurigram DC: HC to police

Lodge attempted murder case against Kurigram DC: HC to police

Bangla Tribune Report
The High Court (HC) has ordered police to lodge the attempted murder case against former Kurigram District Magistrate Sultana Pervin and her...Details
BB allows $500,000 advance payment to import medical goods

BB allows $500,000 advance payment to import medical goods

Bangla Tribune Desk
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has taken a decision to allow advance payment up to US$ 500,000 or equivalent other foreign currency in importing of...Details
Offices shut from Mar 26 to Apr 4

Offices shut from Mar 26 to Apr 4

Bangla Tribune Report
All government and private offices, services, except for the police and hospitals, will remain shut from Thursday (March 26) to Apr 4.“There...Details
Bangladesh reports third coronavirus death

Bangladesh reports third coronavirus death

Bangla Tribune Report
Another person has died in Bangladesh after testing positive for Covid-19, taking the total death toll to three, said Institute of Epidemiology,...Details
Bus services from Khulna to be halted from Mar 25

Bus services from Khulna to be halted from Mar 25

Khulna Correspondent
The long-haul bus services from Khulna will remain halted from Wednesday (Mar 25) morning due to the COVID-19 crisis in the country.Mentioning the...Details
Australia calls last drinks as coronavirus hits hospitality business

Australia calls last drinks as coronavirus hits hospitality business

Reuters
As a noon deadline struck on Monday for Australian pubs, restaurants and other gathering-places to close, the last three guests in Badde Manors...Details
Online tutoring booms as coronavirus shuts schools

Online tutoring booms as coronavirus shuts schools

Reuters
Filipino teacher Raven Kate De Leon is in demand, spending up to 10 hours a day at her home computer surrounded by mini cars and stuffed toys that...Details
Coronavirus: $1.4b apparel export orders cancelled

Coronavirus: $1.4b apparel export orders cancelled

Ibrahim Hossain Ovi
Global clothing brands and retailers cancelled import orders worth $1.40 billion from the country as the pandemic of the coronavirus hit their...Details
HC asks journo Ariful to be petitioner of the writ

HC asks journo Ariful to be petitioner of the writ

Bahauddin Imran
The High Court has asked Bangla Tribune Journalist Ariful Islam to be the petitioner of the writ filed, seeking its order to declare his conviction...Details
Sagar-Runi murder: Probe report submission delayed for 72nd time

Sagar-Runi murder: Probe report submission delayed for 72nd time

Bangla Tribune Report
A Dhaka court has fixed April 23 for the submission of the probe report in the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi....Details
Lack of equipment to deal with virus crisis: Quader

Lack of equipment to deal with virus crisis: Quader

Bangla Tribune Report
There's a lack of equipment necessary to deal with the coronavirus crisis in the country, says senior Cabinet member Obaidul Quader.Speaking to the...Details
UN to create global coronavirus fund: Norway

UN to create global coronavirus fund: Norway

Reuters
The United Nations will create a fund to support the treatment of coronavirus patients worldwide, Norway's foreign ministry said on Monday. "A...Details
Merkel in quarantine after contact with infected doctor

Merkel in quarantine after contact with infected doctor

Reuters
German chancellor Angela Merkel went into quarantine on Sunday after coming into contact with a coronavirus-infected doctor shortly after...Details
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