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Italy returnee dies in Bhairab

Italy returnee dies in Bhairab

Kishoreganj Correspondent
An expatriate, who returned from Italy, has died at a hospital in Kishoreganj's Bhairab Upazila.The 60-year-old man, who returned to Bangladesh on...Details
BB to buy T-bills, bonds from banks, NBFIs

BB to buy T-bills, bonds from banks, NBFIs

BSS
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has decided to buy treasury bills and bonds from banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to prevent any unwanted...Details
Central banks deploy record sums to break financial logjam

Central banks deploy record sums to break financial logjam

Reuters
Central banks have offered trillions of dollars of support to markets in recent days to keep them from freezing up, as investors worried about the...Details
PM Hasina to address nation on Wednesday

PM Hasina to address nation on Wednesday

Bangla Tribune Report
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation on Wednesday (Mar 25).The PM will give necessary instructions on the prevailing coronavirus...Details
Coronavirus: Over 14,500 dead across the globe

Coronavirus: Over 14,500 dead across the globe

Reuters
More countries imposed lockdown measures as coronavirus cases across the globe ballooned, led by a sharp rise in infections in Europe. Italy banned...Details
Passport issuance suspended amid virus outbreak

Passport issuance suspended amid virus outbreak

Bangla Tribune Report
The government has suspended the issuance of new passports over the Covid-19 pandemic, an official says."Passport processing stops on Monday (Mar...Details
Tokyo Olympics may be postponed due to coronavirus: Japan

Tokyo Olympics may be postponed due to coronavirus: Japan

Reuters
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said for the first time on Monday that the Tokyo Olympic Games may need to be postponed if the event cannot be...Details
Colombian prison riot over coronavirus fears kills 23

Colombian prison riot over coronavirus fears kills 23

Reuters
A prison riot in Colombia's capital Bogota late on Saturday left 23 prisoners dead and 83 injured, the justice minister said on Sunday, as...Details
Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus in prison

Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus in prison

Reuters
Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who is serving a prison sentence for sexual assault and rape, has tested positive for the coronavirus,...Details
NZ prepares to enter lockdown as coronavirus cases surge

NZ prepares to enter lockdown as coronavirus cases surge

Reuters
New Zealand said on Monday it will move to its highest alert level imposing self-isolation, with all-non-essential services, schools and offices to...Details
Saudi imposes curfew to curb coronavirus spread

Saudi imposes curfew to curb coronavirus spread

Reuters
Saudi Arabia will impose a nationwide curfew starting on Monday after reporting a jump of almost a quarter in coronavirus cases, while the United...Details
Coronavirus bringing world to standstill

Coronavirus bringing world to standstill

Reuters
Coronavirus cases ballooned in Europe, prompting more lockdown measures to try to slow the spread. New Jersey's governor followed four other US...Details
Earthquake rocks Croatia's capital

Earthquake rocks Croatia's capital

Reuters
A large earthquake struck near the Croatian capital Zagreb on Sunday, leaving a teenager critically injured after an apartment building in the city...Details
Regent airways suspends operation

Regent airways suspends operation

Chowdhury Akbar Hossain
Regent Airways has suspended all of its flights for the next three months and sent its employees to leave without pay for the period.The private...Details
Mirpur corona victim's neighbour dies

Mirpur corona victim's neighbour dies

Bangla Tribune Report
The neighbour of a person who died of the novel coronavirus in Mirpur on Mar 21 has died. Mozmmel Haque died on the way to hospital on Sunday (Mar...Details
Shopping malls to remain closed from Mar 25

Shopping malls to remain closed from Mar 25

Bangla Tribune Desk
Shopping malls across the country will remain closed from Mar 25 to Mar 31 over the Covid-19 pandemic. Bangladesh Dokan Malik Samity announced the...Details
Govt working tirelessly to control situation: Joy

Govt working tirelessly to control situation: Joy

Bangla Tribune Desk
The government is working tirelessly to ensure that the coronavirus outbreak remains under control, said the prime minister’s ICT Affairs advisor...Details
Coronavirus: BB orders cutting down cash transactions

Coronavirus: BB orders cutting down cash transactions

Bangla Tribune Report
The central bank has ordered banks across the country to scale down cash transactions and encourage clients to use other banking instruments in...Details
Nearly 300 centers for institutional quarantine

Nearly 300 centers for institutional quarantine

Bangla Tribune Report
s many as 285 centers with a capacity to accommodate 16,505 people have been prepared for institutional quarantine across the country, says...Details
NBR waives duty on protection equipment

NBR waives duty on protection equipment

Bangla Tribune Report
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has waived all kinds of taxes on import of protection equipment in a bid to fight coronavirs.“The...Details
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