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UK citizens asked to leave Bangladesh

UK citizens asked to leave Bangladesh

Bangla Tribune Report
The British government has advised its citizens to leave Bangladesh amid the surging number of coronavirus cases.“Biman Bangladesh’s...Details
EU welcomes Khaleda Zia’s release

EU welcomes Khaleda Zia’s release

Bangla Tribune Desk
The European Union (EU) has welcomed the release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and reiterated it's support for the rule of law and democracy in...Details
Home minister urges social distancing

Home minister urges social distancing

Bangla Tribune Desk
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has urged the people of the country to join the fight against coronavirus by maintaining social distance, staying...Details
Abide by PM directive on praying at home: Awal

Abide by PM directive on praying at home: Awal

Bangla Tribune Report
Former lawmaker MA Awal has urged Islamic scholars to abide by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s directive to pray at home and not at mosques...Details
UK PM, health minister test positive for coronavirus

UK PM, health minister test positive for coronavirus

Reuters
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating at his Downing Street residence but said he would...Details
Man with Covid-19 symptoms dies in Noakhali

Man with Covid-19 symptoms dies in Noakhali

Noakhali Correspondent
A 24-year-old man who has been vomiting blood has died from high fever in Noakhali. He died at a rented house in Town Hall area of Chowmuhani...Details
Virus situation still under control in Bangladesh: Quader

Virus situation still under control in Bangladesh: Quader

Bangla Tribune Desk
The coronavirus situation in the country is still under control, says Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.“Apart from our...Details
Pabna village goes to lockdown

Pabna village goes to lockdown

Pabna Correspondent
The local administration in Pabna has placed the Katakhali village in Chatmohar upazila under lockdown after 64 people entered from Dhaka,...Details
BKMEA orders shutting down factories

BKMEA orders shutting down factories

Bangla Tribune Report
The Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA)has ordered all its member factories to shut down operations amid the...Details
Sachin digs deep for India's coronavirus fight

Sachin digs deep for India's coronavirus fight

Reuters
Batting great Sachin Tendulkar has contributed 5 million rupees ($67,000) to India's fight against the coronavirus outbreak, a source close to the...Details
Coronavirus: Global death toll passes 24,000

Coronavirus: Global death toll passes 24,000

Reuters
The death toll from the coronavirus or COVID-19 has jumped to 24,083 globally as of Friday. It has so far infected 532,009 people around the...Details
Coronavirus: G20 leaders to inject $5 trillion into global economy

Coronavirus: G20 leaders to inject $5 trillion into global economy

Reuters
Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies pledged on Thursday to inject over $5 trillion into the global economy to limit job and income losses...Details
US leads world in confirmed coronavirus cases

US leads world in confirmed coronavirus cases

Reuters
The number of US coronavirus infections climbed above 82,000 on Thursday, surpassing the national tallies of China and Italy, as New York, New...Details
Four more coronavirus cases confirmed

Four more coronavirus cases confirmed

Bangla Tribune Desk
The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has confirmed four more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Bangladesh...Details
Coronavirus: Govt order on monitoring TV channels scrapped

Coronavirus: Govt order on monitoring TV channels scrapped

Bangla Tribune Report
The government has scrapped an order on monitoring the television coverage of the coronavirus outbreak by private channels.The Secretariat issued a...Details
Ten of millions face losing jobs in escalating coronavirus crisis

Ten of millions face losing jobs in escalating coronavirus crisis

Reuters
Global job losses from the coronavirus crisis could far exceed the 25 million estimated just days ago, UN officials said on Thursday, as US jobless...Details
BGMEA recommends closure of RMG factories until Apr 4

BGMEA recommends closure of RMG factories until Apr 4

Bangla Tribune Report
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has recommended all its member factories to keep their units closed until Apr 04...Details
Food security concerns stoked as exporters curb sales, importers buy more

Food security concerns stoked as exporters curb sales, importers buy more

Reuters
Global food security concerns are mounting as some governments contemplate restricting the flow of staple foods with around a fifth of the world's...Details
British firm says antibody test is being validated

British firm says antibody test is being validated

Reuters
A British company behind a 10-minute coronavirus antibody test, which will cost about a $1, has begun sending prototypes to laboratories for...Details
US Senate sends $2 trillion coronavirus bill to House

US Senate sends $2 trillion coronavirus bill to House

Reuters
The US Senate's unanimous passage of an estimated $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill sent the unprecedented economic rescue legislation to the...Details
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