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Pak PM greets Hasina on Independence Day

Pak PM greets Hasina on Independence Day

Bangla Tribune Desk
Pakistan desires to further strengthen its relations with Bangladesh based on the principles of mutual respect and understanding, Prime Minister...Details
TV channels under govt radar to curb 'coronavirus rumours'

TV channels under govt radar to curb 'coronavirus rumours'

Bangla Tribune Report
As many as 15 officials have been deployed to monitor the television coverage of the coronavirus outbreak by private channels, a move the...Details
India outlines $23 billion stimulus to help poor hit by lockdown

India outlines $23 billion stimulus to help poor hit by lockdown

Reuters
India announced on Thursday a $22.6 billion economic stimulus plan that provides direct cash transfers and food security measures, offering relief...Details
'Player contracts should be extended due to coronavirus'

'Player contracts should be extended due to coronavirus'

Reuters
Current contracts for players and coaches should be extended until the end of the delayed domestic soccer seasons, according to an internal FIFA...Details
Man in contact with virus victim dies in Khulna

Man in contact with virus victim dies in Khulna

Khulna Correspondent
A man who was in the next hospital bed of a coronavirus victim has died in Khulna. Mostahidur Rahman, 45, died while undergoing treatment at...Details
Home-bound users fume as video apps do not sync with TVs

Home-bound users fume as video apps do not sync with TVs

Reuters
Kat Volpe laid out an exercise mat and tried to sync her iPhone with her big screen TV for a fitness class webcast on Instagram last week during...Details
Coronavirus: Drugmakers Mylan, Pfizer delay merger

Coronavirus: Drugmakers Mylan, Pfizer delay merger

Reuters
Drugmaker Mylan NV's merger with Pfizer Inc's off-patent branded drug unit, Upjohn, will now close in the second half of this year, the companies...Details
Sheikh Hasina's speech against fight with Corona

Sheikh Hasina's speech against fight with Corona

Swadesh Roy
As the head of the government, the prime minister of the country always addresses the nation following the Independence Day. But this time people...Details
Coronavirus: Medical equipment from China reaches Dhaka

Coronavirus: Medical equipment from China reaches Dhaka

Bangla Tribune Report
Medical equipment from China to battle the coronavirus pandemic has reached Dhaka. The foreign ministry’s East Asia wing Director General FM...Details
Protect vulnerable in S Asia from virus backlash: Amnesty

Protect vulnerable in S Asia from virus backlash: Amnesty

Bangla Tribune Desk
Human rights organization Amnesty International has urged authorities in South Asia to intensify efforts to protect marginalized and vulnerable...Details
Dhaka devoid of its usual hubbub

Dhaka devoid of its usual hubbub

Shahed Shafiq
The streets of Dhaka are nearly empty, the city devoid of its usual hubbub after the government shut down all public modes of communication in a...Details
Five more test positive, virus cases rise to 44

Five more test positive, virus cases rise to 44

Bangla Tribune Report
Five more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of infected in Bangladesh to...Details
Police in Bogura attacked for stopping religious gathering

Police in Bogura attacked for stopping religious gathering

Bogura Correspondent
Two policemen in Bogura were beaten for trying to stop a religious gathering being held despite the government bad amid the coronavirus outbreak....Details
NZ mosque shooter pleads guilty to killing 51 people

NZ mosque shooter pleads guilty to killing 51 people

Reuters
An Australian man accused of killing 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand's worst mass shooting changed his plea to guilty in a surprise move on...Details
UN chief appeals $2b for poor nations to fight virus

UN chief appeals $2b for poor nations to fight virus

Bangla Tribune Desk
The United Nations on Wednesday launched a $2 billion global humanitarian response plan to fund the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in the...Details
Biman flights to 13 int'l routes suspended

Biman flights to 13 int'l routes suspended

Bangla Tribune Report
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has announced that it is suspending flights to selected international destinations from Ap 1 over the ongoing coronavirus...Details
Over 350 foreigners left Dhaka in two days

Over 350 foreigners left Dhaka in two days

Bangla Tribune Report
As many of 364 Bhutanese and Malaysian nationals have left Dhaka as the government imposed 10-day public holiday instructing people to stay home to...Details
3 billion under lockdown globally as deaths pass 20,000

Coronavirus3 billion under lockdown globally as deaths pass 20,000

BSS
More than three billion people around the world were living under lockdown on Wednesday as governments stepped up their efforts against the...Details
US passes $2t coronavirus stimulus package

US passes $2t coronavirus stimulus package

Reuters
The US Senate on Wednesday unanimously backed a $2 trillion bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and industries hurt by the coronavirus...Details
Virus mutes Independence Day celebrations

Virus mutes Independence Day celebrations

Bangla Tribune Desk
Today (Thursday) is Bangladesh’ Independence Day.In the wake of the deadly novel coronavirus, the government has suspended all programmes of the...Details
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