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Bangladesh has registered 16 new deaths from the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, bringing the total to 386
Bangladesh’s container depot fire; norms violated in cargo handling at Chittagong port
Industrial accidents are common in Bangladesh. Experts blame poor safety standards and lack of enforcement of norms and regulations. Garments factories, which account for the country’s most exports and employ over 4 million workers, often see deadly fire incidents.
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Virtual court hearings: 200 children among 14,096 get bail in 6 days
A total of 14,096 people, including around 200 children -- accused of criminal charges -- have secured bail from the courts across the country in last six working days through virtual process after a 46-day gap
Highest number of recoveries in a day in Bangladesh
Twenty-one people have died with coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today
Heedless of risks, people rush home
Thousands of people have begun to leave Dhaka for their village homes ahead of Eid, ignoring the risks of contracting coronavirus and spreading it to many others
Bangladesh reports 1,602 new virus cases and 21 deaths, both daily records
Bangladesh has registered 21 fatalities from the novel coronavirus, a new daily high, bringing the body count to 349
Bangladesh raises storm alert as cyclone nears
Bangladesh has raised the storm alert to local cautionary signal No. 4, as cyclone Amphan moved further to the country's north-west
Another Rohingya refugee tests positive in Cox's Bazar
Twenty-four people, including a Rohingya refugee, have tested positive for Covid-19. The latest positive case of a Rohingya refugee contracting the virus is increasingly worrying for the 900,000 Rohingya refugees living in 34 camps in Teknaf and Ukhia upazilas of Cox's Bazar
Bangladesh's virus caseload nears 21,000, death toll hits 314
The COVID-19 caseload surged to 20,995 on the back of 930 new cases confirmed in the 24 hours to 8 am Saturday, according to the health directorate
Bangladesh looks to huge foreign funds to cover budget deficit amid pandemic
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal says he has received “positive response” from the donor agencies over the loan assistance
Restrictions on Bangladesh public transport, travels until May 30
Strict restrictions will remain on public transports and inter-district travels across Bangladesh until May 30 during the extended shutdown, the government has said
Bangladesh virus caseload tops 20,000 after record daily spike, body count hits 298
The death toll from the disease climbed to 298 after 15 new fatalities were registered in the 24 hours to 8 am Friday, according to government data
1,275 families quarantined as IOM scrambles to contain Covid-19 spread in Rohingya camps
A total of 1,275 Rohingya families at Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya upazila have been placed in quarantine after the first Covid-19 positive case was detected at the camp yesterday
Bangladesh detects coronavirus cases in Rohingya refugee camp
The first coronavirus cases in the cramped Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar have been officially confirmed
Bangladesh asks Muslims not to offer open-air Eid prayers
Bangladesh's religious affairs ministry has issued some health safety guidance regarding Eid and threatened legal action if they are not complied with
Bangladesh confirms 1,041 new virus cases, 14 deaths
Bangladesh has detected 1,041 new cases of COVID-19 in a daily count, taking the tally of infections to 18,863
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