May 17, 2020

12 densely packed city areas worst-hit

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 17 May 2020 Covid-19 cases have risen 30 times in 12 densely populated areas in the capital over the last […]
May 17, 2020

Saving The Vulnerable: WFP appeals for $320m for Bangladesh

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 17 May 2020 Issuing a warning that Covid-19 threatens to reverse development gains made by Bangladesh in the last 50 […]
May 16, 2020

Microfinance institutions face cash crisis amid pandemic

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 16 May, 2020   MFIs did not collect loan installments from their clients for the last one and half months […]
May 16, 2020

Novel Coronavirus: DU researchers to sequence genomes from 100 samples

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 16 May 2020 A group of teachers from Dhaka University’s (DU) biological science faculty have started conducting research to sequence […]
May 16, 2020

Al-Muslim turns factory into quarantine centre for workers

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 16 May 2020 Al-Muslim Group, a leading garment exporter, is constructing quarantine centres at Savar to treat its workers who […]
May 16, 2020

Patients with Covid-19 Symptoms: Investigate denial of treatment at hospitals

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 16 May 2020 Amnesty International has expressed concerns about media reports that say hospitals in Bangladesh are not admitting people […]
May 16, 2020

Hospitals for Covid-19: Uniform system needed to ease patients’ hassles

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 16 May 2020 The national technical advisory committee on coronavirus has recommended that all hospitals dedicated to Covid-19 treatment should […]
May 15, 2020

“Ensure six months’ salary” Dhaka urges OIC body to ensure jobless migrants get paid; asks workers to stay put

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 5 May 2020 Bangladesh wants labour-receiving countries to ensure that Bangladeshi migrants who lose their jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic […]
May 15, 2020

Climb up the curve continues

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 4 May 2020   The novel coronavirus appears to be getting a tight grip on the country as the number […]