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 17, 2020

Community Engagement from A Distance

Published in: corona.gov.bd Date: 17 May 2020
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

Virus may kill 190,000 in Africa

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 16 May 2020 The coronavirus could infect a quarter of a billion Africans and put intolerable pressure on the continent’s […]
May 16, 2020

Coronavirus Pandemic: Latest Updates

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 16 May 2020 More than 302,000 dead GMT based on official sources. There have been more than 4,454,090 officially recorded […]
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 […]