US could’ve prevented 90pc of deaths by locking down two weeks earlier
If the United States had started social distancing just a week earlier, it could have prevented the loss of at least 36,000 lives to the coronavirus, according to new research. ReadMore
Highest single-day 24 deaths from coronavirus, 1,694 new cases
Bangladesh recorded the highest coronavirus deaths in a single day as 24 more people died of the deadly disease in the last 24 hours, taking the body count to 432. ReadMore
PM phones Mamata, enquires about losses caused by Amphan
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday called Chief Minister of Indian state of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee and enquired about the damages caused by the super cyclone Amphan. “The premier ReadMore
Amphan causes Tk 11 billion loss
Super cyclone ‘Amphan’ has caused a huge loss of valuables worth Tk 11 billion in the country, the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry said in an immediate assessment. State minister ReadMore
Cyclone Amphan: Survivors return to face destruction left by storm
Millions of people across Bangladesh and eastern India are taking stock of the devastation left by Cyclone Amphan, BBC reported. A massive clean-up operation has begun after the storm left ReadMore
EX-AL MP dies with Coronavirus symptoms in Bogura
Former Awami League lawmaker Kamrunnahar Putul has died with Covid-19 like symptoms at a hospital in Bogra. She was 65. She breathed her last at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College ReadMore
US Senate passes bill to delist Chinese companies from exchanges
The US Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation Wednesday that could lead to Chinese companies such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Baidu Inc. being barred from listing on U.S. stock exchanges ReadMore
