Government to extend general holiday till May 16 in Bangladesh
The government is going to extend the ongoing general holiday till May 16 from May 6 to fight the spread on novel coronavirus as the death toll from COVID 19 ..
BAPA protests at bringing toxic waste carrying ship for breaking in Ctg
The Chattogram chapter of Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon on Friday protested at bringing of a ship carrying toxic wastes from an Indonesian port to Chattogram for breaking it.
First Bangladesh lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19
A senior Bangladeshi parliamentarian and ruling Awami League lawmaker tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.
COVID-19 exposes healthcare system vulnerabilities
IF YOU cast your mind back a few months and imagine someone telling you that within a few months, schools will be closed indefinitely,
DGDA allows performance trial of Gonoshasthaya Kendra kit
The Directorate General of Drug Administration finally has permitted Gonoshasthaya Kendra for their COVID-19 detecting kits’ performance trial after much controversies and delay.
N95 Mask Scam Mugda hospital director made OSD
The government has removed Mugda Medical College Hospital director Shahid Md Sadiqul Islam making him an officer on special duty amid the controversy surrounding..
Job cut, layoff, rights violation mar May Day observance
Several million workers employed in different sectors, including the export-oriented readymade garment sector, construction, transport and other informal sectors..
US CDC to assess COVID-19 testing kits developed by Gonoshasthaya
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States has urged Gonoshasthaya Kendra to provide it with 800 GK-developed kits for testing COVID-19.
General patients’ healthcare shrinks
As a large number of government tertiary hospitals are now dedicated to COVID-19 treatment, people suffering from common diseases find that their access to healthcare is shrinking.
RMG workers to get 60pc wage for closure period
State minister for labour Monnujan Sufian on Wednesday said that the workers of the readymade garment factories, which were closed in April ..
