Strict lockdown from Monday
A 'strict lockdown' will come into force from Monday (June 28) across the country until further order in a bid to help contain the ongoing surge in the Covid-19 infections in the country, an official handout said on Friday.Except emergency services, all public and private offices would remain closed during...
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Import food grains, take actions against hoarders
Bangladesh Police, responsible for ensuring safety and security of the citizens, have moved into food security issues and recommended a number of measures, including taking stern actions against unscrupulous traders and hoarders. The agency sent copies of a report recently to the commerce, agriculture, and food ministries via the Ministry...
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264 BD migrants rescued from sea in Tunisia
The Tunisian authorities on Thursday rescued 267 migrants stranded at Mediterranean sea trying to cross into Europe from the neighbouring Libya, reports AFP. The migrants included 264 people from Bangladesh and 3 from Egypt, said the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).The Tunisian coast guard said that the migrants were stranded...
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Covid-19 hospitals under pressure with new cases
The situation in Covid-19 dedicated hospitals started worsening again with faster deterioration of the pandemic in Bangladesh, physicians and officials said.To cope with the increased inflow of new cases, many hospitals are now only allowing patients in critical state as the number of vacant beds is getting squeezed quickly.The FE...
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Experts suggest specific schemes
Speakers at a webinar have stressed the need for introducing specific schemes under social protection programmes for the new poor who emerged amid the Covid-19 pandemic.They have also emphasized the importance of preparing a complete database for social safety net programmes and paying adequate policy attention to the informal economic...
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Prayer Timings (26-06-2021)
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