Bangladesh: CoronaVirus Meter

Bangladesh records 886 new COVID-19 cases; conducts lowest tests in 14 weeks

1d | The New Indian Express

The death toll also rose to 3,154 on Sunday with 22 more people succumbing to the deadly disease in the past 24 hours.

COVID-19 infections rapidly spread across Bangladesh

2d | World Socialist Web Site

The worsening coronavirus crisis in Bangladesh is a direct result of inadequate public health spending by successive governments.

Covid-19 pandemic: Bangladesh records second highest daily infection rate

1d | Dhaka Tribune

Bangladesh recorded its highest daily infection rate of 25.23% on July 15. The latest figures were revealed by the health ...

Bangladesh records 886 new COVID-19 cases; conducts lowest number of daily tests in three months

18h | YAHOO!

Bangladesh recorded 886 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, its lowest daily increase in 85 days, as the number of daily sample tests hit a three-month low on Eid-ul-Azha, health officials ...

COVID-19: Bangladesh registers 22 deaths in past 24 hours

21h | India Blooms

Dhaka: Bangladesh has registered 22 new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, media reports said. The death toll due to the ...

Bangladesh's COVID-19 cases near 241,000 with falling trend in new infections

21h | China Internet Information Center

The country on Sunday reported 886 new cases and 22 COVID-19 related fatalities, with the total number of infections increasing to 240,746. Senior Health Ministry official Nasima Sultana said in a ...

Business risk and COVID-19 are pushing Asian financiers away from coal

1h | Mongabay

The use of coal as an energy source is steadily declining in the U.S. and Europe, but coal mining and the construction of coal-fired power plants continues across South and Southeast Asia. The ...

UPDATE 1-Pandemic job losses and flooding spark fears of hard times in Bangladesh

2d | Reuters

But severe floods that struck Bangladesh the last week of June, driven by heavy monsoon rains, are now keeping the 22-year-old from that work as well. Instead, he finds himself stuck at home, one of ...

Bangladesh: Protection of detainees continues amid COVID-19

4d | ReliefWeb

Dhaka (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) continues to support the Prisons Directorate (PD) in Bangladesh amid COVID-19 to help mitigate the risk of the spread of ...

Bangladesh records 886 new COVID-19 cases; conducts lowest number of daily tests in 14 weeks

19h | YAHOO!

Bangladesh recorded 886 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, its lowest daily increase in 85 days, taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 240,746, health officials said on Sunday.

Bangladesh records 886 new COVID-19 cases; conducts lowest number of daily tests in 14 weeks

19h | YAHOO!

Bangladesh recorded 886 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, its lowest daily increase in 85 days, taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 240,746, health officials said on Sunday.

Kuwait bans air travellers from Bangladesh, 30 other countries over coronavirus risks

1d | bdnews24.com

Kuwait has banned foreign air passengers from Bangladesh and 30 other countries until further notice flagging them as “high ...

Bangladesh: Coronavirus fatalities reach 3,000

5d | Middle East North Africa Financial Network

A health official declared here on Tuesday, that the fatalities from coronavirus in Bangladesh have stood at 3,000.<br><br>Senior Health Ministry official Nasima Sultana stated in a meeting that 2,960 ...

Bangladesh fears loss of trust amid fake coronavirus test scandal

6d | NIKKEI

DHAKA -- COVID-19 has substantially slowed trade and commerce in Bangladesh, but criminal suspects have found a business ...

Covid-19 deaths cross 3,100 in Bangladesh, 2,772 new cases in 24hrs

2d | Dhaka Tribune

Death toll from the Covid-19 infection has crossed 3,100 in Bangladesh as 28 more people have died of the deadly virus in the past 24 hours. It is the second time in the month of July that Bangladesh ...

UPDATE 1-Pandemic job losses and flooding spark fears of hard times in Bangladesh

2d | Reuters

But severe floods that struck Bangladesh the last week of June, driven by heavy monsoon rains, are now keeping the 22-year-old from that work as well. Instead, he finds himself stuck at home, one of ...

How to Elevate Rohingya Women’s Voices Amid a Crackdown on the Coronavirus

8h | The National Interest

Sanctions were a good first step toward levying consequences for the Burmese military’s egregious actions against the Rohingya, but the United States has still stopped short of recognizing those ...

Covid-19: Bangladesh records 35 deaths, 3,009 new cases in 24hrs

4d | Dhaka Tribune

Bangladesh has recorded 35 more deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours taking the death toll to 3,035. Furthermore, 3,009 ...

Business risk and COVID-19 are pushing Asian financiers away from coal

1h | Mongabay

The use of coal as an energy source is steadily declining in the U.S. and Europe, but coal mining and the construction of coal-fired power plants continues across South and Southeast Asia. The ...

COVID-19: Bangladesh registers 22 deaths in past 24 hours

21h | India Blooms

Dhaka: Bangladesh has registered 22 new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, media reports said. The death toll due to the ...

COVID-19 pandemic job losses and flooding spark fears of hard times in Bangladesh

3d | Channel NewsAsia Singapore

Low-lying, heavily populated Bangladesh is regularly hit by flooding, but experts fear the impact this year may be worse due to job losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic and floods that have ...

Bangladesh: Protection of detainees continues amid COVID-19

4d | ReliefWeb

Dhaka (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) continues to support the Prisons Directorate (PD) in Bangladesh amid COVID-19 to help mitigate the risk of the spread of ...

How refugee camps in Bangladesh are being defended against covid-19

3d | New Scientist

Coronavirus has begun spreading around refugee settlements ... The Kutupalong-Balukhali Expansion Site in Bangladesh, containing 23 separate camps, is home to about 600,000 Rohingya people who fled ...

As coronavirus bites in Bangladesh, a former sex worker helps women still on the streets

4d | Thomson Reuters Foundation

Rina Akter has built a support network of doctors, pharmacists, NGO officials and donors, becoming a go-to person for hundreds of sex workers in Dhaka ...

Asia-Pacific Coronavirus News: COVID-19 cases in Bangladesh reach 226,225, India reports highest daily spike of nearly 50,000 cases

6d | N.C.N. Limited on MSN.com

People buy face masks and sanitary products from street vendors amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on June 25, 2020. (Str/Xinhua) -- COVID-19 cases in Bangladesh reach 226,225 with 2,772 ...

Covid-19: Deaths reach 3,000 mark in Bangladesh, 2,960 new cases in 24hrs

5d | Dhaka Tribune

The death toll from coronavirus infection has reached 3,000 in Bangladesh, with 35 more people succumbing to the deadly virus ...

OP-ED: How Covid-19 has impacted the Bangladesh economy

4d | Dhaka Tribune

When Covid-19 struck Bangladesh, the immediate response was to shut down the economy to protect people by achieving some kind of isolation. Most countries had reacted in much the same way, so the ...

Refugee health workers lead COVID-19 battle in Bangladesh camps

10d | ReliefWeb

Trained community health workers – all of them Rohingya refugees – refer suspected COVID-19 patients in the settlements ...