2020 was a significant year for Bangladesh. The country and its people were all gearing up to celebrate the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the golden anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence. The nation’s mood was optimistic. 2019 had been a good year, both economically and socially....
Ajoy Dasgupta: Across the length and breadth of the country, the spree now going on among the people from all walks of life is registering for the coronavirus vaccine and waiting for one’s turn. While some adults might have some apprehension about the vaccination, children and women played the pioneering role in eliminating that fear sinc...
Dr. Pranab Kumar Panday: Political opposition groups in every country tend to disseminate various forms of propaganda and rumours as a political tactic to undermine the government’s popularity. Consequently, every government across the globe remains watchful of rumour-making efforts to spread such adverse news about the government. The si...
Pranab Kumar Panday Like the whole world, the people and the government of Bangladesh have been passing through the worst ever time of the century due to the catastrophic effect of Covid-19 pandemic. In the most challenging time of the history when the citizens and the government should help each other overcome the pandemic triggered devastatio...
The government has announced two more stimulus packages worth Tk 27 billion to help small, medium and cottage industries and expand social safety coverage. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has approved the new packages to cushion small businesses against the effects of the pandemic, the finance ministry said in a statement on Sunday. Bangladesh ha...
Pranab Kumar Panday: In 2020, the Covid-19 paralyzed all sectors worldwide as one of the major catastrophes of the century. The virus spread around the globe within a relatively brief span after it appeared in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. It also brought changes in the people's behaviour, along with its negative impact on the economy and oth...
Barrister Shah Ali Farhad: The first case of COVID-19 in Bangladesh was detected on Mar 8, 2020. By that time, preparations were well underway for the grand inaugural ceremony of Mujib Barsha. An emergency meeting was called at the Ganabhaban on that very day, where Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in the presence of her younger sister Sheikh Reha...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the finance ministry to roll out a plan on another shot of stimulus package to further cushion economy from the pandemic shock amid soaring cases in winter as the world fights its way back from the financial crisis. The prime minister ordered the fiscal stimulus package at a meeting on finalising the 8th F...
Bangladesh has climbed four spots into the top 20 of Bloomberg’s latest monthly Covid-19 resilience rankings. The Bloomberg rankings consider 10 key metrics, including increases in the number of Covid-19 cases, overall mortality rate and testing capability. The capacity of local healthcare systems, impact of virus-related restrictions on ...
Economic activity in Bangladesh has recovered more strongly than expected with both exports and remittances growing in recent months amid the Covid-19 pandemic, said a new report of Asian Development Bank (ADB). But the country still has external risks to face as Covid-19 outbreaks renew in major export destinations, according to the new growth...
Pranab Kumar Panday: The heat of the second wave of Covid-19 is being felt worldwide. The number of new cases and the fatality rate from this lethal infection has been increasing every day. The United States and many countries of Europe have begun witnessing the crippling impact of the second wave. The government of Bangladesh, like other count...
After the government announced 21 stimulus packages involving more than Tk 1,21,000 crore to tackle the pandemic fallout, 39.23 percent of the total amount or Tk 47,615 crore was disbursed till October 31, according to a report of the finance ministry. A total of 3.54 crore people have received assistance from various stimulus-cash-food support...
The health ministry has started drawing up the list of those who will be vaccinated against Covid-19 in the first phase. In this phase, doctors, nurses and health workers will be vaccinated first. Citizens aged above 60 will get vaccines in the second phase. The government will procure the Covishield vaccine, developed jointly by the Universit...
Bangladesh in talks with Pfizer and AstraZeneca, among others, for starting Covid-19 vaccine procurement from as early as January Bangladesh has been in negotiations with almost all countries and companies – who have been developing Covid-19 vaccines – for procurement. Nine such organizations across the world are purportedly in the...
Bangladesh has successfully contained the coronavirus pandemic and the economy has not also collapsed because of the benefits of "Digital Bangladesh", said Sajeeb Wazed Joy, ICT adviser to the prime minister. Sajeeb Wazed made the observation Tuesday night at a webinar organised to distribute the Joy Bangla Youth Award-2020. The CRI and Young B...
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today described the study report of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on good governance in facing coronavirus (Covid-19) as partial and politically motivated. “TIB’s study is partial and it is more political than research-oriented,&rdquo...
The central bank has expanded the size of the stimulus package for large industries and services sector firms to make the low-cost funds available for the factories located in the economic zones. The volume of the package was enhanced by Tk 7,000 crore to Tk 40,000 crore as part of the central bank's effort to facilitate both local and foreign ...
Turkey made its largest delivery of medical equipment to Bangladesh Wednesday to contribute to the country's efforts against the novel coronavirus. A Turkish cargo airliner brought 20 ventilator monitor units, 20 ventilator stand units, 20 ventilator accessory sets, 10,000 N95 masks, 10,000 medical gowns, 10,000 coverall sets, 2,000 face shield...
Date: 27 October 2020 Basic Information The first case of Covid-19 in Bangladesh was detected on 8 March 2020. So far, the country has detected 401,586 confirmed cases of Covid-19, of whom, 5,838 have died and 318,123 have recovered after treatment. In total, 551,865 people have been quarantined (institutiona...
Speakers at a webinar have said Bangladesh has been able to avert a big disaster by coronavirus due to the timely intervention of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Shah Ali Farhad, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, conducted the webinar titled ‘Encountering Coronavirus situation in Bangladesh under the leadership of premier Sheikh Hasi...
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