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  Health minister defends ‘abnormal food cost’ for DMCH doctors, nurses

  Ahammad Foyez | Updated at 12:27am on July 01, 2020

  Health minister Zahid Maleque defended the ‘abnormal’ expenditure of Tk 20 crore for food and accommodation of Dhaka Medical College Hospital doctors and staff on Tuesday,...

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  Health minister under fire at JS

  Ahammad Foyez | Updated at 12:12am on July 01, 2020

  Several opposition lawmakers demanded health minister Zahid Maleque’s removal for mismanagement in the health sector while the minster on Tuesday in parliament said that there...

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  Health minister under fire at JS

  Ahammad Foyez | Updated at 12:10am on July 01, 2020

  Several opposition lawmakers demanded health minister Zahid Maleque’s removal for mismanagement in the health sector while the minster on Tuesday in parliament said that there...

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  Govt to charge for test for COVID-19

  Ahammad Foyez | Updated at 12:06am on June 29, 2020

  The government is going to charge people for COVID-19 tests as a circular in this regard is expected to be issued within a day or...

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  Over 1,200 people die with COVID-19 symptoms

  Ahammad Foyez | Updated at 01:14am on June 26, 2020

  At least 1,271 people died in the country with COVID-19 symptoms from March 8 to June 20 as the people still struggle to test themselves...

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  MPs testing for COVID-19 to join Jatiya Sangsad session

  Ahammad Foyez | Updated at 01:34am on June 22, 2020

  Lawmakers who are supposed to attend the next sittings of the ongoing Jatiya Sangsad budget session are testing for COVID-19 with the fear of the...

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  COVID-19 related social stigma rises

  Ahammad Foyez | Updated at 12:57am on June 21, 2020

  Incidents of verbal abuse and stigmatisation relating to COVID-19 are increasing in Bangladesh as cases of denial of treatment to non-COVID patients, denial of burial,...

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  Death, infection rise among frontline fighters

  Ahammad Foyez | Updated at 12:23am on June 19, 2020

  The number of death and infection for COVID-19 is increasing among the frontline novel coronavirus fighters, including health service providers, journalists, civil administration employees and...

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  Bangladesh commerce minister contracts COVID-19

  Ahammad Foyez | Updated at 05:33pm on June 17, 2020

  Commerce minister Tipu Munshi tested positive for COVID19 on Wednesday and was hopitalised later on the day. Confirming the information, his private secretary Mohammad Mashooqur...

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  Election Commission drafts bill excluding women’s share in party posts

  Ahammad Foyez | Updated at 01:07am on June 17, 2020

  The Election Commission has drafted a bill for political party’s registration striking out the provision for 33 per cent women participation in all committees of...