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  Coronavirus / COVID-19 claims life of another COP in Dhaka

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 09:21pm on May 28, 2020

  Another member of Bangladesh Police died from coronavirus infection at a hospital in the capital on Thursday...

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  United Nations to honour two Bangladesh peacekeepers posthumously

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 09:02pm on May 28, 2020

  Two Bangladeshi peacekeepers, who lost their lives in the line of duty, will be honoured at United Nations ceremony as the UN Headquarters will observe...

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  United Hospital COVID-19 unit had no fire safety measure: Atiqul

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 06:17pm on May 28, 2020

  Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam on Thursday said that United Hospital did not have any fire safety arrangement including fire fighters at its...

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  Govt not to extend holidays, to allow limited operation of public transport

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 06:44pm on May 27, 2020

  Bangladesh government will not extend the ongoing general holidays, aimed at curbing the transmission of coronavirus, beyond May 30, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad...

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  BCSIR gives 5,000 VTM kits to DGHS

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 11:04pm on May 26, 2020

  Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research sent 5,000 viral transport medium kits to the Directorate General of Health Services on Tuesday...

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  Stranded Bangladeshis in Kolkata to return by Novoair flights

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 05:20pm on May 24, 2020

  Novoair will operate two special flights on Kolkata-Dhaka route on May 29 and 31 to bring back Bangladesh nationals home who are willing to return...

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  Hasina calls Mamata, enquires losses caused by Amphan  

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 01:15pm on May 22, 2020

  Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday phoned West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and enquired about the damages caused by cyclone Amphan. ‘The prime minister...

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  BJRI, CVASU sequence coronavirus genome

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 12:36am on May 22, 2020

  Bangladesh Jute Research Institute and Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University have jointly sequenced the complete genome of a SARS-CoV-2 sample from Bangladesh....

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  PM terms COVID-19 as silver lining to environment

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 12:53pm on May 21, 2020

  Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that although COVID-19 pandemic had severely affected economy along with the health issues, it is also showing some...

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  Australia to arrange 3rd special flight from Dhaka in next month

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 11:58am on May 21, 2020

  Australian High Commission in Bangladesh said that they needed to re-schedule the special flight, initially scheduled for May 28, and were currently working with the...