Story Archive
2020-04-03
“The dead can no longer be given a bath or a change of clothes,” says a Philippine Muslim elder.
2020-04-02
BenarNews websites are now not accessible in Bangladesh.
2020-04-01
Critics slam government for “alarmingly low” number of tests for suspected coronavirus cases.
2020-04-01
Shafiqul Islam Kajol, who was last seen on March 10, was charged twice under the Digital Security Act.
2020-03-30
Experts base worst-case scenario on population density and a weak health system that could be quickly overwhelmed.
2020-03-27
Refugees know little about coronavirus pandemic because they lack information, camp leader says.
2020-03-25
Money would be used to pay workers affected by the pandemic, the prime minister says.
2020-03-25
Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was temporarily released from prison by her rival, Sheikh Hasina, on humanitarian grounds.
2020-03-24
Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will be barred from seeking medical care abroad.
2020-03-19
“Virus could prove catastrophic,” in refugee camps, report by Save the Children says.
2020-03-18
Nation records its first coronavirus death as the number of cases increases to 14.
2020-03-16
COVID-19 forces smaller start to the 375-day centennial celebration honoring Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth.
2020-03-11
World Food Program’s chief in Bangladesh describes “opportunities” that have arisen since the refugee crisis.
2020-03-10
Islamic parties suspend plans to hold protests after Narendra Modi defers Dhaka visit.
2020-03-08
The three cases include two people who recently came back from Italy, a viral hotspot.
