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Humanitarian Crisis
Humanitarian CrisisBangladesh sex workers face hunger, abuse amid pandemic
Bangladesh is home to about 100,000 sex workers and charities estimate that seven out of 10 are struggling to survive, three months after the country shut down to stop the spread of the virus.
Tahsan auctions original tape and lyrics for COVID-19 relief
Celebrated singer cum actor Tahsan Khan sold the original master Digital Audio Tape (DAT) of his first solo album ‘Kothopokothon’ and written lyric of song ‘Irsha’.
Mother forced to sell hair to buy milk for infant
The nationwide shutdown aimed at curbing coronavirus has left her day-labourer husband jobless, leading their family, including her toddler, to starvation. As the family is new in the locality, ...
NASA steps in to help develop COVID-19 solutions
In a bid to find solutions that can address shortage of critical medical equipment like ventilators in tackling the COVID-19 crisis, the US space agency has joined forces with a task force in ...
Disaster relief: Prevent stealing, resume OMS
All on a sudden the open market sale (OMS) of rice was stopped, which was a shock to the mass people. This was not a prudent decision, no matter which was the cause - breach of discipline or failure ...
In Syria camp young teachers adapt again
After bombs forced him and his students from their homes, Ahmed Hadaja began teaching in a tent in northwest Syria. And now that the threat of coronavirus has shut even his tented school, he has ...
‘Low-income people to receive food support’
The government has taken an initiative to provide food assistance to those who used to survive on their daily-basis income but currently have no income due to coronavirus outbreak
Quader urges rich people to come forward with assistance
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday urged the affluent people of the society to extend their helping hands during the crisis created over global coronavirus outbreak
Steps taken to prevent virus spread in jails: Addl IG
Jail authorities have taken a number of measures, including placing new inmates under a mandatory 14-day quarantine, in all jails across the country to prevent the spread of coronavirus among ...
Mariah Carey, Billie Eilish to headline benefit concert
Mariah Carey, Billie Eilish and Tim McGraw will headline a benefit concert on Sunday, playing from their homes, to raise money to help fight the spread of the coronavirus, Fox television said on ...
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