COVID-19: Three boats, fishing vessel quarantine
National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) have revealed that three cargo boats that travel to Male’ from atolls and a fishing vessel have been quarantined. In...
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HPA seeks info on those who visited Gulf Food Expo
MALDIVES- The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has requested any persons who attended the Gulf Food Expo held in Dubai this February to notify the authority....
Quake survivors struggle in crammed homes, housing grant insufficient
The International Committee of the Red Cross, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Nepal Red Cross Society have reiterated the Red...
New safety rules from Buddha Air
KATHMANDU, NEPAL- Domestic airline company, Buddha Air, has prepared a safety directory for air travel. Even the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) is preparing...
Mahmudullah wants Sakib in T20 WC
A possible rescheduling of this year’s ICC Twenty20 World Cup could greatly benefit the Tigers, believed Bangladesh’s Twenty20 skipper Mahmudullah, as it would give Bangladesh...
Will things ever be the same?
How does a pandemic affect our social, moral, and psychological health? Desperate times call for desperate measures. And with Covid-19, the times are definitely desperate. ...
Should the RMG industry re-open in May?
Challenges and consequences if such a decision were made The position of the garment industry is changing rapidly as the damages caused by Covid-19 mount....
Charter of demands from WFDM to minimize inequality during COVID-19 response
KATHMANDU, NEPAL- To ensure that the COVID-19 response does not exacerbate or magnify existing inequalities and vulnerabilities, Women-Friendly Disaster Management (WFDM) Group, Inter-Generational Feminist Thought...
COVID-19 strategic preparedness and response plan from WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) in response to COVID-19 pandemic has prepared a strategic preparedness and response plan to aid with strategic action....
Air quality: Dhaka ranks 2nd worst, Gulshan, Baridhara very unhealthy
Sk Mashrur Ishrak Residential areas like Gulshan and Baridhara showed AQI scores of 233 and 228 respectively Dhaka has ranked 2nd worst on the world...