shutdown

Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

No decision to shut down sugar mills: Industries Minister

The Industries Minister said there are 15 sugar mills under the Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC)

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference in response to the ongoing situation with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, inside 10 Downing Street, London, Britain, January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

UK to suspend all travel corridors from Monday

Politics overhangs US Christmas as government shutdown nears, Covid aid uncertain
Coronavirus chronicle

Politics overhangs US Christmas as government shutdown nears, Covid aid uncertain

Since he lost the presidential election, Trump has been issuing and finalizing a host of rule changes in areas ranging from energy, healthcare to immigration in a bid to bolster key areas of his agenda prior to his departure from the White House in January Photo: BSS/AFP
World+Biz

US faces risk of government shutdown as Trump balks at Covid-19 relief deal

Swiss impose 7 pm shutdown on most shops, restaurants to tackle Covid-19
Coronavirus chronicle

Swiss impose 7 pm shutdown on most shops, restaurants to tackle Covid-19

Foreign Minister (FM) AK Abdul Momen. Photo: Collected.
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Govt mulls halting international flights if Covid cases spike abroad further

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Health

3 unauthorised hospitals, 1 clinic, 3 diagnostic centres shut in Magura

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Bangladesh

Internet service providers conditionally postpone strike

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Bangladesh

ISPAB warns to impose daily 3-hr internet shutdown from Oct 18

This means that the government could pull down information provided by platforms such as Wikipedia, potentially hampering its functioning in India. Photo: Reuters
Tech

Exclusive: ByteDance asks TikTok to draw up US shutdown contingencies

A pilot arrives at Heathrow airport in London on June 8. Photo: Foreign Policy/ Getty Images
Panorama

The world needs to reopen borders before it’s too late

A checkpoint was set up in the Chinese city Suifenhe, following suspected Covid-19 imported cases from Russia. Photo: Collected
Global Economy

Undead economies are the price of mini-lockdowns

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Health

DGHS orders temporary shutdown of Dhaka Trauma Centers