Opinion
A Time to Stand Even Closer by People
In a message for Channel i Online's sixth anniversary, Shykh Seraj describes how Channel i has kept up its journalism during the coronavirus and asks for the public's support.
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Coronavirus
Livestock
Poultry Farms in Despair Because of the Coronavirus
The coronavirus has plunged Gazipur's poultry industry into crisis, with small farmers selling eggs and meat below cost and half of Sreepur's farms already shut.
Opinion
Coronavirus Times: Coordination in Health Care Is Urgent
Shykh Seraj writes that Bangladesh wasted its head start against the coronavirus and urges testing, isolation, coordinated planning and a fresh look at health spending.
Livestock
Broiler Chicken Does Not Spread the Coronavirus
A government livestock officer argues that broiler chicken does not spread the coronavirus and that meat, including chicken, can help strengthen the body's immunity.
Agribusiness
Chicken at Tk 44, Eggs at Tk 5 and Chicks for Nothing
Farm-gate prices of eggs and broiler chicken have collapsed during the coronavirus shutdown, while shoppers in Dhaka have seen far smaller falls.
Livestock
Poultry Farmers Cannot Find Wholesale Buyers for Broilers
Broiler farm owners say the coronavirus situation and rumours have left them without wholesale or retail buyers even though their birds are ready for sale.
Daily life
Did the Coronavirus Pandemic Start with Pangolins Smuggled into China?
Scientists writing in Nature have found coronaviruses closely related to Covid-19 in pangolins smuggled into China and urge a strict ban on their sale.
Daily life
Coronavirus: Robots Put to Work Killing Germs
A Danish company's ultraviolet disinfection robots are in heavy demand since the coronavirus pandemic, with production tripled and many units sent to Wuhan.
Daily life
Coronavirus: The Myths, and What the WHO Says
The World Health Organization has warned people against popular myths about protecting themselves from the new coronavirus.
Agribusiness
Prices of Onions, Potatoes, Eggs and Chicken Fall
After rising last week on coronavirus panic, prices of onions, potatoes, eggs, chicken and other goods have fallen in Dhaka this week.
Daily life
Coronavirus: What Heart Patients Need to Be Careful About
Research suggests the coronavirus can do more harm to people with heart disease, and health experts set out the precautions they should take.
Agribusiness
Khulna Crab Farmers in Trouble as Coronavirus Halts Exports
Thousands of crab farmers in coastal Khulna are in trouble as China's halt to crab imports over coronavirus has hit sales.
Daily life
Coronavirus: first vaccine trial begins in the United States
A vaccine against the coronavirus has been developed and was due to begin testing in people in the United States on Monday.