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A sticky is added in BDF section.
CoronaVirus in Bangladesh - Updates & Discussion
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Thank you very much!
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@WebMaster, now perhaps this thread should be merge with this one.
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/coronavirus-in-bangladesh-updates-discussion.657262/
PS: @All Bangladeshi fellows, perhaps we should discuss in that one thread ( instead of opening many threads)that was made sticky and a sticky head is added in Bangladesh Defence Forum.
Regards.
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/coronavirus-in-bangladesh-updates-discussion.657262/
PS: @All Bangladeshi fellows, perhaps we should discuss in that one thread ( instead of opening many threads)that was made sticky and a sticky head is added in Bangladesh Defence Forum.
Regards.
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Published on 02:36 PM, April 12, 2020
Bangladesh reports 4 more coronavirus deaths, 139 test positive in 24hrs: IEDCR
Star Online Report
Four more died of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, bringing the country's total death toll to 34, IEDCR said today.
A total of 139 people have tested positive for Covid-19 during the period, said Prof Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora, Director, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).
Source: https://www.thedailystar.net/corona...ths-139-test-positive-24hrs-iedcr-1892194?amp
Bangladesh reports 4 more coronavirus deaths, 139 test positive in 24hrs: IEDCR
Star Online Report
Four more died of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, bringing the country's total death toll to 34, IEDCR said today.
A total of 139 people have tested positive for Covid-19 during the period, said Prof Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora, Director, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).
Source: https://www.thedailystar.net/corona...ths-139-test-positive-24hrs-iedcr-1892194?amp
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Number of test done in 24 hours?Published on 02:36 PM, April 12, 2020
Bangladesh reports 4 more coronavirus deaths, 139 test positive in 24hrs: IEDCR
Star Online Report
Four more died of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, bringing the country's total death toll to 34, IEDCR said today.
A total of 139 people have tested positive for Covid-19 during the period, said Prof Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora, Director, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).
Source: https://www.thedailystar.net/corona...ths-139-test-positive-24hrs-iedcr-1892194?amp
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Yes. We have to increase the test numbers for sure.
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What are the number of tests done in a day?
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In last 24 hours 1340 tests, 139 positive, 4 death.
Total number of positive till today is 621, death number 34, and 39 recoverd.
Number of tests being done daily are rising steadily.
Just a few days ago it was less than 1000 daily.
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Yes but I am worried that infection increased again. I think Dhaka lockdown should be observed very strictly. Because 4 newly added district are results of travellers from Dhaka or Narayanganj in a week.
So if lockdown will be observed very strictly, we can control it effectively. Dhaka and Narayanganj should be under total military control.
Too early to tell if the number of infections are within the variability of the increased testing or just some other variability that we are seeing, rather than the virus is spreading exponentially.
As long as people are being quarantined inside Dhaka and Narayanganj and appropriate social distancing is being followed then I think that should be fine.
Government has already spoken with China to bring in an expert Chinese medical team and get extra ventilators to cope with any required demand in the short-term. They seem to be doing the correct things at the correct time from what I can see.
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Come to think of it, that’s clever. Inflammation in the lungs should subside in a week or two, ECMO can support life up to 25-30 days but these aren’t mass manufactured devices I reckon so would be difficult to implement in third world countries
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Coronavirus spreads to 75 areas in Dhaka
50 percent of total confirmed cases are in the capital
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Coronavirus infection has spread to 75 areas in Dhaka city, with 313 residents of the capital testing positive till today -- about 50 percent of the total confirmed cases.
With 139 people testing positive in last 24 hours, the total number of confirmed cases has reached 621. The country's death toll now stands at 34, according to Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).
The IEDCR data shows that Mirpur is one of the coronavirus hotspots in Dhaka with a total of 52 Covid-19 patients now in the zone.
In Mirpur, the most affected areas are Tolarbagh with 19 cases and Mirpur-11 with 10 cases.
Other affected areas of Mirpur zone are: Mirpur-12 with eight cases, Mirpur-1 with five cases, Mirpur-10 with five cases, Mirpur-6 with two cases, Mirpur-13 with two cases and Kazipara with one case.
After Mirpur, other hard-hit areas are: Uttara with 17 cases, Wari with 16 cases, Dhanmondi with 14 cases, Lalbagh with 13 cases, Mohammadpur with 12 cases, Bashabo with 12 cases, Jatrabari with 11 cases, and Hazaribagh with eight cases.
Besides, Banani, Bangshal and Mohakhali each have seven Covid-19 cases.
To tackle this situation, Dhaka Metropolitan Police put 54 areas under lockdown following the virus outbreak, media reports say.
Besides, in some areas, building owners and community leaders have stepped up to limit movement without waiting for police and administration, to ward off the looming crisis.
No strangers, housemaids and guests are being allowed to enter some residential buildings, locals said.
Even courier services or deliverymen are being barred from entering the buildings.
Bamboo barricades have been erected at the entry and exit points of many areas including Mohammadpur, Mirpur, Banasree, Niketan, Shantinagar, Dhanmondi and some parts of Old Dhaka.
After Dhaka city, Narayanganj has the second highest number of cases, with 107 testing positive for coronavirus, according to IEDCR.
Source: https://www.thedailystar.net/coronavirus-spreads-75-areas-in-dhaka-1892218
50 percent of total confirmed cases are in the capital
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Star Online Report
Coronavirus infection has spread to 75 areas in Dhaka city, with 313 residents of the capital testing positive till today -- about 50 percent of the total confirmed cases.
With 139 people testing positive in last 24 hours, the total number of confirmed cases has reached 621. The country's death toll now stands at 34, according to Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).
The IEDCR data shows that Mirpur is one of the coronavirus hotspots in Dhaka with a total of 52 Covid-19 patients now in the zone.
In Mirpur, the most affected areas are Tolarbagh with 19 cases and Mirpur-11 with 10 cases.
Other affected areas of Mirpur zone are: Mirpur-12 with eight cases, Mirpur-1 with five cases, Mirpur-10 with five cases, Mirpur-6 with two cases, Mirpur-13 with two cases and Kazipara with one case.
After Mirpur, other hard-hit areas are: Uttara with 17 cases, Wari with 16 cases, Dhanmondi with 14 cases, Lalbagh with 13 cases, Mohammadpur with 12 cases, Bashabo with 12 cases, Jatrabari with 11 cases, and Hazaribagh with eight cases.
Besides, Banani, Bangshal and Mohakhali each have seven Covid-19 cases.
To tackle this situation, Dhaka Metropolitan Police put 54 areas under lockdown following the virus outbreak, media reports say.
Besides, in some areas, building owners and community leaders have stepped up to limit movement without waiting for police and administration, to ward off the looming crisis.
No strangers, housemaids and guests are being allowed to enter some residential buildings, locals said.
Even courier services or deliverymen are being barred from entering the buildings.
Bamboo barricades have been erected at the entry and exit points of many areas including Mohammadpur, Mirpur, Banasree, Niketan, Shantinagar, Dhanmondi and some parts of Old Dhaka.
After Dhaka city, Narayanganj has the second highest number of cases, with 107 testing positive for coronavirus, according to IEDCR.
Source: https://www.thedailystar.net/coronavirus-spreads-75-areas-in-dhaka-1892218
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Published on 12:00 AM, April 13, 2020
‘We will be begging on the streets’
Jamdani weavers see dark days ahead
Jamdani looms that are supposed to be working in full swing lie idle in Noapara of Narayanganj ahead of Pahela Baishkh and Eid. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Mohiuddin Alamgir
Defying the government's request to stay home to stem the spread of coronavirus, Sharif Hossain left his house in Sonargaon before the crack of dawn last Friday.
In a shopping bag, he carried three Jamdani sarees made by him and his fellow weavers two weeks prior to the shutdown, enforced since March 26.
His destination was the wholesale market of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) Jamdani palli at Rupganj in Narayanganj.
Though Sharif knew that the market was closed, he wanted to try his luck.
He was desperate to sell the sarees to earn something for the coming weeks and pay wages to his three weavers and three helpers.
For a Friday morning, the otherwise bustling marketplace was starkly deserted, with hardly any buyers. Only a couple of children were playing cricket, a group of four were chit-chatting under a shed and a person was selling masks and alcoholic hand rubs.
"Any other Fridays, I would bring three or four sarees and all would be sold in about only 10 to 15 minutes. But today, I have brought three sarees and sold only one in three and half hours, since I arrived here at 6:00am," Sharif said in a dismal tone.
The saree was sold only at half the normal price, he told this correspondent at the wholesale market around 9:30 am on April 3.
"If the crisis centring coronavirus lingers and we cannot work, we will be forced to beg on the street," said Sharif.
His concern was echoed by at least 10 other weavers at the wholesale market.
The coronavirus outbreak has bruised almost all businesses, but jamdani weavers are among the hardest hit.
They claimed there are about 7,000 to 10,000 weavers in and around the BSCIC Jamdani industrial zone, which alone has 2,190 weavers and helpers working in about 274 plots. Each plot has an average of four handlooms.
Normally every Friday, the wholesale market, commonly called the Jamdani haat, comes alive with a frenzy of activities as buyers from all over the country arrive at the place at dawn.
The weavers said the weeks before Pohela Boishakh and Eid-ul-Fitr are the peak season for Jamdani sales, as demand for the exquisite clothing goes up on occasion of these festivals.
The marketplace, usually, sees sales of Tk 70 lakh to Tk 80 lakh on each haat day. However, sales of Jamdani sometimes exceed Tk one crore on the Fridays before Eid-ul-Fitr and Pohela Boishakh, according to BSCIC officials.
Though the Bangla New Year "Pahela Baishakh" is only two weeks away, there were no signs of any buyers in the market.
"As the market is closed, buyers from outside the area are not here. Thus, weavers now have to sell their products at half price," said Anwar Hossain, member of ward no 7 of Tarabo municipality, where the Jamdani industrial area is located.
The weavers, except for a few, were compelled to shut down all handlooms, said Muslem Uddin Musa, another Jamdani weaver of the area.
"I am contacting the buyers. They tell me to wait till the normalcy returns. But this was our best time for business," he added.
The nationally and internationally acclaimed Jamdani is a type of muslin, characterised by its geometric or floral designs. It was inscribed on Unesco's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2013.
The time-consuming and labour-intensive Jamdani weaving process often takes 15 days to a month, starting from tying and dyeing the threads, drawing the designs and finally weaving the saree in hand-operated looms with foot pedals.
"Even in February, we were toiling day and night with high hopes of good business during Pohela Boishakh in April and Eid-ul-Fitr in May, two of the largest festivals," said Jamdani weaver Azizul Islam.
The third generation handloom owner said he can produce eight to 10 Jamdani sarees in a month using his eight handlooms.
"Man proposes, God disposes," Azizul muttered, adding that the 'monster coronavirus' is eating away their business.
The 45-year-old weaver said they have never faced such a situation before. During the flood of 1988 and 1998, these craftsmen had to move their handlooms elsewhere but production was not badly hampered.
"But this time, the crisis is unimaginable," he said.
Weavers noted the urgency to sell sarees as soon as possible. Jamdani sarees cannot be stocked because they lose shine and quality in damp weather conditions, they explained.
They urged the authorities to stand by the weavers who are relentlessly working to keep the traditional art of Jamdani alive.
BSCIC Jamdani industrial zone accountant Abdul Awal said no one has contacted them for assistance so far.
He said they informed the head office that potential loss from March 26 to April 26 during the current coronavirus related shutdown will be around Tk 5.58 crore.
"The potential loss was calculated taking account of production and operation cost of Jamdani handlooms at the BSCIC Jamdani industrial zone," he said.
"Weavers are passing hard times due to coronavirus and heading towards a bleak future. But I think authorities would devise a plan for them as they are taking information of possible losses," he said.
"If the coronavirus situation lingers, loss to the weavers will increase manifold," Awal predicts.
Source:https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/news/we-will-be-begging-the-streets-1892365?amp
PS: @UKBengali, I told you Bhai. Not only they, but also local retail sellers who have small cloth stores in small districts earn at least half of their annual livelihood during Ramadan season. If strict lockdown started from the beginning , perhaps they wouldn't suffer so severely. Eid ul fitar market is the biggest market for selling cloths, more than Pohela Boishakh or other festivals.
‘We will be begging on the streets’
Jamdani weavers see dark days ahead
Jamdani looms that are supposed to be working in full swing lie idle in Noapara of Narayanganj ahead of Pahela Baishkh and Eid. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Mohiuddin Alamgir
Defying the government's request to stay home to stem the spread of coronavirus, Sharif Hossain left his house in Sonargaon before the crack of dawn last Friday.
In a shopping bag, he carried three Jamdani sarees made by him and his fellow weavers two weeks prior to the shutdown, enforced since March 26.
His destination was the wholesale market of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) Jamdani palli at Rupganj in Narayanganj.
Though Sharif knew that the market was closed, he wanted to try his luck.
He was desperate to sell the sarees to earn something for the coming weeks and pay wages to his three weavers and three helpers.
For a Friday morning, the otherwise bustling marketplace was starkly deserted, with hardly any buyers. Only a couple of children were playing cricket, a group of four were chit-chatting under a shed and a person was selling masks and alcoholic hand rubs.
"Any other Fridays, I would bring three or four sarees and all would be sold in about only 10 to 15 minutes. But today, I have brought three sarees and sold only one in three and half hours, since I arrived here at 6:00am," Sharif said in a dismal tone.
The saree was sold only at half the normal price, he told this correspondent at the wholesale market around 9:30 am on April 3.
"If the crisis centring coronavirus lingers and we cannot work, we will be forced to beg on the street," said Sharif.
His concern was echoed by at least 10 other weavers at the wholesale market.
The coronavirus outbreak has bruised almost all businesses, but jamdani weavers are among the hardest hit.
They claimed there are about 7,000 to 10,000 weavers in and around the BSCIC Jamdani industrial zone, which alone has 2,190 weavers and helpers working in about 274 plots. Each plot has an average of four handlooms.
Normally every Friday, the wholesale market, commonly called the Jamdani haat, comes alive with a frenzy of activities as buyers from all over the country arrive at the place at dawn.
The weavers said the weeks before Pohela Boishakh and Eid-ul-Fitr are the peak season for Jamdani sales, as demand for the exquisite clothing goes up on occasion of these festivals.
The marketplace, usually, sees sales of Tk 70 lakh to Tk 80 lakh on each haat day. However, sales of Jamdani sometimes exceed Tk one crore on the Fridays before Eid-ul-Fitr and Pohela Boishakh, according to BSCIC officials.
Though the Bangla New Year "Pahela Baishakh" is only two weeks away, there were no signs of any buyers in the market.
"As the market is closed, buyers from outside the area are not here. Thus, weavers now have to sell their products at half price," said Anwar Hossain, member of ward no 7 of Tarabo municipality, where the Jamdani industrial area is located.
The weavers, except for a few, were compelled to shut down all handlooms, said Muslem Uddin Musa, another Jamdani weaver of the area.
"I am contacting the buyers. They tell me to wait till the normalcy returns. But this was our best time for business," he added.
The nationally and internationally acclaimed Jamdani is a type of muslin, characterised by its geometric or floral designs. It was inscribed on Unesco's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2013.
The time-consuming and labour-intensive Jamdani weaving process often takes 15 days to a month, starting from tying and dyeing the threads, drawing the designs and finally weaving the saree in hand-operated looms with foot pedals.
"Even in February, we were toiling day and night with high hopes of good business during Pohela Boishakh in April and Eid-ul-Fitr in May, two of the largest festivals," said Jamdani weaver Azizul Islam.
The third generation handloom owner said he can produce eight to 10 Jamdani sarees in a month using his eight handlooms.
"Man proposes, God disposes," Azizul muttered, adding that the 'monster coronavirus' is eating away their business.
The 45-year-old weaver said they have never faced such a situation before. During the flood of 1988 and 1998, these craftsmen had to move their handlooms elsewhere but production was not badly hampered.
"But this time, the crisis is unimaginable," he said.
Weavers noted the urgency to sell sarees as soon as possible. Jamdani sarees cannot be stocked because they lose shine and quality in damp weather conditions, they explained.
They urged the authorities to stand by the weavers who are relentlessly working to keep the traditional art of Jamdani alive.
BSCIC Jamdani industrial zone accountant Abdul Awal said no one has contacted them for assistance so far.
He said they informed the head office that potential loss from March 26 to April 26 during the current coronavirus related shutdown will be around Tk 5.58 crore.
"The potential loss was calculated taking account of production and operation cost of Jamdani handlooms at the BSCIC Jamdani industrial zone," he said.
"Weavers are passing hard times due to coronavirus and heading towards a bleak future. But I think authorities would devise a plan for them as they are taking information of possible losses," he said.
"If the coronavirus situation lingers, loss to the weavers will increase manifold," Awal predicts.
Source:https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/news/we-will-be-begging-the-streets-1892365?amp
PS: @UKBengali, I told you Bhai. Not only they, but also local retail sellers who have small cloth stores in small districts earn at least half of their annual livelihood during Ramadan season. If strict lockdown started from the beginning , perhaps they wouldn't suffer so severely. Eid ul fitar market is the biggest market for selling cloths, more than Pohela Boishakh or other festivals.
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