Bangladesh: Police recover three bombs from militant hideout in Narayanganj
Jul 12, 2021, at 03:12 pm
Narayanganj: Police recovered three bombs while conducting an operation on a militant hideout in Narayanganj area of Bangladesh on Sunday.
Bangladesh eagerly waiting for preferential trade agreement with Sri Lanka
Jul 12, 2021, at 04:01 am
Bangladesh is eagerly awaiting a preferential trade agreement with Sri Lanka for a mutually beneficial and robust trade relationship between the two countries supported adequately by strong shipping connectivity, according to its envoy. With the trade volume between the two countries still quite low, Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Tareq Md Ariful Islam feels some kind of facilitation was necessary to take bilateral trade to the next level.
Bangladesh records 185 new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Jul 10, 2021, at 11:25 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh continues to witness a deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic as 185 new deaths were recorded due to the virus in the past 24 hours.
Narayanganj: Shezan juice factory fire leaves three people dead
Jul 09, 2021, at 03:53 pm
Narayanganj: At least three workers died as a fire broke out in Shezan juice factory in Bangladesh city Narayanganj on Thursday afternoon, media reports said.
COVID-19 crisis in Bangladesh: 4 patients die in Pabna hospital amid oxygen shortage
Jul 06, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Bangladesh receives first consignment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Jul 03, 2021, at 11:09 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh has received the first consignment of 1.2 million doses of Moderna vaccine from the US under the COVAX framework.
US remembers victims of 2016 Holey Artisan Bakery terror attack in Bangladesh
Jul 03, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Dhaka: The United States on June 1 remembered the death of 20 people in a terrorist attack in Bangladesh in 2016 which had left the nation shocked.
Jul 03, 2021, at 02:53 pm
Dhaka: The first commercial shipment of 1 million Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine from China has reached Bangladesh, a nation battling a deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic at present.
Bangladesh: 12 people die due to COVID-19 in Rajshahi hospital in past 24 hours
Jul 02, 2021, at 09:56 pm
Rajshahi: At least 12 patients died due to COVID-19 at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital's COVID-19 unit in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Friday.
Indian visa center in Bangladesh closed indefinitely
Jul 01, 2021, at 06:33 pm
Dhaka/UNI: All Indian Visa Centers in Bangladesh have been closed indefinitely, the Indian High Commission in Dhaka said in a statement on Thursday .
Bangladesh: Death toll due to Dhaka building collapse touches 8
Jun 30, 2021, at 03:10 pm
Bangladesh gears up for strict lockdown from July 1 to curb COVID-19 spike
Jun 29, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh is gearing up to witness the strictest lockdown from July 1 to contain the surge of COVID-19 which is leaving the country battered.
Bangladesh: Dhaka blast leaves seven people dead
Jun 28, 2021, at 01:59 pm
Dhaka: At least seven people died as an explosion rocked Moghbazar area in Bangladesh capital Dhaka city on Sunday evening, media reports said.
Activists from 21 nations ask China to end financing Bangladesh coal power project
Jun 26, 2021, at 04:54 am
Activists from 21 countries have shot a letter to China and asked the nation to end the financing of a coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Chinese worker of Padma Bridge Project goes missing
Jun 25, 2021, at 02:47 pm
Beijing: A Chinese man, who was working in the Padma Bridge Project in Bangladesh, has been missing for the past two days, media reports said.
Can't lodge Rohingyas for an indefinite period: Bangladesh PM Hasina
Jun 24, 2021, at 02:27 am
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday renewed her call to the global community to ensure the dignified repatriation of Rohingyas as they are posing a big security threat to Bangladesh as well as the region.
Bangladeshi, Indian migrants arrested in Malaysia for violating movement control
Jun 22, 2021, at 10:55 pm
Malaysian immigration department arrested 309 migrants, including 102 Bangladeshis and two from India, for staying in violation of the movement control restrictions during an operation carried out at a settlement near a construction site in Dengkil town of Selangor state on Monday.
Bangladesh gearing up to observe International Yoga Day tomorrow
Jun 20, 2021, at 11:54 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh is enthusiastically preparing for the forthcoming International Yoga Day on June 21, it was announced on Saturday.
Bangladesh: Police recover bodies of three family members from Dhaka residence
Jun 19, 2021, at 08:57 pm
Dhaka: Police recovered bodies of three members of a family from a residence in Bangladesh capital Dhaka city on Saturday.
Bangladesh sees rise in cybercrimes against women
Jun 19, 2021, at 04:26 pm
Dhaka: Exploitation, bullying, blackmailing are among many ways women and children are increasingly being targeted on cyberspaces by criminals in Bangladesh. The Police Cyber Support for Women (PCSW), a newly established cell of Bangladesh Police, has received over 15000 complaints in the last seven months, according to a report in The Daily Star.
Bangladesh nominated FAO member from Asia
Jun 19, 2021, at 04:04 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh has been nominated as a member of the Food and Agricultural Organization from the Asia region for three years from 2022.
Bangladesh: Govt extends Covid curbs till July 15
Jun 17, 2021, at 12:04 am
Dhaka/UNI: The Bangladesh government on Wednesday extended the ongoing covid-19 restrictions till July 15 to contain the infection spread.
Bangladesh signs deal with China to buy Sinopharm Covid 19 vaccine
Jun 14, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Bangladesh has signed a deal with China to buy the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said on Saturday. China is also set to deliver 600,000 doses of the vaccine in a second consignment given to Bangladesh as a gift on Sunday, Dhaka Tribune reported.
Bangladesh’s PM Hasina recalls six-point charter released by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Jun 09, 2021, at 03:41 am
Bangladesh Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina, recalling the six-point charter released by the country’s founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in 1966, said that the charter was meant for independence. In 1966, the charter sought greater autonomy for erstwhile East Pakistan.
Ban Chinese video-sharing apps like Likee and Tik Tok: Bangladesh security force chief
Jun 08, 2021, at 01:24 am
Bangladesh’s elite security battalion chief has recommended a ban on video-sharing apps like Chinese TikTok and Likee as they are being used to “conduct criminal activities”, Dhaka Tribune reported.
Bangladesh registers 30 new COVID-19 deaths
Jun 07, 2021, at 09:40 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh, the South Asian nation that is struggling to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic like many other neighbours, registered 30 fresh deaths due to the virus, media reports said on Monday.
Community transmission of Delta variant of coronavirus in Bangladesh
Jun 07, 2021, at 02:40 am
Bangladesh researchers have confirmed community transmission of the Covid 19 Delta variant, which was first detected in India, and also found one unidentified category of coronavirus.
Bangladesh govt extends COVID lockdown till June 16
Jun 07, 2021, at 12:44 am
Dhaka: The Bangladesh government on Sunday extended the COVID-19 restrictions by 10 more days till June 16 to keep COVID-19 cases in the country under control.
UN delegation lauds Bangladesh's Rohingya rehab move to Bay of Bengal island Bhasan Char
Jun 05, 2021, at 03:38 am
Dhaka: A high-level UN delegation, which had recently visited Bangladesh, appreciated PM Sheikh Hasina-led government over the Bhasan Char rehabilitation project of the Rohingyas and sought the international community's support to ensure the refugees live there with dignity.
Bangladesh extends COVID lockdown restrictions till June 6
May 31, 2021, at 05:02 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The Bangladeshi government has extended the ongoing countrywide lockdown restrictions till June 6 to curb the recent spike of Coronavirus cases.