Bangladesh: Road mishap kills five
Mar 28, 2020, at 10:32 am
Dhaka/IBNS: At least five people died when a cement truck overturned in Bangladesh's Tangail region on Saturday, media reports said.
COVID-19: Daulatdia sex workers in Bangladesh seek funds
Mar 25, 2020, at 06:24 pm
Dhaka/ UNI: Sex workers of Daulatdai, one of the world’s largest sex working point, on Wednesday, sought emergency funds from the Bangladesh government citing ban on their profession to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Bangladesh suspends rail, bus, ferry services to contain COVID-19 outbreak
Mar 24, 2020, at 05:33 pm
Dhaka/Xinhua/UNI: Bangladesh has cancelled passenger trains as the country strives to prevent the COVID-19 from spreading locally.
COVID 19 outbreak: Sheikh Hasina to address nation on Mar 25
Mar 23, 2020, at 02:45 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Amid Covid 19 outbreak in Bangladesh, PM Sheikh Hasina will address the nation on Mar 25.
Fight against COVID 19: Bangladesh to contribute $1.5 million to proposed Saarc fund
Mar 22, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said the country will contribute $1.5 million to the proposed fund to combat Covid-19 in eight countries belonging to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc).
Bangladesh reports three more COVID 19 infected cases
Mar 22, 2020, at 07:40 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh on Sunday confirmed three more COVID 19 positive cases in the country, taking the number of infected people to 27.
Bangladesh reports second Coronavirus death
Mar 21, 2020, at 04:50 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh on Saturday reported its second Coronavirus infected patient's death, media reports said.
Bangladesh: RAB officials arrest three members of terror outfit 'Allahar Dal'
Mar 18, 2020, at 09:38 am
Dhaka/IBNS: A special team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Bangladesh have arrested three members, including Assistant Nayek, of banned militant outfit ‘Allahar Dal’ on Monday, media reports said.
Bangladesh confirms three new coronavirus infected cases
Mar 16, 2020, at 06:03 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh government on Monday confirmed three new coronavirus cases, taking the number of infected people in the country to eight, media reports said.
Bangladesh Hindu priest killing: Four convicts get death penalty
Mar 15, 2020, at 05:12 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A Bangladesh court has awarded death sentences to four Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) members in connection with the murder of a Hindu priest in the country's Panchagarh area in 2016, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Teenager raped in Dhaka
Mar 14, 2020, at 04:14 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A minor girl has been gang-raped in Bangladesh capital Dhaka city's Uttara region, media reports said.
Coronavirus Spread: Three Bangladeshis test positive
Mar 08, 2020, at 05:16 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Three Bangladeshi people have tested positive for Coronavirus in the south Asian nation, media reports said on Sunday.
India condemns terror attack in Afghanistan
Mar 07, 2020, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian government on Saturday condemned the attack in Kabul city of Afghanistan which left 27 people killed.
Bangladesh: Dhaka metro rail worker hit by rod, dies
Mar 07, 2020, at 09:32 am
Dhaka/IBNS: A Dhaka Metro Rail Project worker died after he was hit by iron rods in the High Court area of the Bangladeshi city, media reports said on Saturday.
Bangladesh: Awami League activist hacked to death
Mar 04, 2020, at 04:38 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: An Awami League activist was hacked to death by unidentified person in Jashore’s Sharsha area in Bangladesh, media reports said.
Coronavirus Scare: US to provide USD 37mn for Bangladesh, 24 other nations
Mar 04, 2020, at 09:05 am
Washington/IBNS: The U.S. Government on March 2 announced a commitment of USD 37 million in financing from the Emergency Reserve Fund for Contagious Infectious Diseases at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for 25 countries, including Bangladesh, which are either affected by novel coronavirus COVID-19 or at high risk of its spread.
UN urges for USD 877 mln for Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh
Mar 03, 2020, at 05:01 pm
United Nations/UNI: Launching a 2020 Joint Response Plan (JRP) for the Rohingya humanitarian crisis, the UN refugee agency -- UNHCR -- on Tuesday appealed to raise US$877 million to cater to the needs of more than one million Rohingya refugees.
Bangladesh bans several Pakistani fairness creams for harmful substances
Mar 03, 2020, at 08:49 am
Dhaka/IBNS: After tests found harmful substances like mercury in exceeding level than what is permissible, the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution or BSTI has banned eight Pakistani skin fairness creams, media reports said.
Delhi violence will affect regional peace, cooperation, says Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Feb 29, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said Delhi violence would affect the regional peace, fraternity and cooperation.
Dhaka building fire leaves one woman killed
Feb 28, 2020, at 04:12 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A fire broke out at a residence in Dhaka's Mohammadpur area which left a woman killed, media reports said.
Coronavirus suspicion: China returnee admitted to Bangladesh hospital
Feb 17, 2020, at 04:00 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A student, who recently returned from China, was admitted to a government hospital in Bangladesh city of Habiganj on suspicion of the novel coronavirus, media reports said on Monday.
Bangladesh: Chinese national taken to hospital with fever
Feb 16, 2020, at 04:57 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: On suspicion of being infected by coronavirus, a Chinese woman, who was working at Uttara EPZ in Nilphamari's Saidpur, has been admitted to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital, media reports said on Sunday.
Feb 15, 2020, at 05:12 pm
Lahore/IBNS: During the recent T20 match between the home side and Bangladesh in Lahore city, several students and Jamaat-e-Islami loyalists in Pakistan displayed a placard in the gallery showing pictures of executed Bangladeshi Islamist leader Motiur Rahman.
Bangladesh: Trawler with Rohingyas capsizes in Bay of Bengal, 15 die
Feb 11, 2020, at 10:18 am
Dhaka/IBNS: A trawler, which was carrying Rohingyas, capsized in the Bay of Bengal and left at least 15 people killed, media reports said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh:11 China returnees test negative for coronavirus
Feb 07, 2020, at 05:49 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Out of the 312 people evacuated from China's Wuhan area by Bangladesh government, 11 of them, who were having high body temperatures, tested negative for the deadly coronavirus.
Coronavirus outbreak: Bangladesh halts visa-on-arrival for Chinese nationals
Feb 02, 2020, at 07:39 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Amid coronavirus outbreak in China, Bangladesh on Sunday suspended its visa-on-arrival services for Chinese nationals.
Bangladesh suspends on arrival visa for Chinese nationals
Feb 02, 2020, at 02:56 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said the visa on arrival for Chinese nationals has been suspended for one month following the outbreak of coronavirus.
Bangladesh: Freedoms remained under attack in 2019, says Amnesty International
Feb 01, 2020, at 08:45 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh had a mixed record on human rights in 2019, continuing to host nearly a million refugees and inch towards the progressive realization of economic and social rights while some freedoms remained under attack, Amnesty International said as the human rights organization released annual reports on events in the Asia-Pacific region.
Government to bring back 361 Bangladeshis from China tomorrow
Jan 31, 2020, at 06:07 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The government will bring back 361 Bangladeshi nationals from Coronavirus-hit Wuhan city of China on Saturday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Man suspected to be infected by coronavirus hospitalised
Jan 31, 2020, at 10:20 am
Beijing/IBNS: A Bangladeshi citizen, who returned from China, has been admitted Kurmitola General Hospital as he is suspected of suffering from coronavirus.