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Bangladesh: Death toll from gas explosion in mosque rises to 21: Reports

Sep 06, 2020, at 02:31 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: At least 21 people were confirmed dead as a result of a gas explosion in the Baitus Salah Jame mosque, located in the Narayanganj city of Bangladesh, as dozens of injured worshipers are still receiving medical treatment, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.

Bangladesh: Six AC machines explode in mosque, 50 worshippers hurt 

Sep 05, 2020, at 03:13 pm

Dhaka: At least 50 people were hurt as six air conditioners at a mosque in Narayanganj’s Fatullah region in Bangladesh exploded on Friday, media reports said.

Coronavirus: Bangladesh government lifts bar on public movement

Sep 01, 2020, at 03:03 pm

Dhaka: Amid rising COVID-19 cases in the country, the Bangladesh government has lifted restrictions on movement and activities for the public starting Tuesday, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Veteran journalist Rahat Khan passes away

Aug 30, 2020, at 05:13 am

Dhaka/UNI: Veteran journalist and litterateur in Bangladesh Rahat Khan died of old age complications at his Eskatan Garden residence in the city on Friday night.

Bangladesh: Security officials arrest new JMB man

Aug 28, 2020, at 10:05 pm

Dhaka:  The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Bangladesh officials arrested  a suspected operative of new JMB, media reports said on Friday.

Address root causes of the Rohingya refugee crisis, urges UN chief

Aug 27, 2020, at 06:25 pm

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for greater attention to the Rohingya refugee crisis – which entered its fourth year – and for addressing the root causes of the conflict.

Bangladesh: Local teenager allegedly rapes minor in Jamalpur 

Aug 25, 2020, at 10:46 pm

Dhaka: A local teenager allegedly raped a five-year-old girl in Bangladesh capital Jamalpur, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Mother, children beaten up on charges of cattle theft

Aug 24, 2020, at 10:47 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Five people, including a woman, her two daughters and one son, were beaten up in a village in Cox’s Bazar on charge of cattle lifting.

Bangladesh records 2,265 fresh COVID19 cases

Aug 22, 2020, at 10:19 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh seems to witness a significant rise in the number of COVID-19 cases as the country recorded 2,265 fresh cases in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.

Bangladesh: Road mishap in Mymensingh leaves six people, including child and women, dead

Aug 22, 2020, at 10:15 pm

Mymensingh: At least six people were killed as a bus hit a car in Bangladesh's Mymensingh city on Saturday, media reports said.

Furniture factory gutted in Bangladesh, no casualty

Aug 20, 2020, at 06:05 pm

Narayanganj/IBNS: A furniture factory was gutted as a fire broke out in  Ruposhi Karnagop area of Rupganj upazila in Bangladesh on Wednesday, media reports said.

Bangladesh Navy ship Sangram visits Goa

Aug 18, 2020, at 11:40 pm

Panaji/UNI: Bangladesh Navy Ship BNS _Sangram_ , a guided missile stealth corvette, made a port call at Mormugao Port, Goa on August 17, 2020.

Coronavirus: Bangladesh registers 46 deaths in 24 hours

Aug 18, 2020, at 10:23 pm

Dhaka: The highly infectious COVID-19 has claimed 46 deaths in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Major Sinha murder case being investigated with professionalism, says DG RAB

Aug 18, 2020, at 03:19 pm

Dhaka/UNI: The Director General (DG) of Rapid Action Battalion Bangladesh (RAB) Abdullah Al Mamun has said the elite force is conducting investigation into the case filed over Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan murder with very importance and professionalism.

Is the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army raising its head again?

Aug 16, 2020, at 02:09 am

Cox Bazar: The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), which operates on the Bangladesh-Burma border and is seen by its observers as those carrying out terrorist activities, is trying to   radicalise the people in the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh, according to a report in German media.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina pays homage to Sheikh Mujibur on his 45th death anniversary

Aug 15, 2020, at 09:45 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman marking the National Mourning Day and the 45th anniversary of his martyrdom.

Bangladesh reports 42 more COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours

Aug 12, 2020, at 10:11 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh registered 42 new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, media reports said.

Bangladesh Crime: Couple found dead at residence in Moulvibazar

Aug 10, 2020, at 12:20 am

Dhaka: A man and his wife were found dead at their residence in Bangladesh's Moulvibazar area, media reports said.

Bangladesh road mishap leaves five dead 

Aug 08, 2020, at 04:24 pm

Dhaka: A road mishap in Bangladesh's Sarojganj Bazar area left at least five people dead, media reports said on Saturday.

Bangladesh: Flood situation deteriorates

Aug 04, 2020, at 10:51 pm

Six rivers in Central Bangladesh continued to be in spate as almost half the country remained in the grip of floods until Tuesday, over a month after monsoon flood hit the country in late June.

ADB finances largest private gas power plant to improve access to energy in Bangladesh

Aug 03, 2020, at 11:05 pm

Dhaka: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $200 million financing package with Reliance Bangladesh LNG and Power Limited (RBLPL) to build and operate a 718-megawatt (MW) combined-cycle gas-fired power plant in Bangladesh.

All Party Parliamentary Group asks Pakistan to stop Ahmadi persecution, urges Britain to take actions

Aug 02, 2020, at 04:10 am

While they once played an important role in the formation of this Asian nation, the Ahmadiyya Muslim community suffers humilitation and persecuation at the hands of authorities on a daily basis in Imran Kahn-led Pakistan, that promises a lot on humanity and equality, but delivers very little.

Prayers during COVID-19 pandemic: Bangladesh celebrates Eid-ul-Azha

Aug 01, 2020, at 02:50 pm

Dhaka: With COVID-19 cases spreading across Bangladesh, the country is observing Eid-ul-Azha on Saturday.

Bangladesh registers 28 new COVID-19 deaths

Jul 31, 2020, at 09:30 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh has reported 28 new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Friday.

Bangladesh: Schools to remain shut due to COVID-19 till Aug 31

Jul 30, 2020, at 12:23 am

Dhaka: Amid growing COVID-19 infection across Bangladesh, the country's administration has extended closing down of schools and other educational institutions till Aug 31.

Covid-19: Death toll mounts to 3,035 in Bangladesh

Jul 29, 2020, at 10:30 pm

Dhaka/UNI:  The death toll from coronavirus has reached 3,035 in Bangladesh on Wednesday as the country recorded 35 more fatalities to the disease in the last 24 hours.

Bangladesh: Bomb explosion hits Pallabi police station, 5 hurt 

Jul 29, 2020, at 04:28 pm

Dhaka:At least five people were hurt as a bomb exploded in Dhaka's Pallabi Police Station on Tuesday, media reports said.

Millions of children affected by devastating flooding in South Asia, with many more at risk as COVID-19 brings further challenges: UNICEF

Jul 28, 2020, at 11:52 pm

Dhaka: Weeks of torrential monsoon rains, widespread flooding and deadly landslides in Bangladesh, India and Nepal have affected millions of children and families, UNICEF said today.

Bangladesh Politics: BNP holds standing committee meeting

Jul 27, 2020, at 04:05 am

Dhaka/UNI: A virtual meeting of the standing committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was held today (Sunday).

Awami League leader hacked to death 

Jul 24, 2020, at 02:35 pm

Dhaka: Unknown attackers hacked to death a Awami League leader in Bangladesh's Nabiganj upazila, media reports said on Friday.