UNB: Bangladesh reported 13 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning. With the new numbers, the country’s total Covid-19 caseload rose to 2,045,500, according to the Direct... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: In August, 403 road accidents were recorded in the country that left 378 people including 51 children dead and 794 injured, according to a latest report. As many as 146... Read more
UNB: Describing Bangladesh-US relationship “multifaceted and comprehensive,” US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Regional Security in the Bureau of Political-Military Affa... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the number of dengue fatalities in the country has now crossed 700. With fifteen more deaths from dengue... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: China will always be a trustworthy neighbor, close friend and cooperative partner on the journey of Bangladesh’s modernisation. “China will continue to encourage... Read more
UNB, Dhaka: The ‘Drugs and Cosmetics Bill, 2023’ previously titled as the ‘Drugs Bill, 2022’ was passed in Parliament on Thursday prividing for penalty of Tk 20,000 to life-term for differen... Read more
UNB, Dhaka: The government has expressed deep concern that the High Commissioner for Human Rights and his Office took an attempt to influence the outcome of the judicial process, saying, ‘th... Read more
Raheed Ejaz, Dhaka: Exactly six years ago on this day (25 August), thousands of Rohingya men and women crossed the border over from Myanmar’s Rakhine state into Bangladesh, in a bid to save... Read more
BSS: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Railways has directed the authorities concerned to take steps immediately for the preservation of the historic Pahartali European... Read more
UNB: The US government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing $250,000 in emergency assistance to help communities in the Bandarban district re... Read more
UNB: Bangladesh and the United States will hold the 10th bilateral defense dialogue in Dhaka on August 23-24 that will discuss cooperation on a myriad of defense topics and the two countries... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: Sri Lanka has paid back Bangladesh $50 million of loans, which is one fourth of the $200 million given by Dhaka in 2021. Confirming the matter, spokesperson and executi... Read more
UNB: Bangladesh reported 17 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till Thursday morning. With the new numbers, the country’s total caseload rose to 2,045,120, according to the Directorat... Read more
BSS: The 24th session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will begin on September 3. President Mohammed Shahabuddin convened the 24th session of the parliament exercising the power bestowed upon... Read more
The government is set to launch a groundbreaking universal pension scheme today, a significant stride towards ensuring old-age social security for the citizens. The finance ministry sources... Read more
UNB: There has been no official decision yet on the ground handling work at the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Biman Bangladesh Airlines Managing Director... Read more
Shuvonkar Karmokar, Dhaka: Bangladesh is struggling to move beyond low-end readymade garment (RMG) products while exporting to the United States (US) and European markets. The situation has... Read more
Gautam Lahiri: India believes that achievement earned during last ten years in the bilateral relations between New Delhi and Dhaka has given a desired results and it should be preserved. Smi... Read more
Mohammad Al Amin, Dhaka: With the worsening dengue situation in the country, the numbers of dengue patients and deaths have been increasing day by day while the actual number of dengue patie... Read more
UNB: Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a loan of USD $490 million to implement two projects in Bangladesh. The Economic Relation Division (ERD) and ADB on Monday signed two separate... Read more