UNB: Dhaka’s air quality continued to be in the ‘unhealthy’ zone on Saturday morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 165 at 8.55am, the metropolis ranked third in the l... Read more
UNB: Another dengue patient died in 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 56. Besides, 635 patients were hospitalise... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: At least 240 children were killed across the country in the last nine months from January, rights organisation Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) said in a report on Friday. Bes... Read more
Asif Showkat Kallol, Dhaka: The government is taking stock of its ongoing stimulus bundles offered to the export sectors in a bid to phase out such spurs as the country gets closer to econom... Read more
UNB: Bangladesh reported another Covid-linked death with 708 fresh cases in 24 hours till Friday morning. With the new numbers, country’s total fatalities rose to 29,363 while the tota... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun has taken over as new Inspector General of Police (IGP) as Dr Benazir Ahmed relinquished the charge. Abdullah Al-Mamun was earlier Director... Read more
UNB: Ferry services from the third and fourth terminals in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari district have been suspended due to erosion caused by the Padma River. Besides, a residence ended up sw... Read more
UNB:The death toll from the boat capsize in the Karatoya river of Panchagarh rose to 68 on Tuesday, with the recovery of 13 more bodies this morning. Two of the bodies were fished out of the... Read more
Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS) International has urged the Indian and the Bangladesh governments to re-open the border haats between the two countries. “Since the onset of the COV... Read more
To commemorate India’s ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav‘ and Bangladesh’s golden jubilee of independence, a three-day Silchar-Sylhet festival is going to be organized in south Assam’s Silchar town f... Read more
Diplomatic Correspondent: The Government of Japan and WFP on Monday (Sept 26) signed an exchange of notes to provide food and nutrition assistance in Bhasan Char and develop agricultural inf... Read more
BSS: Chinese ambassador in Dhaka Li Jiming has said China and Bangladesh are amicable neighbors and indispensable strategic partners. “China will keep devoted to joint development with Bangl... Read more
UNB: World Bank, in a study, has found three obstacles to Bangladesh’s economic reform. Without massive reforms, Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) could fall below 4 percent by 2035,... Read more
UNB: Bangladesh reported another death from Covid-19 with 601 more cases in 24 hours till Monday morning. With the new numbers, country’s total fatalities rose to 29,340 while with the... Read more
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would take a decision on the recurrent mortar shells on the Bangladesh territory firing from Myanmar. “Myanmar is locke... Read more
UNB: Bangladesh received inward remittance worth over USD $1008.67 million (1,000 million = 1 billion) in the first 15 days of September, amid forex crisis in the country. Bankers said remit... Read more
BSS: Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin said the developed countries should minimize the gap in mobilising and disbursing US$ 100 billion per year with the balan... Read more
Diplomatic Correspondent: Bangladesh should not have to carry the burden of climate change alone, a UN expert said on Thursday (Sept 15), calling for an international fund to help the South... Read more
BSS: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on Thursday morning for an official tour to the United Kingdom and the United States to join the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and the 77th Sessi... Read more
BSS: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would provide $500 million to Bangladesh as budget support on soft conditions. ADB Country Director to Bangladesh Edimon Ginting said this to reporters... Read more
