Bangladesh News Desk: The Disaster Management and Relief ministry will procure 60 rescue boats, each costing Tk 45 lakh, to evacuate people, livestock and protect valuables from the flood-hi... Read more
Bangladesh, India and Nepal have finalised an enabling memorandum of understanding (MoU), to be signed by the three countries, for implementation of the much-awaited Motor Vehicles Agreement... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: Bangladesh registered one death from coronavirus or Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. As of now, the country recorded 29,097 deaths from Covid-19. In addition, some 323 ne... Read more
UNB: The instruments were signed following a bilateral meeting between Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina and UAE vice-president and prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum... Read more
Lithuania has cancelled its decision to donate Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh over the country’s abstention during the United Nations General Assembly vote on condemning Russia’s invasion o... Read more
Asif Showkat Kallol: The government is going to set up 60 mobile medical clinics in 12 city corporations across the country mainly to treat people with accidental injuries. The fund for such... Read more
UNB: The 36th Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC) of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation, hosted by Bangladesh for the first time, will begin on Tuesday. Th... Read more
Four more people have died of Covid-19 in the country. With this, the total death toll has risen to 29,069. This information has been given in the regular press release regarding the corona... Read more
BSS: The nation observed the historic March 7 today commemorating the landmark speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which was touted as an indirect declaration of the country’s... Read more
Masud Milad: Wheat prices are spiralling in the international market as with the onset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, wheat import from both these sources has become uncertain. Banglade... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: After oil and gas, wheat prices have been skyrocketing in the global markets as Russia’s assault on Ukraine has disrupted the supply of the grain through the key Black... Read more
A two-day long defence dialogue between Bangladesh and the United Kingdom held at the Armed Forces Division (AFD) in Dhaka Cantonment ended on March 3. The dialogue, which started on March 2... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: Qatar Gas will sit with Petrobangla on Wednesday to discuss Bangladesh’s requirement of more LNG (liquefied natural gas). The two sides have scheduled to discuss the is... Read more
UNB: Bangladesh’s trade with Russia may face some hiccups if the country’s (Russia) banks are kicked out of the SWIFT system. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Teleco... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: The government has made ‘Joy Bangla’ the national slogan. A gazette notification signed by cabinet division joint secretary Shafiul Azim was issued on Wedne... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: Ukraine citizen Aksana Lapikova has demanded the security of their relatives back in Ukraine as the country is being invaded by Russia. “Everything can be solved... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: Bangladesh has taken a neutral stance during the emergency special session of the UN General Assembly deploring Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. The South Asian nation e... Read more
Iftekhar Mahmud, Dhaka: Although damage from climate change is intensifying in Bangladesh, the country is unable to adapt to such damage. The world will face more damage during this century... Read more
BSS: Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has laid emphasis on reforms in 24 sectors to ensure high standard business environment for the investors in the country. The investme... Read more
Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, continues to gasp for fresh air as the city ranks the fourth most polluted city. Dhaka’s air quality index (AQI) score was recorded... Read more