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COVID-19 cases reaching 500,000 mark

Twenty-five more people have died with COVID-19 infection in the last 24 hours across the country

Corruption allegation against Election Commission in Bangladesh: Eminent citizens write to president

A group of 42 distinguished citizens have urged the President to constitute the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) to investigate the allegations of financial irregularities, corruption and gross election-related misconduct against the present Election Commission under the leadership of Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda

Britain expresses solidarity with Bangabandhu’s secular values

Bangladesh High Commission in London organised a high-profile Victory Day celebration programme on December 16, where participants including eminent British parliamentarians, ambassadors, senior officials of UK Foreign Office and recipients of Friends of Liberation War honour paid their profound homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and expressed solidarity with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's commitment to uphold Bangabandhu's secular, progressive and pluralistic values in sustaining Bangladesh's growth and prosperity

Third 250kg war-time era bomb found at Dhaka Airport

Another wartime bomb, weighing about 250kg, has been found while excavating for the construction of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA)

COVID-19 diagnosis: Capacity up, yet testing on decline in Bangladesh

When COVID-19 infections and deaths were rising in mid-June, about 16,000 people used to get tested every day at the 49 laboratories

Approval from three authorities must for Bangladeshi officials for foreign trips

The High Court has ruled that any government official below the rank of joint secretary must take permission from the cabinet division and finance ministry, along with the approval from his or her own ministry, for any official foreign tour

Bangladesh extends school shutdown to Jan 16 in pandemic

Bangladesh has extended the shutdown of schools and other educational institutions to Jan 16 as coronavirus cases and deaths continue to surge

Bangladeshi migrant workers send over $3 billion more remittance in first five months

Migrant workers have sent over $3 billion in remittance in first five months of the current fiscal year than what they had sent at the same time in last FY, Expatriates' Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad said today

Smiles, cheers as B'desh's Chilahati-Haldibari rail track reopens

It was a moment of happiness and a day to cheer for many residing on the Bangladesh side of the Indo-Bangla border as the railway line from Chilahati to Haldibari in India was reopened, ending the residents' 55-year-old wait to see trains plying once again on a route that was lying defunct since 1965

Hasina for further integrated economies

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday suggested further integrating the economies of Bangladesh and India to consolidate the global and regional value chains cashing on the available synergies

Stimulus eludes 42pc apparel workers

More than 42 per cent garment workers did not benefit from the stimulus package despite being one of the poorest segments of the population and hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey

Bangladesh to finalise plan to tap forex reserves before budget

The Bangladesh government is likely to decide on borrowing funds for different projects from foreign exchange reserves before the next national budget, says Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal

PM Hasina pledges deeper ties with Mauritius as it inaugurates Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Street

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh and Mauritius are committed to walking the path of friendship, aiming to take their existing relations together to new heights

49 Years of Victory: Bangladesh renews resolve to uproot fundamentalism

Bangladesh celebrated Victory Day, saluting the supreme sacrifice of the gallant sons and daughters of the soil and vowing afresh to uproot fundamentalism

PM Hasina asks Awami League leaders to face situations with patience

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed the Awami League members to tackle all situations with patience while standing firm against nonsecular, communal activities