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Bangladesh to start antigen testing from December 5

Bangladesh's Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) will begin the much-awaited antigen testing in the country from Saturday, December 5

'Bangladesh to re-activate probe into 2013 Hefazat-e-Islam terror activities'

Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said that the government is moving to re-activate the investigation of 83 cases of Hefazat-e-Islam's terror activities in 2013

Bangladesh logs 2,198 new Covid cases; toll at 6,713

Bangladesh has reported 2,198 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the country's tally to 469,423, health officials said on Wednesday

International community should stand together over Rohingya repatriation: EU envoy

European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Rensje Teerink on Wednesday said the whole international community should stand together to find a solution to the Rohingya crisis with a focus on their voluntary and sustainable repatriation to Myanmar

Bangladeshi hostel project wins global award

A school hostel project of Bangladesh has been declared as one of the winners of the INTERARCH-2020, an International Exhibition-Competition of Architectural Projects and Built Works

Pledge-bound to ensure peace in the hills: Bangladesh PM

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government was pledge-bound to ensure peace across the country, including in the Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT)

US-Bangladesh engagements to grow: Envoy

The US is optimistic about deepening ties with Bangladesh as the country's exports to American markets have maintained a robust growth while investors are looking to widen their footprint in the South Asian nation, US Ambassador Earl R Miller said

Remittance hits $2b mark for third straight month in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has once again gone past the $2-billion mark in remittance income as migrant workers continued to send home a massive amount for the third straight month

Saudi Arabia, Bhutan seek bandwidth from Bangladesh

Saudi Arabia and Bhutan have expressed a keen interest in purchasing bandwidth from Bangladesh, Post and Telecommunication Minister Mustafa Jabbar said on Tuesday

Bangladesh to organise world peace conference next year

Bangladesh will organise a world peace conference next year, marking the 50th year of the country's Liberation War and birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, as part of promoting a culture of peace and tolerance

Bangladesh reports 2,525 new COVID-19 cases, highest in three months

Bangladesh on Tuesday reported 2,525 new coronavirus cases, the highest single-day in nearly three months, which increased the country's overall infection tally to 464,932, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)

Consider reopening schools, don’t sacrifice the future: CDC Bangladesh chief

A US public health expert has suggested that reopening of schools in Bangladesh could be considered as "school closure (during COVID-19 pandemic) has clear negative impacts on child health, education and development."

Bhashan Char: Better place for Rohingya refugees to live

As far as civic amenities are concerned, the first batch of Rohingyas, who will arrive in Bhashan Char within days, will lead a much better life here than in Cox’s Bazar, where more than a million Rohingya refugees who have fled persecution in neighboring Myanmar, have been living for the last few years

Bangladesh ruling party MP encroaches on river for private business

A Bangladesh ruling party MP has filled up more than 54 acres from the Buriganga river and wetland to construct a power plant and a private economic zone in Basila, according to a government probe report

Bangladesh to join 3rd submarine cable

Bangladesh is going to be connected with a third submarine cable to meet the rapidly growing demand for internet bandwidth and ensure uninterrupted broadband internet services