Bangladesh fares better than many other countries in recovering from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said
PM Hasina will seek UN intervention on COVID-19 vaccine: Foreign minister
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will seek UN intervention to make sure that COVID-19 vaccine is made available as a public good
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Bangladesh steelmakers want policy support for faster recovery
Bangladesh's steel industry is yet to recover from the losses incurred due to disruptions in the supply chain brought about by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic while producers are bracing for new challenges, according to industry insiders
Eight arrested over deadly mosque blasts in Narayanganj
Eight people, including four engineers of Titas Gas, have been arrested in connection with the fatal air-conditioner blasts in a Narayanganj mosque that left 32 people dead
Saudi Arabian Airlines to resume flights from Dhaka on Sept 23
Saudi Arabian Airlines is scheduled to resume flights from Dhaka from September 23
Bangladesh radical Islamist Hefazat chief Shafi dead
Shah Ahmad Shafi, Amir of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, who was on life support and was flown to Dhaka, has died at the age of 104 while undergoing treatment at Asgar Ali Hospital here
Bangladeh to halt COVID-19 services in 12 hospitals
COVID-19 services will be halted in 12 hospitals across Bangladesh due to the lack of patients, according to the Directorate General of Health Services
Influential Bangladeshi cleric loses control over Hathazari madrasa following two days of protests
Hifazat-e Islam chief Shah Ahmed Shafi has stepped down as director general of the madrasa in Chattogram’s Hathazari in the wake of protests dragging on for two days
Bangladesh's Hathazari Madrasa shut after student protests
Bangladesh's Education Ministry has shut down Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam, popularly known as Hathazari Madrasa, in Chattogram (Chittagong), until further notice in wake of protests at the seminary
Danish pharma major launches world’s fastest-acting insulin in Bangladesh
Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk yesterday launched the world's fastest-acting insulin in the Bangladesh market as the number of diabetic patients in the country is rising fast amid rapid urbanisation and change in lifestyle
Onions retail at four times the import price
The Khulna-based Sundarban Enterprise received a consignment of 157 tonnes of onion at Bhomra land port on 14 September
COVID-19: Recovery number crosses 2.5 lakh mark
The total number of people who recovered from COVID-19 so far in the country has reached 2,50,412 with 2,443 new recoveries recorded in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
Turkish president to attend 'Mujib Barsho' finale event in Dhaka
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Bangladesh to attend the finale event of the "Mujib Borsho" celebrations on March 17, 2021
Don’t pay heed to criticism, says PM Hasina as she praises health workers
The Ministry of Health has ‘proved to be skilled’ in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said as she urged officials to continue their “good work” ignoring criticism
Hijras will be included as a separate gender in National Census in Bangladesh
Members of the Hijra (transgender) community will be included as separate gender identity besides men and women in the upcoming National Census of January 2021, said Mohammad Tajul Islam, Director General of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
Thousands protest demanding expulsion of cleric's son
Thousands of students staged protest demanding the expulsion of Anas Madani, son of chief (Amir) of the Madrasa and chief of Hifazat-e-Islami Ahmed Shafi, from Hathazari Darul Uloom Mueenul Islam Madrasa in Hathajari of Chittagong
