The government will receive a total of 1.31 lakh shots of COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX facility by the end of this month, health secretary Abdul Mannan said today
Bangladesh’s container depot fire; norms violated in cargo handling at Chittagong port
Industrial accidents are common in Bangladesh. Experts blame poor safety standards and lack of enforcement of norms and regulations. Garments factories, which account for the country’s most exports and employ over 4 million workers, often see deadly fire incidents.
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Bangladesh envoy to UK honored
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland Saida Muna Tasneem has been honoured with the "Women of the Decade in Public Life and Diplomacy 2021" award
Vaccination age bar brought down to 40 in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh government has allowed people aged 40 and above to register for inoculation against COVID-19 as only a fraction of the people eligible for the shots are responding to the campaign
13 bridges to be torn down for smooth waterways around Dhaka
At least 13 bridges that were haphazardly constructed over rivers surrounding Dhaka city are set to be demolished to make way for smooth water traffic, officials have said
Mass Inoculation: Fanfare, hope mark first day
The Covid vaccination kick-started across the country Sunday amid much fanfare with ministers, freedom fighters, bureaucrats and eminent citizens joining the inoculation campaign
South Korea provides $21m in aid to Bangladesh
The South Korean government through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) will contribute US $21 million to support the government of Bangladesh in entrepreneurship development, intelligent transport systems and safer cyberspace for digital Bangladesh
Nationwide COVID-19 vaccination begins in Bangladesh
Bangladesh's COVID-19 vaccination programme began on Sunday across the country with a target to inoculate 3.5 million people in the first phase
World Bank approves $40m to help Bangladesh
The World Bank has approved $40 million to help Bangladesh expand the coverage of electronic government procurement (e-GP), with new features to respond to the COVID-19 challenges
484 dead, 673 injured in road accidents last month in Bangladesh
At least 484 people were killed and 673 were injured in 427 road accidents across Bangladesh in January, according to a report of Road Safety Foundation
Myanmar wrote to Bangladesh explaining military takeover: Foreign minister
Myanmar has written to Bangladesh through the Ambassador in Yangon, explaining why the military took over on February 1
Bangladesh expects British PM visit to celebrate diplomatic ties
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem has expressed hope that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit Bangladesh soon on the occasion of 50 years of Bangladesh-UK diplomatic relations
Bangladesh Embassy in Washington introduces passport-tracking system
The Bangladesh Embassy in Washington, DC has introduced a tracking system to enable applicants to know the status of their passport, visa, No Visa Required (NVR) seal and dual nationality certificate
Dhaka gauges Myanmar army gesture towards Rohingyas
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abndul Momen said Bangladesh is cautiously gauging Myanmar army’s gesture towards remaining Rohingya population at their homeland in bordering Rakhine province as reports suggest the military apparently took overnight a reconciliatory approach towards the ethnic minority community
Calls for release of Bangladeshi fishermen in Qatar
The Bangladesh Civil Society for Migrants (BCSM) has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the four Bangladeshi fishermen detained in Qatar
50 BNP workers jailed over 2002 attack on Bangladesh PM Hasina's convoy
After 19 years, a court on Thursday sentenced 50 Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) workers, including MP Habibul Islam Habib, over the 2002 attack on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's convoy in Satkhira
