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