After months of bureaucratic tangle, the Bangladesh government has permitted antigen-based rapid testing for Covid-19 at the public healthcare centres
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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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
Bangladesh's virus caseload tops 350,000, deaths approach 5,000
Bangladesh's coronavirus caseload has surpassed 350,000, hitting another grim milestone in the pandemic
All cinema halls in Bangladesh opening on October 16
After six months of inactivity, cinema halls across the country will finally reopen on October 16
More anxiety for parents as Dhaka schools ‘hustle’ them for tuition fees
Several reputed private schools in Dhaka have been accused of cranking up the pressure on the financially stressed parents to pay the tuition fees ahead of a government order on the promotion of students to the next grade
Supreme Court keeps four cases against Khaleda stayed
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld four High Court orders that stayed the trial proceedings against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in three cases for vandalism and arson and one for defamation
All areas of Bangladesh economy are ‘flying high’ after COVID-19 shock: Finance Minister
Bangladesh fares better than many other countries in recovering from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said
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
