The government will allow those who turned 30 on Mar 25 amid the coronavirus shutdown to apply for government jobs
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.
More on Bangladesh
Trains to carry passengers at full capacity from tomorrow
Bangladesh Railway (BR) will resume carrying passengers at full capacity from tomorrow around three-and-a-half-months after the authority started operating passenger trains on a limited scale following the shutdown over the coronavirus pandemic
Heritage sites, museums to open after 6-month closure
Bangladesh's government has decided to open all heritage sites and museums under the Department of Archaeology on a limited scale from tomorrow after six months' closure due to the coronavirus pandemic
Bangladesh economy shows early signs of recovery: ADB
Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 6.8 percent in fiscal year (FY) 2021, according to the latest Asian Development Bank (ADB) report 'Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2020 Update' released today
Bangladesh weighs offers to test more COVID-19 vaccines
Bangladesh has recieved offers from a few more pharmaceutical companies to conduct clinical trials of potential vaccines for the coronavirus in the country, having already approved the late-stage tests of a Chinese candidate
Recreational drones require no permission to fly in Bangladesh
Recreational drones weighing less than five kilograms will require no permission to fly. Those drones cannot be flown above 500 feet from the ground
Nobel Peace Prize: Bangladeshi-American Dr Ruhul Abid, his org HAEFA get nomination
Dr Ruhul Abid, a Bangladeshi-American professor at Brown University Alpert Medical School in USA, and his nonprofit organisation Health and Education for All (HAEFA) were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, by University of Massachusetts Boston
Bangladeshi actress Jaya Ahsan joins global campaign to stop domestic violence
Renowned Bangladeshi actress Jaya Ahsan has joined leaders and celebrities from across the Commonwealth for the 'Commonwealth Says NO MORE' campaign against domestic and sexual violence
Bangladesh surpasses China in COVID-19 deaths as toll tops 4,750
Bangladesh has recorded 1,812 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections to 339,332
Pran Dairy gets $10mn in ADB loans in pandemic
The Asian Development Bank and Pran Dairy Ltd, a member of one of the biggest food and agribusiness groups in Bangladesh, have signed a $10 million loan agreement to support dairy value chain during the coronavirus disease pandemic
Online classes for grade XI students to begin in October
Colleges will begin taking classes online for newly admitted grade 11 students in October amid the coronavirus pandemic
Bangladesh needs to import six lakh tonnes of onion
Bangladesh has a stock of 5.25 lakh tonnes of locally grown onion and it will require six lakh tonnes more to meet domestic requirements until the next main harvesting season, typically the March-April period
US Embassy in Dhaka begins taking applications to renew non-immigrant visas
The US Embassy in Dhaka has started accepting applications to renew certain classifications of non-immigrant visas from yesterday
Six Bangladeshis get death penalty for killing couple to grab land
A court in Dhaka on Sunday sentenced six people to death for killing a retired primary school teacher and his wife in a bid to grab their land
Bangladesh eases restrictions on domestic flights
Bangladesh has eased restrictions on all domestic flights from Sunday onwards as the country's civil aviation authority has issued updated guidelines after the COVID-19 situation showed signs of abating
