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Global action needed to ensure safe environment for students, says PM Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for a concerted global action to ensure a safe and secure environment for students during the ongoing coronavirus crisis as education is one of the sectors deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

Bangladesh reports over 1,800 fresh Covid cases

Bangladesh reported 1,826 new Covid-19 cases and 41 fresh deaths on Wednesday, taking the total tally to 331,078 and toll to 4,593, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said

‘Danger is over’: Bangladesh 'thwarts' cyber-heist bid by North Korean hackers

Bangladesh has blocked a bid to steal money from banks through cyber-attacks by a North Korean group of hackers called the “BeagleBoyz”, says the head of the government’s Computer Incident Response Team or CIRT

The culprits must be punished, says PM Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said perpetrators of the attack on Ghoraghat UNO Wahida Khanam must be punished as an investigation was underway to find out the real cause and identify the masterminds behind the heinous act

Floods wash away Tk 900cr fish in Bangladesh

Repeated floods since the end of June have washed away Tk 510 crore worth of fishes in the central, north and southern districts, according to the Department of Fisheries (DoF)

Hungarian FM to visit Bangladesh, likely to sign bilateral documents

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto is expected to pay an official visit to Bangladesh on Thursday, Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Wednesday

COVID-19 fallout: number of migrant workers returning to Bangladesh not ‘alarming’, says minister

Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad today told the parliament that the number of Bangladeshi migrant workers returning from abroad due to the global coronavirus pandemic is not "alarming"

Drugs seized from export consignment at Dhaka airport

Members of Bangladesh's Aviation Security (AVSEC) at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport today seized "cocaine-like" drugs in a consignment of clothing for export during a security check at the dual-view scanner of Export Cargo Village

High Court orders Titas to give Tk 5 lakh to each Narayanganj mosque blast victim families

The High Court today directed Titas Gas Ltd to give Tk 5 lakh as initial compensation in seven days to each family of the victims, who died and suffered injuries in the Narayanganj mosque blast

Increase determined contributions to combat climate change: PM Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged all the countries to increase their "determined contributions" to combat the climate change menace and execute the 2015 Paris Agreement

Bangladesh issues guidelines to prepare for primary school reopening

The Bangladesh government has prepared a set of guidelines on the reopening of primary schools in line with the health safety rules amid the coronavirus pandemic

Former UN head praises Bangladesh’s efforts to tackle climate change crisis

Former United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has lauded Bangladesh for its efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change and natural disasters

Bangladesh minister says bigwigs are involved in drug trade

Chunks of the massive amount of money in drug trade in Bangladesh are used to “buy many people” who lead society, AKM Mozammel Haque believes

Bangladesh is a unique example of climate vulnerability, resilience: PM Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has hailed the resilience showed by Bangladeshis against natural and man-made disasters as she called for greater cooperation among nations in the fight against climate change and the ongoing COVID-19 crisis

Death toll in Bangladesh mosque explosion rises to 27

The death toll from simultaneous blasts at a mosque in Bangladesh's Fatullah town which took place after six air conditioners exploded during prayers, has increased to 27, an official said