Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the armed forces to put aside personal preferences and prioritise the Liberation War spirit, honesty, skills and professionalism to promote officers
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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Probe finds Narayanganj mosque extension was built on gas pipeline
An extended part of the Narayanganj mosque in Bangladesh where blasts of six air-conditioners killed at least 27 people on Sep 4 had been built on a gas pipeline, a Titas investigation committee has found
Facebook appoints Bangla-speaking Bangladeshi content supervisor
Facebook Inc has employed a Bangla-speaking Bangladeshi to administer Bangladeshi content and swiftly resolve any related issues which may occur on the social media utility
Bangladesh counts 2,202 new virus cases, death toll tops 4,500
Bangladesh has registered 37 new fatalities from the novel coronavirus in a daily count, raising the death toll to 4,516
Bangladesh's exports show promise as US, EU markets reopen
Bangladesh's merchandise export earnings increased by 4.32 per cent year-on-year to $2.96 billion in August following a rise in demand due to the reopening of retail stores in the EU and US markets
Reasons behind AC explosion in mosque to be probed: PM Hasina
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said it is necessary to verify whether mosques across the country have been constructed after prior approval from the appropriate authorities and with proper designs, so that incidents like Narayanganj mosque blast don't happen again
In Bangladesh, novel coronavirus is mutating nearly twice the global average: Study
The novel coronavirus is mutating “very fast” in Bangladesh, according to researchers
Positivity rate dips to three-month low in Bangladesh
The positivity rate of Covid-19 in Bangladesh has decreased to the lowest in more than last three months
Death toll from Bangladesh mosque AC blasts climbs to 23
The number of deaths from the mosque air-conditioner blasts in Narayanganj has increased to 23 as two more victims have succumbed to their injuries
21 killed as air conditioners explode in Bangladesh mosque
Twenty-one people were killed and around 50 were injured after six air conditioners exploded during prayers in a mosque in Bangladesh's Fatullah town, resident medical officer of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery Dr Partha Shankar Pal said
11 killed as air conditioners explode in Bangladesh mosque
Eleven people have died and over 40 others were injured after six air conditioners exploded during prayers in a mosque in Bangladesh's Fatullah town
40 Rohingyas reach Bhashan Char to visit accommodation project
A team of 40 Rohingyas today went to Bhashan Char island in Hatiya of Noakhali where the government has built an accommodation facility for one lakh Rohingyas
Seven-yr-old dies, over 40 injured in AC blast in Bangladesh mosque
A seven-year-old boy died and over 40 people were injured after six air conditioners exploded during Esha prayers in a mosque in Fatullah, Narayanganj on Friday night
As COVID-19 vaccine race heats up, Bangladesh keeps its options open
In a bid to tame the coronavirus, the rich nations have struck deals worth billions of dollars with drugmakers for millions of doses of potential coronavirus vaccines, widely viewed as the only remedy to the deadly COVID-19 pandemic
Bangladesh allows motorcycle ride-sharing
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has finally allowed ride sharing services to resume their motorcycle operations on condition of the operators following a set of health safety guidelines during the prevailing pandemic
