The Bangladesh government has chalked out a mammoth Tk 19,280 crore project proposal to provide daily school meals to all 1.41 crore government primary school students in a bid to increase attendance and reduce dropouts

Forty-one people have died from COVID-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)

Tourist spots, hotels, motels and resorts in Bandarban will be opened on a limited scale for tourists from tomorrow, after a five-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic

The Bangladesh government received a record $1.98 billion in loans from donor countries and agencies in June amid the coronavirus pandemic

The Bangladesh Supreme Court has decided to cancel its annual vacations this year in an attempt to make up for lost time due to the COVID-19 pandemic

The Bangladesh government has reduced coronavirus test fees by 50 percent from Tk 200 to Tk 100 for state-run hospitals

An estimated Tk 13.23 billion worth of crops have been lost in the three waves of flooding that hit Bangladesh this year, according to Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque

Bangladesh yesterday saw daily COVID-19 cases cross the 3,000-mark for the first time this month with 3,200 people testing positive for the virus

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked officials to build relocatable education institutes in the areas that are susceptible to river erosion

Bangladesh's manufacturing prowess is getting yet another stamp of global approval. The South Korean tech giant Samsung has decided to manufacture its latest flagship devices, the Note20 and the Note 20 Ultra 5G, in the country

Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla arrived in the capital yesterday on a sudden visit and conveyed a message to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that Delhi has special relations with Dhaka and it will continue to be its development partner

Opposition BNP leaders and activists are keen to see party Chairperson Khaleda Zia actively involved in politics again, but their desire is not likely to be met anytime soon

Bangladesh's foreign currency reserves have crossed the $38-billion mark for the first time amid the coronavirus pandemic

With 2,595 more people testing positive for COVID-19 yesterday, Bangladesh has now become sixth on the list of countries with most active cases

The Appellate Division has suspended the proceedings of four cases of violence filed against BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia five years ago