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Rohingya refugees describe how they survived two months drifting in the ocean

On April 14, a wooden vessel crammed with Rohingyas reached the Teknaf jetty. Those Rohingyas, all of whom were residents of different refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, tried to go to Malaysia in search of livelihood

COVID-19: 45 die, 3,243 infected, 1,975 recover in 24 hours

Forty-five people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today

PM Hasina commissions navy's Chinese-made corvette, says Bangladesh wants peace

Bangladesh doesn't prefer war and wants peace with all its neighbours, but needs to defend its maritime borders, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Thursday as she commissioned the Bangladesh Navy's latest acquisition

Virus took 87 days to infect 50,000 people in Bangladesh; then only 16 days to double the tally

The novel coronavirus epidemic has continued to rampage through Bangladesh at an alarming rate with the caseload reaching the grim milestone of 100,000 on Thursday

Bangladesh COVID-19 cases top 100,000 with over 1,300 deaths

The number of coronavirus cases in Bangladesh crossed the 100,000 mark on Thursday, authorities said, as the densely populated South Asian country struggles to contain the pandemic

Bangladesh halts visas-on-arrival indefinitely

Bangladesh has suspended its visa-on-arrival services for nationals of all countries until further notice as the coronavirus pandemic in the country continued to intensify, it was reported

Bangladesh university teacher arrested for controversial social media post

A Bangladesh university teacher was arrested on Thursday under the controversial Digital Security Act over a social media post that allegedly criticized a former health minister and senior Awami League member who died during COVID-19 treatment

Three more Bangladesh doctors died of COVID-19

Three more doctors died of COVID-19 in different districts yesterday, taking the toll to 44, according to Bangladesh Medical Association

With biggest single day spike, Covid cases near 100,000 in Bangladesh

Novel coronavirus cases in Bangladesh inched towards the 100,000-mark with over 4,000 more persons testing positive for the infection on Wednesday, the biggest single-day spike since the virus was first reported on March 8 in the country, health officials said

PM Hasina holds meeting on virus outbreak as cases flare

 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has held a meeting to explore ways to curb the coronavirus crisis in Bangladesh as the outbreak continues to worsen

Doubts grow over coronavirus peak in Bangladesh

With the country moving closer to the 100,000-mark of Covid-19 cases, healthcare experts in Bangladesh are yet to know when the outbreak will reach its peak

13 judges infected with COVID-19; 26 court staffers also have the disease

Thirteen judges and 26 staff of lower courts across the country have so far been infected with COVID-19

Highest number of COVID-19 deaths in a day so far

Fifty-three people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours in Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today

International flights from Dhaka resume

Flight operations on international routes, except to China, resumed today on a limited scale after over three months' suspension -- to and from Bangladesh -- due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Bangladesh army to tighten vigilance in COVID-19 red zones

The Bangladesh government has decided to deploy troops in the areas flagged as COVID-19 red zones to address the pandemic, it was reported on Tuesday