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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

Former PM Khaleda to stay out of jail for six more months

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supremo and former prime minister Khaleda Zia can stay out of prison for six more months, but in this period she cannot leave the country and has to receive treatment at her residence, the Law Ministry said

Heat causes death of fish worth 617 metric tons in Bangladesh in one day

As much as 617 metric tons of fish worth Tk 12 crore died in ponds and water bodies of Rajshahi due to lack of oxygen because of scorching heat, said District Fisheries official

COVID Cases: Positivity rate falls to 14.96% in Bangladesh

The positivity rate for Covid-19 testing in Bangladesh has come down to the lowest 14.96 percent in more than three months as the health directorate reported 2,158 new cases in 24 hours till 8:30am yesterday

Bangladesh freedom fighters give ultimatum to take action against MP

Freedom fighters in Bangladesh's port city of Chittagong have given a seven-day ultimatum to take action against MP Mostafizur Rahman Chowdhury and also demanded the cancellation of his parliamentary seat and expulsion from the ruling party Bangladesh Awami League