The government has estimated crop losses from flash floods at Tk 3.49 billion, Bangladesh Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque said
Bangladesh government working to ensure better future for children: PM Hasina
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said that her government is working relentlessly to provide a better future for children so that they can become the leaders of the country
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Bangladesh is currently in 16th position on the list of worst-affected countries in the world in terms of the number of COVID-19 cases
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Bangladesh reported 2,709 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the total to exceed 200,000, with nearly 2,600 deaths
Bangladesh to open special police station to deal with cybercrimes
Police are setting up a special station experimentally under the Criminal Investigation Department to deal with cybercrime cases, led by an additional deputy inspector general
COVID-negative tests mandatory for air passengers to leave Bangladesh
Air passengers will require coronavirus negative test reports to leave Bangladesh from Jul 23
Bangladesh names Shaheen Iqbal as new navy chief
The government has appointed Rear Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal as the chief of Bangladesh Navy by promoting him to the rank of vice-admiral
Nowhere to go for cyclone victims
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Bangladesh's virus caseload crosses 200,000; another 34 die
The tally of coronavirus infections in Bangladesh has surpassed 200,000 in another grim milestone marking the rapid spread of the disease that has upended millions of lives in the country
Bangladesh hospital owner arrested for fake Covid test results
A hospital owner in Bangladesh has been arrested on charges of fraud to a tune of about $350,000 for allegedly issuing thousands of fake COVID-19 test results to deceive people
Fraying future for farmers as Bangladesh shuts state-owned jute mills
Saiful Islam cultivates jute on 8 bighas of land. He and other farmers are now staring at heavy losses in the wake of the government's sudden decision to shut production at 26 state-owned jute mills amid the coronavirus crisis
COVID-19: Nearly 200,000 total cases; 51 die, 3,034 infected in 24 hours
Fifty-one people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said during a briefing today
‘No improvement in overall human rights situation in Bangladesh’: UK report
The UK has lauded Bangladesh for continuously playing a vital role in hosting the Rohingyas, but observed that the overall human rights situation in the country in 2019 saw no improvement
Italy reduces entry ban period, to allow Bangladeshis in from Aug 1
Italy has reduced the three-month ban on arrivals from Bangladesh amid the coronavirus pandemic
Bangladesh plans to cut off four districts during Eid to strangle COVID-19 outbreak
The health ministry has asked the home ministry to take measures so that no one can leave Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Chattogram during Eid-ul-Azha as part of efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus to the rural areas
Bangladesh bars garment workers from home travel for Eid amid coronavirus pandemic
Apparel factory workers are barred from leaving their workplace like the government employees during the Eid-ul-Azha holidays, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said
