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Bangladesh reports 3,412 new virus cases, 43 deaths

Bangladesh has registered 43 new fatalities from COVID-19 in a daily count, bringing the death toll to 1,545

Bangladesh records 3,480 new virus cases; body count tops 1,500

Bangladesh has reported 3,480 new cases of COVID-19 in a daily count, raising the tally of infections to 115,786

Bangladesh flags 27 more areas as COVID-19 red zones

The Bangladesh government has flagged 27 more areas as COVID-19 red zones on the basis of coronavirus mortality and infection rates, it was reported on Monday

Biman Bangladesh resumes international flights

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines resumed its international flights yesterday after around three months

Bangladesh flags 27 more areas as red zones, locks them down

The Bangladesh government has announced a so-called general holiday in 27 more red zones, flagged as risky areas on the basis of mortality and infection rates of the coronavirus, to contain the spread of the disease

Bangladesh to get priority if China develops COVID-19 vaccine

China has said Bangladesh will get priority in terms of cooperation and support if they can successfully develop vaccine for coronavirus

Over 4,000 armed forces men, family members infected in Bangladesh

A total of 4,253 armed forces members and their families have tested positive for Covid-19, an Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) press release said yesterday

WB injects $1b into Bangladesh to help cushion pandemic blow

Bangladesh's efforts to feed the nation, create jobs and keep the ailing economy afloat amid the progressively ferocious pandemic received a shot in the arm after the World Bank yesterday approved $1.05 billion

COVID-19: Current death rate 1.31pc, recovery rate 40.44pc

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

Cricketer Mashrafe Bin Mortaza tests positive for COVID-19

Iconic Bangladesh cricketer, former captain and MP Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has been diagnosed with COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus

Bangladesh gives Emirates green light to resume flights to Dhaka

Bangladesh has resumed air connectivity with the United Arab Emirates after the civil aviation authority gave Emirates Airlines permission to operate flights to and from the country

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