As COVID-19 hit the nation hard, some 11,025 Bangladeshi women faced different forms of domestic violence during the shutdown across the country in May, says a tele-survey report of Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF)
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 workers doubt data on COVID-19
Clothing factory workers have dismissed owners’ lobby BGMEA’s figure that only 299 among around 4 million workers of the industry have contracted coronavirus while more than 70,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in three months in Bangladesh
Army to help Dhaka city authorities enforce Rajabazar lockdown
The Bangladesh Army will help the civil administration enforce a lockdown in Dhaka’s East Rajabazar to slow the spread of coronavirus
Bangladesh criticises Malaysia, says fleeing Rohingya are Myanmar’s responsibility
A Bangladesh foreign ministry official has said the refugees were the responsibility of Myanmar
Bangladesh's daily cases top 3,000 for first time
Bangladesh has registered 45 new deaths from the novel coronavirus infection, a single-day record, pushing the body count to 975
Bangladesh parliament to convene Wednesday for budget session
The parliament will go into session on Wednesday for the national budget for fiscal year 2020-21 as Bangladesh grapples with a worsening coronavirus epidemic
Bangladesh to resume international flights later this month
The Bangladesh government has decided to allow international flight operations from late June after over two months of suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic
100-year-old Bangladeshi woman recovers from COVID-19
A 100-year-old woman in Bangladesh has survived COVID-19 infection despite being a heart disease patient and suffering from old-age complications, family members told Turkey-based Anadolu Agency
Bangladesh MP on remand pending probe into human trafficking charges in Kuwait
The Kuwaiti Public Prosecution has ordered the remand of Bangladesh MP Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul pending investigation into human trafficking charges, according to the Middle-East media
PM Hasina okays plan to impose restrictions in high infection risk zones
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has approved the plan to clamp special restrictions on the areas with high infection rate to strangle the spread of the coronavirus
Bangladesh records 42 new virus deaths, caseload tops 68,500
Bangladesh has registered 42 new fatalities from COVID-19 in a day, bringing the death toll to 930 as the coronavirus epidemic rages on
Country now 20th worst-hit
The country yesterday recorded 42 deaths due to Covid-19 -- the highest in a single day. The death toll now stands at 888, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
Bangladesh cracks down on human trafficking after Libya killings
Bangladesh Police have launched a crackdown on people trafficking after the killings of 26 migrant workers in Libya
PM Hasina sheds new light on Six Points, Bangladesh's freedom charter
In an article published by bdnews24.com marking the historic Six-Point Day, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has recalled why and how the demands raised and spearheaded by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1966 became Bangladesh’s charter of freedom
Rapid test kits the only answer, says experts
With people struggling to get tested in time and new cases rising sharply in Bangladesh, experts said rapid test kits are now the only answer to the testing crunch
