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British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson has said they are making good progress with their plans to charter flights to help British nationals in Bangladesh return home. In...
The United States surpassed Italy on Saturday as the country with the highest reported coronavirus death toll, recording more than 20,000 deaths since the outbreak began, according to a Reuters...
India and other South Asian countries are likely to record their worst growth performance in four decades this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, the World Bank said on Sunday....
Two people suffering from cold, fever and respiratory problems died in the Chandpur Sadar upazila on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Soleman Gazi, 45, a meat trader from Hapania...
Nurses in Bangladesh are worried about being traumatised in some cases as most hospitals are not in a position to provide them with the personal protective equipment (PPE) they require...
The country's capital market was mainly driven by pharmaceuticals and chemicals sector in March following investors' increased participation in share transactions. On the trading sessions executed between March 8 and...
Cooped up in the White House, US President Donald Trump sees the coronavirus briefings as his main outlet of the day, a reminder for Americans that he is in charge...
GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh Ltd has posted the ever highest earnings per share in 2019 thanks to closure of its unprofitable pharmaceuticals business in Bangladesh. The UK-based pharmaceuticals giant has reported EPS...
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman approved an extension of the kingdom’s curfew until further notice due to the rate at which the coronavirus is currently spreading, the state news agency (SPA)...
The Bangladesh Mobile Phone Manufacturing Association (BMPMA) has sought its share in the government-declared stimulus package to survive the COVID-19 pandemic. All the mobile handset assembly plants and factories are...
Britain said on Sunday it was pledging 200 million pounds ($248 million) to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and charities to help slow the spread of the coronavirus in vulnerable...
Mainland China reported 99 new coronavirus infections on April 11, more than doubling from the previous day to reach a one-month high, as the number of single-day imported cases hit...
Private off-dock operators in Chittagong are now pushing for realising their long-disputed rates from shipping lines. The Bangladesh Inland Container Depots Association (BICDA) issued a letter to the parties concerned...
Deposit pension scheme, or DPS, account holders in banks and financial institutions worry about paying their monthly deposits owing to lockdown enforced to slow the spread of deadly coronavirus, savers...
Thousands of garment workers have lost their jobs as factory owners are tightening their belts, despite closure of the units amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown, industry people said. Factory authorities have...
Businesses are facing difficulties in submitting VAT returns due to country-wide shutdown induced by COVID-19 outbreak. The deadline for return is April 15, 2020. Staffers of many business houses said...
The government has executed the death penalty of Abdul Mazed, one of the convicts in the killings of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most members of the family. The authorities...
Criminals do not take into account the suitability of an occasion as they go about their business. They do not have any qualms about the time they pick for their...
Fiber Fashion has recently donated 500 pieces of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to hospitals in the wake of Coronavirus outbreak. The clothing brand, with the support of mariners, manufactured the...
Six doctors of Kuwait-Bangladesh Friendship Hospital were suspended after they allegedly expressed inability to treat coronavirus patients and remained absent without any prior notice. A circular of Directorate of Health...
Government officials and public representatives who have embezzled relief materials during the lockdown over the coronavirus outbreak will face criminal charges besides suspension. The Local Government Division ordered the deputy...
Fourteen houses were put under lockdown at Titpara village in Dimla upazila of Nilphamari on Saturday after a young man of the village tested positive for coronavirus. Civil Surgeon Ranajit...
When Bangladesh's microfinance sector came into being in the 1970s, its main goal was reducing rural poverty by providing microcredit loans for non-crop activities such as trading, and raising livestock...
Kitchen markets and super shops in the city will remain open from 6am to 5pm daily, said the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). Besides, the grocery shops in various paras and...
The WTO (World Trade Organisation) warning that global trade this year and beyond might shrink by up to one third is deeply worrying. Such a plunge is very likely as...
The government is taking preparations for the execution of Abdul Mazed, one of the convicts in the killing of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The authorities of Dhaka Central Jail in...
The number of coronavirus cases detected in the United States rose past half a million over the Easter weekend with 18,700 deaths, as President Donald Trump said the decision on...
The Covid-19 cases have started to rise fast in Bangladesh, indicating an unsavoury prospect. The Government of Bangladesh is rightly increasing the number of tests for coronavirus, which is an...
The Covid-19 pandemic now has spread across the globe affecting almost every country. Lockdowns are being recommended and enforced in many instances to contain the coronavirus. But health experts are...
Governments around the world are pursuing extremely expansive monetary and fiscal policies to combat the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. But such largesse is appropriate for an old-style depression,...
District administration on Saturday put Sylhet district under lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus. AHM Mahfuzur Rahman, additional district magistrate, said the lockdown will remain effective until further notice....
Informal Sector Industry Skills Council (ISISC) has demanded an emergency fund for around 20 million people involved in informal sector in the wake of coronavirus outbreak. The council also urged...
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday said three new corona isolation centres with 4,500 beds are being prepared in the capital. He disclosed the information during an online briefing on...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangladesh has initiated manufacture of hand sanitisers to distribute among 4,000 poor people and village police personnel who are the front-line COVID-19 fighters...
Around 2000 helpless families of 18 districts have received necessary food items as gift from CSR Window Bangladesh, a voluntary organisation with the support of IDLC Finance Limited. The organisation...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Saturday said captain (retd) Abdul Majed, one of the convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, might be hanged on...
Three more doctors, including Narayanganj district Civil Surgeon Mohammad Imtiaz, have tested positive for the coronavirus. Jahidul Islam, focal person for the coronavirus outbreak in the district, confirmed the development...
Cargo handling activities have increased in Chattogram port as import of essential commodities targeting the upcoming Ramadan has increased to a great extent in the port. The activities have increased...
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder has directed the authorities to clamp down on the illegal sale of the government's Tk 10 per kg rice allocated for the poor during the...
The Grameen group of organisations has taken initiatives to provide equipments for ensuring safety and protection of doctors, nurses and health workers in the wake of COVID 19 pandemic. The...
Iran began reopening government offices Saturday after a brief nationwide lockdown to help contain the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East, which has killed more than 4,300 people in...
The authorities of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) decided to suspend taking service charges for three months from the industrial units located at BSCIC Industrial Estates, official said. ...
All international and domestic flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines will remain suspended until April 30. The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) took the decision on Saturday as part of...
The envoys of Muslim countries in Dhaka have provided 6.0 tonnes of food aid for people living under the poverty line and hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak. The envoys...
The government has ordered a list of its officials who have been absent from their respective offices and, in turn, skipped their responsibilities in the ongoing fight against the coronavirus...
The physicians, nurses, technologists and technologists and common people must overcome mental pressure to strengthen their immune system to win the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Noted psychiatric specialist and...
Nurses in the country are worried of being traumatised in some cases as most hospitals are not in a position to provide them with the personal protective equipment (PPE) they...
The country’s two bourses will remain closed until April 25 as the government further extended the ongoing holiday to contain the spread of deadly coronavirus. The government has further...
ActionAid Bangladesh (AAB) on Saturday said the government should undertake a national plan of action including allocation of adequate fund for its implementation should be in place. They also asked...
The Supreme Court on Saturday has extended the holidays for all courts in the country until April 25 considering the coronavirus situation in Bangladesh The Chief Justice and the judges...
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