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The ongoing flood in Bangladesh has so far claimed eight lives, said state minister for disaster management and relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman on Thursday. Four died in Jamalpur and...
A dozen of the country's privately owned petrochemical and refinery plants have been shut from early this month, as the government has stopped supplying necessary raw material to maintain their...
Males are more vulnerable to the novel coronavirus compared to females in the country as 31 victims were male out of total 39 died from Covid-19 in the 24-hours to...
Infection rate in Wari area under Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), the second red-zone of the city implementing lockdown, has not changed from the previous situation despite 11 days of...
The central bank has predicted domestic economic activities are likely to lose momentum in near future as side-effects of the shutdowns and slower growth in foreign trade. "The ordered implementation...
Two people were shot dead while nine others were injured in a clash between two local groups over establishing supremacy on Thursday night in Moshiali area under Khanjahan Ali Police...
Italy has reduced the ban on arrivals from Bangladesh for three months amid the coronavirus pandemic. Bangladeshis will now be able to enter the European country from August 1, reports...
The government has barred apparel factory workers from leaving their workplace during the Eid-ul-Azha holidays, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said. Kamal announced the decision after a meeting over...
Silent migration from Dhaka to other parts of the country is on in a complete reversal of the trend witnessed for decades. The minute microorganism called the novel coronavirus has...
Twitter said hackers accessed its internal systems to hijack some of the platform’s top voices including former US President Barack Obama, US presidential candidate Joe Biden, reality TV star Kim...
Living with coronavirus seems to have been the new normal. Those who can afford 'stay home' and maintain other hygienic protocols are fortunate enough, but the majority have either willingly...
The government's decision for a cut on import duty of rice appears to be a hastily taken one. The reason for the decision, according to the food ministry, is the...
The UK has said Bangladesh maintained its commitment to the voluntary, safe, and dignified return of the Rohingyas to Myanmar Bangladesh continued to play a vital role in hosting a...
An independent UN human rights expert called for greater scrutiny of emerging digital technologies which she said are being used to uphold racial inequality, discrimination and intolerance. Special Rapporteur on...
The global climate sector doesn't offer any good news. A nearly disastrous flood continues to afflict some regions in Japan. The overflowing Yangtze and some other rivers have wreaked near-havoc...
Capital flight is a reality in most of the developing countries including Bangladesh. There is, however, a misperception that capital flight is always harmful and illegal. That's why the term...
Dutch King Willem-Alexander has lauded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ‘charismatic’ leadership in view of Bangladesh’s impressive socio-economic development over one decade. He made the appreciation when newly-appointed Bangladesh Ambassador to...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the public transports will be in operation across the country during the Eid-ul-Azha holidays. “Confusions have been created over continuing...
As COVID-19 cases surge throughout the nation, it is imperative for Bangladesh to utilize ICT in the healthcare system to stave off the challenges posed by a catastrophe. The ICT...
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said the July 16 is not only the imprisonment day of Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, it is also the...
As many as 87 per cent poor people surveyed of the country are facing food and nutrition crises in the pandemic, said a study of a local rights group. Meanwhile,...
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that the ‘government’s policy’ is behind the rise of Regent Hospital chairman Mohammad Shahed and JKG Healthcare's chairman Dr Sabrina...
The motive behind the murder of young entrepreneur Fahim Saleh, who co-founded Pathao and Gokada, appear to be financial in nature, a senior NYPD official told WBBH on Wednesday. The...
Though it appears that the number of corona cases has marked a fall over last two weeks, health experts said the positive case rate is actually now higher than in...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Thursday introduced Value Added Tax (VAT) e-payment system aiming to simplify the VAT return submission process. NBR chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem...
Dr Sabrina Sharmeen Husain aka Sabrina A Chaudhury, arrested over her alleged involvement in a COVID-19 test scam, had been receiving her monthly salary as the chairman of JKG Health...
Britain said on Thursday that Russia sought to interfere in the 2019 general election by illicitly acquiring sensitive documents relating to a planned free trade agreement with the United States...
Eight people have so far died in the floods that have affected nearly 2.25 million people, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Enamur Rahman said Thursday. Among them, four...
The state-run Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory (BMTF) is likely to be involved in the government's farm mechanisation project for providing equipment to farmers at affordable prices. This was revealed in...
Japan will provide $10 million as aid to Bangladesh for purchasing medical equipment to strengthen the health system of hospitals, in particular ICUs treating the COVID-19 patients. Japan Ambassador to...
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Thursday said that the government has fixed $48.0 billion export target for the current fiscal year 2020-2021. “$41.0 billion has been fixed for goods export...
The leading Robotic Process Automation (RPA) company, UiPath, announced it has closed its Series E investment round, raising $225 million at a post-money valuation of $10.2 billion. The round was...
Ride-hailing major Uber on Thursday announced the appointment of Prabhjeet Singh as President Uber India and South Asia, tasked with overseeing the next phase of growth in the company’s mobility...
The flood situation deteriorated at places and remained mostly stable in other areas on Thursday as major rivers marked both rise and fall to flow above their danger marks (DM)...
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has sought the government’s support for survival of printing and publishing sector as the sector incurred a loss of Tk 40 billion...
US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci on Wednesday called the White House effort to discredit him “bizarre” and urged an end to the divisiveness over the country’s response to the...
A nine-year-old girl was raped at Shahabazpur village of Shailakupa upazila in Jhenidah early Thursday. Rana Hossain, 22, son of Golam Kuddus of the village, violated the girl at night,...
Stocks extended the losing streak for the fourth straight session on Thursday as investors mostly remained watchful amid ongoing virus fears. The market opened on a downward trend and continued...
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Thursday urged all concerned to enforce a stricter lockdown in Wari of the capital. He made the call...
Details of a new depth map of the Arctic Ocean have been published in the nature journal Scientific Data, according to a press release. The new portrayal of the Arctic...
Monsoon floods have swamped large parts of India’s densely populated eastern states, forcing more than a million people into makeshift shelters despite the risk of coronavirus, senior officials said on...
The National Fisheries Week 2020 is set to be observed from July 21 to July 27 across the country aiming at conserving and developing the country's fishery resources and creating awareness...
China's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 3.2 per cent year on year in the second quarter (Q2) of 2020, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Thursday. In...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the distribution and plantation of 10 million saplings across the country marking the “Mujib Borsho” (Mujib Year) and reiterated her government’s goal of increasing...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said around 1,600 Bangladeshis who had been to Italy recently did not carry fake Covid-19 negative certificates. Some of these passengers carried Covid-19 negative...
The number of confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) infections in Bangladesh has reached near 200,000, as the health authorities reported 2,733 new cases on Thursday, 131st day of the coronavirus outbreak in...
Novartis’s Sandoz division will not make a profit on 15 generic drugs it is making available to developing countries to treat symptoms of Covid-19, the Swiss drugmaker said on Thursday. Novartis...
India posted a trade surplus of $790 million in June, its first in over 18 years, with imports plunging as the coronavirus pandemic depressed domestic demand for crude oil, gold...
A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion at Sukhchar in Hatia upazila of Noakhali district early Thursday. The deceased was identified as...
Google has become the latest US technology giant to invest in Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries' digital business. The Alphabet-owned search engine has agreed to pay $4.5 billion (£3.6b) for a...
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