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Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the government took much more concerted steps than what BNP recommended to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. “The government has taken much...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government's decision to lift lockdown restrictions, amid a rampant coronavirus epidemic, was aimed at protecting people's livelihoods and enable them to ride out...
The Indian health ministry has recommended use of anti-viral drug remdesivir under emergency use authorisation to treat COVID-19 patients in moderate stage as the country emerged as fourth worst-hit nation...
A tanker truck exploded on a highway in southeastern China on Saturday, killing 18 people and injuring at least 189 others, authorities said. The explosion caused extensive damage to nearby...
The government has moved to blacklist 14 suppliers with ties to alleged graft in equipment and machinery procurement for medical colleges and hospitals. Recommended by the Anti-Corruption Commission, the health...
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) is going to soon present the results of performance trial of the coronavirus antibody testing kit developed by Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GK) . “We’ve already...
Steel building makers on Sunday urged the government to allow the local companies to import duty free raw materials for further flourishment of the industry. They also called on the...
There's been criticism of a study from the US suggesting that the coronavirus could have been present in the Chinese city of Wuhan as early as August last year. The...
The visiting Chinese medical experts have said the use of Ritonavir, Resochin, Ribavirin, and Arbidol can be effective to a great extent as they talk about specific medicine for the...
Four people have died in a head-on collision between a truck and a car in Rajbari Sadar Upazila, reports bdnews24.com. Another person was left injured in the incident which occured...
New research offers reassuring evidence to hundreds of millions of people with high blood pressure that popular anti-hypertension drugs do not put them at greater risk from COVID-19 as some...
The Brazilian government said on Friday that the Amazon rainforest witnessed deforestation of a record 829 square kilometres in May, the highest monthly level since 2015 when measurements first began...
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Sunday said no new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours until 8:00am. Currently, two dengue patients are being treated...
Actor Sushant Singh Rajput has committed suicide at his residence Mumbai. The actor’s representative and Mumbai Police have confirmed the news. The Kai Po Che actor was 34 years old,...
Stocks slipped into the red on Sunday in the first post-budget session, as it appears to have failed to have failed to cheer up investors’ confidence. The growing tension over...
The number of confirmed coronavirus patients in Bangladesh surged to 87,520 on Sunday as the country registered 3,141 fresh cases in the last 24 hours. Besides, 32 more people died...
Bangladesh Dairy Farmers' Association (BDFA) on Sunday called on the government to increase import duty on bulk field milk in the proposed national budget for fiscal year 2020-21 for the...
Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, the founder of Gonoshasthaya Kendra, has recovered from Covid-19 after undergoing treatment for 20 days. Gonoshasthaya Kendra shared an update on Zafrullah’s health on its Facebook page...
AstraZeneca Plc has signed a contract with European governments to supply the region with its potential vaccine against the coronavirus, the British drugmaker’s latest deal to pledge its drug to...
Stocks posted a marginal gain in early trading on Sunday, the first session after the national budget declaration, as investors followed a cautious stance. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal unveiled...
The board of directors of Dulamia Cotton Spinning Mills Ltd has decided to shut the operation of the factory for an indefinite period due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. “The...
State Minister for Religious Affairs Sheikh Md Abdullah, who passed away at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka on Saturday night, was infected with coronavirus, UNB reports. Awami League...
The US Department of State and US Embassy in Dhaka helped over 1,500 Americans and their family members return to the United States on four chartered flights as part of...
Veteran Awami League leader and former Health Minister Mohammed Nasim was laid to rest at the Banani graveyard in the capital on Sunday morning, after being awarded a guard of...
Health Services Division Secretary Abdul Mannan’s wife, Kamrunnahar, died of Covid-19 disease at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka on early Sunday, UNB reports. “Kamrunnahar breathed her last at...
Stakeholders have expressed mixed opinion on the budgetary proposal of reducing corporate tax for non-listed companies amid the unchanged rate of the same for listed companies. Most of them said...
The Bangladesh Railway (BR) has held up its plan to resume services of 16 more trains on different routes due to poor number of passengers in the trains that have...
The prices of vegetables and green chilli increased notably in the city market in last few days, hitting the consumers' pockets. Traders attributed the hike to the damage of crops...
A China Southern Airlines flight from Dhaka to Guangzhou will be suspended for four weeks from June 22 due to concerns about Covid-19 infections, China’s aviation regulator said on Sunday....
The Bangladesh mission in New Delhi has requested the government to keep watch on the situation as import of some medicines including hydroxychloroquine and its API from India has increased...
The government's goal of doubling private investment as percentage of gross domestic product or GDP, in fiscal year 2020-21 is unrealistic, economists said on Saturday. The government seeks to raise...
State Minister for Religious Affairs Sheikh Md Abdullah died aged 74 at a Dhaka hospital on Saturday night, minutes after he was taken there, UNB reports. “He passed away at...
The customs authority has made it mandatory for importers to submit the bill of entry within five working days of arrival of imported goods at the ports. A provision to...
A local think-tank Saturday questioned the justification behind setting the economic growth target for the upcoming fiscal at 8.2 per cent. In a virtual post-budget analysis on Saturday, South Asian...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has condoled the death of Mohammad Nasim, a senior leader of Bangladesh Awami League. "The country has lost a dedicated...
The Ministry of Industries (MoI) has secured the top position among different ministries for its electronic filing (e-filing) activities. The ministry secured the top position, according to the assessment report...
It now appears that Bangladesh is facing a major economic crisis in the making caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. After a brief reopening of the economy, the country now has...
The lower house of Nepal's parliament on Saturday approved a new map of the country, including areas disputed with India. The passage of the bill came on a day hundreds...
The transportation of mangoes through the postal department from Chapainawabganj to Dhaka free of cost began on Saturday amid coronavirus pandemic. The government has taken an initiative to transport mangoes...
The Uber taxiand ride sharing services are yet to receive the authorities' nod to resume their operation in Dhaka; although many restrictions have been lifted in the post-shutdown period. The...
As of 1 June 2020, globally, 1.2 billion learners (68.0 per cent of the world's total enrolled learners) were affected due to the education institute closure in 144 countries, according...
The proposed national budget for 2020-21 financial year is an ambitious one but it is obviously business-friendly. It is focused on rescuing the economy from the downfall due to the...
There are allegations galore that many people with Covid-like symptoms have been failing to get tested at the government-designated hospitals and other makeshift sample collection booths. The surge in infections...
Bracu University organised a live web conference titled ‘Post Budget Dialogue FY 20-21’ on Facebook page of BRAC University Business & Economics Forum (BeF) on Friday. The budget for the...
The novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of 28 doctors and infected a total of 3,164 doctors in the country until June 12, according to the Bangladesh Medical Association, reports...
Religious Affairs Ministry directed the dwellers of red zone areas across the country to offer their religious prayers at home and avoid congregations in places of worship. The ministry issued...
The economic crisis, caused by Covid-19 pandemic, will create a spike in the incidence of child labour cases in Bangladesh, a child rights organisation, Educo, warned on Friday. Education and...
Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) has urged the government to divert fund from transport and communication sectors to those which will play roles to revive the rural economy. “Some 11.2...
A virtual job festival is going to be held from July 03 to 05 in the capital with the purpose to create placements for some 500 candidates. Skill.jobs and Bangladesh...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said money launderers should leave Bangladesh forever if they do not want to invest the funds in the country. The minister also said the...
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