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Bangladesh authorities have quarantined 29 Rohingya refugees without adequate access to aid on an unstable silt island in the Bay of Bengal, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) aims to release new currency notes of Tk 250 billion in the market before the Eid. The central bank sources said the money would be released about...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in separate mobile court drives on Monday fined different vehicles and business entities a total of Tk 67,000 for allegedly violating the government’s social distancing measures amid...
In Bangladesh, the impact of coronavirus outbreak is much more severe than others, as a lot of people work in the informal sector, who do not have access to earning...
Telemedicine service was stopped at Lalpur Upazila Health Complex in Natore district as a health worker tested positive for coronavirus on Monday night. District Directorate General of Health Services confirmed...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman Iqbal Mahmood on Tuesday warned of stern action against any corruption or harassment of teachers and employees in new inclusion of the monthly payment order...
US author Colson Whitehead has become only the fourth writer ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction twice. The African-American author was honoured for The Nickel Boys, which chronicles...
Indonesia’s economic growth in the first quarter (Q1) slowed significantly more than expected to the weakest in nearly two decades, as the coronavirus pandemic brought business activity to a halt,...
Fresh borrowers will have to pay interest on all kinds of loans as usual for April and May, according to a Bangladesh Bank, or BB, notice on Monday. All the...
British new car sales slumped by around 97 per cent in April to the lowest level of any month since February 1946, according to preliminary data from an industry body....
The Philippines' headline inflation further slowed down to 2.2 per cent in April 2020, from 2.5 per cent in March 2020, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday. "This...
Niger’s Labor and Employment Minister Mohamed Ben Omar died from the novel coronavirus, public TV channel Tele Sahel has announced. Omar’s Social Democratic Party (PSD) announced that he had died...
Three Indian soldiers were killed in a gunbattle with militants in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Monday, a day after a similar incident in which five were killed....
Vietnam earned nearly 16.2 billion US dollars from exporting phones and components in the first four months of this year, posting a year-on-year increase of 1.1 per cent, accounting for...
The coronavirus pandemic in Bangladesh is likely to peak in mid-May, taking the infection cases to a much higher level at the end of the month, according to projections made...
A total of 112 among 188 coronavirus-infected patients made recovery so far in Kishoreganj district while four more people tested positive for the virus on Monday night. Civil Surgeon Dr...
Around 2,200 clothing factories have applied for bank credits worth nearly Tk 31.5 billion from the government’s coronavirus bailout funds to pay workers. They sought the loans with 2 per...
Bangladesh government has appointed 2,000 doctors from those who passed the special exams of 39th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) on an emergency basis to fight the COVID-19 outbreak. The public...
Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday said they would ban the use of location tracking in apps that use a new contact tracing system the two are building...
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has sought regulatory approval to resume trading for two hours a day from May 10 amid the ongoing general holiday. The premier bourse DSE wants...
Dhaka’s air quality showed improvement on Tuesday morning with the capital city ranking 8th worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI). It had an AQI score of 98 at 08:37am....
Two days after its launch, special train service for parcel transportation on three routes of the country has stopped for not getting positive response from service recipients. However, Bangladesh Railway...
The Customs authority has issued warning that imported goods would be put up for auction if the relevant parties fail to get those released on time from both sea and...
Global coronavirus deaths rose past a quarter of a million on Monday after infections topped 3.5 million, a Reuters tally of official government data showed, even as several countries began...
Cumin seed prices witnessed a notable hike in the city markets in last two days, which traders attributed to a plunge in its import. Prices of ginger, sugar and loose...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) board is likely to approve US$500 million worth of credit support for Bangladesh on Thursday (May 7) to help the latter meet its budget deficit...
The Covid-19 outbreak has badly hit the developing Asian countries such as Bangladesh. The ongoing virus outbreak through numerous channels will have serious impacts on developing Asian economies and some...
The whole world is now filled with gloom and uncertainties. The US researchers'extension of the ongoing pandemic's simmering prevalence possibly by two more years adds to the widespread dreary mood....
Although mired in the thick of Covid-19 pandemic, the country's rural economy is dominated by paddy in the main. But the villages have expanded their farming activity to scores of...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has directed banks/financial institutions to provide special loan/investment facility to revive cottage, micro, and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that were affected financially due to the outbreak...
As many as 565 physicians at both government and private hospitals were infected with coronavirus while treating patients, Bangladesh Doctors Foundation (BDF) said Monday. “Among the 565 infected doctors, 404...
It is undeniable that COVID-19 in its fifth month of existence pervaded so fast and killed so many people that scientists and epidemiologists were taken by surprise. Its origin is...
The government has ordered its employees to stay put at their station during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays as the fight against the coronavirus crisis escalates. But private employees can leave the...
During the lockdown, it has become a habit to check Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association or BGMEA's website daily. BGMEA has been reporting some vital statistics about the impact...
Antiviral drug Remdesivir is expected to be available this week to treat the COVID-19 patients, the CEO of the company manufacturing the medicine has said. The Food and Drug Administration...
Foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged the international community to take a clear strategy for economic recovery of vulnerable countries due to COVID-19 pandemic that has pushed global...
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced to extend the country’s national state of emergency until May 31. Abe will consider lifting the state of emergency without waiting for its...
Bangladesh and India on Monday emphasised on finding new and innovative ideas to keep the supply chain running with much importance on exploring railway links. Supply chain between Bangladesh and...
The owners of private medical colleges and hospitals have cancelled festival allowances for teachers, doctors and other employees ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, but reversed a plan to cut salaries. MA Mubin...
The government has extended the shutdown of public transport until May 16 in keeping with the nationwide shutdown as coronavirus cases continues to rise. The Road Transport and Highways Division...
World leaders launched a pledging "marathon" on Monday - without the United States - to raise at least 7.5 billion euros ($8.2 billion) for research into a possible vaccine and...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an allotment of 240 million Canadian dollars (about US$168 million) on Sunday for moving mental health and primary care services online during the COVID-19...
Like in other parts of the world coronavirus is spreading its ugly destruction in Bangladesh as well. The number of people infected has crossed the ten thousand mark and the...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has disrupted life around the globe. The full extent of consequences on the higher education sector in the months to come is not yet clear and...
The government has decided to allow keeping shops and shopping malls open till 5 pm provided they maintain health guidelines during the general holidays. The Cabinet Division issued a gazette...
COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has already infected more than 3.4 million people globally and its rampant spread has forced virtually the entire world into a lockdown....
Less than 20 per cent of the 2020 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis has been funded so far, said the Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG), the platform...
Ten members of a family were found infected with coronavirus at Zafarpur village of Nabinagar upazila in Brahmanbaria on Monday, creating panic among local people. Civil Surgeon Mohammad Ekram Ullah...
The government has so far suspended a total of 42 public representatives for their alleged involvement in misappropriation of relief goods during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, an official said. Of...
The government has ordered a shutdown of inter-district transport services during the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday as it grapples with a worsening outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The Cabinet Division announced the...
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