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The first batch of Rohingya refugees has reached the island of Bhasan Char in Noakhali from the Cox’s Bazar camp. Seven ships carrying 1,642 Rohingya people from Ukhiya reached the...
A clash broke out between police and protesters after Jumma prayers (Friday prayer) at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital’s Paltan area, where several hundreds stated a demonstration against...
The construction works of a pipeline under in the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Project have begun in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur. Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) Chairman Abu Bakr Siddique inaugurated the...
The government is going to start alternative, rapid antigen testing for Covid-19 in the country on Saturday, officials concerned told The Financial Express. Though not considered as accurate as PCR...
The surplus in the balance of payments of Bangladesh has continued to rise amid the coronavirus pandemic, exceeding $4 billion in the July-October period. In the same period last year,...
Education is probably one of the few sectors in Bangladesh that is resistant to technological changes. Until the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, policymakers, educational institutions, teachers and parents in the...
Bangladesh has once again made it compulsory for air travellers arriving in the country to carry a test report certifying that they are coronavirus-negative amid a spike in COVID-19 cases...
At least seven people have died in a collision between a bus and an autorickshaw in Daulatpur Upazila of Manikganj. Daulatpur Police OC Rezaul Karim said the incident took place...
As the world awaits a Covid-19 vaccine, a US public health expert says the vast majority of people in Bangladesh and other parts of the world will have to wait...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought urgent global attention and further collaboration for ensuring universal, equitable, timely and affordable access to quality vaccines against Covid-19. The prime minister made the...
A 50-year-old Hasna Begum passes her days through babysitting grandchildren. This woman from Baipail area of Savar – who singlehandedly managed all sorts of household works for a family consisting...
Bangladesh has registered 2,252 new cases of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 473,991. The death toll surged to 6,772 after...
Kane Williamson showed few signs he has not played a test since March as the New Zealand captain posted a career-best 251 on the second day of the opening test...
Former minister and lawmaker Asaduzzaman Noor tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) on Thursday night. The 74-year-old, best known for playing the character Baker Bhai in Humayun Ahmed's drama series "Kothao...
Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim has said the people who are trying to create controversy and triggering agitation over setting up of Bangabandhu’s sculpture will be resisted. “Constitutionally,...
A total of 1,752 people were slapped with fines and 14 people were arrested or detained on different terms for violating the government’s health rules from November 15 to November...
About 6 kilometres of Padma Bridge has become visible with the installation of its 40th span on Friday. The 2E span was installed on pillars 11 and 12 of the...
At least six people have been killed and five others injured after a truck ploughed into the back of a parked bus in Tangail's Mirzapur Upazila. The incident occurred on...
Moderna said on Thursday (USstandard time) it expects to have between 100 million and 125 million doses of its experimental Covid-19 vaccine available globally in the first quarter (Q1) of...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has welcomed the important measures to strengthen media freedom and pluralism in the ‘European Democracy Action Plan’ published by the European Commission. The plan...
A total of 1,642 Rohingya refugees have started their journey from the Chittagong Boat Club Jetty to Bhasan Char at 10.20 am on Friday. Five ships of the Bangladesh Navy...
The floor area ratio (FAR) included in the Building Construction Rules 2008 is abnormally high, making it difficult to control population density in Dhaka, urban experts said. They also said...
The High Court has issued a contempt of court ruling against Chairman of Land Reforms Board, Md Yeakub Ali Patwary, and three others as they leased some tenanted (projabili) properties...
Dhaka's residents are still paying higher for seasonal vegetables despite a significant decline in prices at growers' level at the beginning of full harvest time. Prices of some vegetables slightly...
The government lowered the maximum investment ceilings of purchasing three types of savings certificates on Thursday. The certificates are - Five-Year Bangladesh Sanchaypatra, Three-Month Profit-Based Sanchaypatra, and Paribar Sanchaypatra (family...
The government would not have to cut much from the project aid (PA) in the current fiscal year (FY2020-21) as the preparatory consultations on the upcoming revision of the Annual...
Planning minister MA Mannan has suggested that the central bank enquire about the reasons behind some banks' reluctance to disburse Covid-19 stimulus packages. He is unhappy over the poor execution...
More than 400 lawmakers from 34 countries have signed a letter to Amazon.com boss Jeff Bezos backing a campaign that claims the tech giant has “dodged and dismissed… debts to...
Over 1.5 million people have lost their lives due to Covid-19 with one death reported every nine seconds on a weekly average, as vaccinations are set to begin in December...
The Courier Service Licencing Authority (CSLA) is going to introduce punitive measures, including imprisonment and fines, for the unlicenced courier service companies, according to officials at the regulator. They said...
The Dhaka metro rail company has planned to start construction of the MRT-6 extension from Motijheel to Kamalapur Railway Station by next month although the complexities over the project are...
The country's merchandise shipments again showed positive trend with a meagre growth in November this year after witnessing a fall in the previous month of October. The single-month income in...
Facebook said Thursday it will start removing false claims about COVID-19 vaccines, in its latest move to counter a tide of coronavirus-related online misinformation. In the coming weeks, the social...
A few global biotech research institutes and leading drug-makers have proved soothsayers wrong and come up with effective Covid-19 vaccines much ahead of projections. People's attention is now more focussed...
United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock has painted a bleak picture of the humanitarian overview of the planet. So bleak the year ahead looks that, he admits, 'if we...
Despite the Covid-induced adversities affecting the economy in many ways, there was a sense of respite for the government in respect of food security. Such a sense was prompted mainly...
The cyclonic storm "Burevi", currently located over the Southwest Bay and adjoining area, is likely to move towards West-northwest direction, the Met Office said on Thursday. Earlier, the storm was...
Many a city finds the banks of wide rivers beside them suitable for building recreation sites. Quite aptly, these spots could be grouped among hill resorts, small islands and dense...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved a chargesheet in a case filed eight years ago against Monir Hossain, popularly known as ‘Golden Monir’, over acquiring huge amounts of wealth ‘beyond...
The promise of COVID-19 vaccines is "phenomenal" and "potentially game-changing", World Health Organisation European director Hans Kluge said on Thursday, a day after Britain became the first Western country to...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said the government is not taking any Rohingya to Bhasan Char forcibly but they are going there voluntarily. "We're not taking any Rohingya to...
The government will hold textile service week from December 06 aiming to flourish the sector. Facilitating clearance of imported textile machinery, correcting the ownership name, and recommending to the issuance...
The High Court has issued a contempt of court ruling against Chairman of Land Reforms Board, Md Yeakub Ali Patwary, and three others as they leased some tenanted (projabili) properties...
For us in Bangladesh, the coronavirus pandemic has forced certain thoughts on to the table. Or call them lessons, those we perhaps have learned from a crisis which rages on,...
Bangladesh was recently termed as the "South Asian Miracle" in a top Indian daily. Clocking a GDP growth rate of 8.15 per cent in FY 2019, it was ahead of...
Ruling Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday alleged that the opposition BNP is searching for backdoor to grasp state power leaning on others after failing in movement. “The...
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 750th goal of his remarkable career in a 3-0 win over Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday as Stephanie Frappart became the first female referee to...
Twenty-two accused in BUET student Abrar Fahad murder case, expressed no-confidence on the judge of the Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 on Thursday. No-confidence pleas said that the deposition of witnesses...
An additional 207 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by the severe long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total number to more than 1.0 billion by...
Life style of people has been changed due to Coronavirus pandemic. From the beginning of the crisis people`s daily activities were hampered. However, with the passage of time everything has...
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