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BD reports 10 COVID cases

Dhaka, May 4 -- Bangladesh reported 10 more COVID-19 cases in 24 hours till Friday morning. With the new numbers, the country's total COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,050,038, according to the Directorate... Read More


Dhaka calls for global co-op to combat terrorism

Dhaka, May 4 -- Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA Muhammad Imran has stressed the need for undertaking coordinated and concerted efforts by all countries to effectively address the global challenge of ... Read More


CJ for govt efforts to protect Kharia language

Dhaka, May 4 -- Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan on Friday called for government efforts to protect near-extinct Kharia language. "Bangla is our state language, but different people have different mother... Read More


Ex attorney general Adv AJ Mohammad Ali dies

Dhaka, May 3 -- Former attorney general and also president of Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum A J Mohammad Ali passed away on Thursday. Mohammad Ali breathed his last while undergoing treatment at a hospi... Read More


Russia keen to increase awards for BD students

Dhaka, May 3 -- Russia has shown keen interest in increasing scholarships for Bangladeshi students in higher education. Russian ambassador to Bangladesh Aleksandr Mantytsky expressed this interest on... Read More


Govt to boost eco-friendly techno in rice cultivation

Dhaka, May 3 -- Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury unveiled plans to boost the adoption of eco-friendly technologies in rice cultivation aimed at curbing greenhou... Read More


Milton Samadder on 3-day remand

Dhaka, May 3 -- A court here on Thursday placed Child and Old Age Care founder Milton Samadder on three-day remand in a case lodged for allegedly making fake death certificates to bury people died in ... Read More


Heatwave officially recognised as disaster, announces State Minister

Dhaka, May 3 -- With temperatures reaching unbearable levels, there is a call from public health experts and meteorologists to officially declare the heatwave a disaster and to establish a comprehensi... Read More


BD reports 17 COVID cases

Dhaka, May 3 -- With the new numbers, the country's total COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,050,028, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Diarrhoea breaks out in Joypurhat, over ... Read More


NCPSRR calls for freeze on BD Railway ticket prices

Dhaka, May 1 -- The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads, and Railways (NCPSRR), a prominent civil society group, has vehemently opposed Bangladesh Railway's decision to eliminate fare discou... Read More