Bangladesh trails China in COVID-19 infection
Bangladesh broke the daily COVID-19 death record on Tuesday for three days in a row and also logged record infections on the day..
Usual budget with 6pc deficit likely tomorrow
Thanks to the COVID-19 crisis, the government is set to announce the new budget with a deficit of 6 per cent of the GDP for the first time in place of the decades-long ..
FM rules out possibility of taking Rohingyas from Malaysia
Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of deportation of a group of Rohingyas, who were rescued at the Langkawi Bay..
BNP for budget to save lives, livelihoods
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday said that the new budget should not be growth-centric but should be based on a three-year..
Purba Rajabazar on complete lockdown
Army patrolling was strengthen at Pubra Rajabar area in the capital where an estimated 50,000 people live, as the area came under a strict lockdown..
Coronavirus Fallout Poverty rate rises to 35pc
Bangladesh’s national poverty rate rose to 35 per cent in 2020 from 24.3 per cent in 2016 due to the adverse impacts of the coronavirus pandemic,..
DU introduce method to detect COVID-19‘in 40 mins
The authorities of Dhaka University on Sunday claimed to introduce a new method which can detect coronavirus within around 40 minutes.
Bangladesh MP detained in Kuwait
Kuwait’s Central Investigation Department detained Bangladeshi lawmaker Mohammad Shahid Islam in Kuwait on charges of human trafficking and money laundering.
Economists want rational subsidies
Economic experts have asked the government to overhaul the current subsidy and incentive policy that is heavily tilted towards the energy and export-oriented apparel..
First Bangladesh minister tests COVID-19 positive
Ruling Awami League lawmaker and Chittagong hill tracts affairs minister Bir Bahadur U Shwe Sing tested positive for COVID-19, said an official on Sunday.
