COVID-19 claims 21, infects 1602 in a day in Bangladesh
Bangladesh on Monday continued witnessing record numbers of daily COVID-19 deaths and infections as the country passed the 72nd day since ..
Danger signal for Bangladesh sea ports as cyclone turns severe
Amid fears of COVID-19 spread, Bangladesh has ordered the evacuation of more than 5 million people to 12,078 cyclone shelters along its coast as the super cyclonic ..
National Economic Council likely to finalise new ADP today
A meeting of the National Economic Council is scheduled to be held today for reviewing a proposal on the annual development programme for 2020-21 by the planning commission.
Ferry services suspended to curb rush of passengers
The authorities on Monday temporarily suspended all ferry services on two major channels on the river Padma due to the risks of COVID-19..
Idle power plants paid Tk 90b: study
A new study released on Monday by the US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis said that Bangladesh paid idle power plants Tk 90 billion ..
List for Cash Aid TIB, citizens for inquiry, government says ‘no’
No investigation would be carried out to identify any possible corruption even after unearthing repetitions of 8,00,000 mobile numbers ..
Bangladesh alerts maritime ports as Cyclone Amphan intensifies
The first cyclonic storm of the year, Amphan, formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal is moving slowly towards the coast while gathering strength from ..
ACC detects corruption in paddy, rice procurement, says chief
The Anti-Corruption Commission has detected incidents of corruption, including realising bribes from farmers, in the process of direct paddy ..
Taposh fires top DSCC officials
The new Dhaka South City Corporation chief, Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, fired two top officials of the corporation from their jobs on Sunday, ..
FY21 foreign debt to surge to Tk 4.4 lakh crore
The country’s external debt will jump to Tk 4.4 lakh crore in the new fiscal year from Tk 3.7 lakh crore in the outgoing fiscal year due to the spike..
