ADB approves $300,000 grant to support Bangladesh

The Asian Development Bank on Saturday approved $300,000 emergency grant to support the Bangladesh government’s fight against COVID-19.

IEDCR struggles as queue of test seekers grows

The government’s top officials including the health minister assured people time and again that the testing facilities for COVID-19 is going to be decentralised ..

Coronavirus fatality rate highest in Bangladesh

The government statistics showed that the death rate from novel coronavirus infection stood at 10.41 per cent as of Friday, the highest fatality..

BNP leader Sanaullah Mia dies

Bangladesh Nationalist Party law affairs secretary Sanaullah Mia died at a hospital in the capital on Friday evening.

European Union hails Khaleda’s release

The European Union on Friday welcomed the release of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia from prison.

BGMEA backtracks on factory closure

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Friday backtracked on its earlier stance on closure of factories to prevent spread..

Vendor’s Death in Police Firing Case filed against 1,000 workers in Dinajpur

A tea vendor was killed and at least 10 people injured as police opened fire on jute mill workers, who took to the streets demanding unpaid wages..

BGMEA president recommends closure of all factories

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association president Rubana Huq on Thursday recommended that all the BGMEA ..

Imran Khan greets Hasina on Independence Day of Bangladesh

Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan greeted prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday on the occasion of Independence Day of Bangladesh...

Testing kits, PPEs land in Dhaka from China

The second batch of medical logistics, including 10,000 testing kits, 10,000 personal protective equipment and 1,000 infrared thermometers..