Bangladesh postpones on-arrival visa for Chinese visitors
The government has decided to postpone granting on-arrival visas for the Chinese visitors until further notice, foreign minister AK Abdul Momen said on Sunday.
Awami League-backed councillor-elect threatens injured journalist at hospital
A journalist who was hospitalised after being attacked while performing his professional duty during Saturday’s city electionson Sunday said the ruling Awami League-backed ..
Coronavirus outbreak BSMMU advises wearing masks, washing hands
People should wear anti-viral masks and wash hands properly to avoid coronavirus infection, said the keynote speaker of a seminar on coronavirus at ..
DHAKA CITY POLLS Taposh wins, Atiq leads amid intimidation, rigging
Ruling Awami League candidate Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh unofficially declared elected while M Atiqul Islam was set to be declared elected in Saturday’s ..
AL terms polls best in 100yrs
The Awami League termed Saturday’s elections to Dhaka north and south city the best in the last 100 years.
UAE to reopen labour market for Bangladeshis soon
United Arab Emirates is set to reopen its labour market to Bangladeshi migrant workers ‘very soon’ after an eight-year ban, Bangladesh’s envoy to the UAE has revealed.
BNP rejects polls, calls hartal for Sunday
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday evening called a dawn to dusk hartal in Dhaka city on Sunday rejecting the results of elections to two city corporations in Dhaka.
CEC faces fingerprint mismatch
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Saturday cast his votes with assistance from a presiding officer as his fingerprint did not match...
Obaidul hospitalised with breathing difficulty
Awami League general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader was admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical ..
Dhaka to ask Doha to recruit more workers, recognise skills
The government prepares to request the Qatari authorities to increase recruitment of workers from Bangladesh in the current year, said officials in Dhaka.