At least 18 people killed in China underground gas leak

Eighteen miners were confirmed dead on Saturday after a carbon monoxide leak at a coal mine in south-western China..

Bhasan Char receives 1,642 Rohingyas

A total of 1,642 Rohingya people reached Bhasan Char on Friday afternoon as the government transferred..

Hasina for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccine

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has sought ‘urgent global attention and further collaboration’ to defeat the coronavirus...

COVID-19, Poor preparedness for second wave

The preparedness for the second wave of COVID-19 infections is still very poor although COVID-19 deaths..

COVID-19 Fatality rate on rise in Dhaka division

The weekly COVID-19 fatality rate in Dhaka division has been on the rise for three weeks, according..

Economists, farmers decry Bangladesh’s rice import decision

The government has started importing rice amid continued refusal of local millers to supply the staple despite legal obligation.

Bangladesh initiates move to arrest PK Halder thru Interpol

The Anti-Corruption Commission has taken an initiative to issue arrest warrant through the International Criminal Police Organisation..

BNP demands free COVID-19 vaccine for all

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday demanded that COVID-19 vaccines should be distributed free among..

Bangladesh to punish Freedom Fighters for benefit fraud

The government has taken an initiative to identify and punish the freedom fighters who have been drawing extra..

Ministry seeks govt nod for COVID-19 vaccine single sourcing

The government is set to procure three crore doses of the Oxford-developed COVID-19 vaccine from Serum Institute of India..