Bangladesh
5 brick kilns fined Tk8 lakh in Sylhet
Five brick kilns in Sylhet’s Beanibazar and Golapganj upazilas have been fined Tk8 lakh.
CICA for applying Covid-19 lessons to advance multilateral cooperation
The Senior Officials’ Committee (SOC) meeting of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) on Friday discussed the regional situation shaped by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cut Kidney dialysis cost for poor: Speakers
Speakers at a discussion on Friday requested the government and private sector authorities to reduce the cost of dialysis for the poor as the treatment cost of kidney-related diseases is high in the country.
Patent-free Covid-19 vaccines: Yunus’ petition gets 1 million signatures
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus’ petition on putting people ahead of pharma patents has received nearly one million signatures.
26 Islamic University teachers bag science & technology fellowship
As many as 26 teachers from various departments of Islamic University in Kushtia have bagged next year's Science and Technology Fellowship for Special Research.
Landslide in Gazipur’s Kapasia: Traffic movement suspended
Parts of the Kapasia-Sreepur link road and nearby areas collapsed into the River Banar in Gazipur on Friday, bringing the vehicular movements to a halt.
Prisoner dies in Sunamganj jail
A prisoner of Sunamganj jail died on Friday morning.
President, PM greet Burkina Faso counterparts on their National Day
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have congratulated Roch Marc Christian Kabore, President of Burkina Faso and Christophe Joseph Marie Dabire, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso respectively on the occasion of the National Day of Burkina Faso that falls on on 11 December 2020.
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 19 more deaths, 1,884 new cases
Amid rise in Covid -19 infections in Bangladesh, health authorities on Friday reported 1,884 new cases in 24 hours, pushing the country’s total tally to 487,849.
BYLC Virtual Youth Carnival on Dec 19
Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) is going to host Virtual Youth Carnival 2020 on December 19 to celebrate the resilience of youth and promote the value of active citizenship.