bangladesh
86 percent people with disabilities directly involved in agriculture: Study
A total of 86 percent people with physical and leprosy disabilities in Bangladesh are directly involved in agriculture while income of 88 percent of farmers with disabilities has been reduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
5 suspected drug traders held in city
Detectives in a drive arrested five suspected drug traders from the city’s Motijheel area on Saturday.
Lowest 6.6 degrees Celsius temperatures recorded in Kurigram’s Rajarhat
The lowest temperature of the country was recorded at 6.6 degrees Celsious at Rajarhat in Kurigram district on Saturday, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
British MPs, diplomats express solidarity with Bangabandhu’s secular, progressive values
British lawmakers and diplomats stationed in London have paid their profound homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and expressed solidarity with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s commitment to upholding Bangabandhu’s secular, progressive and pluralistic values in sustaining Bangladesh’s growth and prosperity.
12 people killed as train crushes bus in Joypurhat
At least 12 people were killed as a train crashed into a bus on Purana Poil level-crossing in Joypurhat sadar upazila early Saturday.
Portuguese President lauds migrant Bangladeshis
President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has praised the migrant Bangladeshis living in Portugal for their diligence and sincerity in work.
President, PM greet their Niger counterparts
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted their respective counterparts of the Republic of Niger on the country’s “Proclamation of the Republic Day” on Friday.
Migrants Day: Over 3,000 die during migration journeys in 2020
The International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Missing Migrants Project has recorded over 3,000 deaths on migratory routes worldwide so far in 2020.
School shutdown extended to Jan 16
The government has extended the closure of schools and educational institutions to January 16, as it looks to allay fears of a potentially brutal 'second wave' of infections exacerbated by the winter season.
7 held for ‘gang-raping’ expatriate’s wife in Gazipur
Police on Friday arrested seven people for “gang-raping” an expatriate’s wife in Gazipur’s Kapasia.