Bangladesh
Death toll from Covid-19 crosses 7000 in Bangladesh, new cases 1,329
Amid the global concern over the second wave of Covid -19 infections, the health authorities in Bangladesh on Saturday reported
Let people enjoy benefits of 'Digital Bangladesh': President
President Abdul Hamid on Saturday emphasised the importance of innovations instead of imitation to take the benefits of ‘Digital Bangladesh’ to people.
PM mourns death of Nilphamari AL leader Akther Hossain
Akter Hossain Badal breathed his last at 12:30pm on Saturday at Rangpur Combined Military Hospital. He was 63.
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He left behind his wife, two sons, daughter and a host of relatives and well wishers.
Meanwhile, Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader also expressed his profound sorrow and shock at the death of Akter Hossain Badal.
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Bangladesh, India can jointly offer tough race for global competitors in textile business: Shahriar
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Saturday said Bangladesh and India can offer a tough race for other competitors in global textile business considering India as one of the top cotton exporting countries.
British, Turkish envoys impressed by artworks featuring PM Hasina
British High Commissioner Robert Chatterton Dickson and Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Mustafa Osman Turan on Saturday highly appreciated the artists for capturing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s life and achievements.
Jamuna loses battle to illegal sand mining in Sirajganj
Illegal and unabated sand extraction is causing serious erosion on a six-kilometre stretch on the bank of Jamuna River in Sirajganj’s Shahjadpur Upazila.
Ekushey Book Fair 2021 to go virtual
The next Amar Ekushey Book Fair will be organised virtually to prevent the transmission of coronavirus as the country prepares to tackle a possible second wave of Covid-19.
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.