Foreign-Affairs
More US citizens to leave Dhaka Sunday
As coronavirus cases continue to rise in Bangladesh, a good number of US citizens and their families are leaving the country for home on a special chartered flight on Sunday evening.
WB fast-tracks $100million coronavirus support for Bangladesh
The World Bank has approved a fast-track $100 million financing to help Bangladesh prevent, detect, and respond to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic and strengthen its national systems for public health emergencies.
Elderly Bangladeshi man dies in US from Coronavirus
A Bangladeshi elderly man died from coronavirus in Jackson Heights of New York on Friday morning.
COVID-19: China observing Mourning Day; Dhaka joins with Beijing
Bangladesh joined with China expressing deep condolences for the loss of lives due to the outbreak of coronavirus in Wuhan city and other places as China is observing Mourning Day on Saturday remembering the martyrs.
More US citizens to leave Dhaka Sunday
The US Department of State and US Embassy in Dhaka have arranged second special chartered flight for US citizens and their families.
Apr 1 Border Killing: BSF identifies victim as “drug smuggler”
The Border Security Force (BSF) of India has clarified the death of a Bangladeshi national that took place on April 1, identifying the victim as one of the cross-border “drug smugglers”.
RMG worker buried in Sunamganj after death with fever, cough
A garment worker who died with fever and cold on Wednesday at a hospital in Gazipur was buried in Mahtabpur village in Tahirpur upazila on Thursday night.
Govt to bring back Bangladesh citizens stuck in foreign countries: MoFA
The government will bring back the Bangladesh citizens who got stuck in various countries including India due to lockdown there once the situation becomes convenient, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday.
Bangladesh economy to remain strong if COVID-19 challenges managed well: ADB
Bangladesh economy is expected to remain strong in fiscal year (FY) 2020 with strong GDP growth rate of 7.8 percent, said a new report of Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Govt, UNDP, DFID joint hands to protect 2.16m urban poor from COVID-19
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has rolled out urgent response to help nearly 2.16 million people stay safe from the deadly coronavirus in an effort to protect Bangladesh’s urban poor, the group most vulnerable to the threat posed by COVID-19 pandemic.