Covid’s daily-death toll falls to 5 in Bangladesh
Covid-19 claimed five more lives and infected 289 more people in 24 hours till Monday morning. Bangladesh last logged five Covid-related deaths on a single-day on February 24 this year.…
Bangladesh mourns loss of lives in Kerala floods, landslides
Bangladesh has expressed deep shock over the loss of lives and resources in flooding and landslides in India's Kerala state. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has sent a condolence…
Global Covid cases near 244 million
The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 244 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the…
SUST buzzing again as dorms reopen
After nearly 19 months of Covid-forced closure, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) welcomed back its residential students to the dormitories with flowers and banners. Only vaccinated final-year honours…
Vaccinated Bangladeshis can visit Thailand without quarantine from Nov 1
Thailand will allow fully vaccinated travellers from Bangladesh from November 1 without quarantine under the ‘Sandbox Scheme’ in the designated tourism areas of Thailand. On spending a week in those…
Dengue: 190 more hospitalized in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 190 new patients being hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hours till Monday morning. With no new deaths reported, the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease this…
DU to collaborate with AFC Biotech to develop Covid-19 vaccine
The Centre for Advanced Research in Sciences (CARS) of Dhaka University (DU) will collaborate with AFC-Agro-Biotech Ltd in research, development and production of Covid-19 vaccine (DUBD-vac). A memorandum of understanding…
Canadian Int’l School Bangladesh gets new campus
Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi and Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Benoit Préfontaine have jointly inaugurated the new campus of Canadian International School Bangladesh (CISB). CEO of CISB…
IU resumes in-person classes
The authorities of Islamic University in Kushtia resumed in-person classes on Monday after about 18 months of closure due to Covid-19 outbreak. The decision of resuming physical classes was taken…
Japan to provide US$ 5 million to promote Bangladesh primary education
Bangladesh and Japan on Monday signed an exchange of notes and grant agreement on the “Japanese Grant Aid for the Fourth Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP4).” Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh…