Dhaka: Eight more children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00 am on Wednesday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,044 this year. The Directorate General of Health Servic…
as bangladesh looks towards reopening the malaysian labour market:As Bangladesh looks towards reopening the Malaysian labour market, the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment is taking a firm stance to protect ordinary workers from…
Dhaka: Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC Concerned Customers’ Forum and a group of dismissed bank employees staged separate demonstrations in Motijheel and Jatiya Press Club area to press home their respective demands. Demonstrators from both groups gathered…
Jeddah: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will stand by Bangladesh in its efforts to ensure the speedy repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar, newly elected OIC Secretary General Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed has said. He made t…
Dhaka: Gallery Cosmos and Cosmos Atelier71 will host the 12th session of their ongoing artist talk initiative, Cosmos Art Echo, featuring noted Bangladeshi artist, graphic designer, and researcher Sabyasachi Hazra. Titled ‘Contemplation: An Unhurried …
Rupganj: Hawkers’ stalls, makeshift markets, and vehicle stands have encroached on much of the road beneath the Bhulta-Gawsia flyover in Rupganj of Narayanganj, leaving only a narrow passage for traffic on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway. Long-distance buses…
Dhaka: A schoolteacher lost her life after a bus collided with a motorcycle she was riding as a pillion passenger in the Banasree area of the capital on Wednesday night.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the victim, Tasfiya Ahmed Tisha, aged …
Dhaka: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has further cut the tax on imports of equipment and parts used for solar power generation to 1% to facilitate the expansion of renewable energy. Under a notification issued Wednesday, importers will be exempt…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman left Dhaka for Japan on Wednesday on a four-day official visit to attend the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games.
According to United News of Bangladesh, General Waker-Uz-Zaman, who is also th…