Bangladesh records 46 COVID-19 deaths 3,489 test positive in past 24 hrs

Dhaka/UNI: The death toll from Coronavirus in Bangladesh has reached 2,197 with 46 more people succumbing to the contagion in the last 24 hours.

Bangladesh reports highest daily rise of 2,523 COVID-19 cases

Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh on Friday confirmed 2,523 new cases of COVID-19, the highest single day rise since the start of the pandemic in the country on March 8, bringing the total to 42,844.

Bangladesh reports 19 more COVID-19 deaths

Dhaka/UNI:  The death toll from novel coronavirus has reached 269 as 19 more deaths were reported in the last 24 hours in the country on Wednesday

COVID-19: Bangladesh government likely to extend shutdown by 10 days

Dhaka/IBNS: Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Bangladesh government is planning to extend the nationwide shutdown of offices and workplaces by 10 days from May 15, media reports said.

COVID-19: Bangladesh reports one more Coronavirus infection case in past 23 hours

Dhaka/UNI: One more person has been infected with coronavirus or COVID-19 in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday.

After India, China donates testing kits, PPEs to Bangladesh

Dhaka/UNI: After India handed over 30 thousand surgical masks and 15 thousand head covers to Bangladesh, the second batch of medical logistics, including 10,000 testing kits, 10,000 personal protective equipment and 1,000 infrared thermometers, arrived here from Kunming in China on Thursday afternoon.

Bangladesh: Unknown men kill Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leader

Dhaka/IBNS: Unknown men have hacked to death a local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student body of Bangladesh's political party BNP, media reports said on Saturday.

Cold snap grips Bangladesh, hits normal life

Dhaka/UNI:  Bone-chilling cold has slowed the wheels of normal life in most parts of Bangladesh including the capital of Dhaka.

Despite grappling with Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh is ‘development miracle’

New York: Despite global turbulence and economic uncertainty, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh told the General Assembly on Friday evening that her country has often been cited as a “development miracle”.

Bangladesh: Islamic State claims responsibility for two bombs found in Dhaka

Dhaka, July 26 (IBNS): Islamic State has claimed that its members placed two bombs found near police boxes in Dhaka, media reports said on Friday.

Bangladesh to be among top 20 growing economies by 2014

Dhaka, May 11 ( UNI) Finance Minister of Bangladesh AHM Mustafa Kamal on Saturday said Bangladesh will be among the top 20 growing economies of the world by 2024.

Bangladesh: Security forces arrest four suspected terrorists

Dhaka, Feb 2 (IBNS): Bangladesh security forces said they have arrested four suspected terrorists who were planning to murder a newspaper editor, media reports said.

Sheikh Hasina takes oath as Bangladesh PM

Dhaka, Jan 7 (IBNS): Sheikh Hasina took oath as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the fourth time in her political career on Monday.

Bangladesh elections: Hold those responsible accountable for ‘violent attacks and intimidation’

New York, Jan 5 (IBNS): Violence and alleged human rights violations in Bangladesh “before, during and after” 30 December elections have prompted the United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) to call on Friday for those responsible to be held to account.

Bangladesh: Hindu home gutted in Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila

Dhaka, Dec 28 (IBNS): An alleged arson attack has been carried out at the residence of a Hindu family in Bangladesh's Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila, media reports said on Friday.