Bangladesh: Hindu homes attacked over alleged Facebook post
Cumilla: Angry people have allegedly vandalized several houses of Hindu people over rumours about an alleged Facebook post slandering Islam in Bangladesh's Cumilla area.
Bangladesh AC blasts: Mosque committee chief arrested
Narayanganj: The Bangladesh Criminal Investigation Department or CID officials have arrested the head of Baitus Salat Jame Mosque's management committee over a case related to the blasts of airconditioner which killed 34 people recently.
Bangladesh: Intellectuals form Sampritee Bangladesh to provide a strong platform for secular forces
Dhaka: Several intellectuals have joined to form an organisation called Sampritee Bangladesh (Sampriti meaning harmony) which aims to give strength to secular forces and weaken those who attempt to target the nation.
Bangladesh registers 19 new COVID-19 deaths
Dhaka: Bangladesh registered 19 more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll due to the disease to 5,905, media reports said on Friday.
France’s foreign ministry issues safety advice to its citizens currently in Bangladesh
Dhaka/UNI: France has warned its citizens living or travelling to several Muslim-majority countries to take extra security precautions on Tuesday as anger surged over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh registers 15 more deaths, toll reaches 5,818
Dhaka/UNI: The death toll from coronavirus has reached 5,818 as 15 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours.
COVID-19: Bangladesh government imposes strict mask wearing measures
Dhaka: The Bangladesh government has decided not to provide its service to any person who is not wearing a mask, a measure taken to fight the COVID-19 outbreak in the nation.
Bangladesh: Three members of banned terror outfit detained
Dhaka: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members have detained three members of banned terrorist outfit Allahr Dal from Bangladesh's Rangpur region, media reports said on Sunday.
Bangladesh: Danger level of deep depression in Bay of Bengal levels to 4
Dhaka/UNI: Due to the deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, coastal districts and their outlying islands and chars are at risk of wind-swept tidal waves 3 to 4 feet higher than normal.
Bangladesh ranks 75 in Global Hunger Index
Dhaka/Xinhua: Bangladesh ranks 75th among 107 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2020, according to the new GHI report released on Sunday.
Former Bangladesh Minister dies of Covid
Dhaka/UNI: Former state minister for power and energy during the BNP-led four-party alliance, AKM Mosharraf Hossain died of coronavirus at a city hospital on Saturday night. He was 83.
Bangladesh drops plan to develop deep-sea port at Sonadia island in which China was keen to invest
Dhaka: The Bangladesh government has dropped the plan of developing a deep-sea port at Sonadia island in which China had keen interest in investing, said media reports.
Bangladesh government rejects Chinese COVID-19 trial
Dhaka: The clinical trial in Bangladesh of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech has now become uncertain after the country's health ministry expressed unwillingness towards co-financing the initiative as requested by the Chinese drugmaker.
Dhaka: While the invisible enemy Coronavirus slowed down the shuttle of the global economy, Bangladesh kept its growth rolling and accelerating amid the disaster owing to the timely plans spelled out by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, as claimed in a webinar of Awami League.
Bangladesh: Government calls for refrain from fake propaganda or action will be taken
Dhaka/UNI: The Bangladesh government on Tuesday urged all concerned to refrain from spreading all kinds of false propaganda through social media to protect the image of the country.