Bangladesh reports second Coronavirus death

Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh on Saturday reported its second Coronavirus infected patient's death, media reports said.

Bangladesh: RAB officials arrest three members of terror outfit 'Allahar Dal'

Dhaka/IBNS:  A special team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Bangladesh have arrested three members, including Assistant Nayek, of banned militant outfit ‘Allahar Dal’ on Monday, media reports said.

Bangladesh confirms three new coronavirus infected cases

Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh government on Monday confirmed three new coronavirus cases, taking the number of infected people in the country to eight, media reports said.

Bangladesh Hindu priest killing: Four convicts get death penalty

Dhaka/IBNS: A Bangladesh court has awarded death sentences to four Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) members in connection with the murder of a Hindu priest in the country's Panchagarh area in 2016, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Teenager raped in Dhaka

Dhaka/IBNS: A minor girl has been gang-raped in Bangladesh capital Dhaka city's Uttara region, media reports said.

Coronavirus Spread: Three Bangladeshis test positive

Dhaka/IBNS: Three Bangladeshi people have tested positive for Coronavirus in the south Asian nation, media reports said on Sunday.

India condemns terror attack in Afghanistan

New Delhi/IBNS: Indian government on Saturday condemned the attack in Kabul city of Afghanistan which left 27 people killed.

Bangladesh: Dhaka metro rail worker hit by rod, dies

Dhaka/IBNS: A Dhaka Metro Rail Project worker died after he was hit by iron rods in the High Court area of the Bangladeshi city, media reports said on Saturday.

Bangladesh: Awami League activist hacked to death

Dhaka/IBNS: An Awami League activist was hacked to death by unidentified person in Jashore’s Sharsha area in Bangladesh, media reports said.

Coronavirus Scare: US to provide USD 37mn for Bangladesh, 24 other nations

Washington/IBNS:  The U.S. Government on March 2 announced a commitment of USD 37 million in financing from the Emergency Reserve Fund for Contagious Infectious Diseases at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for 25 countries, including Bangladesh, which are either affected by novel coronavirus COVID-19 or at high risk of its spread.

UN urges for USD 877 mln for Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh

United Nations/UNI:  Launching a 2020 Joint Response Plan (JRP) for the Rohingya humanitarian crisis, the UN refugee agency -- UNHCR -- on Tuesday appealed to raise US$877 million to cater to the needs of more than one million Rohingya refugees.

Bangladesh bans several Pakistani fairness creams for harmful substances

Dhaka/IBNS: After tests found harmful substances like mercury in exceeding level than what is permissible, the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution or BSTI has banned eight Pakistani skin fairness creams, media reports said.

Delhi violence will affect regional peace, cooperation, says Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said Delhi violence would affect the regional peace, fraternity and cooperation.

Dhaka building fire leaves one woman killed

Dhaka/IBNS: A fire broke out at a residence in Dhaka's Mohammadpur area which left a woman killed, media reports said.

Coronavirus suspicion: China returnee admitted to Bangladesh hospital

Dhaka/IBNS: A student, who recently returned from China, was admitted to a government hospital in Bangladesh city of Habiganj on suspicion of the novel coronavirus, media reports said on Monday.