Bangladesh: Chinese national taken to hospital with fever
Dhaka/IBNS: On suspicion of being infected by coronavirus, a Chinese woman, who was working at Uttara EPZ in Nilphamari's Saidpur, has been admitted to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital, media reports said on Sunday.
Lahore/IBNS: During the recent T20 match between the home side and Bangladesh in Lahore city, several students and Jamaat-e-Islami loyalists in Pakistan displayed a placard in the gallery showing pictures of executed Bangladeshi Islamist leader Motiur Rahman.
Bangladesh: Trawler with Rohingyas capsizes in Bay of Bengal, 15 die
Dhaka/IBNS: A trawler, which was carrying Rohingyas, capsized in the Bay of Bengal and left at least 15 people killed, media reports said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh:11 China returnees test negative for coronavirus
Dhaka/IBNS: Out of the 312 people evacuated from China's Wuhan area by Bangladesh government, 11 of them, who were having high body temperatures, tested negative for the deadly coronavirus.
Coronavirus outbreak: Bangladesh halts visa-on-arrival for Chinese nationals
Dhaka/IBNS: Amid coronavirus outbreak in China, Bangladesh on Sunday suspended its visa-on-arrival services for Chinese nationals.
Bangladesh suspends on arrival visa for Chinese nationals
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said the visa on arrival for Chinese nationals has been suspended for one month following the outbreak of coronavirus.
Bangladesh: Freedoms remained under attack in 2019, says Amnesty International
Dhaka: Bangladesh had a mixed record on human rights in 2019, continuing to host nearly a million refugees and inch towards the progressive realization of economic and social rights while some freedoms remained under attack, Amnesty International said as the human rights organization released annual reports on events in the Asia-Pacific region.
Government to bring back 361 Bangladeshis from China tomorrow
Dhaka/IBNS: The government will bring back 361 Bangladeshi nationals from Coronavirus-hit Wuhan city of China on Saturday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Man suspected to be infected by coronavirus hospitalised
Beijing/IBNS: A Bangladeshi citizen, who returned from China, has been admitted Kurmitola General Hospital as he is suspected of suffering from coronavirus.
Globally Bangladesh is a model for poverty reduction: World Bank
Dhaka/IBNS: The World Bank reiterated its commitment to help Bangladesh sustain high economic growth, as the World Bank Vice President for South Asia, Hartwig Schafer concluded a three-day visit to the country.
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said 35 Chinese workers, who are working under the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project, are under observation.
Woman, her nephew die following sudden fever in Bangladesh village
Dhaka/IBNS: Leaving people panicked, a woman and her nephew died after following fever in a Bangladeshi village, media reports said on Monday.
Bangladesh trying to evacuate its nationals stranded in coronavirus-hit Wuhan
Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh government is trying to evacuate its nationals who are currently stranded in Wuhan city of China where coronavirus outbreak occurred.
Jamaat–e–Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir members arrested
Dhaka/IBNS: Police have arrested 16 members of Jamaat–e–Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir from Charmohanpur area of Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila, media reports said.
Top UN court orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya from genocide
New York/IBNS: Myanmar must take steps to protect its minority Rohingya population, the top UN court unanimously ruled on Thursday.