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Bangladesh COVID-19 cases rise to 382,959; toll at 5,593

Bangladesh reported 1,684 new COVID-19 cases and 16 new deaths on Wednesday, pushing the tally to 382,959 and death toll to 5,593, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said

Bangladesh and US begin discussions in Dhaka to explore FTA option

Bangladesh and the US have begun discussions to explore possibilities of a Free Trade Agreement as part of efforts on economic recovery from the depths of the coronavirus pandemic

Is Bangladesh narrowing its vaccine options?

Bangladesh's refusal to co-fund the trials of a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine has narrowed down its options for getting vaccines when they will be ready, experts said

Death penalty to five rapists in Bangladesh under amended law

A court has sentenced five people to death after it found them guilty of gang-raping a madrasa girl in Bhuapur upazila of Tangail

Cricket trials over WhatsApp in Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced an innovative program wherein age group cricketers can give preliminary trials over WhatsApp amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Bangladesh to achieve 4.4% GDP growth this fiscal year: IMF

The International Monetary Fund today projected the country will achieve a GDP growth of 4.4 percent for the fiscal year 2020-21 due to the ongoing economic slowdown stemming from the coronavirus pandemic

Women in Dhaka take to the streets at midnight in a ‘March to Break the Shackles’

In a striking show of unity and protest against the sudden spike in rapes, hundreds of women brought out a procession in Dhaka, the Bangladesh capital,  right before midnight on Tuesday.
 

India's bureaucratic red tape holds up transmission projects for Bangladesh's Rooppur Nuclear Plant

Uncertainty looms large over the timely execution of a slew of power transmission projects aimed at facilitating electricity evacuation from the upcoming 2,400 MW Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) in Bangladesh

Commercial ilish farming not seen as viable option in Bangladesh

With the ilish population declining day by day in Bangladesh’s rivers, researchers in Bangladesh have been trying to farm the national fish of the country in four phases

Bangladesh president signs capital punishment ordinance for rape cases

Bangladesh President Md Abdul Hamid on Tuesday signed an ordinance elevating the maximum punishment in rape cases to death from life imprisonment

45% of Dhaka residents carry COVID-19 antibodies

About 45 per cent of the residents of Dhaka have developed COVID-19 antibodies, with the rate climbing to 74 per cent among slum-dwellers in the Bangladeshi capital, according to a new study

Bangladesh planning minister tests positive for coronavirus

The minister was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital after testing positive for the virus, said Md Shahedur Rahman, a spokesman for the planning ministry

Bangladesh imposes 22-day ban on catching, selling hilsa from midnight

The Bangladesh government has imposed a 22-day ban on catching, selling, hoarding and transporting of hilsa from midnight (October 14) to protect safe spawning of the fish during its peak breeding period

Bangladesh foreign minister appointed chair of Commonwealth Ministerial Group on Guyana

Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has been appointed as the Chair of Commonwealth Ministerial Group on Guyana, which works for the settlement of the Guyana-Venezuela territorial dispute

'45 percent' of Dhaka residents carry COVID-19 antibodies: Study

About 45 percent of the population in Dhaka city have developed antibodies to the coronavirus, with the rate climbing to 74 percent among slum-dwellers, according to a new study