The diarrhoea situation of the country has not improved much. From March 1 to April 15, about 48,000 diarrhoea and cholera patients were treated at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr’b) in Dhaka. Although the number of patients admitted to the hospital has decreased since April 8, it has never come down below 1,000. Some 1,058 people were admitted on…

A top ranking International Finance Corporation (IFC) official says the development organization aims to double its investments in Bangladesh within the next five years, with a focus on creating new jobs, with new investments to help accelerate the country's resilient recovery and to spur green growth. The comments by IFC Regional Director for South Asia, Hector Gomez Ang, came at the end of a five-day…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has handed over "Swadhinata Purashkar-2022" (Independence Award-2022), the highest national civil award of the country, to nine distinguished persons and two organisations. She distributed the award in person in a ceremony held at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) at Tejgaon on Thursday. The Prime Minister handed over the award to the two living freedom fighters, Sirajuddin…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday (March 23) extended her heartiest congratulation to Bangladesh national cricket team for making a history by winning the first-ever ODI series against host South Africa. The visiting Bangladesh has won the three-match one day international (ODI) series against South Africa by 2-1. In a felicitation message, the cricket-lover prime minister greeted all the…

Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam said 10 mobile courts will be assigned to launch drive for ensuring food safety during the holy Ramadan. He was addressing a workshop at Nagar Bhaban in Gulshan of the capital on Thursday. Hailing from Mirpur, Mohammadpur, Karwan Bazar, and Mohakhali, owners of 200 hotels and restaurants attended the workshop to learn how to cook and sell iftar items…

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed on Wednesday warned that if any police member is found involved in crime, that person would be expelled from the police force.  The IGP was addressing a special welfare meeting with officers and forces of different ranks of all police units of Khulna Range at Jeshore Police Lines on Wednesday. Chaired by Khulna Range DIG Khandker Mohit Uddin, Jeshore…

Ambassador Daniela Sezonov Tane on Wednesday presented her credentials to President Abdul Hamid as the non-resident envoy of Romania to Bangladesh. Based in New Delhi she also serves concurrently as her country’s ambassador to Indian and Nepal. Ambassador Daniela was given a guard of honour by a smartly turned out contingent of Presidential Guard Regiment on her arrival at Bangabhaban, President’s…

Bangladesh reported one more Covid-linked death with 134 fresh cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. On Tuesday, the country reported 121 fresh cases with no death. The country reported first zero Covid-related death in a single day on November 20 last year along with 178 infections since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March 2020.The daily positivity rate rose a bit to 1.27 per cent from…

Bangladesh Embassy in Poland has urged Bangladesh nationals to leave Ukraine immediately. The embassy made the urge on its Facebook page on Tuesday (Febraury 15). “Bangladesh immigrants in Ukraine are suggested to leave the country immediately in light of recent security situation. If they cannot move to any other country, they can return to Bangladesh. The embassy will monitor the situation…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of eminent music composer and singer of India Bappi Lahiri. In a message of condolence, she prayed for salvation of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family, reports BSS. Bappi Lahiri who popularised disco music in India in the 80s and 90s, died at Mumbai's CritiCare Hospital on Tuesday…

The Amar Ekushey Book Fair will start today by following proper health guidelines. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will virtually inaugurate the book fair from her official residence Ganabhaban on Tuesday (February 15). After the inauguration, the book fair will be opened for public. The fair will start at 2pm and continue till 9pm every day. On holidays, the fair will start at 11am. In this year’s…

The six-member search committee formed to finalize the recommendations for the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners will sit with eight senior journalists. The meeting is scheduled to be held at the Supreme Court Judges Lounge on Tuesday (February 15). The search committee will sit with— Business Standard Editor Inam Ahmed Chowdhury, New Age Editor Nurul…

A parliamentary watchdog on Monday asked the foreign ministry to take necessary measures to have US sanctions on RAB and some its former officials withdrawn. The issue was discussed during a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs at the Parliament Secretariat. After the meeting, committee chairman Muhammad Faruk Khan told reporters “We discussed the US sanction on…