Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam has tested positive for Covid-19 on second occasion. His family members have been also infected with the virus. The mayor and his family members are receiving treatment at home. Mayor Atiqul was infected with Covid-19 in 2020.  

The United States has expressed its eagerness to donate another one crore Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Bangladesh to help the country prevent the spread of the virus. With this, the total number of US-donated vaccines will stand at 3.80 crore. The United States Embassy in Dhaka revealed the information on Monday (January 31). According to the embassy, the vaccines set to be donated newly are…

Dhaka and Bangkok have agreed to raise bilateral ties to a newer height through further intensifying trade and investment relations between Bangladesh and Thailand. This was discussed in a telephone conversation between Bangladesh foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and his Thai counterpart Don Pramudwinai on Monday, BSS reports. During the phone call, Dr Momen and Pramudwinai, who is also deputy prime…

Influential US Congressman and Chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Gregory W Meeks has said they do not want to impose any sanctions against Bangladesh and there is an excellent relationship between the Washington and Dhaka. "We want to make sure that we are not (imposing any sanctions) against Bangladesh and we are still working with the government and people of the country," he told…

  Sixty-eight officials of the Barapukuria Coal Mine, including the managing director, have tested positive for COVID-19. Due to the situation, coal extraction has been suspended temporarily and some 500 Bangladeshi workers put on indefinite leave from Jan 27, said Managing Director Md Kamruzzaman Khan, reports bdnews24.com. “Thirty-two Bangladeshi officials, including myself, and 36 Chinese…

The Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh and the Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on scientific and technological cooperation between the two countries. South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Lee Jang-keun, during a recent meeting with Science and Technology Minister Yeafesh Osman handed over the MoU cross-signed by his Korean counterpart,…

The government has lowered the age limit of general people for receiving booster dose of coronavirus vaccine to 40 years from 50 years in a bid to ensure special protection for people amid the ongoing fresh wave of the virus transmission in the country. Health Minister Zahid Maleque came up with the announcement at a press conference at the Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons in Dhaka on…

Amid a fresh surge in coronavirus cases fuelled by highly transmissible Omicron variant, the health authorities are putting emphasis on strict adherence to health guidelines instead of imposing any lockdown to curb the spread of the virus. “We’re now observing the coronavirus situation. Given the intensity of the spike in coronavirus infections, the rate of hospitalisation of Covid-19…

President M Abdul Hamid on Saturday assented to the bill titled "Appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners Bill-2022" - passed in the first session of 2022 of 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS). According to an official handout, the President assented to the bill for formation of Election Commission (EC) and the next commission will be formed in accordance with the new law.  

A cold wave is sweeping different parts of the country and it may continue. “Mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping Rajshahi, Rangpur, Tangail, Gopalgonj, Faridpur, Madaripur, Rangamati, Feni, Moulvibazar, Jashore, Kushtia, Chuadanga, Barishal and Bhola districts and Sitakunda upazila  and it may continue,” said a bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). In its forecast…

President Md Abdul Hamid has given his consent to the Appointment of the Appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Bill 2022. A press release signed by Tarique Mahmud, director of the Public Relations of the Parliament Secretariat, on Saturday disclosed it. It said President Md Abdul Hamid has given his kind consent to the "Chief Election Commissioner and Other…

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said that the Bangladesh Police are being developed as a world-class force and the efforts will continue. The minister said this while addressing as the chief guest at an exchange meeting with senior police officials at Bangladesh Police Auditorium in Rajarbagh, Dhaka on Thursday night at the concluding session of the 5th day of Police Week 2022. He said the police are…

A mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over several parts of the country, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said on Saturday. The lowest temperature of the country was recorded at 7 degrees Celsius at Rajarhat upazila in Kurigram district and Tetulia in Panchagarh district. Dhaka’s minimum temperature was recorded at 12.6 degrees, it said. “The mild to moderate cold wave…