Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of former member of Awami League Central Working Committee and former lawmaker of Kishoreganj-3 constituency Dr Mizanul Huq. In a condolence message, the premier prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.

Stranded passengers of the Biman Bangladesh flight which made an emergency landing at Nagpur International Airport in Maharashtra on Friday after its pilot suffered a heart attack mid-air have finally landed at Dhaka. A flight of the national flag carrier, BG-022, left Nagpur Airport at around 10:25pm (Indian local time) carrying 124 passengers and landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport…

Country's first metro rail was operated in the capital on experimental basis on Friday (August 27). On that day, the Metro Rail was operated from Uttara's Diabari Depot to Mirpur Pallabi Station at 10:00am. A Metro Rail coach, comprising six compartments, was operated from Diabari to Pallabi Station on experimental basis. The  coach was operated from 6:00am to 10:00am. There were no problems…

Bashundhara Group Vice Chairman Safwan Sobhan has been honoured with ‘Asia’s Greatest Leader 2020-21’ award for his outstanding contribution to the industry and society. The award was given at the AsiaOne Magazine’s 14th Edition of Asia Africa Business and Social Forum: Awards & Business E-summit held virtually on Friday. The Bashundhara Group Vice Chairman won the award…

All kinds of factories in the country will remain closed from 23 July to 5 August as the government will impose strict lockdown during the time after relaxing restrictions one week due to Eid. The Cabinet Division today announced that imposed strict lockdown restrictions will be relaxed for a week from 14 July to 23 July to facilitate trades and economic activities centering Eid-ul-Adha.  A new…

The government today announced another two weeks of strict lockdown from July 23 after restrictions will be relaxed for a week from 14 July  to facilitate trades and economic activities centering Eid-ul-Azha.  Additionally,  a new set of restrictions to be imposed following the relaxation from 23 July to 5 August. The Cabinet Division has issued a gazette notification in this regard…

Bangladesh reported 164 more deaths of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, which is the single-day highest death from the deadly virus, raising the toll to 15,229 across the country so far. Besides, 9,964 new cases were reported during the same period, raising the total number of cases to 9, 54,881. A press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) confirmed the development…

Bangladesh has decided to extend the nationwide strict restrictions for another week to contain the spike in coronavirus infections. The restrictions will continue till July 14. The Cabinet Division issued the circular in this regard on Monday (July 5). The country went into a strict COVID-19 restricts, with the army and police ordered to stop people leaving their homes except for emergencies or to…

Single dose of Covid-19 vaccines have shown 92% efficacy in protecting against death, whereas with two doses it increased to 98%, the Centre said citing a study conducted by Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh among Punjab police personnel. Underlying the efficacy of vaccines delivered in India, the government said among those without vaccination, around three…

The Ministry of Religious Affairs on Wednesday issued mandatory guidelines for offering prayers in congregation at mosques across the country during the seven-day tough lockdown from Thursday. The ministry, which also made wearing masks mandatory, directed the elderly people, children and the sick to abstain from going to mosques, said a notification on Wednesday. Besides, the notification said, each…

Armed forces will be deployed across the country during a weeklong strict lockdown period starting from July 1. The Directorate of Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) issued a press release in this regard on Wednesday. The Cabinet Division earlier on the day issued a gazette notification announcing a set of rules and regulations to be imposed during the nationwide lockdown from July 1-7. According…

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed has instructed all police personnel to strictly enforce the restrictions imposed by the government during the lockdown The IGP issued the instructions virtually to all unit heads, all police commissioners, range DIGs, district superintendents and officers in-charge, said a press release on Wednesday. He urged everyone to stay at home during the government…

Bangladesh reported 119 more deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, which is the single-day highest death toll from the deadly virus so far, raising the total number of deaths to 14,172 across the country. Besides, some 5,268 new cases were detected over the same period, raising the total number of infected cases to 8,88,406 across the country so far. A press release issued by the Directorate…