Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said that the Covid-19 vaccination programme will start across the country from February 8. He made the remark at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday morning. 20 lakh doses of Oxford Covid-19 vaccine arrived from India in the country. The minister and high officials received the vaccine at the airport.

The Iodised Salt Bill, 2021, was placed in Parliament on Wednesday aiming to ensure proportionate use of iodine in salt and regulate the salt market in the country. Industries Minister Nurul Majid Humayun Mahmud placed the Bill and then it was sent to the respective Parliamentary Standing Committee for further scrutiny. The Committee was asked to submit its report within seven days. A 14-member national…

Two million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to be sent by India as a gift to Bangladesh will reach Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka on Thursday afternoon, instead of Wednesday. Health Secretary Md Abdul Mannan disclosed the information at a media briefing on Wednesday. A special Air India flight carrying the consignment of free vaccine doses will land in Dhaka…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the “Delta Plan-2100” would ensure the country’s economic growth, water and food security as well as environmental stability in the long run overcoming various challenges, especially adverse impact of climate changes. “Vision of the Delta Plan-2100 is to build a prosperous Bangladesh through adopting compact, comprehensive and effective…

A Dhaka court has rejected a defamation case filed against former Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Sayeed Khokon. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Baki Billah passed the order as plaintiff Kazi Anisur Rahman did not appear in the court on Tuesday. Plaintiff of another case Advocate Md Sarwar Alam withdrew the case on January 12. The two cases were filed against Sayeed Khokon for his adverse…

Driver of the bus that killed a couple riding on a bike at airport road in the capital yesterday (Monday), of Ajmeri Glory Paribahan. Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police arrested driver Tasikul Islam in a drive from Mouchak in Gazipur on Monday night. He, however, admitted the truth of the incident during the preliminary interrogation. The deceased couple were identified as Akash Iqbal,…

A man and his wife were killed as a bus hit their motorbike on Airport Road in the capital on Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Akash Ikbal, 33, and his wife Hazarika, 25, resident of Mollartek area of Dokhinkhan. Moshiul Alam, sub-inspector of Airport Police Sation, told Banglanews that a bus of Ajmeri Paribahan hit the motorcycle on which they were riding in front of Padma Oil Gate…

A thick blanket of fog engulfed the country on Monday, causing sufferings to thousands of passengers. Road and river transports were also facing serious disruption in different parts of the country due to dense fog. The vehicles were seen moving at a snail's speed in the morning hours due to low visibility. Sources in Tangail and Savar said that the fog has created obstacles to smooth vehicular…

M Shahidul Islam, new Ambassador of Bangladesh to United States, has joined after six-day quarantine. He officially joined Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC on Thursday (January 14th) local time. A reliable source in Washington DC said. Officials and staff at the embassy greeted him warmly on the occasion of his joining on Thursday. Earlier, he paid tributes to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu…

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller has said the Bangladesh-US relations will only get stronger with no major changes under the new Biden Administration. “I think the relationship between the US and Bangladesh will only grow from strength to strength. I don’t see any major changes at this point,” he told UNB in an interview. US President-elect Joe Biden and his team are now…

President Abdul Hamid will address the 11th session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (parliament) on Monday. “President Abdul Hamid will address the tomorrow’s parliament session at 4:30pm,” his Press Secretary Joynal Abedin told UNB. This will be the maiden session of 2021 and in line with the parliamentary practice, the President addresses the first parliamentary sitting every year.…

The government has approved two more stimulus packages worth Tk 2,700 crore to counteract the economic challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved these two stimulus packages with an aim to infuse dynamism into cottage, micro and medium industry, improve rural marginal people’s livelihood and expand social safety nets for extreme poor aged-people and widows.…

Globe Biotech Limited, the only Bangladeshi company which has developed a coronavirus vaccine, has submitted a protocol to Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) for ethical approval to conduct the clinical trial of their vaccine ‘Bangavax’. The protocol was submitted around 12:30 pm on Sunday (January 17). Dr. Asif Mahmud, in-charge of the firm’s Molecular and Cell Biology unit…