# Imported vaccine price high #Price will be lower if locally produced #11 crore doses needed for 5.5 crore people The government is mulling over allowing foreign companies to produce Covid-19 vaccines in Bangladesh as prices of imported jabs are very high and the country needs more vaccines. “India and China want to produce coronavirus vaccines in our country. If they follow the WHO rules,…

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed some restrictions to make the 11th session of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) function smoothly. A statement, signed by DMP Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam confirmed the matter on Saturday (January 16). According to the statement, any kind of meeting, procession, demonstration, etc along with carrying weapons and explosives have been banned. The restrictions will…

Over two million people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 though vaccinations have begun this month in a number of nations. Besides, 2,019,868 people have died while 94,395,518 others tested positive for the virus worldwide till 4:30 pm (Bangladesh Time) on Saturday (Jan 16). A total of 67,440,213 people recovered worldwide from the disease, according to data from the worldometer. A total of 219…

A mobile court of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport fined Turkish Airlines Tk 3 lakh for bringing three Bangladeshi passengers to Dhaka who did not have Covid-19 certificates. According to Airport sources, three members of a family arrived in Dhaka from US via Istanbul by a flight of Turkish Airlines on Wednesday (January 13). The passengers did not have the recommended PCR Covid test certificates…

National Film Awards-2019 will be distributed among the winners at a ceremony at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) at 10.30am tomorrow. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will join the ceremony as the chief guest through a videoconferencing from her official Ganabhaban residence here. Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud will chair the function while State Minister for Information Dr Md…

Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Dr Benazir Ahmed urged the people who are involved with militancy to return to normal life. The IGP made the call while addressing a surrender program of nine militants at Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) headquarters office in the capital on Thursday (January 14). He said, “All of you who are still with militancy, come back. All kinds of steps will be taken to…

Beximco Pharmaceuticals, a Bangladeshi pharmaceutical company, is set to sell coronavirus vaccine in domestic market. The company will buy 3 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from the Serum Institute of India. They have to buy the vaccine for about 8 dollars per dose. Beximco’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Rabbur Reza said this in an interview with Reuters. He said, “Beximco had earlier…

The cold may continue for a few more days across the country with the temperature going to fall further, Bangladesh Meteorological Department said on Thursday. The lowest temperature was recorded at 7.1 degree Celsius in Dinajpur. Meanwhile, temperature in Dhaka  was 16 degree. The cold wave started from Wednesday and it may continue  for 2-3 days, the Met office said. The cold wave is sweeping…

Twenty-two officials, including six former managing directors of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL) were freed on bail from Dinajpur jail on Thursday morning. Dinajpur District Jail authorities released them from the prison from around 8:45am. Jailor Faridur Rahman Rubel confirmed the news. They are accused in a case filed over the disappearance of 1.45 lakh tonnes of coal from the mine.…

Over 400 shanties were burnt down in a  massive fire that broke out in a Rohingya camp in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar early Thursday. The fire that originated in the tent of one Buiggani at block E of Nayapara registered camp around 1:29am also left some 15/20 people injured. Fire Service sources said two houses, a community centre of the UNHCR and 435 shanties have been burned down. Local…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government is sending allowances under social safety net (SSN) programmes directly to the beneficiaries’ mobile wallets to get rid of middlemen. “We have been trying to send different allowances directly to the hands of the actual beneficiaries since long so nobody is there between the beneficiaries and they can use the money whatever they want,”…

DMP Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam issued a stern warning that there will be no place for drug addicts in the police force. He came up with the directive while addressing the DMP’s monthly crime review meeting held at Rajarbagh Police Auditorium on Wednesday. Addressing the police officers present at the meeting, DMP boss said “Crime cannot be controlled by mere vigilance. Those involved…

The 41st Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examination will be held on 19 March while the 42nd BCS examination has been slated for 26 February. Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) took the decision in a meeting at the commission on Wednesday afternoon, Prothom Alo reports quoting an attendee of the meeting. The tests will be held from 10am to 12pm on the respective dates. The 41st…