Bangladesh embassy in Malaysia will be reopened in special arrangements from January 6. A notification signed by the head of the embassy Ruhul Amin confirmed the matter on Sunday. According to the notification, some employees of the Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, who have tested positive for the virus, sent to medical centers for treatment and others who have come in contact with them…

The government is likely to expand its social safety net to Tk 1010 billion in the budget of upcoming 2021-22 fiscal year to safeguard vulnerable people from the impacts of coronavirus pandemic. The allocation will be 17.04 percent of the fiscal budget or 2.84 percent of the GDP. The tentative social safety net size was fixed in the FY21’s first meeting of Budget Monitoring and Resources Committee…

Mild cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur division along with Naogaon, Jashore, Chuadanga, Pabna and Srimongal, according to met office. The mild cold wave may continue, the met office said.  The lowest temperature was 7.7 degree Celsius in Tetulia on Friday while the highest temperature was recorded in Sitakunda and Rangamati. According to met office, the night temperature may rise in the countree…

The first shipment of the AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII) is likely to arrive in Bangladesh in the current month of January, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque. "The price of the vaccines will also be less than that of the price in other countries. Each vaccine will cost US$5 (Tk 425)," he said. The Health Minister disclosed it while…

Mentioning Bangladesh as a land of communal harmony, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said people of the country are pious not fanatics. “People of Bangladesh are pious but not fanatic. It is a country of religious harmony. People from all classes including Muslim, Hindu, Buddah, Christan sacrificed their lives to get the freedom of country,” said the premier while addressing the nation…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a voice message has extended her greetings to the people of the country on the eve of the Victory Day and urged them to celebrate the occasion following proper health guidelines due to the fresh surge of coronavirus. The 45-second voice message is being sent to each of nearly 17 crore mobile phone users of the country on the eve of the Victory Day which is scheduled…

Bangladeshi origin Abul B Khan of the Republican Party has been elected as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in the 2020 US national elections. He has been elected as representative for the fourth times. Abul got 3,444 votes on Tuesday's US election while his rival Democrats Patricia O'Keefe begged 2,448 votes. In a recent reaction to the victory Abul Kahn said: "I…

Urging judges and lawyers to ensure swift and hassle-free justice for people, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said it is people’s right to receive justice in the quickest and smoothest way possible. The prime minister said this while inaugurating the newly-built Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Building in Dhaka virtually from her official residence on Wednesday. She said there are some 3,794,908…

Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir paid a courtesy call on visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla in London on Wednesday morning (local time). Shringla is on an official visit to the UK. Indian High Commissioner to the UK Gaitri Issar Kumar was also present. They exchanged views with each other and discussed advancement of trade relations between India and Bangladesh.…

The Cabinet on Monday approved, in principle, a bill with a provision of death penalty to those convicted of rape. Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq disclosed the mater to reporters today. He said the draft of amended ‘Prevention of Violence against Women and Children Act 2000’ was passed in the Cabinet today. An ordinance will be issued on Tuesday after getting…

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam and his wife Dr Shayla Shagufta Islam tested positive for COVID-19. Moreover, the mayor's assistant personal secretary Rishad Morshed also tested positive for the virus. The public relations office of the City Corporation confirmed the news on Monday. The mayor and his wife submitted their samples on Sunday after experiencing symptoms of Covid-19.…

Bangladesh has reported 41 new deaths from the novel coronavirus in a daily count, taking the death toll to 4,593. The number of total infection surged to 331,078 after 1,827 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8 am Wednesday, according to data released by the health directorate. Another 2,995 patients recovered from the disease through treatment at home and in hospital care. It…

Noting that the culprits will be punished, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told Parliament that thorough investigation is being carried out to identify the masterminds of the attack on Ghoraghat Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Wahida Khanam. "We've already identified and arrested the culprits. It's also being investigated to find out who else was behind it or who patronised them…