The country's foreign exchange reserves exceeded the $38 billion mark for the first time on Tuesday amid a surge in remittance inflow coupled with lower import payments. Officials of the central bank said that the country's foreign exchange reserves reached $38.15 billion on the day after hitting the $37 billion mark on July 27. In July, the country achieved a record $2.6 billion in remittance…

The ninth session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will begin at 11am on September 6, 2020. President M Abdul Hamid summoned the session exercising the power bestowed upon him as per Clause (1) of Article 72 of the Constitution, said a press release. The 8th (budget) session of the 11th parliament was prorogued on July 9 after only nine sittings as it was a short parliament session amid widespread…

Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has stressed the need for tapping trade facilities between Bangladesh and India. He made the statement as Chairman of Bashundhara Group Ahmed Akbar Sobhan made a courtesy call on him Wednesday morning. Indian Foreign Secretary, who made a sudden visit to Dhaka aiming to boost bilateral ties, said the relations between two next-door neighbours will reach…

Prof Dr Tahmina Shirin has been made the new director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control & Research (IEDCR). The Health Service Division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a gazette notification in this regard on Wednesday. It said her appointment will be effective from Thursday. Dr Shirin was also the chief scientific officer and a medical virologist of the institute.…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the people of Bangladesh on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. "On the occasion of Eid ul Azha, I would like to extend my warmest greetings to the people and the Government of Bangladesh," said the Indian Prime Minister in a message to his Bangladeshi counterpart, reports UNB. PM's press secretary Ihsanul…

Bangladesh celebrates Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest festival of the Muslims after Eid-ul-Fitr, amid the coronavirus pandemic compounded by floods. Thousands of Muslims joined Eid congregations in mosques Saturday morning. A mix of hopes and fears among people is defining the day. The first congregation of this year's Eid was held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at 8 am. Imam Hafez Mufti…

Bangladesh today recorded 51 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and 3,034 fresh cases overnight. The recovery count rose to 1, 08,725 after another 1,762 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the period, a top health official said. “Fifty-one more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the death toll from the pandemic to 2,547,” Additional Director General…

Bangladeshi expatriates who are waiting to return to their workplaces in Italy are unlikely to be able to go back as the western European country on Thursday put restriction on entry of passengers from Bangladesh into its territory till October 5. Earlier on July 7, the Italian government imposed the restriction for a week after a significant number of passengers of a special flight of Biman Bangladesh…

Residents living at Wari in old Dhaka are going to stay at home for long 21 days as the area is entering a complete lockdown from Saturday morning. The lockdown in Wari – marked as a novel coronavirus red zone – will begin from 6:00am with restrictions on movement, and it will continue until July 25.   Tipu Sultan Road, Jahangir Road, the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway portion from Baldha…

Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh on Tuesday hosted a reception on the occasion of the birthday of Japanese Emperor Naruhito. The reception was attended by a number of high-profile guests, including Planning Minister MA Mannan, ambassadors and high commissioners of different foreign diplomatic missions in Dhaka, high civil and military officials and members of economic, academic, business and journalist…

The authorities have put the airports on alert to prevent deadly coronavirus from spreading in Bangladesh by screening travellers from China where the number of patients has more than tripled in days and a third person has died. The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research or IEDCR has in a letter asked the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh to act to avoid the possible risk related…

Bangladesh has decided to launch direct road connectivity with India's popular tourist destinations Siliguri and Darjeeling in West Bengal from Thursday, as a part of boosting the Indo-Pacific vision. The decision came, to further enhance the regional network, after a meeting held by the Thematic Group on Regional Connectivity at the Road Transport and Highways Division of the Bangladesh government,…

Both Awami League and BNP have nominated young and well-educated candidates  having clean image for contesting the mayoral post in the upcoming Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) election slated for January 30. Although Awami League nominated mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh has been proved clean, but BNP candidate Engineer Ishraq Hossain…