Bangladesh

Bangladesh has sent “emergency supplies” to Lebanon for the people of Beirut as a token of friendship who are trying to recover from the damage caused by the huge twin explosions. Bangladesh Airforce carried a C130 full of emergency supplies which reached Beirut on Monday. It has been planned to bring …

The death tally from coronavirus in Bangladesh reached 3,399 on Sunday with the death of 34 more patients in the last 24 hours. Besides, 2,487 new cases were confirmed during the period testing  10,759 samples, that took  the total cases to 2,57,600. Additional Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services …

An analysis of data from the Air Quality Life Index, conducted by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) finds that particulate pollution cuts global life expectancy by nearly two years, relative to what it would be if air quality met the World Health Organization guideline. Air …

Bangladesh today confirmed 32 more deaths from the novel coronavirus and 2,611 new cases of infection testing 11,737 samples in the last 24 hours. With this, the death toll from the deadly virus rose to 3,365 and the number of total infections stood at 255,113.  Additional Director General of Health …

The 90th birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be observed today. Born on August 8 in 1930 at Tungipara village in Gopalganj, she was killed brutally by the assassins of Father of the Nation on August 15 in …

Bangladesh is one of the hotspots of series of floods in the world, a latest study says, noting that 250 million coastal dwellers will face rising floods globally. The study identifies a series of flood “hotspots” around the world. These include south-eastern China, Australia’s Northern Territory, Bangladesh, West Bengal and …

Bangladesh government has planned to borrow Tk 5714.5 billion from various sources both at home and abroad over the next three fiscal years, including the running one, mainly to face the economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic which has stalled economic activities across the world. According to a government …

Bangladeshi mountaineer Reshma Nahar Ratna, 34, has been killed in a road accident on Friday morning as a private car ran over her while cycling on Lake Road near Jatiya Sangsad in ​​the capital. Officer in charge of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police station Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad said the incident took …

Bangladesh today confirmed 27 more deaths from the novel coronavirus and 2,851 new cases of infection testing 12,699 samples in 24 hours till Friday 8am. With this, the death toll from the deadly virus rose to 3,333 and the number of total infections stood at 2,52,502. Some 1,760 patients cured during …

Bangladesh has decided to send a medical team, emergency food and primary medical supplies to Lebanon as twin explosions devastated its capital Beirut on Tuesday evening. Bangladesh stands ready to provide any emergency support to Lebanon, if necessary, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday. Foreign Minister Dr AK …