Bangladesh

Outstanding bills of 6 gas distribution companies stand at Tk 9,018cr

The outstanding bills of six gas distribution companies of the country amount to Tk 9,018.04 crore, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid told parliament today.
No decision on shutting down sugar mills: Industries Minister Nurul Majid

Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun today told parliament that the government did not take any decision on shutting down state-owned sugar mills.
Covid-19: 20 dead, 702 infected, 682 recover in 24 hours

Twenty people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Covid-19 pandemic pushes population census by 10 months

The schedule for the sixth population census of the country has been deferred by 10 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Government to build 14,000 houses for insolvent freedom fighters

The government will construct 14,000 houses for insolvent freedom fighters, said Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque today while addressing a rally on the occasion of “Service Week-2021” in front of the ministry.
Covid-19: 16 dead, 697 infected, 736 recover in 24 hours

Sixteen people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Covid-19: 21 dead, 578 infected, 633 recover in 24 hours

Twenty-one people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Covid-19: 13 die, 762 infected, 718 recovered in 24 hours

Thirteen people have died from Covid-19 infections in the country during the last 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Covid-19: 14 dead, 890 infected, 841 recover in last 24 hours

Fourteen people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Md Mokammel Hossain takes charge as secretary of civil aviation ministry

Md Mokammel Hossain has taken charge as the new secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism.
'Used as illegal route': Assam police probe culvert at India-Bangladesh border

While investigating an abduction case, India's Assam police have stumbled upon a culvert in Karimganj district -- which borders Bangladesh -- that might have been used as a secret and illegal route between the two countries.
Covid-19: 24 die, 910 infected, 917 recover in 24 hours

Twenty-four people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Bangladesh will get Covid-19 vaccine from India's SII on time: Beximco Pharmaceuticals

Beximco Pharmaceuticals, the local partner of Serum Institute of India (SII), has said that Bangladesh will get three crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines on time.
Number of Covid-19 cases stands at 5,14,500 on January 1, 2021

Seventeen people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
France committed to supporting Bangladesh: envoy

French Ambassador to Bangladesh Jean-Marin Schuh and Project Officer-in-charge of the water and sanitation sector of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) in Dhaka Fanny Nesen have visited the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) headquarters.
Covid-19: 30 die, 834 infected, 1,685 recover in 24 hours

Thirty people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Covid-19: 30 die, 1,367 infected, 2,416 recover in 24 hours

Thirty people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
7-day mandatory quarantine for UK returnees: health minister

Incoming passengers from the United Kingdom will have to stay in seven-day institutional quarantine -- in order to prevent transmission of the new strain of coronavirus in the country, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.
Covid-19: 32 die, 1,470 infected, 2,167 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-two people died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Britain expresses solidarity with Bangabandhu’s secular values at Victory Day celebration in London

Bangladesh High Commission in London organised a high-profile Victory Day celebration programme on December 16, where participants including eminent British parliamentarians, ambassadors, senior officials of UK Foreign Office and recipients of Friends of Liberation War honour paid their profound homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and expressed solidarity with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s commitment to uphold Bangabandhu’s secular, progressive and pluralistic values in sustaining Bangladesh’s growth and prosperity.
Covid-19: 32 die, 2,202 infected, 2,571 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-two people have died from Covid-19 and at least 2,202 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Covid-19: 36 die, 2,198 infected, 2,663 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-six people have died from Covid-19 and at least 2,198 people were infected in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Covid-19: 35 die, 1,888 infected, 2,457 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-five people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
140-member contingent of Bangladesh Police leaves Dhaka to join peacekeeping mission in Mali

A 140-member contingent of Bangladesh Police left Dhaka by a chartered aircraft last night to join a UN peacekeeping mission in Bamako, the capital of Mali.
Covid-19: 35 die, 2,525 infected, 2,539 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-five people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Covid-19 infections cross 4.5 lakh mark

Thirty-two people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Bangladesh seeks LNG cargo for December delivery, sources say

Bangladesh’s state-owned Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company is seeking one liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo for delivery in December through a tender, two officials familiar with the matter said on Monday.
Covid-19: 28 die, 2,419 infected, 2,183 recover in 24 hours

Twenty-eight people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
'Involvement in cattle smuggling to Bangladesh': CBI investigating BSF official's bank accounts

India’s Central Bureau of Investigation is looking into the bank account details of the BSF commandant Satish Kumar who has been arrested for his alleged involvement in cattle smuggling to Bangladesh.
Bangladesh hopeful of continuing talks on economic ties with US

Bangladesh is hopeful of continuing discussion with the United States on strengthening economic ties as election results are unlikely to have any impact on it.