Bangladesh

Bangladesh has disclosed a plan to close schools for one more day each week and reduce office hours to ease an electricity shortageAccording to a government official, last month, the South Asian nation started daily two-hour power cuts.…

Bangladesh has extended the ongoing ‘strict’ nationwide lockdown until July 14 in order to control the spread of COVID-19.In a notification on Monday July 5, 2021, the Cabinet Division said that the ongoing restrictions will remain…

Bangladesh officials have disclosed that death toll from a gas explosion that struck through a mosque has risen to 24.Rescuers said on Sunday 6 September, 2020, that survivors jumped into a nearby open sewer to escape the flames.…

A gas pipeline explosion which occurred near a mosque in Bangladesh has killed 13 people and injured 30 as worshippers were about to end their prayers.The explosion suspected to be caused by leakage from the pipeline, occurred on Friday…

The Bangladesh government has so far disbursed 21,173 tonnes of rice and TK 12.79 crore cash among the families in Rajshahi division.While disclosing this on Wednesday June 3, 2020, Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner, Humayun Kabir…

Bangladesh government has distributed palliative packages to not less than 6.25 crore people in the country. This was disclosed on Monday June 1, 2020, as part of government’s continuous effort to minimize people’s hardship amid COVID-19…

As of Monday June 1, 2020, the number of COVID-19 cases in Bangladesh has hit nearly 50,000 after 2,381 people tested positive in the past 24 hours.This was disclosed by DGHS Additional Director General, Prof Nasima Sultana, during a…

The European Union has announced plan to provide 1.1 million euro to Bangladesh to help the country recover from the damage caused by cyclone Amphan.This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday May 26, 2020, by EU Commissioner for Crisis…

The President of Bangladesh, M Abdul Hamid, has expressed his sympathy to the victims of Covid-19 pandemic and cyclone Amphan, calling on the rich people of the society to stand by the poor.While making this call in his speech on the…

Bangladesh has reported 1,975 fresh cases of COVID-19, making the total number of confirmed cases 35,585.This was disclosed on Monday May 25, 2020 by DGHS Additional Director General (administration), Prof Nasima Sultana.“The fatalities…

Source: BSSSuper cyclone Amphan has hit southwestern Bangladesh coastlines bordering India coast.The cyclone, which was recorded this evening came with fierce winds, heavy rains and inflating sea waters causing as high as 12 feet tidal…

Not less than 243 Bangladesh citizens who were stranded in the USA, following the coronavirus pandemic, have been successfully brought back home.While disclosing this on Sunday May 17, 2020, HSIA director group captain Touhid-ul Ahsan…

Source: ReutersBangladesh coastguard has rescued about 400 Rohingya refugees from a boat mishap.Disclosing this on Friday April 17, 2020, Bangladesh coastguard spokesman, Lieutenant Shah Zia Rahman, stated that the boat had been adrift…

Authorities in Bangladesh have executed an assassin of the country's founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, almost 45 years after the assassination.Inspector General of Prisons Brigade General, AKM Mustafa Kamal Pasha who disclosed this…