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Dhaka, Monday


12 May 2025


Covid-19: Bangladesh logs 38 deaths, 1,028 new cases

Covid-19: Bangladesh logs 38 deaths, 1,028 new cases

Bangladesh recorded 38 more death of coronavirus in the last 24 hours till Saturday morning, taking the death toll to 12,348, said a handout of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

21:49 22 May 2021

Tax rules need to be reformed: Speakers

Tax rules need to be reformed: Speakers

The National Board of Revenue needs to be digitised, VAT and tax rules need to be reformed, incentives are required for women entrepreneurs and digital entrepreneurs, more incentives are needed on small and medium enterprises and health sectors

21:32 22 May 2021

Lady Gaga reveals she became pregnant by her abuser at 19

Lady Gaga reveals she became pregnant by her abuser at 19

In the new Apple TV+ series The Me You Can’t See, Gaga steps back into that vulnerable state to open up about her sexual assault and mental health journey

21:09 22 May 2021

Prince Harry had to seek therapy after intense argument with Meghan Markle

Prince Harry had to seek therapy after intense argument with Meghan Markle

Prince Harry is opening up about his mental health struggles in the new AppleTV+ docuseries The Me You Can`t See

21:00 22 May 2021

DSEX rises for six weeks as banking stocks flex muscle

DSEX rises for six weeks as banking stocks flex muscle

The benchmark index adds more than 600 points in the past six weeks

19:07 22 May 2021

Cyclone brewing over Andaman Sea may hit Bangladesh coast May 26

Cyclone brewing over Andaman Sea may hit Bangladesh coast May 26

A low pressure area is brewing over the North Andaman Sea and the adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal, which could intensify into a cyclonic storm, the Met office has said.

19:02 22 May 2021

India’s Covid-19 tally rises to 26,289,290 with over 250,000 new cases

India’s Covid-19 tally rises to 26,289,290 with over 250,000 new cases

India`s Covid-19 tally rose to 26,289,290 with 257,299 new cases registered in the past 24 hours, said the federal Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday.

18:29 22 May 2021

Launch owners demand resumption of passenger services

Launch owners demand resumption of passenger services

Launch owners on Saturday demanded resumption of passenger services from May 24 to cope with the evolving coronavirus situation.

18:28 22 May 2021

Nepal president dissolves Parliament; elections in November

Nepal president dissolves Parliament; elections in November

Nepal’s president dissolved Parliament and announced fresh elections on Saturday after the prime minister, who was heading a minority government and was unlikely to secure a vote of confidence in the chamber, recommended the move

17:56 22 May 2021

Now Bangladesh requests UK to give 16 lakh AstraZeneca vaccines

Now Bangladesh requests UK to give 16 lakh AstraZeneca vaccines

Bangladesh is looking for 16 lakh doses of AstraZeneca vaccines from the United Kingdom to meet the shortfall of the second phase inoculation jabs

17:40 22 May 2021

Gaza truce faces early test as clashes break out again at Al Aqsa

Gaza truce faces early test as clashes break out again at Al Aqsa

Clashes broke out between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police following Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, just hours after Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire in Gaza

16:58 22 May 2021

Passengers’ movement through Indo-Bangla land ports to remain shut till May 31

Passengers’ movement through Indo-Bangla land ports to remain shut till May 31

The government has extended restrictions on the movement of passengers through land ports with India, up to May 31, as India`s surge in coronavirus cases continues

16:49 22 May 2021

Govt appoints Virgilio as consul general for the Visayas region in Philippines

Govt appoints Virgilio as consul general for the Visayas region in Philippines

The government of Bangladesh has appointed Virgilio BG Espeleto as the honorary consul general of Bangladesh for the Visayas region in the Philippines

06:10 22 May 2021

Jaishankar says India-China relationship at crossroads

Jaishankar says India-China relationship at crossroads

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the relationship between India and China is at a crossroads and which direction it will go depends on whether the Chinese side adheres to agreements on peace and tranquillity on the border

05:56 22 May 2021

China to ship another 6 lakh doses of Covid vaccine to Bangladesh

China to ship another 6 lakh doses of Covid vaccine to Bangladesh

China will provide Bangladesh 6 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccines in its second shipment, official hinted

04:44 22 May 2021

Karnaphuli dredging work gets momentum
44% work completed, authorities expect to finish by next year

Karnaphuli dredging work gets momentum

The dredging of the garbage-laden Karnaphuli River is going on in full swing amid the ongoing lockdown that the government enforced to curve Covid-19 cases

03:44 22 May 2021

Karnaphuli dredging works gets momentum

Karnaphuli dredging works gets momentum

The dredging of the garbage-laden Karnaphuli River is going on in full swing amid the ongoing lockdown that the government enforced to curve Covid-19 cases

03:44 22 May 2021

Consumers not getting benefit from LPG price cut

Consumers not getting benefit from LPG price cut

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has cut the retail prices of liquefied petroleum gas, known as LPG, twice in the last two months, but consumers are yet to get the benefits

03:00 22 May 2021

We have to give more than 100 percent effort to win against Sri Lanka: Tamim

We have to give more than 100 percent effort to win against Sri Lanka: Tamim

Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal urged his team to give more than 100 percent effort as they seek to maintain their good home record against Sri Lanka in the ODI series starting on Sunday

02:41 22 May 2021

A proposal to end the Covid-19 pandemic

A proposal to end the Covid-19 pandemic

Many countries have stepped up in the global fight against the pandemic, as have institutions such as the World Health Organization, the World Bank, Gavi (the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization), the African Union, and others

02:28 22 May 2021

Eminent citizens demand Rozina’s immediate release

Eminent citizens demand Rozina’s immediate release

Some 83 eminent citizens demanded an immediate release of Rozina Islam who was arrested in case under Offical Secrects Acts on Monday

01:25 22 May 2021

Bangladesh reaches out to int’l media as it seeks vaccines desperately
Will take it right away if any shipment comes, FM tells CNN

Bangladesh reaches out to int’l media as it seeks vaccines desperately

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Friday reached out to the global media to let the world know that Bangladesh looks for vaccines desperately and is ready to accept any shipment desperately from any country, including the United States.

23:27 21 May 2021

Rozina to get fair judgement: FM tells CNN

Rozina to get fair judgement: FM tells CNN

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Friday said journalist Rozina Islam will get fair treatment and judgement, emphasising that Bangladesh’s judiciary is very independent.

23:17 21 May 2021

DRU to file case against Rozina’s harassment

DRU to file case against Rozina’s harassment

The Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) will go for a legal action against those repressed journalist Rozina Islam, who was arrested in a case under Official Secrets Act, on Monday.

21:38 21 May 2021