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Foreign Minister Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen held a bilateral meeting with his Hungarian counterpart Mr. Peter Szijjarto in Geneva on 01 September 2021. Both of them were in Geneva for participating in the Asia-Pacific Regional Review Meeting in preparation for the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC 5) to be held […]

by Naim-Ul-Karim Uncovering the origins of COVID-19 is a matter for science and should be free of political interference, a senior Bangladeshi official said on Thursday, reports Xinhua. In an interview with Xinhua, AFM Ruhal Haque, chairman of Bangladesh’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, stressed that the study of the origins of COVID-19 […]

Only scientists should study the origins of COVID-19, said the leader of the Bangladesh Medical Association, the largest nationwide professional body of medical doctors in the country, reports Xinhua Tuesday. “If we have a clear and transparent idea about its origins or source, it will be an easy task to deal with the virus,” said […]

Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited has come forward with relief materials for the flood-affected people in Netrokona. A relief distribution event has been arranged to this end there in the presence of the local Chairman, UNO, and also the virtual presence of Posts and Telecommunications Divisions Minister, Deputy Commissioner of Netrokona, and CEO of Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) […]

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a $1.78 billion multitranche financing facility (MFF) to improve mobility, road safety, and regional trade along the Dhaka–Sylhet trade corridor in Bangladesh. The Dhaka–Sylhet corridor, once completed, will support a new trade route that connects Chattogram port with India’s northeastern states through the three land ports of Akhaura, […]

“A flag hoisting ceremony was held at the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka today to mark the nation’s 75th Independence Day. While keeping in view Covid guidelines, a large number of Pakistanis in Bangladesh attended the ceremony. The official ceremony began with recitation from the Holy Qura’n following which High Commissioner Mr. Imran Ahmed Siddiqui […]

Photo: AFP The Dasu terrorist attack that killed nine Chinese nationals in Pakistan on July 14 was planned in Afghanistan and carried out by the Swat chapter of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), according to Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi at a press conference on Thursday. Some suspects have been arrested in Pakistan and the […]

One million of gifted Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines from the Chinese Government to the Bangladesh Government, arrived safely in Dhaka on Friday afternoon. This new batch of badly needed China-aided vaccines arrived, just after former batches of 11 lakh gifted Chinese Sinopharm vaccines arrived in Dhaka on May 12th and June 13th, 2021. In the battle […]

Vaccinations have begun for people in the camps for displaced people, amid a record COVID-19 surge in Bangladesh and a widening global vaccine divide. The vaccination campaign begins on 10 August with priority for people aged 55 and over covering 48,000 camp residents. About 500 Bangladesh Red Crescent staff and volunteers are working under the […]