Bangladesh

Coronavirus: 58 more British citizens to leave Dhaka Sunday

Fifty eight more Bangladesh-origin British citizens will leave Dhaka for Manchester, England on Sunday. A special flight of Novoair Airline brought the 58 British citizens to Dhaka from Sylhet at

2 more die of Covid-19, 86 more infected in Narayanganj

Two more people have died of coronavirus and 86 new patients have been detected in Narayanganj in the last 24 hours till 8:00am on Sunday. “Some 193 corona samples have

Policeman dies with COVID-19 symptoms in city

A constable of Tejgaon police station has died with coronavirus symptoms at a city hospital. The deceased was identified as Enamul Haque, 45. He breathed his last at the National

2 ‘Rohingya drug peddlers’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’

Two suspected Rohingya drug peddlers were killed in a “gunfight” with police at Ulubania village under Whykong union in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar early Saturday. The deceased were identified

Mother, daughter killed as truck ploughs into hut

A woman and her daughter were killed when a truck rammed into a roadside hut in Omarpur Bazar-haat area of Bogura’s Nandigram upazila early Saturday. The deceased were identified as

Lone Khagrachhari coronavirus patient recovers

Ershad Chakma, the only confirmed coronavirus patient in Khagrachhari, has recovered. His sample tested negative for the third time and he is now doing well, said Civil Surgeon Nupur Kanti

Dhaka ranks worst in Air Quality Index

The air quality of Dhaka showed no sign of improvement on Saturday morning even after rain in the previous night. Dhaka ranked worst in the AQI index with a score

New Market not to reopen ahead of Eid

Businesses of New Market in the capital will not reopen ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr due to the risk of widespread transmission of Covid-19. Dhaka New Market Traders Association announced the decision