Prices of essentials shoot up
The prices of essentials, including rice, vegetables, cooking oil, spices, and cleaning items, have increased several folds over the last one week.
25 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshis still coming from Europe
Even though the government has closed the door for people travelling into the country from Europe, except the UK, Bangladeshis are still coming home from those countries via London and Manchester, said officials concerned.
24 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Closer to lockdown
The government has decided to suspend all public transport services to slow the spread of novel coronavirus, inching closer to enforcing a lockdown.
24 March 2020, 18:00 PM
AL candidates win all 3 by-polls
Awami League candidate Md Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin won the by-election to Dhaka-10 constituency, held amid the lowest ever voter turnout due to the coronavirus outbreak.
21 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Stranded in ME, Europe
Several hundred Bangladeshis are facing uncertainty over returning home from some Middle Eastern and European countries as they remain stranded there for days following suspension of flight operations, say officials of international carriers.
18 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Biman rescues 409 Bangladeshis stranded in KSA
Biman yesterday brought back 409 Bangladeshis, who had been stranded in Saudi Arabia, on a special flight after the Gulf nation suspended air communication with different countries, including Bangladesh, to contain the spread of coronavirus.
17 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus Outbreak: Biman slashes over half of int’l flights
Biman has so far suspended flights to 11 out of the 18 international destinations it serves and more routes could be cut as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage countries across the globe.
16 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus: 3 more infected
Three more people have tested positive for coronavirus bringing the country’s total to eight, according to Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research.
16 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Tourism takes a beating
As the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise globally, so too does its impact on the country’s tourism sector.
15 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Shambolic: 142 Italy returnees allowed to go home after day-long mismanagement
After daylong drama about quarantining people retuning from Italy, the authorities last night allowed 142 of them to go home and asked them to be in self isolation.
14 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Carriers call off trips to India
Bangladeshi airlines and bus operators yesterday suspended regular passenger-carrying trips to India following India’s sweeping travel restriction on foreigners to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
12 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus Prevention: How prepared are schools?
Despite growing concern over coronavirus, schools in the capital appear to be ill-prepared to contain any possible spread of the virus.
12 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Biman braces for a bumpy ride
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is heading towards a serious financial crisis due to the global coronavirus fallout.
11 March 2020, 18:00 PM
IEDCR was ‘slow to act’
Measures taken by the IEDCR following the detection of three coronavirus cases have lately raised some concerns.
11 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Int’l Routes: Biman halves flights amid virus scare
Biman has halved its international flights as fewer people are flying due to the global coronavirus outbreak.
9 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus Outbreak: Screening still lax at Dhaka airport
A few minutes before 2:30pm yesterday, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from England’s Manchester landed at the Dhaka airport.
9 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus Fallout: Aviation flies into turbulence
The aviation industry is suffering a massive blow in the aftermath of coronavirus outbreak as the number of outgoing and incoming air passengers from Dhaka has already taken a tumble, officials said.
29 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Hajj pilgrims to pay more this year
Bangladeshis who wish to perform hajj will have to spend more for the pilgrimage this year, mainly due to the increase in airfare and visa fees.
24 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Mujib Borsho: No excess in celebrations
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last night asked her party leaders and activists not to go overboard with the observance of “Mujib Borsho”, the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
18 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus Fallout: Aviation takes a hit
Airlines operating flights between Bangladesh and China have been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak.
15 February 2020, 18:00 PM