Buses will start carrying passengers at half capacity from January 15 (Saturday) -- maintaining health guidelines and restrictions issued by the government.

The government should increase public awareness instead of imposing lockdowns in Bangladesh to handle the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Md Jasim Uddin, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), said today.

At least 2,916 new infections were recorded and four people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, Ambassador Rabab Fatima, has been unanimously elected as President of the UN Women Executive Board for the year 2022.

Bangladesh’s economy is projected to grow 6.9 per cent in fiscal year 2022-23 thanks to strong export growth and a rebound in domestic demand, the World Bank (WB) said in its Global Economic Prospects released yesterday.

The cabinet committee on public purchase today gave go ahead to the import of 90,000 tonnes of diesel from India's Numaligarh.

The government has set a target to hit $80 billion in export earnings in the latest Export Policy for 2021-2024, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said today.

Researchers now have gotten an opportunity to promote hilsa production in the country, thanks to the introduction of a high-tech vessel by the Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute.

Chairman of River Protection Com-mission ASM Ali Kabir was laid to rest at the Martyred Intellectuals’ Graveyard in Mirpur yesterday.

Prof Dr Manzoorul Kibria is the chairperson of Chittagong University’s zoology department. Born and brought up in a village that borders the banks of Halda river, he grew up with a great passion for rivers.

Even though life under the sea remains a mystery for many, from time to time, there are some noteworthy breakthroughs.

Located in Panchlaish residential area, the 55-year-old park has a long history and bears memories of residents’ childhood and adolescence.

The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange touched 7,000 points mark today after a break of a month thanks to the higher participation of buoyant investors.

Three dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The Policy Research Institute (PRI) suggested keeping the economy open during the presence of the new coronavirus variant Omicron.

A local court today sentenced two persons to imprisonment until death in a case filed for killing a seven-year-old after abduction in Rangpur’s Pirgachha.

No “gunfight” took place in the country between law enforcers and criminals since December 10 last when the United States imposed human rights-related sanctions on the Rapid Action Battalion and seven of its top officials.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the country’s people to keep up the pace of the economic progress that the country has achieved in the great stride of all to build “Sonar Bangla”.

Saifuddahar Shahid, the creator of the first Bangla computer keyboard “Shahidlipi” passed away in Albuquerque, New Mexico yesterday at the age of 74.

Sadek Mia recently went to Kulaura Upazila Health for the treatment of his child. But soon an eerie feeling gripped him looking at the bleak surroundings.