Bangladesh Ambassador to Austria Muhammad Abdul Muhith has taken over the Group of Asia-Pacific States (APG) chairmanship in Vienna on July 29, 2021.

The government will resume administering the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to those who failed to take the second dose after getting the first jab, in Dhaka division including the capital from tomorrow.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the perpetrators behind the conspiracy to assassinate Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman would be unmasked one day.

A traffic police personnel was run over and killed by a microbus near Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College in Dhaka this morning.

Export-oriented factories and industries resumed operation today amid continued sharp rise in Covid-19 infections, but many workers have not been following health guidelines properly.

Bangladesh Embassy in Bangkok has facilitated repatriation of a group of 68 Bangladeshi, Indian and Thai nationals from Thailand to Bangladesh by a special Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has decided to continue launch services till 6:00am tomorrow.

The year 2021 marks 50 years of Bangladesh’s liberation; 2021 also marks the birth centenary celebrations of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, remarkable Covid-19 cooperation with neighbours, especially India, and a currency swap with Sri Lanka. In South Asian economies, Bangladesh is a rising star with a per capita income of $2,227.

A total of 21,056 candidates have passed the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examination.

Five people died of Covid-19 and 11 with Covid-like symptoms in Barishal division in 24 hours (till 8 am today).

Bangladesh and India today started regular operation of freight trains through the restored Haldibari-Chilahati rail route, aiming to “strengthen rail connectivity and bilateral trade” between the two countries.

Although public transports were allowed to operate till noon today to facilitate workers returning to workplace amid lockdown, vehicles were seen plying Dhaka-Mymensingh and Dhaka-Tangail highways after 12pm.

A garment worker died as a bus ran over him on Dhaka-Rangpur highway under Sadar upazila in Bogura today.

At least six people were killed and seven were injured when a truck fell into a ditch at Shibchar in Madaripur. The accident took place near the toll plaza of Arial Khan Bridge in the upazila around 9pm last night.

Fourteen Covid-19 patients and four others with symptoms died in Kushtia in 24 hours till 8am today.

A total of 996 new Covid-19 cases have been recorded in the Sylhet division in 24 hours till this morning, breaking previous records of infection.

As public transport was allowed till this noon, workers of export-oriented factories were rushing to their workplaces in Dhaka and adjacent areas, causing massive traffic congestion on Bangabandhu bridge.

Eighteen people died at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in 24 hours till 8am today.

The online process of form fill-up for Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination 2021 will begin on August 12 and end on August 30.

Vietnam raced past Bangladesh to be the second-largest apparel exporter globally in 2020 as the Southeast Asian country managed to keep the coronavirus pandemic in control and allowed factories to operate.