The first death from dengue this year was reported today (June 21, 2022), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Four million people, including 1.6 million children, stranded by flash floods in north-eastern Bangladesh are in urgent need of help, Unicef has said.

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange declined today for the fourth consecutive day owing to persisting economic uncertainty, runaway inflation and the latest floods.

At least 874 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The Bus Route Rationalization Committee (BRCC) has decided to introduce 200 more buses on three new routes in Dhaka from September 1.

The cabinet yesterday gave the final approval to the draft of Universal Pension Management Act, 2022.

Warning that the flood situation may worsen, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked ministers, top civil servants, and armed forces personnel to take all-out preparations for mitigating damage caused by flood.

Nominal wage growth at the low skill level overall has fallen behind the headline inflation.

The wage growth in Bangladesh grew slower than the inflation rate in May.

The banks, MFS providers and payment service providers will have to find alternative ways to make their payment systems effective in the flood affected districts, including Sylhet, Sunamganj, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Kishoreganj, Netrokona, Kurigram and Rangpur.

The Bangladesh Bank today said the interested candidates for the post of managing directors of non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) have to obtain at least 20 years of working experience at banks or NBFIs.

Police on early Monday (June 20, 2022) arrested three transport workers in connection with the gang rape of a woman on a bus stationed inside Chattogram city’s Baizid Bostami area yesterday.

Two Rohingyas were dead and four were injured as a covered van hit an easy-bike in Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar this morning (June 20, 2022).

Stock market index tumbled today for the second consecutive day amid low participation of investors.

Nine villages have been flooded in Fulgazi upazila of Feni as the dam on Muhuri river was damaged at three points due to continuous rain and onrush of water from the hills.

The listed paint maker would invest Tk 25 lakh to establish Berger Tech Consulting Ltd.

The government should form a separate authority to ensure accountability of the public servants to curb corruption and to ensure proper use public money, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Rizwan Rahman said today.

The turnover and the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped again today after rising for consecutive two days.

Inflation in Bangladesh rose to 7.42 per cent in May, the highest since 2014’s May.

The Bangladesh Bank today asked banks to provide banking services to the flood-hit people through branches adjacent to the areas that are still unaffected.