Dhaka, Mar 24 : Three thousand more beds will be added to hospitals across the country in the wake of sharp rise in coronavirus cases, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Wednesday.
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BNP blames govt for virus surge
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Close shops by 8 pm: Mayor Taposh
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Book Fair gradually gains momentum
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Hong Kong halts use of Pfizer vaccine
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Global Covid-19 cases surpass 124 million
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Man killed over land dispute in Lalmonirhat
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Remembering Shahnaz Rahmatullah
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1.4 million with TB lost out on treatment of Covid
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Plot to kill Hasina : 14 people sentenced to death
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Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar train service expected to tourism prospects
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Bhutanese PM pays tributes to Bangabandhu, Liberation War martyrs
Dhaka, Mar 23 : Bhutanese Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering on Tuesday paid tributes to the Liberation War martyrs and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Attack on Hindu houses: Prime accused put on 5-day remand
Sunamganj, Mar 23: A Sunamganj court on Tuesday placed Shahidul Islam Swadhin, the prime accused in a case over the attack on Hindu houses in Shalla upazila, on a 5-day remand.
Rohingya camp fire: Death toll climbs to 11
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RAB busts fake recruiters for fraud online channel
Dhaka, Mar 23 : Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested 10 people on charges of cheating members of the public in the guise of appointing district and upazila correspondents for an apparently online channel named ” Bangabandhu Satellite TV (BSTV News24)”.
‘Bangabandhu’s Gandhi Prize an ‘honour’ for the nation’
Dhaka, Mar 23: The government of Bangladesh on Monday acknowledged with deep gratitude the decision of the government of India to confer the Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, given posthumously for the first time.
UN chief profoundly concerned over rising violence against Asians
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Rohingya camp fire: 5 killed, hundreds rendered homeless
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Tamim, Mithun propel Tigers to 271 runs in 2nd ODI
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Ignoring protocol, Hasina welcomes Bhutan PM at airport
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Shakib returns home from USA tonight
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India honours Bangabandhu with Gandhi Peace Prize
Dhaka, Mar 22: The Government of India on Monday conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
New variant may behind Covid surge in Bangladesh: Experts
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Covid pandemic: 30 more die, 2,809 get infected in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Mar 22 : Bangladesh witnessed a big jump in the number of Covid-19 deaths and infections as health authorities recorded 30 more deaths and 2,809 new cases in the last 24 hours until Monday morning.
PM Hasina wants PTA with Nepal for mutual benefits
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Fire at Rohingya camp in Ukhiya
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Janakantha Editor Atikullah Khan Masud passes away
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One held with 10,000 pieces of Yaba tablets at Dhaka Airport
Dhaka, Mar 22: Members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) arrested a man along with 10,000 pieces of Yaba pill at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Monday.
Chapainawabganj mango growers pin hope on weather
Chapainawabganj, Mar 22: Mango growers in Chapainawabganj are expecting a bumper yield of mango this year, thanks to the favourable weather.