Big picture After 28 consecutive result Tests in Sri Lanka – a glorious run stretching back to 2014 and a world record (by a distance) for any Test-hosting country – the first Test between …
Bangladesh extends lockdown to May 5
Bangladesh has extended the ongoing lockdown to May 5. Bangladesh’s Cabinet Division announced the decision in a circular Wednesday. To combat COVID-19, Bangladesh had earlier declared an eight-day …
Bangladesh approves local production of Russian, Chinese Covid vaccines
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved in principle a proposal for producing Russian and Chinese Covid-19 vaccines in Bangladesh. “The cabinet body has approved in principle …
ADB projects 5.5% to 6% GDP growth for Bangladesh in FY21
Bangladesh coped up reasonably well against the pandemic and the economy showed early signs of recovery, says ADB …
Bangladesh approves emergency use of Sputnik V vaccine
The Directorate General of Drug Administration DGDA of Bangladesh has green-lit the emergency use of Russia Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine the second vaccine t …
Bangladesh fares better than Pakistan in tackling Islamist extremism: think-tank
An EU-accredited non-profit think tank has lauded Sheikh Hasina government’s “robust” handling of terrorism and religious extremism in Bangladesh while ripping into Pakistan, saying its …
Bangladesh approves Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
The decision came after health authorities in Bangladesh stopped administering the first jab of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine from Monday amid uncertainties over further shipments, reported …
Maldives Tourism says ‘all resorts on standalone islands welcoming guests from India’
Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Maldives and Bangladesh have restricted entry of travellers from India with immediate effect due to the Covid .
We are landlocked but our minds are open: Bhutan’s Prime Minister
The state visit to Bangladesh was a homecoming of sort for Bhutan’s Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering, who spent 10 years in two medical colleges ther …
Bangladesh may have to wait at least two weeks for COVID vaccine from Russia, China
After approving Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, Bangladesh is set to authorise another shot developed by China, but it may take at least two weeks for the first doses to arrive.