Patients infected with dengue receive treatment at a hospital in Dhaka A sharp rise in dengue cases is putting hospitals in Dhaka under severe pressure. Over 747 new patients were admitted across Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8am on Friday. The surge prompted some hospitals to treat patients on floors and verandas after beds … Read more
Dhaka: Thousands of people gathered in central Dhaka on Monday to pay their last respects to party patriarch Tofail Ahmed despite a ban on the Sheikh Hasina-led organization, chanting “Joy Bangla”, a slogan closely associated with the Awami League during the 1971 liberation war. Tofail, an eight-time MP, former minister and one of the prominent … Read more
India’s outgoing envoy Pranay Verma called on Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Rahman in Dhaka on Monday. The two sides reviewed developments and expressed optimism about the future direction of bilateral relations. Outgoing Indian envoy meets Bangladesh foreign minister to discuss bilateral relations High Commissioner Verma called on the foreign minister in Dhaka, state-owned BSS news agency … Read more
A court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, will hear arguments on Friday on charges in a sedition case against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 285 others. Bangladesh court to hear charges against Hasina in sedition case on June 17 Dhaka’s third additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Moin Uddin Chowdhury fixed a date of June 17, allowing the … Read more
BNP Paribas Chairman Tariq Rahman (AP Photo) A senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party said on Saturday that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairman Tariq Rehman, who won a landslide victory in the general election and is preparing to take office as Bangladesh’s next prime minister, should be invited to Dhaka.BNP … Read more