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Bangladesh to impose nationwide lockdown from July 1 instead of June 28

The Bangladesh government has decided to impose a nationwide all-out lockdown from July 1 instead of June 28 (Monday).SK Rafiqul Islam, Additional Secretary of District and Field Admin Wing of the Cabinet Division, told The Daily Star that the decision was taken to enforce the lockdown from July 1. However, lockdown will remain in effect on a "limited scale" from Monday to Wednesday.The decision came from a high-level meeting on Saturday presided over by Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, reported Dhaka Tribune."An all-out lockdown for seven days will be imposed from July 1," said Principal Information Officer Surath Kumar Sarker of Bangladesh's Press Information Department (PID).A stricter set of restrictions on public movement and gathering were extended several times, including the latest one, Dhaka Tribune reported.Additionally, the authorities across the country had been imposing district-wise restrictions on public movement in areas with higher COVID-19 infections till now.State ...

Bangladesh to impose nationwide 'hard lockdown' from June 28 for 7 days

Amid a dramatic surge in Covid-19 infections, Bangladesh will be going into a nationwide 'hard lockdown' from Monday for seven days in a bid to stem the spread of cases

Bangladesh govt suspends transport services connecting Dhaka to other parts

The Bangladesh government has suspended transportation services linking capital Dhaka to the other parts of the country in a further effort to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic

Fool-proof Covid protocols: BCB taking no chance with Australia series

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has asserted there will be water-tight compliance of the Covid-19 protocols when the Australian cricket team arrives in Dhaka next month to play five T20 Internationals

India keen to resume Covid-19 vaccine export to Bangladesh, says envoy

India's Commissioner to Bangladesh on Sunday said that the country is keen to resume the export of Covid vaccines to Dhaka as soon as possible, but there is no word yet when it will resume the export

$250 mn ADB loan to support Bangladesh social resilience programme

The Asian Development Bank approved a $250 mn policy-based loan to the government of Bangladesh to help finance reforms aimed at improving the inclusiveness and responsiveness of the country

30 years after 1991: What we achieved as an economy, and what was possible

India's record has been good, relative to how other countries have done and compared also to its own previous three decades, but well short of what is required and what was possible, writes T N Ninan

India's H-Energy signs LNG deal with Bangladesh's state-run Petrobangla

Both firms will finalise a long-term supply agreement to start the supply of LNG to Bangladesh through a cross-border natural gas pipeline

Bangladesh records highest single-day Covid deaths in over a month

Bangladesh has registered its highest number of single-day Covid-19 fatalities in more than a month, increasing the overall death toll to 13,118, according to health authorities.

Bangladesh extends border closure with India till June 30 due to Covid-19

Bangladesh on Sunday extended border closure with India till June 30 as the Covid-19 situation in neighbouring districts of the country continued to deteriorate

Shakib Al Hasan banned for 3 games of Dhaka Premier League, fined $5800

Shakib Al Hasan has been let off lightly with a three-match suspension from the Dhaka T20 Premier League along with a fine of $5800 (BDT 5 lakh), following his on-field meltdown

Bangladesh coronavirus update: 2,322 new cases, 44 more deaths reported

Bangladesh reported 2,322 new COVID-19 cases, the highest since April 29, and 44 more deaths, taking the total to 815,282 and the death toll to 12,913

Bangladesh rises to be South Asia's standout star as India, Pak fall behind

Bangladesh's growth rests on three pillars: exports, social progress and fiscal prudence

Bangladesh govt extends coronavirus lockdown restrictions till June 6

The Bangladeshi government has extended the ongoing nationwide lockdown restrictions till June 6 to curb the recent Covid-19 resurgence

75,000 volunteers on standby in B'desh to tackle possible 'Yaas' impact

More than 75,000 volunteers have been put on standby in Bangladesh to deal with the possible effects of Cyclone 'Yaas' which is now developing over the east-central Bay of Bengal, officials said

Bangladesh govt approves purchase of Covid-19 vaccines from China

Bangladesh's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, the highest body to deal with economic issues, in a meeting has approved the purchase

Big apparel brands still need millions of Bangladesh's factory workers

Bangladesh's garment-export economy is something of a modern miracle.

Covid: China delivers 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine to Bangladesh

China delivered 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine as a gift to Bangladesh on Wednesday to help it cope with a shortage. Bangladesh, a nation of 160 million people, is in desperate need after India banned exports of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines produced by the Serum Institute of India because of its own devastating surge in infections. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming formally handed over the Sinopharm vaccines in Dhaka on Wednesday. Bangladesh has already approved the Chinese vaccines after the World Health Organization has recently listed the Sinopharm for emergency use globally. Bangladesh received about 7 million doses from the Indian institute, but its deal had called for 30 million doses to be delivered by June. Bangladesh already suspended administering the first dose of vaccines. Some few hundreds of thousands of people are due their second dose but would be left out if new doses do not arrive soon. Bangladesh has attempted to diversify its vaccine sources, asking

Bangladesh extends borders closure with India after Covid variant detected

Bangladesh extended the closure of land borders with India for 14 more days, hours after the country detected six cases of the Indian variant of the Covid-19

Bangladesh to send Remdesivir drug, medical supplies to India next week

Bangladesh will be sending Remdesivir, an anti-viral medicine being used in Covid-19 treatment, along with other medical supplies to India next week, said country's Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen.