India
500 stranded Indian nationals return home thru Benapole
Some 500 Indian nationals have returned home through Benapole international check post in the last two days until Friday.
India reports record number of new infections
India has recorded another record number of new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours as it ramps up testing to more than 900,000 a day.
Ecnec clears Tk 846-cr road project to boost trade with India
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday cleared seven projects, including a Tk 846-crore one to widen Baraiyarhat-Heyanko-Ramgarh road under Chittagong and Khagrachhari districts, aiming to boost export-import between Bangladesh and India.
India’s virus death toll rises, Seoul cases jump
India’s coronavirus death toll overtook Britain’s to become the fourth-highest in the world with another single-day record increase in cases Friday.
PM expresses condolences for victims of Kerala crash
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed condolence on the Air India Express plane crash in Kerala.
In a Message to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, she said that She was shocked and saddened to news of the Air India Express plane crash in Kozhikode, Kerala, according to a release from PM's press wing.
"I understand that the flight was carrying mostly Indian nationals as part of your government's Vande Bharat Mission to evacuate Indian nationals stranded abroad due to COVID restrictions," she said.
Sheikh Hasina said that on behalf of the people and the government of Bangladesh, She expressed her deep condolences for the bereaved families, who have lost their near and dear ones in the tragic accident.
"Our thoughts and prayers continue for the speedy recovery of those injured."
UN to provide help to flood-hit Asian countries
Highlighting the severe flooding in Asia, including Bangladesh and India, the United Nations on Tuesday expressed its willingness to help.
India’s Covid-19 cases surge past 2.1 million
India’s total covid-19 cases rose to 2,153,010 with the death of 43,379 people, said the latest data issued by the federal health ministry on Sunday.
Plane with 190 on-board crashes in Kerala, 17 deaths confirmed
At least 17 people, including the pilot, have been killed as a passenger plane of Air India Express crashed after it skidded off the runway at Kozhikode Calicut International Airport in the southern state of Kerala on Friday night.
India’s Covid-19 cases reach 1.8 million
The health authorities of India has reported 52,972 fresh cases in the last 24 hours on Monday, bringing the total cases to 1,803,695.
Ten die consuming sanitizer in India
At least ten people have died after consuming sanitizer as an alternative to liquor in Praksasam district of India’s Andhra Pradesh.