- US Senate Republicans approve Trump tax, spending cuts
- Myanmar Earthquake: Death toll surpasses 3,300
- We saw Sheikh Hasina's disrespectful behavior towards you: Modi tells Dr. Yunus
- Populous capital still empty and no traffic jam visible
- NBR to decide response to 37% US counter-tariff tomorrow
- Pakistan urges global action to curb illicit arms flow to terrorist groups in Afghanistan
- Offices reopen Sunday after 9 days Eid vacation
- Trade through Benapole Port resumes after 8 days
- There is no other place like Bangladesh where communal harmony thrives: Home Advisor
- 'When Life Gives You Tangerines' becomes highest-rated K-drama on IMDb
- US Tariff: CA to hold emergency meeting this evening
- Ready to provide further humanitarian support: CA tells Myanmar
- Manikganj’s onion farmers claim losses amid low prices
- Why do Japanese people drink vinegar before every meal?
- Nobody wins in trade war: Guterres
- Thousands returning to Dhaka via Sadarghat
- Clash between two groups in Shariatpur, over 100 hand bombs exploded
- New discoveries at Ramesseum Temple reveal rich history of ancient Egypt
- Raba Khan marries music director Arafat Mohsin Nidhi
- Trump’s tariffs to send US into recession: JP Morgan
Zika virus cluster identified, 5 infected in country
A Zika virus cluster has been identified in Bangladesh for the first time, with the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) reporting the virus in five individuals. The icddr,b, released the report on its website yesterday (March 3), said the findings were based...
Bangladesh confirms 1st Zika virus cases
For the first time in Bangladesh, a cluster infection of the Zika virus has been detected, according to the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b). The icddr,b published the findings on its website on Monday. Icddr,b scientists identified the virus in...
New bat virus can enter human cells similar to COVID-19
A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes covid-19, raising the possibility that it could someday spread to humans, Chinese researchers have reported. The virus does not enter human cells as readily as...
hMPV virus: CAAB urges all to wear masks at Dhaka airport
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has issued directives to implement precautionary measures against the spread of Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. The directives were issued one day after a case of hMPV virus was detected in the...
IEDCR detects Reovirus in Bangladesh
For the first time in Bangladesh, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control, and Research (IEDCR) has detected the Reovirus in the bodies of five individuals. This discovery came after testing patients with Nipah virus symptoms in 2024, IEDCR Director Professor Tahmina Shirin told UNB on...
How threatening is the new virus?
A new alarm has been raised over the HMPV (Human Metapneumovirus) that emerged in China at the start of the year. Meanwhile, patients infected with this virus have been identified in Japan, Malaysia, and India. Experts have commented that there is no need to panic about this virus in Bangladesh....