- CA to hold bilateral talks with Modi, other BIMSTEC leaders tomorrow
- Rescue team led by Bangladesh Army continues its operation in Myanmar
- Thai ministers meet CA on BIMSTEC sidelines
- ‘Evidence of conspiracy to thwart July-August trial found’
- Kagiso Rabada leaves Gujarat Titans squad for personal reasons
- Gold price declines after hitting all-time high on Trump tariffs
- India says 'examining the implications' of US tariffs
- Russia, Cuba, North Korea escape Trump's tariff
- Over 100,000 child deaths, 63,000 stillbirths annually in Bangladesh
- Trump's tariffs dull the dollar's safe-haven sheen
- BIMSTEC Secretary General calls on Touhid
- CA joins official dinner of BIMSTEC
- Real Madrid got $154M from UEFA to top prize money table last season
- Rejuvenated IPL match-winner Siraj praised for 'fire in his belly'
- Top Russian official in Washington for talks on improving ties
- Strict action to be taken to stop extortion in hills: Home Advisor
- China arrests 3 Filipinos on charge of spying
- Strong earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia
- Anti-discrimination Movement’s former coordinator Tanifa killed in road accident
- Bangladesh move up in FIFA rankings after draw against India
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....