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B'desh to facilitate return of overseas workers to Gulf, Singapore   Fri, Apr 16 2021 06:44:10 PM By Sumi Khan Dhaka, Apr 16 (IANS): Bangladesh will operate special flights to five countries -- Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore -- to help its stranded expatriate workers rejoin their workplaces there. "We don't want to see our expatriates face any difficulty... that is why the Bangladesh government has made coordinated efforts to help expatriates return to their workplaces in five countries on special flights from Saturday without any hassle," Foreign Affairs ...

Strict week-long lockdown begins A weeklong stricter lockdown has begun across the country from 6:00am today (April 14) in a bid to contain alarming rise of the Covid-19 pandemic. Except for emergency services, all government and private offices and factories are closed during the lockdown. Public transport services are also suspended. A set of instruction has also been imposed during the nationwide lockdown from 14-21 April. Those are - All public transport services (roads, railway and domestic flights) will remain suspended. However, the directive will not be applicable to goods-laden vehic...

Week-long stricter lockdown begins A weeklong stricter lockdown is underway across the country from 6:00am Wednesday in a bid to check alarming rise of the Covid-19 pandemic. Presence of people on the city streets early this morning was very thin. Law enforcers were seen patroling on roads. They were working on the implementation of the lockdown. Except for emergency services, all government and private offices and factories are closed during the lockdown. Public transport services are also suspended.   A set of restrictions has also been imposed during the nationwide lockdown from 14-21 A...

Country goes into weeklong lockdown today Special Correspondent 5th April, 2021 02:08:15 In an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus, the government enforces a weeklong countrywide lockdown today, slapping restrictions on the movement of people, public transport and other activities. The Cabinet Division issued a notification on Sunday in this regard. The curbs will remain in force from 6am today till April 11 midnight to prevent the further spread of the deadly virus which has so far infected 637,364 people and killed 9,268 of them in Bangladesh since the first three cases were reported ...

Bangladesh, Japan to bolster partnership Diplomatic Correspondent 25th February, 2021 10:21:52 Bangladesh and Japan have agreed to further intensify their existing excellent ties and work towards building a strategic relationship. Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Thursday had an extensive meeting with Japanese Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Hiroshi Suzuki as part of regular Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) to comprehensively discuss the bilateral relations and regional and global issues of common interest. Both sides recalled Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur R...