Dr. Mohammad Afroz Jalil, Country Manager of Roche Bangladesh Ltd. has been elected President of the Switzerland Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SBCCI) for 2022-2024. Swiss Ambassador to Bangladesh, Nathalie Chuard, conveyed best wishes to SBCCI and shared her experience on Bangladesh and potential business opportunities. “This year has been significant for both Switzerland and Bangladesh. We are celebrating ...

Bangladesh reported two more Covid-linked deaths and 207 more cases in 24 hours till Monday morning. With the new numbers, the total fatalities rose to 29,415 while the caseload to 2,034,348, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate rose to 4.65 per cent from Sunday’s 4.44 per cent as 4,454 samples were ...

Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain’s next prime minister after Boris Johnson withdrew from the contest on Sunday, saying that although he had enough support to make the final ballot he realised the country and the Conservative Party needed unity. Johnson had raced home from a holiday in the Caribbean to try and secure the backing of 100 lawmakers ...

Here are the main contenders confirmed or expected to run to succeed UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, after she announced her resignation on Thursday: – Rishi Sunak – Former chancellor of the exchequer Sunak secured the support of the 100 Conservative MPs needed to stand in the contest on Friday and formally announced his candidacy Sunday. The 42-year-old lost convincingly ...

Dengue patients will now be given treatment at the Dhaka North City Corporation’s (DNCC) COVID-19 Dedicated Hospital. This decision was taken at a meeting of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) around 10:30pm on Saturday. Confirming the matter on Sunday, the DGHS said the government took the decision to treat dengue patients at the COVID-19 dedicated hospital following rapid ...

The price of sugar has skyrocketed in the market as the supply of the food has drastically decreased in the country over the past few days. Most of the retail shops at Mohammadpur, Shewrapara, Mirpur-6, Mirpur-12, Dhanmondi, Kuril, and Badda ran out of sugar on Saturday. The retail shop owners claim that they have not gotten the sugar supply from ...

Bangladesh on Saturday recorded one Covid-19 death and 124 coronavirus positive cases in 24 hours. Bangladesh reported 5.49 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 2,259 samples were tested during the last 24 hours, a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka district and the ...

Police have seized 15,820 litres of soyabean oil of state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) from a Saudi expatriate’s house at Fatikchari in Chittagong. The TCB’s soyabean oil was seized from underneath the beds of the house of Saudi expatriate Mohamamd Nezam at Hamid Para area of Ward No. 4 in Kanchan Nagar union under Fatikchari upazila early Saturday (October ...

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson — ousted by ethics scandals just three months ago — jockeyed to make a comeback Friday as one of several contenders seeking to replace Liz Truss, whose rapid downfall threw the country’s leadership into disarray at a time of severe economic challenges. The governing Conservative Party has ordered a lightning-fast race that aims to ...

Britain’s divisive former leader Boris Johnson on Friday received heavyweight Conservative backing to stage a sensational comeback following the resignation of Prime Minister Liz Truss. The UK’s ruling party was forced into its second leadership contest in quick succession after Truss announced she was quitting after just 44 tempestuous days in office. A poll by YouGov found 79 percent of ...