A wave of panic is observed in Bangladesh as no less than five people died in the month of January itself following the sudden spread of a disease called Nipah encephalitis, caused by Nipah virus.

The numbers of cases of anthrax, reported in Bangladesh swelled to 589, as four fresh cases of anthrax were reported over the past twenty four hours. The announcement has been made by the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Bangladesh.

Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina after her visit to China, has announced that China has given its consent to the implementation of a road-proposal of Bangladesh. The proposal is about a road linking of Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Facebook has returned to Bangladesh after barring access to pages portraying the Prophet Mohammed and saying sorry to nation's telecoms authorities.

The social networking website also eliminated what Bangladeshi authorities defined as "obnoxious" photos of the nation's Government and opposition leaders.

Results of a recent UK study suggest that white children are more likely to have asthma than children of Indian and Bangladeshi heritage.

The team of researchers, representing the Social and Public Health Sciences Unit of the Medical Research Council, UK, used students, between the age of 11 and 13, from 51 schools in London as subjects for their study.

Myanmar's state-controlled press Friday issued warnings that Cyclone Bijli could hit the country's western coast over the weekend.

Dhaka - A senior US State Department official Saturday assured that Washington would support Bangladesh's proposal for a regional anti-terrorism taskforce in South Asia.

Dhaka - Bangladesh has recorded a rise in remittance inflow, from its over 6 million expatriate workers, despite a global recession that forces massive job cuts around the world, central bank officials said Saturday.

Dhaka - A senior US diplomat is expected to visit Bangladesh on February 7 for talks on a number of issues including security and trade, officials said Tuesday.

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher is tentatively scheduled to arrive Saturday on a three-day visit, an official at the US embassy said.

Dhaka - Bangladesh's President Iajuddin Ahmed Tuesday appointed Awami League (AL) leader Sheikh Hasina Wazed as prime minister of the country on a five-year tenure, officials said.

Hasina, 61, whose AL-led alliance won a crushing victory in the December 29 general elections, was sworn in as the 12th premier of the country.