Benazir’s immovable properties: Court appoints administrators to look after them
6 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Greece to regularise 15,000 undocumented Bangladeshis
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
10 injured as BNP, police clash in Tangail
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Sohan captain for Zim T20Is
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Grain exports via black sea: Ukraine, Russia sign deal
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Lanka troops raid main protest camp
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
BSF seizes ‘record’ 41.49 kg gold near Benapole border
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
2 Covid patients die; positivity rate 8.36
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
25-yr-old tourist drowns in Nikli haor
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Schoolgirl raped in Manikganj
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Faster Dhaka-Ctg Rail Trip: Work delayed, wait prolonged
People’s wait for smoother and faster rail communication between Dhaka and Chattogram will be prolonged further as the deadline for expansion of the Akhaura-Lakhsam section on this crucial route is set to be extended for a second time.
9 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Health Budget: Paltry allocations, that too unutilised
Bangladesh’s healthcare expenditure is the lowest in South Asia, former governor of Bangladesh Bank Atiur Rahman said at a pre-budget webinar yesterday, demanding that the allocation for the sector be increased.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Scottish independence party predicted to fall short of majority
The Scottish National Party yesterday appeared likely to fall short of its goal of an absolute majority in the devolved parliament as it pushes for a new independence referendum, a plan condemned as reckless by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh sees 45 more deaths, 1285 new cases
Bangladesh reported 45 more coronavirus-related deaths with 1,285 new cases in 24 hours until yesterday morning, amid concern after the detection of the first case of highly contagious Indian coronavirus strain in the country.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Ex-MP sent to jail over Hefajat mayhem
Maulana Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury, former MP from Sunamganj-3, was sent to Brahmanbaria Jail on Friday in a case filed over Hefajat violence in late March.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Waive charges, save airlines
The Covid-19 second wave has ravaged the commercial aviation at a time when it was trying to bounce back, braving the financial losses caused by the first wave, aviation experts and top airlines officials said yesterday.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Daily deaths top 4,000 in India
Daily Covid-19 deaths surged past 4,000 for the first time in India yesterday, as Europe passed the ball back to Washington in a debate over Covid vaccine patents, pushing the US for a concrete proposal and a commitment to export much-needed jabs.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Pakistan’s sinking economy
The Pakistan government was reported ready to carry out recommendations of the United States, the World Bank, the international Monetary Fund and other international donors for a 100 percent devaluation of its currency, from 4.6 rupees to the dollar to more nearly 9, 10 or 11.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Holy Shab-e-Qadr tonight
The holy Shab-e-Qadr, also known as Lailatul Qadr, will be observed across the country tonight.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
LPG Prices: Fixed but not enforced
Consumers are being compelled to buy liquified petroleum gas (LPG) at a much higher price than the one set by the regulator.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Battling Covid, and government denial, in rural India
People in India’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh are fighting not just a raging pandemic but also a prickly Hindu nationalist local government that many say is in denial.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
5 doctors sued
Five doctors of Tangail General Hospital’s gynecology department were sued on Thursday for leaving a piece of gauze inside a woman’s abdomen during her C-section.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Rohingyas in Bangladesh: US may consider taking a good number of them
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said the United States may consider accepting a good number of forcibly-displaced Rohingyas in Bangladesh for filling up a large portion of its new refugee admission quota set for 2021 and 2022.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Curbing Covid: Malaysia bans entry from Bangladesh
Malaysia has imposed an entry ban on foreign nationals, including Bangladeshis, to curb further spread of coronavirus in the country.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Witness to the killing of Italian priest
Pakistan Martial Law authorities ordered the domolition of the Shaheed Minar in Dhaka, reported Associated Press of Pakistan (APP).
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Rabindranath’s 160th birth anniv today
The 160th birth anniversary of Biswakabi Rabindranath Tagore is being observed in the country today.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
4 city areas at risk of dengue
Four areas of the capital are at risk of dengue infection due to the presence of Aedes mosquitoes, which are carriers of the disease.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Ctg Hefajat leader sued over rape
A rape case has been filed against Jakaria Noman Fayezi, publicity secretary of the recently dissolved Hefajat-e-Islam central committee, in Chattogram, said police.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Hiring Foreign Workers: S’pore firms look beyond Bangladesh, India amid pandemic
Companies in Singapore that have traditionally relied on migrant workers from India and Bangladesh are now looking further afield for labour, Channel News Asia has reported quoting several firms.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Consumption Protection, Employment Promotion: Govt should focus on them in next budget
Consumption protection and employment promotion should be the dual priorities of the upcoming national budget during the pandemic, said renowned economist and public policy analyst Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM