A third of govt- owned buses broke rules

Mobile courts of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority have found different types of irregularities in 30 percent BRTC buses during a special drive this month.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

515 new Covid cases detected, 14 more die

Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities rose to 8,055 as the health authorities recorded 14 more coronavirus-related deaths in 24 hours till yesterday morning.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Cold in North takes toll on the poor

People of the northern and southern regions have been suffering through the bone-chilling cold that has been prevailing over one month in phases.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘First Dogs’ arrive at White House

Joe Biden’s dogs Champ and Major have moved into the White House, reviving a long-standing tradition of presidential pets that was broken under Donald Trump.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid widens disparity in education

The coronavirus crisis has worsened education inequality between rich and poor in Bangladesh as a huge number of students from poor families are not able to access the distance learning adopted by the government, according to a World Bank working paper.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Trial of Wrong Man: ACC admits ‘mistake’ to HC in fraud case probe

Mohammad Kamrul Islam from Noakhali’s Purba Rajarampur was going to be another victim of the Anti-Corruption Commission’s “wrong investigation” like innocent jute mill worker Jaha Alam, who had been behind bars for more than three years due to ACC’s “wrong probe”.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Return, GSP: Dhaka pins high hopes on Biden admin

Dhaka sees a ray of hope for Rohingya repatriation and restoring Generalised System of Preferences facilities as new US President Joe Biden is focusing on promoting democratic institutions, human rights and is supportive of the developing countries’ causes.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Final-Year Students: DU likely to reopen dormitories next month

After a year of closure due to the coronavirus outbreak, the provost committee of Dhaka University (DU) has finally recommended opening residential halls by the first week of March for its final-year and last-semester examinees at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

PK Halder, His Aides: ACC files five more cases for Tk 350cr graft

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed five cases against 33 people, including former NRB Global Bank managing director PK Halder, for allegedly laundering over Tk 350 crore of International Leasing and Financial Services Limited (ILFSL).
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Fears of Iraq execution spree after IS attack

Rights defenders fear Iraq may give the green light to a spree of executions of convicted jihadists in a show of strength, days after a deadly suicide attack in Baghdad.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Madrasa teacher held for ‘raping 7-year-old girl’

A Jashore court sent a madrasa teacher to jail on charge of raping a seven-year-old girl in Bhaberber village in Benapole yesterday.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Ex-MP finds home in shelter for poor

A man who was an elected lawmaker not once but twice is now living like a pauper.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM

World lost equivalent of 255m jobs in 2020: UN

The coronavirus pandemic took a huge toll on global jobs last year, the United Nations said yesterday, with the equivalent of more than a quarter of a billion lost.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Poor suffer in widening Covid divide

Billionaires including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Tesla founder Elon Musk have seen their wealth soar during the Covid-19 pandemic while the world’s poor face years of hardship, charity Oxfam said yesterday as it demanded steps to tackle inequality.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM

ACC sues SI for amassing illegal wealth

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against a police sub-inspector over acquiring properties worth Tk 39.13 lakh illegally.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM

2 opposition MPs lambast govt over graft

Two opposition lawmakers came down heavily on the government yesterday in parliament for its failure to curb corruption.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Attack on Cops: More than 50 people sued, 8 arrested

Around four dozen people were sued over attacking a police team in Pirojpur Sadar upazila early yesterday.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Relocation: 3rd batch goes to Bhasan Char on Jan 29-30

Almost 3,000 Rohingyas will be relocated to Bhasan Char by the end of this month, a top official said.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Unrelenting Covid Threat: Borders tightened around the world

Border restrictions were being tightened around the world yesterday in the face of an unrelenting coronavirus threat, after a weekend in which anger at social distancing rules bubbled over into fiery clashes in the Netherlands.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Ekushey book fair to begin on March 18

Not virtually, Amar Ekushey Boi Mela-2021 will be held as usual from March 18 after a long delay due to the coronavirus pandemic.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM