‘Proposed budget makes tobacco more affordable’

The proposed budget for FY 2021-22, if passed, will make tobacco products even more affordable and increase its use among the youth and poor, said lawmakers, economists and public health experts at a virtual programme yesterday.
13 June 2021, 18:00 PM

164 Bangladeshis rescued from Mediterranean

Libyan coast guards have rescued and detained 439 migrants, including 164 Bangladeshis, from the Mediterranean Sea as they were trying to go to Europe.
13 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Laws there, but not commitment

The government needs to show its commitment in conserving the country’s environment and restoring its ecosystem, speakers said at an online discussion yesterday.
13 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Nasim’s first anniversary of death observed

The first death anniversary of veteran Awami League leader and former minister Mohammed Nasim was observed yesterday with different programmes maintaining health guideline protocols for Covid-19.
13 June 2021, 18:00 PM

In-person exams start at Cumilla University

The authorities of Cumilla University have started holding in-person examinations -- postponed due to Covid-19 situation -- from yesterday, maintaining health guidelines.
13 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Containing Covid-19 Transmission: Guidelines thrown out the window in public transports of port city

Public vehicles in Chattogram city are defying government instructions for movement during the pandemic in every way possible.
13 June 2021, 18:00 PM

BIWTA pillars to ‘legitimise’ grabbed land on Buriganga

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) is erecting boundary pillars along the foreshore of river Buriganga in Basila without recovering the much-talked about 13 acres of river land and eight acres of foreshore that had been grabbed by a late lawmaker.
13 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Death anniv of Habibur Rahman Milon

Today is the sixth death anniversary of Habibur Rahman Milon, former advisory editor of the daily Ittefaq.
13 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Preacher missing for three days: family

Young Islamic preacher Abu Taw Haa Muhammad Adnan, his driver and two companions have been missing for three days, according to his family members.
13 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Four killed, 17 injured in road accidents

Four people were killed and 17 others injured in road accidents in places including Dhaka yesterday, according to our correspondents.
13 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Road Accident: Two killed, one hurt in Manikganj

A motorcycle rider and his pillion passenger were killed and an ambulance driver was injured when the ambulance hit the bike on Dhaka-Aricha
12 June 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Shun infighting first’

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday urged the party leaders and activists to put behind intra-party conflicts first before
12 June 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Edu minister leading sector to destruction’

By keeping educational institutions closed for more than 15 months, the education minister is leading the sector to destruction, leaders and activists of different left-leaning student organisations said yesterday.
12 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Illegal Recruitment at PSTU: VC among seven served legal notice

Seven persons, including Patuakhali Science and Technology University’s (PSTU) vice-chancellor (VC), were served a legal notice, calling for action
12 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Allocate Tk 15,000cr to protect coasts

Participants including a number of lawmakers at a virtual seminar yesterday urged the government to allocate at least Tk 15,000 crore from revenue in the 2021-22 national budget for coastal protection, particularly for climate-resilient embankment construction.
12 June 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Syria-trained IT expert’ of Ansar Al Islam held in Ctg

Members of Counter Terrorism Division of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) claimed to have arrested the “IT expert” of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam from port city’s Khulshi area on Friday night.
12 June 2021, 18:00 PM

UP, Pourasabha Elections: Barishal polls officials voice worries to CEC

Field-level election officials have expressed fear of chaos at the upcoming Union Parishad and Pourasabha elections, stemming from confrontational local politics and factional feuds.
12 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Govt must prepare for possible massive earthquake: experts

Bangladesh may face a massive earthquake in the very near future. Therefore, the government should take necessary preparations like building
12 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Rafiq Azam wins int’l accolade for DSCC project

A landscape design project based in Dhaka city has bagged the prestigious ‘DNA Paris Design Award 2021’.
12 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Surge in Covid-19 Cases: Patients struggle as KMCH at capacity

Poritosh came to Khulna Medical College Hospital’s dedicated Covid-19 unit all the way from a Moheshkura of Bagerhat’s Morelgong upazila on
12 June 2021, 18:00 PM