Indian variant could turn Khulna division into Covid-19 hotspot

People of Khulna division are at great risk of being infected with the Indian variant of coronavirus, as six of its districts have borders running for a total of 284 km with India, which is struggling to control the Covid-19 surge and the new variant -- B1617.
7 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Release jailed Minu Akhter immediately

The High Court yesterday directed the authorities concerned of Chattogram jail to immediately release Minu Akhter, who has been serving jail sentence instead of convicted Kulsuma Akhter in a murder case.
7 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Gas supply to be suspended in some areas of Dhaka tomorrow

The supply of gas will remain suspended for 12 hours from (9 am to 9 pm) in some areas of the city tomorrow.
7 June 2021, 17:13 PM

Three killed in road accidents

Three people, including a freedom fighter, were killed and four others injured in road accidents in two districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.
6 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Freezing Awal’s Bank Account: HC questions legality of lower court order

The High Court yesterday questioned a lower court order that asked the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to freeze bank accounts and seize property documents of former Awami League lawmaker AKMA Awal and his wife Laila Parvin in connection with two corruption cases.
6 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Cry for ICU beds at RMCH

On May 31, Niamat Ali (70) of Naogaon’s Niamatpur upazila, who was suffering from breathing complications, died while waiting for ventilator support at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital’s (RMCH) intensive care unit (ICU).
6 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Waterlogging Problem: Rain ruins port city residents’ day

Most low-lying areas in Chattogram city went under knee-to-waist-deep water yesterday due to incessant rain, causing immense sufferings to city dwellers.
6 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Nurul Kabir elected Rotary dist governor

TIM Nurul Kabir has been elected district governor of Rotary International Bangladesh District 3281 for Rotary Year 2023-2024 recently, said a press release.
6 June 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Every record has to be archived’

A Bill titled “The Bangladesh National Archive Bill, 2021” was placed in Parliament yesterday, keeping provisions that no record can be destroyed.
6 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Bangabandhu Bridge: Tk 6,434cr toll collected so far

A total of Tk 6,434 crore has been collected as toll so far from Bangabandhu Bridge since its inauguration in 1998, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader told the parliament yesterday.
6 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Six-point Day today

The historic Six-point Day, marking the demand for autonomy for the then East Pakistan, is being observed today virtually across the country amid the Covid-19 outbreak.
6 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Found unconscious in room, female DU student dies in DMCH

A Dhaka University student died yesterday after fire officials found her unconscious in a sublet room at government staff quarters in Palashi area and rushed her to a hospital
6 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Have dredging projects followed due procedure?

Concerned ministry and relevant authorities should look into whether projects taken for the country’s river dredging have followed due procedure, former chairman of National River Conservation Commission Muzibur Rahman Howlader said yesterday.
6 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Separate expatriate investors’ authority required: speakers

The government should create a separate authority in the country to oversee investments made by the expatriates, demanded Centre for NRB, a non-profit organisation for non-resident Bangladeshis, yesterday.
5 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Six carjackers arrested with stolen microbus

Police’s detective branch (DB) yesterday claimed to have arrested six members of a gang, involved in stealing microbuses for a long time.
5 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Reform needed in banking sector to prevent money laundering: NGOs

Reforms in the banking sector is needed to stop money laundering, according tospeakers at a virtual press conference yesterday.
5 June 2021, 18:00 PM

We need coastal embankments for climate mitigation

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen yesterday said Bangladesh needs to build embankments with renewable energy facilities along the coastal belt as part of “climate mitigation” to save its people from becoming climate migrants due to the rising sea level.
5 June 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Affordable housing for all should be the goal’

After the finance minister in his budget speech revealed the government’s plan to construct up to 60,000 flats in Purbachal New Town and 8,400 in
5 June 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Sundarbans acts as a carbon sink’

COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma has highlighted the importance of the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, saying that it plays a significant role as a carbon sink.
5 June 2021, 18:00 PM

World Environment Day Discussion: Experts urge govt to rein in unbridled construction

Experts yesterday called upon the government to rein in unbridled infrastructural development to protect the country from environmental pollution, a growing risk factor for lives.
5 June 2021, 18:00 PM