By-polls to Dhaka-18 and Sirajganj-1 today

Dhaka-18 and Sirajganj-1 constituencies are going to by-polls today.
11 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Jewel Aich in ICU with Covid-19

Renowned magician Jewel Aich, who recently contracted Covid-19, is undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit of Combined Military Hospital in the capital.
11 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri passes away

Former governor of Bangladesh Bank Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri passed away at a city hospital yesterday. He was 86.
11 November 2020, 18:00 PM

21st death anniv of Hasna Hena

Today is the 21st death anniversary of Hasna Hena Qadir, one of the founders of Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee.
11 November 2020, 18:00 PM

A rampant malpractice busted in Rajshahi

Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection on Tuesday night conducted a drive against the rampant business of selling physicians’ samples of medicines at Modern Medicine Market in Rajshahi city’s Laxmipur.
11 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Truck kills 3 in Tangail

Three youths were killed after a truck hit a motorcycle at Nagarpur upazila yesterday.
11 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Father, son found dead at Dhaka’s Moghbazar flat

Police recovered the hanging bodies of a man and his son from a flat of Moghbazar in the capital this evening.
11 November 2020, 16:44 PM

DoE seals off Int’l Tobacco Industries Ltd in Ctg

Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogram today sealed off International Tobacco Industries Limited for running operation without environmental clearance certificate.
11 November 2020, 13:13 PM

Start work on two foot-over bridges near Matsya Bhaban, High Court: Taposh

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today directed to immediately start work on two foot-over bridges near Matsya Bhaban and in front of the High Court.
11 November 2020, 10:45 AM

Senior ASP 'beaten to death': Mind Aid Hospital director arrested

Dr Muhammad Niaz Morshed, director of Mind Aid Psychiatry and De-Addiction Hospital, has been arrested in connection with the death of Senior ASP Anisul Karim, who was allegedly beaten to death by the hospital’s staff on Monday.
11 November 2020, 05:24 AM

Govt, EC need to learn from US polls: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday urged both the government and the Election Commission to take a lesson from the US presidential election.
10 November 2020, 18:00 PM

DMP chief helps out Nannu Mia

Moved by the picture of 70-year-old Nannu Mia, who was carrying a sack of grass he cut from the capital’s Bangabandhu National Stadium to earn a living, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner gave him Tk 25,000 to buy two rickshaws to ease his struggles.
10 November 2020, 18:00 PM

64th death anniv of Maj Abdul Gani

Today marks the 64th death anniversary of veteran military officer Maj Abdul Gani, founder of East Bengal Regiment.
10 November 2020, 18:00 PM

‘He siphoned off Tk 195cr’

Expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Chowdhury Samrat, one of the “casino kingpins” in Dhaka and his close aide Enamul Haque Arman have been shown arrested in a Tk 195 crore money laundering case.
10 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Dhaka to have 42 bus routes, down from 291

Buses on 291 routes in Dhaka city will in future only run on 42 routes, and a high-powered committee on bus route rationalisation is working on it.
10 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Include sex education in national curriculum

There must be training for teachers so that they can deliver the sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) lessons in an innovative and interesting approach, breaking the existing stigma and socio-cultural taboo, said speakers at a webinar yesterday.
10 November 2020, 18:00 PM

‘MN Larma fought for the marginalised’

Manabendra Narayan Larma was a friend of the deprived and marginal people and he fought for their rights, speakers said at a discussion yesterday.
10 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Giving children a creative outlet

Jolputul Puppets, a Dhaka-based community of puppetry enthusiasts, inaugurated a new puppet school over the weekend. The school, located at the capital’s Elephant Road, will allow young kids to learn the once popular craft of puppetry.
10 November 2020, 18:00 PM

She found a lifeline

College teacher Moshfeka Begum was diagnosed with breast cancer six years ago. At 59, her vision for a long life was suddenly blurred by this revelation. She was devastated.
10 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Biman to start Sylhet-Cox’s Bazar flights from tomorrow

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to start direct flight from Sylhet to Cox’s Bazar from November 12.
10 November 2020, 18:00 PM