Withdraw Vat on internet for the sake of education

Forty-four eminent citizens of the country yesterday demanded withdrawal of additional Value Added Tax (VAT) on internet package prices to avoid negative impact on online education during the coronavirus crisis.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Take institutional action against greedy healthcare companies, professionals

Speakers at an online discussion yesterday demanded for institutional action to hold back a greedy tendency of making excessive profit by unscrupulous private hospitals and clinics, healthcare service organisations and individuals, diagnostic centres, and pharmaceutical companies.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Ex-CMSD chief Shahidullah dies from Covid-19

Brig Gen Md Shahidullah, the immediate past director of the Central Medical Stores Depot (CMSD), died with Covid-19 at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka yesterday afternoon.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Hillock razed for dorm

To construct a residential hall for students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust), parts of hillocks have been razed in the last couple of days.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Doctor held for raping apprentice lawyer in Rajshahi

A doctor of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) had been raping a female apprentice-lawyer for 17 months under threats of releasing her private photographs and videos, police said quoting the victim.
25 July 2020, 14:15 PM

TK 2,000 crore laundering: former Faridpur AL leader, his brother confess

A former leader of Faridpur town Awami League unit and his brother today confessed to a magistrate of having laundered over Tk 2,000 crore abroad on different dates, an official of the court said.
25 July 2020, 13:14 PM

356 places kept for slaughtering sacrificial animals in Dhaka during Eid

The two city corporations of Dhaka have designated 356 places for the slaughtering of sacrificial animals during Eid-ul-Azha, to be held on August 1.
25 July 2020, 11:57 AM

Coronavirus outbreak: Lockdown at Wari lifted

At the end of a 21-day lockdown of Wari to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Dhaka South City Corporation lifted restrictions on the Old Dhaka area from 12:00am on Saturday.
24 July 2020, 18:18 PM

Chief justice forms vacation benches for HC

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has constiuted 12 single-judge High Court benches for hearing and disposing of cases during the court’s annual vacation.
24 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Don’t go to village home unless you must

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday urged Dhaka city dwellers not to go to village homes, unless there is an emergency, during Eid.
24 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Rangpur residents suffer as roads, homes get inundated after rain

Rangpur residents are suffering as rain-induced waterlogging has inundated many city streets and areas.
24 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Serve people with a smile

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has asked Bangladesh missions abroad to serve people with a smile.
24 July 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Finally a place to stay’

After passing four days under open sky near the Bangladesh embassy in Hanoi, 17 Bangladeshis, who were defrauded by Bangladeshi agents, brokers and a Vietnamese company, were provided accommodation on Thursday.
24 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Dig a hole and dump it!

In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Barishal Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) authorities found itself in a waste disposal conundrum as the city corporation has stopped collecting waste from the hospital.
24 July 2020, 18:00 PM

My First School

When I was in Class 2 my teacher handed me a folded letter for my parents. At home, before giving the letter to my parents, I took a quick look.
24 July 2020, 18:00 PM

5 ‘online gamblers’ arrested in Ctg

Detectives yesterday arrested five alleged members of an online gambling syndicate from different areas of Chattogram city.
23 July 2020, 18:00 PM

DU Budget 2020-21: Research gets low priority yet again

Despite repeated complaints from different sections of academics and students on Dhaka University’s lack of research work, the university’s newest
23 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Ensuring Security For Workers: Vietnam to investigate Bangladeshi brokers

The Vietnam government has ordered police to investigate the brokers from Bangladesh and ensure security for Bangladeshi workers in the Southeast Asian country, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
23 July 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Look after women migrant workers’

Migrant rights and advocacy groups from across regions yesterday called on countries of origin and destination to undertake a gender-responsive
23 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Questions leaked from DGHS press: CID

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police said question papers of medical and dental admission tests were leaked repeatedly from the printing press under Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
23 July 2020, 18:00 PM