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19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Rubaiya Murshed’s ‘Nobody’s Children’: UPL publishes book on struggles of street children
2 July 2022, 13:13 PM
Culture
ACC looking into procurement anomalies at BR
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Dhaka Airport: Passenger leaves behind Saudi riyal worth Tk 6cr
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
70 died in political clashes this year
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
101st birthday of DU
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Youth
‘Enough with mere formalities’
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
What steps taken for their birth certificates?
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
‘Corruption, anarchy the new norm’
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Dengue cases shot up in June
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Health
Country’s first heliport in the offing
Work to build the country’s first-ever heliport in the city’s Ashkona has already started with an aim to oversee the operations of helicopters, Mohibul Haque, senior secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, said yesterday.
15 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Post-Pandemic Recovery: ADB to support govt plans
The government and Asian Development Bank (ADB) at a virtual meeting yesterday agreed on the specifics and time-bound actions to further accelerate implementation of ADB-assisted projects.
15 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Fake Covid-19 Certificates: JKG CEO Ariful on four-day remand
A Dhaka court yesterday placed JKG Health Care Chief Executive Officer Ariful Chowdhury and one of his associates Sayeed Chowdhury on four-day remand each in a case filed over issuing fake Covid-19 certificates.
15 July 2020, 18:00 PM
416 women raped in last six months: BMP report
On average, more than two women were raped every day in the last six months in the country, said rights body Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP).
15 July 2020, 18:00 PM
No pvt rights org can use ‘commission’ in its name: SC
The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court order that issued an injunction on use of the word “commission” in the name of any private rights
15 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Belayet Hossain passes away
Md Belayet Hossain, freedom fighter and senior deputy managing director of Bashundhara Group, passed away yesterday morning while undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital Dhaka.
15 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Prof Arefin Siddique made BSS board chairman
Former Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University (DU) Professor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique has been made chairman of the board of directors of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), the state-run news agency.
15 July 2020, 17:35 PM
Construction of country’s first ever heliport at Ashkona begins
Work to build the country’s first ever heliport at city’s Ashkona has started, Mohibul Haque, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism said today.
15 July 2020, 13:01 PM
Remove obscene content from OTT platforms: HC to authorities
The High Court today directed the authorities concerned of the government to remove the obscene content and films from the OTT (over-the-top) platforms across the country in seven days.
15 July 2020, 10:16 AM
Launch capsize at Buriganga: Mayur-2 owner denied bail
A virtual court in Dhaka has rejected a bail petition of Mosaddek Hanif Swad, owner of Mayur-2launch that hit and sank another vessel at Buriganga River on June 29, killing at least 34 passengers.
15 July 2020, 09:16 AM
United Hospital fire: HC asks to pay Tk 30 lakh initial payment to each victim’s family
The High Court has directed the United Hospital authorities to give Tk 30 lakh to each of the families of four victims -- out of five -- who were killed in a fire at its isolation unit on May 27.
15 July 2020, 07:45 AM
Fake Covid-19 certificates: JKG chief executive on 4-day remand
A Dhaka court has placed JKG Health Care Chief Executive Officer Ariful Chowdhury and one of his associates Sayeed Chowdhury on four-day remand each in a case filed over issuing fake Covid-19 certificates.
15 July 2020, 07:35 AM
‘Just want to return home’
The Bangladesh embassy in Hanoi is asking the 27 Bangladeshis stranded there to go back to work in Ho Chi Minh City, but the workers are sticking to their demand of repatriation at the earliest.
14 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Shahidul Alam wins CPJ’s Int’l Press Freedom Award
Prominent Bangladeshi photojournalist Shahidul Alam has been awarded the 2020 International Press Freedom Award alongside three others from Iran, Nigeria and Russia.
14 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Warnings fall on deaf ears
National Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) on Covid-19 on Friday suggested not to set up cattle markets in Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Chattogram cities as a preventive measure against the pandemic.
14 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Nurul Islam laid to rest
Nurul Islam, chairman of Jamuna Group, one of the biggest conglomerates in the country, was laid to eternal rest with state honour in the capital’s Banani graveyard yesterday.
14 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Livestock ministry to take measures to stop smuggling of animals
The Ministry of Fisheries and livestock yesterday decided to take strict steps to stop smuggling of sacrificial animals from India.
14 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Lawmaker’s son rams police van in port city
Shabab Chowdhury, son of lawmaker Ekramul Karim Chowdhury of Noakhali-4 constituency, has rammed a police patrol van with his car in Chattogram city’s Lalkhan Bazar area, and locked into an altercation with police personnel.
14 July 2020, 18:00 PM
First death anniversary of Ershad marked
Jatiya Party yesterday observed the first death anniversary of its founder HM Ershad through various programmes maintaining social distance and health directives in wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
14 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Charge sheet likely next week: CID
They owned 20 houses, 128 apartments and 25 acres of land in Dhaka and its nearby areas.
14 July 2020, 18:00 PM