Death anniv of Abdul Hakim Bikrampuri

Yesterday marked the 33rd death anniversary of Abdul Hakim Bikrampuri, former member of the undivided Bengal Legislative Assembly and Pakistan
4 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Lower courts grant bail to 49,750 in 35 days

A total of 49,750 people including 608 children, accused of criminal charges, have secured bail from the lower courts across the country in the last 35 working days.
4 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Rigorous community engagement a must to fight Covid-19

Speakers at an online dialogue yesterday stressed the need for rigorous involvement of local communities in fighting coronavirus spread across the country.
4 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Waterways Accidents: 153 killed, 84 injured in six months

At least 153 people were killed and 84 other injured in 106 waterways’ accidents in the last six months, two non-government organisations said.
4 July 2020, 18:00 PM

6 die with Covid-19 symptoms in Cumilla Medical College Hospital

Six people have died with Covid-19 symptoms over the last twenty four hours in Cumilla.
4 July 2020, 18:00 PM

CU campus goes under lockdown for 14 days

The authorities of Chittagong University (CU) have put the campus under 14-day lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
4 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Animal Sacrifice for Eid-ul-Azha: Experts suggest following Saudi Arabian model

Speakers at an online press conference yesterday urged authorities to arrange animal sacrifice during upcoming Eid-ul-Azha in the country under a system followed in Saudi Arabia, to avoid environmental and health hazards.
4 July 2020, 18:00 PM

A two-wheeled blessing

Every day, Rubel Hossain, a staffer at Bangladesh Water Development Board, would get ready and keep on waiting for a bus to reach his Motijheel office from his Keraniganj residence. But the pandemic has changed his lifestyle, maybe for the better, as he started commuting on his bicycle for the last few weeks.
4 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Anti-Mosquito Drive: DNCC fines house owners Tk 1.55 lakh

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) yesterday found Aedes larvae in 91 houses and establishments during the first day of the 10-day “combing operation” to destroy breeding grounds of mosquitoes.
4 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Drug traders rear head as movement restrictions ease

The pandemic is leaving an adverse impact on almost every sector, but when it comes to drug smuggling, Covid-19 has just been a reason to come up with newer, more innovative ideas and techniques.
4 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Titas to bring over 28 lakh consumers under prepaid metre system

In a move to ensure rational use of natural gas, state-owned Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited has embarked on a plan to bring over 28 lakh consumers under prepaid metre system in phases.
4 July 2020, 13:47 PM

Veteran journo Faruk Quazi passes away

Veteran journalist Faruk Quazi is no more. He passed away in his sleep at 8am yesterday at his Elephant Road residence. He was 71.Quazi, a former president of the Law Reporters Forum, had worked at different media offices including BSS, UNB and The Daily Observer.
3 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Introduce free internet packages for students: UGC

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has urged the government to introduce free internet packages for university students to enable them to attend online education.
3 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Sanitised by water!

At a time when Covid-19 cases in the country are rising and health experts insist on strongly maintaining health guidelines, a section of transport workers are using just water to sanitise passengers in Chattogram.
3 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Need diplomacy that ensures health rights, revives economy

Bangladesh should go for robust diplomacy aimed at ensuring people’s health rights and reviving the economy that are now being largely affected by the pandemic, said international relations experts.
3 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Steadfast to his oath

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, there have been countless incidents across the country of medical services becoming scarce, from overwhelmed hospitals to shut-down private practices. And yet, there were hundreds of doctors and staff who remained resolute to their oath of serving patients.
3 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Admission Test

In 1970 my parents had a big problem. That problem was me.
3 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Left ignored for 11 years

Bastuhara City Bypass Link Road in Khulna has remained uncared for for nearly a dozen of years as no authorities are willing to take its responsibility, resulting in extreme public sufferings.
3 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Desh Rupantor photojournalist assaulted by Ansar men at Mugda hospital

Ansar members at Mugda General Hospital have allegedly assaulted a photojournalist of a Bangla daily newspaper when he was taking photos during a clash that broke out between Ansar men and suspected Covid-19 patients at the hospital premises.
3 July 2020, 15:06 PM

Five-month-old, woman killed in Dhaka

A five-month-old infant in Adabor and a woman in Mohammadpur are killed in the capital.
3 July 2020, 12:41 PM