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19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Rubaiya Murshed’s ‘Nobody’s Children’: UPL publishes book on struggles of street children
2 July 2022, 13:13 PM
Culture
Latifur Rahman’s 2nd death anniv today
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
ACC looking into procurement anomalies at BR
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
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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
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100,000 trees to be planted along marine drive road
A massive plantation drive is underway along the 50km stretch of scenic Cox’s Bazar marine drive road led by Cox’s Bazar Development Authority, in a bid to restore the nature of the tourist destination.
16 June 2020, 18:00 PM
55 educators decry arrests made under Digital Security Act
Fifty-three professors and teachers from universities across the country and beyond yesterday decried the arrest of Sirajum Munira, a teacher from Begum Rokeya University Rangpur.
16 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19: Two more lawmakers test positive
Two more lawmakers yesterday tested positive for Covid-19.
16 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Digital Security Act: Cartoonist Kishore, writer Mushtaq denied bail
A virtual court in Dhaka yesterday rejected both the remand and bail petitions of four accused, including cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore and writer Mushtaq Ahmed, in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.
16 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Migrants, families need help now more than ever
UN Migration Agency, IOM, has called for supporting migrants and remittance-dependent communities affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
16 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Road crash in Faridpur claims a life
A man was killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Barishal highway in Nowpara bus stand area under Bhanga upazila in Faridpur yesterday.
16 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Sexual Harassment of Patient: Hospital staffer held, case filed in Khulna
Police yesterday detained and filed a case against a hospital staffer who was accused of sexually harassing a Covid-19 patient from Khulna city’s Hafiz Nagar area.
16 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Chinese national dies falling from resort building
A Chinese national died after he had fallen from a six-storey resort building at Kuakata tourist centre in Patuakhali on Monday afternoon.
16 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Money Laundering: Suspended jailer Sohel Rana granted bail
The High Court yesterday granted bail to Sohel Rana Biswas, suspended jailer of Chattogram Central Jail, in a money laundering case.
16 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Need few more days to enforce lockdowns: DSCC mayor
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh says that it would take two to three more days to enforce complete lockdown in red zone areas.
16 June 2020, 16:25 PM
Body parts of man recovered from three areas in Dhaka
Police yesterday recovered the body of a youth -- cut up into three parts by unknown assailants.
16 June 2020, 15:19 PM
Fake doctor of pvt hospital jailed; its owner, manager fined Tk 6 lakh
A mobile court last night jailed a fake doctor of a private hospital in Dhaka’s Shyamoli area and fined its owner and manager Tk six lakh in total on charge of providing substandard service to patients.
16 June 2020, 11:40 AM
Army to strengthen patrol in red zones: ISPR
Bangladesh Army will intensify patrol in the ‘red zone’ areas.
16 June 2020, 10:07 AM
Digital Security Act: Cartoonist Kishore, 3 others denied bail
A virtual court in Dhaka today has both the remand and bail petitions of four accused, including cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore, in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.
16 June 2020, 09:40 AM
Virtual court grants 3-day remand for ex-Jubo League leader Khalid
A virtual court in Dhaka has placed expelled Jubo League leader Khalid Mahmud Bhuiyan on a three-day remand in a money laundering case through videoconferencing.
16 June 2020, 08:23 AM
Declare remittance service providers essential: UN body
With the significant decline in money sent home by migrants due to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, the United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) yesterday called for governments across the world to declare remittance service providers essential businesses in times of crisis.
15 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Goods worth Tk 200cr locked as warehouse owner goes missing
An owner of around 60 warehouses in Chattogram has been missing since Thursday, worrying importers and traders as they said goods worth Tk 200 crore remained stocked there.
15 June 2020, 18:00 PM
A literary hub pushed to closure
In just three years of its launch, Dipanpur -- a book store in Dhaka’s New Elephant Road -- became a hub for literature aficionados.
15 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Rural Road Network Expansion: ADB grants $100m loan
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 100 million loan to expand coverage of an ongoing rural road network improvement project in Bangladesh. This network will connect the rural population to agricultural development zones.
15 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Mismanagement of non-Covid-19 patients at Chattogram Medical College Hospital
Amid the pandemic crisis, mismanagement of non-Covid-19 patients at Chattogram Medical College Hospital has reached a whole new level in the last
15 June 2020, 18:00 PM