43 staff, 85 law enforcers at JS secretariat test Covid-19 positive

As many as 43 staffers and officials of parliament secretariat have been infected with Covid-19 so far while the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban goes into budget session on Wednesday.
9 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Focus on lives and livelihood, not the economy: Fakhrul

BNP yesterday made a 13-point proposal on the budget for the upcoming fiscal, urging the government to focus on saving people’s lives and livelihood.
9 June 2020, 18:00 PM

27 eminent citizens condemn police brutality in US, Bangladesh

Twenty-seven noted citizens yesterday condemned incidents of police brutality that happened recently in the USA and Bangladesh.
9 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Covid-19: Legal notice served for proper medical waste management

A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday served a legal notice to the authorities concerned to take necessary steps in 72 hours for proper management of coronavirus-related medical waste.
9 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Fear trumps family ties

Sudhangshu Kumar Saha, a deputy commissioner of taxes, passed away from Covid-19 recently. Tragically, his cremation could not be completed at his village home, nor did his wife and children bid him farewell.
9 June 2020, 18:00 PM

2 people fined Tk 50 lakh for illegally damaging hills in Chattogram

The Department of Environment (DoE) fines two people Tk 50 lakh for illegally cutting and eventually destroying around 50,000 square feet of hills in Arefin Nagar and Foy’s Lake of Chattogram.
9 June 2020, 15:39 PM

Tax official dies from Covid-19

A tax official has died from Covid-19 infection at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
9 June 2020, 08:25 AM

Legal notice served for proper management of coronavirus-related medical wastage

A Supreme Court lawyer has served a legal notice to the government authorities concerned to take necessary steps in 72 hours for the proper management of coronavirus-related medical wastage.
9 June 2020, 06:25 AM

Onion price drops to Tk 30 per kg in Dhaka

The price of onion has come down to Tk 30 per kilogramme in retail markets of Dhaka due to falling demand amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
8 June 2020, 18:59 PM

Khaled laundered Tk 8.5cr in 3 countries

Expelled Jubo League leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan had laundered at least Tk 8.5 crore in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, according to a primary investigation conducted by Criminal Investigation Department.
8 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Road mishaps kill three

Three people have died in road accidents over the last 24 hours across two districts, report our correspondents.
8 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Shahan Ara Begum passes away

Shahan Ara Begum, a freedom fighter, politician, cultural activist and a witness of the heinous August 15 killings, has passed away at the age of 72.
8 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Human traffickers will not be spared: Rab DG

Rapid Action Battalion’s Director General (DG) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun warned that those involved in human trafficking and responsible behind the killing of 26 Bangladeshis in Libya will not be spared and appropriate legal action will be taken against them.
8 June 2020, 18:00 PM

‘MPO-enlisted schools should forgo tuition fee’

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking it’s directives on collection of monthly tuition fees by private educational institutions, which get the monthly pay order (MPO) facilities during coronavirus pandemic.
8 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Drug price hike continues in Ctg

Medicine traders are hiking price of pain and fever medicine and disinfectant items with the excuse of supply shortage amid the coronavirus pandemic in Chattogram city.
8 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Allocate funds for women-friendly infrastructure: MJF

Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) yesterday called for more allocation in the upcoming budget for women-friendly infrastructure.
8 June 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Covid-19 or not, no one will be refused treatment’

Whether a patient is infected with Covid-19 or not, no hospital in Sylhet will refuse them treatment, said Private Hospital and Diagnostic Centre Owners Association yesterday.
8 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Allocation for WASH key to controlling Covid-19

Allocating adequate budget to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector in the upcoming national budget should be a key priority to prevent and control Covid-19, said experts yesterday.
8 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Riva Ganguly Das may be transferred

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das is likely to be shifted, a year and a half after appointment. She is likely to be given either new responsibilities in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs headquarters in South Block or given another diplomatic assignment outside India, sources said.
8 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Magistrates can hold virtual remand prayer hearings: SC

Magistrates across the country can now virtually hold hearings on remand prayers of accused without physical presence in courts.
8 June 2020, 18:00 PM