Dedicated helpline for students in the offing

The government has started working on introducing a toll-free hotline for students so they can get assistance from teachers over phone.
6 June 2020, 18:00 PM

First Day of Drive: DNCC finds Aedes larvae at 131 spots

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) yesterday found Aedes mosquito larvae at 131 houses and establishments on the first day of its 10-day combined operation.
6 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Lower Court Hearnings Last Week: 6,542 including 63 children secure bail

The lower courts across the country have granted bail to 6,542 people including 63 children in five working days last week.
6 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Four Years of Mitu Murder: Case handed to PBI after ‘frustrating’ investigation

The case filed in connection with the gruesome murder of Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, wife of former Superintendent of Police (SP) Babul Akter, has been handed over to the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) from Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP), after three years of investigation.
6 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Stronger together

Sacked from their jobs or facing loss in their small businesses, the families now collect, cook, and share meals together.
6 June 2020, 18:00 PM

It’s like locking stable after the steed’s stolen

Dividing Covid-19 containment zones after reopening everything, is like locking the stable door after the steed is already stolen, Workers’ Party President Rashed Khan Menon said yesterday.
6 June 2020, 18:00 PM

M’singh residents rally against ‘beautification’ of Circuit House ground

Various socio-cultural and civil organisations have protested the initiative taken by Mymensingh divisional administration for “beautification and development” of century-old Mymensingh Circuit House ground.
6 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Turned Away By Hospitals: ‘Coffin procession’ in Sylhet protests death of patients

A group of youths from different walks of life brought out a procession in Sylhet city yesterday, protesting the deaths of patients after being turned away by hospitals.
6 June 2020, 18:00 PM

SBMCH orthopaedic dept locked down

The orthopaedic department of Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) has been put under lockdown after 11 doctors and nurses tested positive for coronavirus.
6 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Biman’s 2nd charter flight to leave from London on June 13

The government has arranged a second special flight from London to bring back Bangladeshi citizens stranded in the UK due to suspension of regular passenger flights.
6 June 2020, 18:00 PM

DNCC combing operation: Aedes larvae found in 131 houses, establishments

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) finds Aedes mosquito larvae in 131 houses and establishments during the first day of the combing operation to destroy breeding grounds of the mosquitoes.
6 June 2020, 15:41 PM

DMP chief seeks transfer of joint commissioner for ‘offering him bribe’

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Shafiqul Islam has sought transfer of a joint commissioner from the unit, on charge of offering him bribe.
6 June 2020, 12:38 PM

Former Sylhet mayor Kamran hospitalised with coronavirus

Former mayor of Sylhet City Corporation Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran has been admitted at Sylhet Shaheed Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital this morning after he tested positive for Covid-19.
6 June 2020, 08:09 AM

Old Dhaka factory fire doused; 2 hurt

Two workers have been injured as a fire broke out at a factory in a three-storey building in Raisaheb Bazar area of Old Dhaka.
6 June 2020, 04:07 AM

Govt control over Ctg pvt hospitals demanded

The government has to take control of private hospitals with adequate ICU, ventilator, and centralised oxygen facilities in Chattogram, to deal with the increasing number of coronavirus patients, demanded a civil platform yesterday.
5 June 2020, 18:00 PM

168 killed in road crashes during Eid

At least 168 people were killed and 283 injured in 149 road crashes across the country in 13 days while travelling during the Eid-ul-Fitr festival, according to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.
5 June 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Turned away by 3 hospitals’

A 55-year-old businessman died yesterday from breathing complexities and chest pain, after allegedly being denied treatment at three different hospitals in Sylhet.
5 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Prof Dr Naseem K Rahman no more

Prof Dr Naseem K Rahman, a physicist of international repute, passed away on Sunday in Treviso, Italy.
5 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Misappropriation of Covid-19 Relief: 87 public reps suspended so far

The government has so far suspended 87 public representatives for alleged corruption in relief distribution among the poor during Covid-19 pandemic.
5 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Spiderhunter

I saw my first Spiderhunter five years ago. I was looking for birds inside Satchori National Park in Habiganj. Although my guide and I had started
5 June 2020, 18:00 PM