18 High Court judges take oath

Eighteen High Court judges, whose services were confirmed recently, were sworn in yesterday.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Improving Covid-19 Facilities: ADB provides $231,178 grant

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a grant of $231,178 to augment novel coronavirus disease related facilities in 134 urban primary health centres, called Nogor Swastho Kendro, across the country.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Railway selling its tickets online-only

Bangladesh Railway (BR), set to resume train operations from today on a limited scale, started selling all tickets online from yesterday afternoon, to ensure health safety of passengers and staffers.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Man sent to jail over rape in Narayanganj

A Narayanganj court on Friday sent a man to jail on the charge of raping a mentally challenged woman.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Imamul Kabir Shanto passes away

Imamul Kabir Shanto, a freedom fighter and Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology (SMUCT) founding chairman, died from coronavirus at the Combined Military Hospital in the city yesterday morning. He was 66, says a press release.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

18 HC judges sworn in

Eighteen High Court judges, whose services were confirmed recently, are sworn in.
30 May 2020, 10:14 AM

Mango, litchi, veggies to be included as relief

The government has directed the deputy commissioners to add mango, litchi and vegetables to the list of relief items for the destitute to tackle the Covid-19 situation.
29 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Crocodile Juliet lays 52 eggs at Karamjal

Crocodile Juliet has laid 52 eggs at the Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre in the Chandpai Range of the Eastern Sundarbans yesterday morning.
29 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Prince Charles condoles losses due to Amphan

Prince Charles in a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed sympathy over the losses caused by super-cyclone Amphan in Bangladesh.
29 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Reopening will pose more risk to public health: Mahila Parishad

Bangladesh Mahila Parishad yesterday expressed deep concerns over reopening of government offices and public transport amid the increasing number of Covid-19 patients and deaths.
29 May 2020, 18:00 PM

First Time In UN History: Biman carries Bangladeshi peacekeepers

For the first time in the United Nations Peacekeeping history, the UN chartered a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, the flagship carrier of the country, for carrying Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).
29 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Old Photographs

While in lockdown I pulled out my old black and white negatives.
29 May 2020, 18:00 PM

An unwavering commitment

In isolation, all Prof Dr Shakeel Ahmed thinks about is rejoining the fight against Covid-19. At the same time, he has also made sure that the work continues during his absence.
29 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Online concert for Ranesh Thakur today

To protest the incineration of Baul Ranesh Thakur’s music room, a group of Bangladeshis in different countries are organising an online solidarity concert today.
29 May 2020, 18:00 PM

An Ode to My Principal

The first time I met Mrs. Manzur was sometime in late 2002.
29 May 2020, 05:34 AM

Ustad Atiqur Rahman passes away

Renowned classical musician Ustad Atiqur Rahman passed away on May 24 night, at the age of 71.
28 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Zobeda Haque passes away

Zobeda Haque, mother of Liberation War Museum trustee Mofidul Haque, passed away at a hospital in the capital yesterday. She was 96, says a press release.
28 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Undocumented Workers: Malaysia to send back those who test Covid-19 negative

Malaysia will send back undocumented Bangladeshi migrant workers, who are currently at different deportation centres in the country, following Covid-19 tests.
28 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Gazipur Engineer Killing: Colleague confesses to plotting murder

Anisur Rahman Selim, an assistant engineer of Gazipur City Corporation, has confessed to a magistrate that he was the mastermind behind the murder of his senior colleague, executive engineer Delwar Hossain.
28 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Treating Covid-19 patients at all hospitals: Experts fear wider transmission

When the government directed all the public and private hospitals with more than 50 beds to take measures for treating Covid-19 patients, some health experts said the initiative can spread transmission further.
28 May 2020, 18:00 PM