Drug peddler stabbed dead in Sabujbagh: police

A drug peddler has been stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants in Sabujbagh area of Dhaka last night.
23 May 2020, 06:35 AM

Five mutation points found in coronavirus genome in the region

Researchers have found five points of mutation in the genome structure of novel coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) in Chattogram.
22 May 2020, 18:00 PM

195 Bangladeshis return from Canada

A total of 195 Bangladeshis stranded in Canada, due to the pandemic, returned to Dhaka yesterday by a special chartered flight of Qatar Airways.
22 May 2020, 18:00 PM

BYLC ramps up online education programme

Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) had unveiled a new platform of its online learning academy, BYLCx, with 45 free courses making online learning more accessible to youth across Bangladesh.
22 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Addl secretary dies from Covid-19

An additional secretary, who contracted Covid-19, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday morning.
22 May 2020, 18:00 PM

No need for curfew-like measures now

Despite rising Covid-19 infections and deaths, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) Director General Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun yesterday said there seems to be no need for a curfew-like situation.
22 May 2020, 18:00 PM

It is unfair: Momen

Cancellation of readymade garment orders by Western brands is unfair, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen as he called upon expatriate Bangladeshis to stand against such actions.
22 May 2020, 18:00 PM

A double struggle

“I’m trying to stay upbeat and move forward in the struggle of life with vigour. God help me win this battle,” read a Facebook post by Sharif Mahmud Apu, public relations officer of the home ministry yesterday, after he was diagnosed with both dengue and the novel coronavirus.
22 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Coucal

When my father passed away twelve years ago, he left behind a plantation where, for forty years, he had grown many types of plants.
22 May 2020, 18:00 PM

No Eid joy for beauticians

Bobita Dalboth was supposed to stay busy with customers during this time of the year. Pre-Eid is the most profitable time for beauticians like her. On the busiest days, clients would have to line up and wait for their turn to get some last minute grooming done.
22 May 2020, 18:00 PM

SCB, Brac to help 25,000 people in lockdown

Standard Chartered Bangladesh (SCB) has teamed up with Brac to deliver support packages to 25,000 people from 5,000 low-income families residing in locked down areas.
21 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Dentists demand special appointment

Dental surgeons who passed 39th special Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination expressed frustration over the recent recruitment of 2,000 doctors, as none of them were included in the list.
21 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Covid-19 Patients: Two isolation centres opened in Cox’s Bazar

Two isolation and treatment centers for Covid-19 patients were inaugurated in Cox’s Bazar – one at Kutupalong Rohingya camp and the other at Ukhiya upazila.
21 May 2020, 18:00 PM

EU allocates 334m Euros for Bangladesh

On top of the ongoing cooperation programme in Bangladesh, the European Union has allocated 334 million Euros and promised mobilising more funds in near future to mitigate the economic and social impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.
21 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Back in his mother’s arms

Sifat missed going out. There was a small open place in front of his house in Hatirjheel, where the four-year-old loved to play under his mother’s watchful eyes.
21 May 2020, 18:00 PM

SSC result on May 31

Results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams will be published on May 31.
21 May 2020, 18:00 PM

US lauds Hasina’s leadership

The United States has appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s leadership and described Bangladesh as a “dynamic entrepreneurial society” whose social indicators have been a real success story.
21 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Worth the risk?

People busy with Eid shopping at markets and shops in the capital are too reluctant to maintain physical distancing and health guidelines. Such an act is not only putting them at the risk of contracting coronavirus, but also spreading it to others.
21 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Ctg Port resumes operations

All types of operations including loading, unloading and delivery have resumed at Chittagong Port hours after cyclone Amphan hit the country’s coastal areas yesterday and eventually weakened into a land depression.
21 May 2020, 08:57 AM

250 isolation beds being added to Ctg hospitals

The government is adding 250 more isolation beds to three hospitals in Chattogram to provide treatment to the increasing number of Covid-19 patients.
20 May 2020, 18:00 PM