Amphan: All vessels shifted from Ctg port jetties

All the vessels anchored at different jetties of Chattogram port have been sent to the deep sea as safety measures ahead of approaching cyclone Amphan.
19 May 2020, 05:33 AM

Nurun Nabi’s death anniv

Today is the 4th death anniversary of AKM Nurun Nabi, former president of the editorial council at The Daily Financial Times, says a press release.
18 May 2020, 18:00 PM

IUB provides aid to 2,500 families

As part of its activities and commitments to establishing an equal society, Independent University Bangladesh (IUB) has always stepped up to help those in need.
18 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Bogura road mishap kills 2

Two women were killed and three others were injured in Sherpur upazila after a truck hit an auto-rickshaw on the Sherpur-Dhaka Highway at Zamuna Para area on Sunday morning.
18 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Fishing Ban In Bay: VGF rice for over four lakh fishermen allocated

The government has allocated 23,496.98 tonnes of rice under the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme to assist the families of 4,19,589 fishermen in 44 upazilas of 12 districts and Chattogram city during the period when fishing in the Bay of Bengal is banned.
18 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Prof Muntassir Mamoon beats Covid-19

Panicking does not help; all should remain resilient during this time of crisis, said noted historian Prof Muntassir Mamoon yesterday, after winning the battle against Covid-19.
18 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Mother, daughters assaulted by landlord ‘over rent’

A mother and her two daughters were beaten up by their landlord and his family allegedly for not being able to pay rent.
18 May 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Donate plasma to save lives’

Plasma therapy unit working to apply the life-saving treatment to novel coronavirus is seeking plasma from Covid-19 survivors as it sees high demand for the therapy amid rise in the infection every day.
18 May 2020, 18:00 PM

PM helps out 6,970 Qawmi madrasas

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has provided financial assistance of Tk 8.63 crore to 6,790 more Qawmi madrasas across the country ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.
18 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Biman focuses on freight service to make up losses

After US-Bangla Airlines, national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has fully started air-freight service using its passenger aircrafts.
18 May 2020, 18:00 PM

JS budget session to begin on June 10

The 11th Jatiya Sangsad will go into its budget session on June 10.
18 May 2020, 16:02 PM

DNCC launches combing operation to destroy Aedes breeding grounds

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) launches combing operation at different parts including Baridhara area of the capital to destroy the breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitoes.
18 May 2020, 14:28 PM

High Court judge tests Covid-19 positive

A High Court judge has tested positive for Covid-19.
18 May 2020, 09:22 AM

Last Year’s Dengue Outbreak: HC hearing in limbo

The High Court is yet to deliver any order over the “partial negligence” of Dhaka city corporations regarding last year’s dengue outbreak in the capital, although a judicial inquiry report on the issue was submitted to the court two months back.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Protect prisoners from Covid-19

A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government authorities concerned to take necessary steps to protect 89,000 prisoners and the prison staff from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Social unrest on the rise during shutdown: study

Social unrest across the country has gradually increased during the lockdown period, a study on the socio-economic dynamics amid the Covid-19 crisis has found.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Smokers at heightened risk from coronavirus’

A number of anti-tobacco organisations yesterday urged the government to raise taxes and prices of tobacco in the next national budget, in a bid to make up revenue to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Patients’ families left untested

Health officials in port city are showing apathy towards collecting samples of family members of Covid-19 positive persons by going to their residences even after they are developing coronavirus-like symptoms, alleged family members.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Taposh takes hard line on corruption

On the first day at work yesterday, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said he would free the city corporation of corruption.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Mamtaz Begum passes away

Mamtaz Begum, chairperson of the Jatiyo Mohila Sangstha and wife of Awami League Advisory Council member and Chairman of Bar Council Executive Committee Advocate Syed Rezaur Rahman, passed away at her Dhanmondi residence in Dhaka early yesterday. She was 74.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM