Dhaka, Delhi mull resuming rail service

Bangladesh and India are likely to resume rail operations to transport essential commodities and medical supplies between the two countries.
6 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Lawmaker Habibur Rahman passes on

Awami League MP Habibur Rahman Mollah passed away at a hospital in Dhaka yesterday. He was 78.
6 May 2020, 18:00 PM

India hands over 30,000 PCR test kits

India yesterday handed over the third instalment of emergency medical assistance consisting of 30,000 RT-PCR Covid-19 test kits to Bangladesh.
6 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Another police personnel dies with Covid-19 infection

Another police personnel infected with Covid-19 has died at Central Police Hospital in Dhaka.
6 May 2020, 06:51 AM

MP Habibur Rahman Mollah passes away

Awami League MP Habibur Rahman Mollah dies at a hospital in Dhaka at the age of 78.
6 May 2020, 06:46 AM

Nepotism in OMS rice enlistment process protested in Barishal

Protesting mismanagement and nepotism in the enlistment process of the special open market sale (OMS) list, a citizens’ platform handed over a memorandum to the district administration yesterday noon.
5 May 2020, 18:00 PM

The long wait for test reports

After a teacher of Chittagong University caught a fever with a mild cough, she was rightly concerned, and went to Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (BITID) for Covid-19 test last Wednesday.
5 May 2020, 18:00 PM

17 ‘JMB men’ held in capital

The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of police claimed to have arrested 17 members of JMB from the capital’s Kakrail area, who were planning to join a so-called jihad after migrating into Saudi Arabia.
5 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Prof Muntasir Mamun’s condition improves

Noted historian Prof Muntasir Mamun, who was hospitalised with Covid-19, has been shifted from the intensive care unit (ICU) to the cabin at Mugda Medical College Hospital in Dhaka.
5 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Primary students’ stipends increased finally, after 18yrs

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has approved the disbursement and increment of stipends, and extension of Primary Education Stipend Project (PESP), paving the way for financially assisting 1.37 crore elementary students, which was halted for over six months.
5 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Sale of unauthorised Covid-19 home test kits rampant online

In spite of disapproval by the drug administration, unauthorised rapid Covid-19 test kits are being sold online through e-commerce sites and social media.
5 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Dengue in Dhaka : Legal notice served on city mayors, DGHS

A resident of Dhaka city yesterday sent legal notice to mayors of both city corporations, health secretary and director general of Directorate General of Health Services, requesting them to take necessary steps in 24 hours to kill Aedes mosquitoes.
5 May 2020, 18:00 PM

RU teacher Mahabubur Rahman passes away

Dr Mahabubur Rahman Rasel, an associate professor of mass communication and journalism at Rajshahi University (RU), passed away on Monday night, at the age of 36.
5 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Legal notice seeking necessary steps to kill aedes mosquito in Dhaka

A resident of Dhaka sens legal notice to the mayors of Dhaka north and south city corporations, health secretary and director general of the Directorate General of Health Services, requesting them to take necessary steps in 24 hours to kill aedes mosquito that causes dengue fever.
5 May 2020, 07:36 AM

Drug peddlers active in Ctg amid shutdown

While the entire country works to contain the spread of coronavirus, drug peddlers are finding ways to dodge law enforcers to continue their business in the port city, even during the lockdown.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Finding new livelihood in these difficult times

The economic hardships due to the countrywide shutdown are pushing many towards extreme poverty. As unemployment mounts, many are being forced to innovate to find a way to sustain their lives.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Police station locked down as cop tests Covid-19 positive

Kotwali Police Station in Rangpur city was put under lockdown yesterday after one of its officers tested positive for Covid-19.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Three ‘Neo-JMB men’ held

Militants who allegedly carried out a bomb blast at a traffic police box of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) in February learned bomb-making online, said Counter Terrorism unit of CMP yesterday.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Prof Abu Zafar passes away

Prof Abu Zafar, an eminent cardiologist and former director of National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases passed away at a local hospital on Sunday afternoon.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Edge organises online charity art exhibition

Edge, The Foundation, a platform for creative talent, is holding an online charity art exhibition, which started on May 1 and will continue till May 15.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM