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19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Rubaiya Murshed’s ‘Nobody’s Children’: UPL publishes book on struggles of street children
2 July 2022, 13:13 PM
Culture
‘Enough with mere formalities’
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
What steps taken for their birth certificates?
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
‘Corruption, anarchy the new norm’
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Dengue cases shot up in June
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Health
So far so good
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
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Latifur Rahman’s 2nd death anniv today
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
ACC looking into procurement anomalies at BR
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
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Dhaka Airport: Passenger leaves behind Saudi riyal worth Tk 6cr
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
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Khandakar Asaduzzaman laid to rest
Former lawmaker Khandakar Asaduz-zaman was laid to rest with state honour at his family graveyard in Naruchi village under Gopalpur upazila in Tangail yesterday morning.
26 April 2020, 18:00 PM
M’simgh mayor joins farmers in boro harvesting
Mymensingh City Corporation Mayor Ekramul Haque Titu yesterday joined farmers in harvesting boro paddy in Char Kalibari area.
26 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Dhaka-London: UK to operate 5 more flights
British High Commissioner Robert Chatterton Dickson yesterday announced five more charter flights from Dhaka to London for British tourists, short term visitors and their direct dependents to return to the UK.
26 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Chief justice to seek president’s approval for ‘virtual’ hearing of urgent cases
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain yesterday decided to keep the court functions closed till May 5 to contain the spread of coronavirus.
26 April 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Stand by Bangladesh’
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday called upon Bangladesh’s development partners to ensure “unprecedented level of support” to the country in its efforts to the Covid-19 crisis and recovery.
26 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Circular to keep 18 ministries, divisions open withdrawn
The public administration ministry has withdrawn its earlier circular to keep 18 ministries and divisions, and their agencies open on a limited scale during the ongoing shutdown.
26 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Rehab centres restrict admission of patients for Covid-19 outbreak
It was about 2am on April 15 when a helpless mother phoned the owner of a narcotics rehabilitation centre in Dhaka’s Gulshan.
26 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Prices of essentials shoot up in Ctg
With Ramadan already underway, prices of essentials continue to soar in Chattogram kitchen markets -- at a time when hundreds of thousands of people are struggling with reduced income due to the restrictions brought about by the coronavirus outbreak.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus Impact: 32 fellowships offered for students of 9 public univs
SAVE Youth Bangladesh, a Dhaka University-based youth platform, is offering 32 students from nine public universities fellowships to conduct social research on different aspects including impact of Covid-19 in the country.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Legal aid for those who can’t afford it
Shah Alam and Jahanara got married seven years back in Cumilla, and they were living peacefully with their two children despite struggling with finances. But as time went on frequent disputes among family members ultimately led to the two getting divorced.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Grameen Shakti giving food to 1,750 families
As part of its humanitarian efforts, Grameen Shakti head office staff has started providing food assistance to some 1,750 underprivileged families across the country.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Drug Smuggling: New Rab DG Mamun warns of stern action
Newly-appointed Director General of Rab Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun yesterday warned of stern action and “not giving any concessions” if anyone is found carrying out narcotics smuggling or militant activities during the period of coronavirus.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Market Monitoring: ‘Do it with help from the army’
A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday sent a legal notice to the government requesting it to monitor the prices of daily essentials with assistance from armed forces, in order to keep the market stable during the holy month of Ramadan.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM
288 Bangladeshis repatriated from prisons of Oman
Oman has sent back some 288 Bangladeshi workers who were imprisoned or in deportation camps, on various grounds, including not having valid documents.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM
No homecoming for frontline heroes
A couple -- both doctors working at Agailjhara Upazila in Barishal -- recovered from coronavirus after taking treatment at hospitals for around 10 days.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM
CJ suspends limited court functions till Apr 27
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain yesterday suspended till April 27 his earlier decision to run court functions in a limited extent.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM
18-bed ICU set up at Barishal SBMCH
From now on, coronavirus patients will get ICU support at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) as an 18-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with ventilators has been set up at its isolation unit.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM
‘I had to be here; this is where my son died’
The sky wore a gloomy look yesterday as if cautioning people to stay put. But a 60-year-old woman did not pay heed as she slowly but surely walked along the empty Dhaka-Aricha highway.
24 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Rescue worker hit by truck on Bangabandhu Bridge dies
A rescue worker was killed as a truck hit him while he was removing a broken-down truck from Bangabandhu Bridge in Tangail early yesterday.
24 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Those who move to live
Shakil (25) and Samta (22) are a gypsy couple. Together with their child and two more families, the gypsy troupe of 11 travel from one area to another, never staying in one place for long. Locally known as “Jajabars”, they earn their bread by collecting and selling valuable items lost in rivers, ponds, and canals.
24 April 2020, 18:00 PM