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19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Rubaiya Murshed’s ‘Nobody’s Children’: UPL publishes book on struggles of street children
2 July 2022, 13:13 PM
Culture
ACC looking into procurement anomalies at BR
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Dhaka Airport: Passenger leaves behind Saudi riyal worth Tk 6cr
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
70 died in political clashes this year
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
101st birthday of DU
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Youth
‘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
160 new isolation beds for Covid-19 patients in Ctg
With two new hospitals set to start treating covid-19 patients this month, a total of 160 new isolation beds will be added to the existing 150 beds in Chattogram for treating coronavirus positive patients.
20 April 2020, 18:00 PM
First field hospital ready to fight the coronavirus
Bangladesh’s first field hospital dedicated for Covid-19 patients is set to be inaugurated today in Chattogram’s Sitakunda.
20 April 2020, 18:00 PM
BAF flight with testing kits, PPE returns to Dhaka
An aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) carrying medical aid returned to Dhaka yesterday from China.
19 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Containing Covid-19: PM to hold video conference with officials of 8 dists
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a video conference with the public representatives and officials of eight districts of Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions today on the present coronavirus situation in the country.
19 April 2020, 18:00 PM
‘We’ll get you home soon’
With several thousand Bangladeshis passing days in hardship in stranded situations in India for over a month, the government yesterday urged Bangladeshi citizens to have patience, assuring them of their gradual repatriation after bringing back patients from South India.
19 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Lack of ICU beds remains a worry in Sylhet division
While it may sound reassuring to hear that Sylhet division has 589 beds dedicated to treating Covid-19 patients in isolation centres. However, that enthusiasm might start to fade in the face of some details -- out of these 589, only two are ICU beds.
19 April 2020, 18:00 PM
From farm to doorsteps
Voluntary organisation Swapno Chaka has taken an initiative to deliver food among middle-income families for free, who cannot publicly seek support over the financial crisis following the coronavirus outbreak.
19 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Ferdousi Lina passes away
Actor Ferdousi Ahmed Lina took her last breath on April 18 at the age of 63. She had been suffering from kidney complications for a while and was undergoing dialysis.
19 April 2020, 18:00 PM
RMG workers take to streets for arrears
Around 400 workers and employees of Mars Design Ltd in Savar’s Hemayetpur demonstrated in front of their factory yesterday, demanding overdue salaries.
19 April 2020, 18:00 PM
A simple act of kindness
On March 25, The New York Times ran a story about Americans stepping up to face the coronavirus pandemic by sewing masks for their healthcare providers as well as the general public.
19 April 2020, 18:00 PM
AL leader held with 3.23 tons of rice in Rajshahi
For the last one month, while about 500 ultra-poor people in Rajshahi’s Godagari were waiting to buy their shares of government allocated relief rice at Tk 10 per kg, a local rice dealer had been refusing them.
19 April 2020, 08:11 AM
Swapno Chaka takes food to middle-income families in need
Voluntary organisation Swapno Chaka has taken an initiative to deliver food among middle-income families who cannot publicly seek support over the financial crisis following the coronavirus outbreak.
19 April 2020, 05:02 AM
Swapno Chaka takes food to needy middle-class families in Dhaka
Voluntary organisation Swapno Chaka has taken an initiative to deliver food among middle-class families that cannot publicly seek support over the financial crisis following the coronavirus outbreak.
19 April 2020, 05:02 AM
Narcotics dept staff sell alcohol, assault journo
Some employees of Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) yesterday assaulted a journalist while they were selling locally-brewed alcohol at its Barishal office, defying the ongoing shutdown.
18 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Law ministry opens legal aid helpline
The law ministry has opened a national helpline -- 16430 -- to provide legal aid to the poor, especially the labourers, without any cost during the ongoing crisis.
18 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Four flights to take UK citizens home
Four special flights will be operated from Dhaka to London between April 21 and 26 to take back British citizens and their direct dependants.
18 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Spawn of Carp Eggs: Pollution-free Halda raises breeders’ hopes
Around a thousand fish egg collectors at Halda river, a unique natural breeding ground for carp fish in South Asia, are hoping for a high yield this year due to drop in pollution following the countrywide shutdown to tackle Covid-19.
18 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Take special measures for the marginalised
A coalition of leading development organisations yesterday called on the government and other development actors to prioritise needs of the marginalised by taking comprehensive, inclusive and far-sighted measures to protect them amid the evolving coronavirus situation.
18 April 2020, 18:00 PM
But who’ll run the tests?
With coronavirus positive cases increasing in the country, many are expressing dissatisfaction over the small number of tests being conducted every day and wondering about the possible reason behind this.
18 April 2020, 18:00 PM
The watermelon divers of Kirtankhola
Like the kingfisher dive-bombs into rivers to prey on small fish, these boys plunge into the Kirtankhola to collect stray watermelons every day of the season.
18 April 2020, 18:00 PM