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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
Caught up in uncertainty
The coronavirus pandemic has created high level of psychological stress on people living in informal settlements in Dhaka city, said Brac University, citing a new study report.
12 April 2020, 18:00 PM
SBMCH unprepared to tackle dengue as mosquitoes buzz aloud in Barishal
After a short-lived respite from mosquitoes and dengue, residents of different parts of Barishal are now again enduring the menace as the number of mosquitoes has been on the rise.
12 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Stepping up for the city’s animals
The streets of Dhaka have been deserted by humans, but one thing has remained constant there even during the shutdown. The city’s resident strays are still roaming the streets, some scampering about by themselves, some sprinting in groups.
11 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Fire breaks out at Ulon grid substation
A fire at grid substation at Ulon in Rampura area led to power cuts in the southern parts of the capital yesterday.
11 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Ensure TV journos’ health security, pay their dues, salaries
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud urged journalist leaders and managing committees of television channels to ensure health security and clear dues of journalists working for private channels.
11 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Unilever pledges Tk 200m in fight against Covid-19
Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL) has pledged Tk 200 million to help the nation in its fight against the novel coronavirus.
11 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Padma Bridge: 28th span installed, 4.2km now visible
The 28th span of the much-anticipated Padma Bridge was installed yesterday, bringing into view 4.2 kilometres of the structure.
11 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Public transports to stay put till April 25
The government has extended the ongoing suspension of all types of public transport operations till April 25 -- to contain the spread of coronavirus.
11 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Shortage of manpower, logistics hampers Covid-19 testing in Ctg
With the number of samples increasing everyday for testing Covid-19 in Chattogram, the lone laboratory of Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (BITID) is struggling to cope with the demand.
11 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Switzerland pledges Tk 25cr support
Switzerland has announced assistance of 2.8 million Swiss francs (Tk 25 crore) for Bangladesh as an immediate response to the coronavirus pandemic, which is taking a toll on people’s health and the economy amid the shutdown.
11 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Easing Overcrowding at Jails: Govt mulling release of petty criminals, long-term convicts
Apart from over 3,000 petty criminals, the governemnt is planning to release 1,413 inmates who were sentenced to life-term imprisonment and have alresdy served more than 20 years in jail, amid the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
11 April 2020, 18:00 PM
E-commerce deliverymen can move across Dhaka: police
E-commerce delivery persons can move across Dhaka without restriction, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) says in a circular issued in this regard.
11 April 2020, 13:18 PM
Mohanagar Project area fire doused
The fire that broke out at a power sub-station office at Mohanagar Project area in Dhaka this afternoon has been doused.
11 April 2020, 10:53 AM
Churches offer online Easter prayer services
Christian Church authorities in Bangladesh are conducting online prayer services during the holy week ahead of Easter Sunday on April 12, after closing doors to the churches across the country to avoid any public gathering amid the coronavirus pandemic.
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM
CMP launches app to monitor home-quarantined persons
To prevent the spread of coronavirus, Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) have launched a mobile app, aiming to monitor people who are in home quarantine after coming in contact with Covid-19 positive patients.
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM
BSRM hands over PPE to 8 hospitals in Ctg
BSRM, a leading steel manufacturer of the country, handed over 1,000 personal protection equipment (PPE) to eight hospitals in Chattogram recently.
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Be wary of muggers’
Bangladesh Police have instructed owners and workers of emergency supply products and pharmacies, who have government permission to stay open after sunset, to not allow customers to enter inside shops unless absolutely necessary.
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Re-Visiting Africa
Recently I started re-reading a book I first read three decades ago. African Silences chronicles writer/naturalist Peter Mathiessen’s travels through Africa during the 1970s and 1980s looking for rare birds and wildlife.
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Tough times for seasonal traders in Barishal
Usually, April is a busy month for Nantu Mia.
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Corruptors will not be spared: ACC
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in a statement yesterday said it will bring to book culprits involved in misappropriating government relief meant for the needy.
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM