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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
‘National committee to prevent dengue’
A collective effort is being taken to tackle the mosquito menace in order to prevent the spread of dengue fever in the capital, said Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Minister Tajul Islam yesterday.
2 April 2020, 18:00 PM
2 killed, 15 hurt in road crashes
Two people were killed and 15 injured in road accidents in the last two days, report our correspondents.
2 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Asia Distilleries starts making hand sanitiser
Asia Distilleries Private Ltd of Panchagarh, a sister concern of Razzak Group, has started producing hand sanitisers in response to a growing demand for hygiene products during the coronavirus outbreak.
2 April 2020, 18:00 PM
DU students helping those in need
A group of Dhaka University students are on a mission to help those who are most struggling during the coronavirus outbreak. They are raising funds through donations and distributing daily essentials among impoverished people.
2 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Nur Nahar Halim no more
Nur Nahar Halim, mother of Mercantile Bank Ltd Managing Director Md Quamrul Islam Chowdhury, passed away yesterday in her daughter’s home at New Eskaton, Dhaka. She was 82, says a press release.
2 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Activists step up for stray animals in Ctg
A group of citizens in Chattogram have come forward to he aid of stray animals, who have been scrounging for food in the deserted streets of the city.
2 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Reaching out to the less fortunate
Taslima Khatun’s livelihood was dependent on selling flowers on streets, but for the last one week, the roads were empty and there was no one to buy flowers from her.
2 April 2020, 18:00 PM
LGRD ministry forms nat’l committee to prevent dengue
A national steering committee led by the Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Ministry will be formed to eradicate mosquitoes to prevent a dengue outbreak.
2 April 2020, 12:45 PM
Fears over coronavirus: 327 Japanese leave Dhaka
A total of 327 Japanese citizens leave Dhaka on a special flight arranged by the Japanese government for those who opted to return home amid the coronavirus outbreak.
2 April 2020, 04:50 AM
Ctg constable held for extortion
Three persons including a police constable were arrested after they were beaten by locals for allegedly extorting money from businessmen at a bazar in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram on Tuesday night.
1 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Youth held for ‘hacking’ friend’s Facebook: CID
As the coronavirus crisis drags on, spread of misinformation on the internet just doesn’t seem to stop. Despite strict government directives against it, the misinformation “virus” keeps going viral on social media. However, a novel attempt to stop it came to light on Tuesday.
1 April 2020, 18:00 PM
M’singh woman strangled to death by husband: police
A woman was strangled to death allegedly by her husband in Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh yesterday.
1 April 2020, 18:00 PM
China Harbour donates equipment to fight Covid-19
China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC), a state-owned Chinese company, has donated 3,000 coronavirus detection kits, 3,000 sets of PPE and 20,000 surgical masks to the government, said a press release.
1 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Jashore AC-land flown to CMH
Assistant Commissioner (land) of Jashore Kazi Nazib Hasan, who sustained injuries after being hit by a motorcycle while on duty in Jhikargachha upazila, was moved to Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka yesterday.
1 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Ensure enforcement of PM’s pledge: TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday called for strict and unbiased enforcement of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s pledge that no irregularity will be tolerated in government response to the Covid-19 crisis.
1 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Another case against ‘missing’ journo Kajol
Three weeks after journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol went missing, his family on Tuesday came to know that a second case was filed against him under the Digital Security Act on March 10, the day he was last seen.
1 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Leave no one behind: MJF
Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) yesterday urged the government to set up a special “Leave No One Behind” fund to alleviate suffering of marginalised communities and workers in the informal sector, caused by Covid-19 pandemic.
1 April 2020, 18:00 PM
WB grants $350m for Rohingyas and host communities
World Bank yesterday approved $350 million in grant financing for three projects to help Bangladesh address needs of the host communities and displaced Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar district for their health services, response to gender-based violence, social protection, basic services and infrastructure.
1 April 2020, 18:00 PM
327 Japanese nationals to leave today
A total of 327 Japanese citizens are scheduled to leave Dhaka this morning on a special flight arranged by the Japanese government, for those who opted to return home amid the coronavirus outbreak.
1 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Testing begins at RMC
Rajshahi Medical College began testing for coronavirus from yesterday, using the Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine installed at the laboratory of its virology department.
1 April 2020, 18:00 PM