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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
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
A forsaken territory
A plane departing Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport is a rare sight these days, as the country’s busiest airport has turned almost deserted due to air communication suspensions over global Covid-19 outbreak.
28 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus in Maldives: Bangladeshi workers at high risk: HRW
About 100,000 migrant workers in the Maldives, including many Bangladeshis, are at added risk from Covid-19, Human Rights Watch has said, urging authorities to ensure their access to healthcare.
28 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Road accidents kill 7, injure 12
At least seven people were killed and 12 injured in road accidents yesterday, report our correspondents.
28 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Finnish tourist collapses on Sylhet road
A citizen of Finland collapses by the road at Mirboxtula in Sylhet city.
28 March 2020, 13:29 PM
10-day shutdown: Ctg police taking daily essentials to people’s doorsteps
All 16 police stations under Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) have started services -- taking daily essentials to the doorsteps of port city residents who have been asked to stay home to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
28 March 2020, 09:52 AM
Coronavirus: Law ministry opens desk to get updates of judicial officials, staff
The law ministry has opened a monitoring desk in order to take necessary steps to tackle a coronavirus outbreak if it takes place among the lower court judges and employees across the country.
28 March 2020, 08:05 AM
Fire in Mirpur leaves 3 dead
Three people have been killed as a fire broke out at a house in Dhaka’s Mirpur area.
28 March 2020, 05:14 AM
How sweet is home?
Empty roads, shuttered shops and few people in sight, the effects of the coronavirus can be seen everywhere across the country. And yet, even during these times, work must carry on for many residents of the city.
27 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Azhar’s lawyers preparing to challenge SC verdict
Defense lawyers for convicted war criminal ATM Azharul Islam are preparing a petition containing at least 10 grounds for seeking review of the Supreme Court verdict, that upheld his death penalty for his involvement in genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
27 March 2020, 18:00 PM
A little foresight goes a long way
Days before the nation started to panic over the crisis of personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical professionals and sufficient resources for infected patients, a private medical college hospital in Sylhet was prepared.
27 March 2020, 18:00 PM
RMCH gets PCR machine
The machine for Polymerase Chain Reaction testing, known as PCR, has reached the laboratory of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on Thursday evening, and will be used for detection of coronavirus.
27 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Man hacked to death by son
A man was killed and his wife injured allegedly by their son in Sylhet yesterday. Police said the incident happened at Sunampur of Golapganj upazila.
27 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Sanaullah Miah passes away
Advocate Sanaullah Miah, a BNP leader and a lawyer for party chief Khaleda Zia, died yesterday at the age of 60. He died at Gonoshasthaya hospital at 9pm, confirmed Syrul Kabir Khan, an official of BNP’s press wing.
27 March 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Country not in lockdown’
Mentioning that there has been no countrywide lockdown, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday said it is very regretful that people are being harassed by members of law enforcement agencies when they go out for urgent reasons.
27 March 2020, 18:00 PM
No shortage in supply, yet prices surge at pharmacies
Asad Haider, a resident of port city’s Rahattar Pool area, has been suffering from peptic ulcer for a long time. He was prescribed medicines for three months. One of the medicine he has to take is Sergel (Esomeprazole 20mg).
27 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Sanaullah Miah no more
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Advocate Sanaullah Miah died at a hospital in Dhaka today.
27 March 2020, 15:52 PM
Coronavirus Suspicion: 7-month-old in isolation ward
A seven-month-old baby was put in an isolation ward at Kushtia General Hospital on suspicion of coronavirus infection yesterday.
26 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshi Migrant Workers: KSA to extend ‘iqama’ work permit for free
Amid coronavirus outbreak, Bangladeshi migrant workers in Saudi Arabia will have an opportunity to extend their work permits for three months without paying any fee.
26 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Healthcare at a halt
Due to lack of personal protective equipment (PPE), doctors at Khulna Medical College Hospital seem to be reluctant to treat people with coronavirus symptoms, causing sufferings or even death to the patients.
26 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Biman extends suspension of flight till April 15
Biman extended its suspension of all flights except for two routes -- London and Manchester -- until April 15 due to the global coronavirus outbreak.
26 March 2020, 18:00 PM