TCB products seized from dealer’s house

The Directorate of Consumer Rights Protection in Rajshahi yesterday seized government essential products from the residence of one of the dealers of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB).
29 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Save Chalan beel and its biodiversity: speakers

Chalan beel has to be declared as an “environmentally critical area” and a separate and independent body has to be formed to take up planned development projects giving priority to the environmental issues, said speakers at a programme yesterday.
29 April 2021, 18:00 PM

DU student leader Akram remanded

A Dhaka court yesterday placed Akram Hossain, general secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra Adhikar Parishad’s Dhaka University unit, on a two-day remand in a case filed for snatching away an arrestee who was undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on March 25.
29 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Three leaders of Hefajat remanded

Three leaders of Hefajat-e-Islam were placed on remand for different terms yesterday in two cases filed with Paltan Police Station over the violence in Dhaka on March 26.
29 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Husband dies, wife still on life support

Ashikuzzaman Khan, a computer engineer, who was injured in the deadly fire in Old Dhaka’s Armanitola on April 23, died on Wednesday night while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Institute.
29 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Two-month fishing ban on hilsa sanctuaries end tonight

The two-month ban on fishing at six hilsa sanctuaries is going to end today (Friday) at midnight.
29 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Italy bans entry to Bangladeshis

Italy has banned travellers from Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka amid worsening coronavirus situation.
29 April 2021, 18:00 PM

UN adopts resolution taken by Bangladesh

The UN General Assembly has unanimously adopted a historic resolution on Global Drowning Prevention introduced by Bangladesh.
29 April 2021, 18:00 PM

DU reschedules admission tests

Dhaka University authorities have rescheduled its admission test for the session 2020-21 of honour’s first year, as the Covid-19 situation is deteriorating.
29 April 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Make sure accused does not walk free thru’ legal loophole’

Manusher Jonno Foundation yesterday expressed concern and grief over the recent death of a woman at a city flat and reported anticipatory bail petition by an accused in a case filed over the death incident.
29 April 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Don’t deprioritise education’

Educationists have called for increasing allocation for education sector in the upcoming budget to implement plans to help students overcome Covid-19 induced learning crisis and possible drop outs from schools.
29 April 2021, 18:00 PM

2 killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka

Two persons were killed in two separate road accidents in Dhaka yesterday.
28 April 2021, 18:39 PM

‘Hefajat definitely has political ambitions’

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday said Hefajat-e-Islam has done enough vandalism across the country.
28 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid vaccines to be collected no matter what

The government will take necessary initiatives to procure vaccines from any source to save people’s lives, road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader said yesterday.
28 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Hope, in the form of help

Minara Begum died on Monday night. At 60 years old, she could no longer withstand the continuing suffering caused to her by a slew of old-age complications, including a deadly heart disease.
28 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Greenery being erased for beautification!

A project was undertaken to develop the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan and make it greener, but authorities are seemingly contradicting one of their own goals, as under the same project, they are felling old trees to construct buildings.
28 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Record statements physically following health guidelines

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has directed the judicial magistrates concerned to record statements from the complainants of the relevant cases in their physical presence under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) following the health and hygiene guidelines.
28 April 2021, 18:00 PM

6 killed, 7 injured in road crashes

Six people were killed seven others injured in road accidents in two districts yesterday, report our correspondents.
28 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Intern doctors’ work abstention spell patients’ mistery at CMCH

Intern doctors of Chattogram Medical College Hospital suddenly went for work stoppage yesterday following a clash between two factions of CMC unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League the day before, causing suffering to patients.
28 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Writ petition seeks judicial probe, halt of construction

Another writ petition was filed with the High Court yesterday seeking necessary directives in connection with the incidents of killing and injuring the workers of the SS Power I Plant in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram since 2016 to April 17 this year.
28 April 2021, 18:00 PM