Change of plans for building a new TSC

Dhaka University’s Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) is set to be built anew, in line with directives provided by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
21 June 2021, 18:00 PM

DSCC dismisses 4 mosquito control workers for illegally selling insecticide

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) today dismissed four mosquito control workers for illegally selling adulticide that are used in anti-mosquito drive.
21 June 2021, 14:53 PM

‘Inoculate us, now’

Migrant workers, who are stuck at home after coming from Kuwait on holiday, yesterday urged the government to immediately inoculate them with Covid-19 vaccine approved by the Gulf country to make way for their return to workplace.
20 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Attain highest professional excellence

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the members of Bangladesh Army to concentrate on attaining the highest professional skills and excellence, keeping pace with the changing world.
20 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Crisis: Repatriation the ultimate solution

Civil society groups have called on the international community to redouble pressure on Myanmar for Rohingya repatriation, which is the ultimate solution to the crisis.
20 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Five killed, seven hurt in truck-microbus collision

Five passengers of a microbus were killed and seven others injured in Narsingdi on Saturday midnight, as the vehicle collided head-on with a truck.
20 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Third Meeting of Taskforce on Road Crashes: Old decisions taken afresh

A taskforce aiming to curb road crashes and bring discipline in road transport sector, led by Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, sat for its third meeting yesterday after a six-month hiatus.
20 June 2021, 18:00 PM

MG Mohiuddin passes away

Freedom fighter MG Mohiuddin Ahmed, former deputy general manager of Bangladesh Krishi Bank, has passed away. He was 72.
20 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Marina Yasmin no more

Marina Yasmin Chowdhury, sponsor director of Prime Bank and vice-chairperson of East Coast Group, breathed her last on Saturday.
20 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Triple Murder in Capital: Mother forced her to ‘anti-social activities’

Mehjabin Islam Moon killed her parents and sister in Dhaka’s Kadamtali area as she was forced into “anti-social activities”, police said yesterday, quoting her.
20 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Death of Doctor: Three physicians sued

Prof Dr Mamun Al Mahtab Shwapnil, chairman of Hepatology department at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), and two other doctors were sued for the death of Dr Mohammad Towfiq Enam.
20 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Allocation for hygiene insufficient: speakers

Insufficient allocation and lack of focus in the budget will hinder the hygiene sub-sector, which remains a key priority for Covid-19 and the SDG Goals, speakers at a post-budget press conference said yesterday.
20 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Recruits of former RU VC at it again

For the second consecutive day, a number of the 137 staffers at Rajshahi University, who were unlawfully recruited by former Vice Chancellor Prof Abdus Sobhan, obstructed campus operations with their demand to allow them to join their posts.
20 June 2021, 18:00 PM

12-Year-Old Wrongfully Charged of Murder: Five lawyers challenge trial

Five Supreme Court lawyers yesterday filed a criminal revision petition with the High Court (HC) challenging the legality of the trial proceedings at the Juvenile Court in Bogura, in connection with a case where an underage boy was accused of murdering his eight-year-old brother.
20 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Dhaka sees sporadic showers all day long

Dhaka witnessed a drenched morning yesterday as intermittent monsoon rain continued across the country.
19 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Four burglars arrested in Ctg

Police early yesterday arrested four alleged burglars and seized electronic devices, gold ornaments and cash, after conducting drives at different areas of Chattogram city.
19 June 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Provide outline for inoculating migrant workers’

A platform of recruiting agencies yesterday urged the government to give an “outline” while inoculating migrant workers with Covid-19 vaccine.
19 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Cop Killing in Ctg: Don’t stop, run them over

Three persons were arrested yesterday on charge of killing an Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI), Kazi Md Salauddin, of port city’s Chandgaon Police Station, who died after being run over by a microbus carrying alcohol in Chandgaon area on June 11.
19 June 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Metro rail for Ctg’

Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said the government is working to introduce metro rail in the port city.
19 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Toddler, his grandparents run over by bus in Bogura

In a tragic accident in Bogura’s Shibganj upazila, a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw killed a two-month-old and his grandparents yesterday, reports our Bogura correspondent.
19 June 2021, 18:00 PM