34pc workers yet to reach pre-pandemic income: Sanem report

Approximately 34.2 percent of at least 1,468 workers are yet to see their income recover since it fell amid the pandemic last year, according to a survey report of South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (Sanem).
10 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Ensure judicial probe into death of Mushtaq: ASK

Leading rights body Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) yesterday called for ensuring an urgent judicial inquiry into the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in state custody.
10 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Suffering from oral or mouth ulcer?

Apthous ulcers can occur in the oral cavity due to stress, hormonal changes, menstrual problems, food allergies, gastrointestinal disease, vitamin B12, iron or folic acid deficiency.
10 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Photo exhibition on Bangabandhu’s life and work concludes

A three-day photo exhibition on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s life and work, marking the historic 7th May, concluded at Sylhet’s Shilpakala Academy on Tuesday night.
10 March 2021, 18:00 PM

United Hospital observes World Kidney Day

United Hospital Renal Care Center has organised a forum with kidney patients entitled “Staying Well with Kidney Disease”, marking World Kidney Day today, said a press release.
10 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Spaces under flyovers to be freed: Taposh

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Barrister Fazle Noor Taposh today said spaces under flyovers would be freed for ensuring vehicle movement and healthy environment.
10 March 2021, 14:26 PM

Gas leak explosion in Narayanganj: One dies from burn injuries

A man who sustained burn injury along with five other family members in an explosion at their flat in Narayanganj city early Tuesday, has died early today.
10 March 2021, 11:25 AM

Promoting women’s education in science

Academics have suggested promoting women’s education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), highlighting the rising demands of technology-based solutions to the problems the world faces today.
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Non-existent foreign university running fake study centre: UGC

University Grants Commission (UGC) yesterday said a non-existent foreign university is operating a fake study centre in the capital. It urged authorities to take immediate action to close down any such centres.
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Sabrina Islam Chowdhury passes away

Sabrina Islam Chowdhury, wife of Md Quamrul Islam Chowdhury, managing director and CEO of Mercantile Bank Limited, passed away yesterday. She was 61, said a press release.
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Maha Shivratri fair cancelled in Ctg

The fair centring significant Hindu festival Maha Shivratri will not be held in Chattogram this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, said organisers.
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Cop’s wife sent to jail for ‘amassing illegal wealth’

A court in Chattogram yesterday sent a policeman’s wife to jail in connection with a case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for amassing wealth of Tk 1.38 crore from unknown sources.
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Truck fatally runs over five-year-old in Sylhet

Two people including a five-year-old girl died and one was injured in road accidents across two districts of the country yesterday.
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Threatening Shakib Al Hasan: HC refuses bail of accused Mohsin

The High Court yesterday refused to grant bail to Mohsin Talukdar in a case filed for threatening to kill cricketer Shakib Al Hasan via Facebook Live in November last year.
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Ctg prison escapee arrested in Narsingdi

To escape, he jumped off a four-storey under-construction building and landed on the other side of the boundary wall.
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Woman pushed off bus: Bus driver, his assistant arrested

A bus driver and his assistant were arrested early yesterday on charge of pushing a speech-impaired woman off a running bus in Rohitpur Bazar of Keraniganj on Monday.
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Ensure land rights of women: Speakers

In Bangladesh, men own 96 percent of the land, while women have rights to only four percent. And even this small group of women are from the affluent community. Poor and marginalised women do not have any right over lands.
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Six of a family burnt in blast at N’ganj flat

Six members of a family, including two children, were burnt in an explosion in their flat in Narayanganj city early yesterday.
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM

47pc struggling to find jobs: IOM

About 47 percent of returnee expatriates in the country are facing difficulties in finding employment, 29 percent are facing financial problems and 21 percent are in debt.
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Two Indian Naval ships’ visit to Mongla ends today

Two Indian Naval ships -- INS Kulish and INS Sumedha -- are ending a three-day visit to Mongla Port today, to celebrate Mujib Borsho and 50 Years of Liberation War of Bangladesh.
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM