Ekattor TV video editor killed as bus hits his motorcycle on Dhaka's Pragati Sarani

A video editor of Ekattor TV was killed after a bus hit his motorcycle near Jamuna Future Park Mall on Pragati Sarani in Dhaka this afternoon.
27 January 2021, 14:06 PM

CCC election: Itchy velvet beans used to attack rivals

Mucuna pruriens (velvet beans) which causes severe itching to the skin was used for attacking rivals during the Chattogram City Corporation election today, victims have claimed.
27 January 2021, 11:23 AM

CCC election: Only 99 votes cast in six and a half hours at Shahidnagar Girls School centre

Only 99 out of 2,176 votes were cast in the last six and a half hours at the poll centre at Shahidnagar City Corporation Girls High School in Chattogram’s Lalkhanbazar thanks to frequent clashes between the Awami League backed and rebel AL councilor candidates.
27 January 2021, 09:29 AM

CCC election: voting postponed at 2 centres over violence, BNP backed councilor candidate detained

The Returning Officer of Chattogram City Corporation election Mohammad Hasanuzzaman postponed voting in two polling centres at ward no. 34 on allegations of occupying the centres, vandalising electronic voting machines and violence.
27 January 2021, 07:02 AM

CCC election: Only 1 percent vote cast in a centre in 4 hours

Only one percent vote has been cast at a polling center in West Bakalia area in Chattogram city till 12:00pm, four hours after voting started.
27 January 2021, 07:02 AM

Most of our agents were driven out of polling centres: BNP's mayoral candidate Shahadat

Shahadat Hossain, BNP's mayoral candidate for the Chattogram City Corporation election, alleged that most of his agents were driven out from polling centres after being beaten up.
27 January 2021, 06:52 AM

CCC Election: Pedestrian killed in 'gunfight' between supporters of rival councilor candidates

A pedestrian was killed and 12 others sustained bullet injuries during a clash between supporters of two rival councilor candidates in Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) election in front of UCEP Technical School Polling centre.
27 January 2021, 04:55 AM

Chattogram City Corporation election begins amid cocktail explosions and clashes

The Chattogram City Corporation election began this morning with several cocktail bombs exploding in different wards, reports our staff correspondent from spot.
27 January 2021, 03:36 AM

DNCC mayor, DMP chief among 7 sued for contempt of court

A contempt of court petition was filed with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday against Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam and six others on charge of conducting an eviction drive in Mirpur section 11, block-C ignoring its chamber judge’s order of status quo on the eviction.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

IEDCR to research on the virus strain

A specialist team of Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDRC) will be collecting samples for further research to understand the strain of Covid-19 that UK returnees are affected with.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Nurse accuses doctor of sexual harassment

Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) unit of Bangladesh Nurses Association yesterday formed a human chain inside the college campus, demanding exemplary punishment of a doctor who has been accused of sexually harassing a nurse.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Legal notice served on six govt bodies

Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association (Bela) and Youth Environment Society (YES) yesterday served a legal notice upon six government bodies including the land and environment ministries and Roads and Highways Department (RHD) over filling up Kohelia river in Cox’s Bazar.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘We must progress together’

India and Bangladesh must progress together, said Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami yesterday, as India celebrated its 72nd Republic Day.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

A case of sheer negligence

The government is yet to take any action against the registrar -- who recorded the marriage of deceased Lakingme Chakma, a 14-year-old girl -- based on a fake birth certificate and others involved.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Padma Bridge to be completed by June 2022: Quader at JS

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday informed the parliament that the construction of Padma bridge would be completed within June 2022.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

JP lawmakers slam govt over money laundering

Opposition Jatiya Party yesterday lawmakers criticised the government over corruption in the financial sector.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Carry your NID on voting day’

Warning that outsiders present in polling centres and the city will be dealt with strictly, Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner Saleh Mohammed Tanvir yesterday requested city dwellers to carry their National Identity Card (NID) on Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) election day.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

32pc ready to take vaccine immediately

Some 32 percent of respondents of a nationwide survey have said they will take Covid-19 vaccines at the very beginning of the countrywide inoculation, set to start in February.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Mizan is a symbol of honest, brave journalism’

Mizanur Rahman Khan is a symbol of honest, brave and objective journalism, said speakers at a commemoration meeting yesterday.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Submit probe report by Feb 11: court to police

A Dhaka court yesterday asked police to submit by February 11 the probe report of the case filed against Fardin Iftekhar Dihan over the rape and murder of an English medium school student in Dhaka’s Kalabagan area.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM