Fake Covid-19 certificates: Regent Hospital MD on 10-day remand

Md Mizanur Rahman, managing director of Regent Hospital’s Uttara branch, has been placed on a 10-day remand in a case filed over issuing fake Covid-19 certificates to 76 labourers of Dhaka Metro Rail.
25 July 2020, 10:01 AM

Govt not solely responsible for health sector corruption: New DGHS chief

Newly appointed Director General (DG) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam today said the government alone is not responsible for the corruption in the country’s health sector.
25 July 2020, 09:31 AM

Bangladesh Railway to receive 10 locomotives from India

Bangladesh Railway (BR) is to receive 10 locomotives from India to overcome its locomotive crisis.
25 July 2020, 08:48 AM

Supplying fake N95 masks to BSMMU: Sharmin Jahan placed on 3-day remand

A Dhaka court has placed Sharmin Jahan, proprietor of Aparajita International, on a three-day remand in a case filed over supplying fake N95 masks to BSMMU's Covid-19 isolation unit.
25 July 2020, 08:22 AM

‘Robber’ killed in Ctg ‘gunfight’ with Rab

An alleged robber was killed in what law enforcers claimed to be a gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram early today.
25 July 2020, 08:04 AM

4 day-labourers killed in Bogura road crash

Four day-labourers have been killed and three others injured when a pickup-van ploughed through them in Bogura.
25 July 2020, 07:34 AM

3 ‘drug peddlers’ killed in ‘gunfights’ in Cox’s Bazar, Kushtia

Three alleged drug peddlers have been killed in separate “gunfights” with law enforcers in Cox’s Bazar and Kushtia.
25 July 2020, 06:02 AM

Tea garden worker found dead in Moulvibazar’s Dhalai river

A tea garden worker was found dead in the Dhalai river in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila this afternoon, two days after he had gone missing.
24 July 2020, 17:49 PM

Aparajita International owner arrested after BSMMU files case over supplying fake N95 masks

Detective Branch (DB) police tonight arrested Sharmin Jahan, proprietor of Aparajita International, in a case filed by BSMMU authorities over supplying fake N95 masks to the hospital’s Covid-19 isolation unit.
24 July 2020, 17:45 PM

Regent hospital scam: PRO confesses to knowing about fake Covid-19 certificates

Regent Group Public Relations Officer (PRO) Tariqul Islam alias Tareq Shibli confesses to a magistrate that he along with other officials and employees, in line with the directives of its chairman and managing director, made fake Covid-19 certificates and supplied those to patients.
24 July 2020, 16:22 PM

One more police personnel dies with Covid-19

A town sub-inspector of Bangladesh Police died at Jhenaidah’s dedicated Covid-19 hospital, where he was undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with coronavirus.
24 July 2020, 16:11 PM

Jhalakathi assistant surgeon handed show-cause letter for Facebook post

An assistant surgeon, Dr Tipu Sultan, of Dapdapia Union Health Centre under Jhalakathi district was given a show cause letter today, over some Facebook status he wrote.
24 July 2020, 14:35 PM

Buriganga launch capsize: Assistant master of Moyur-2 placed on 3-day remand

A Dhaka court places Jakir Hossain, assistant master of Moyur-2 launch, on a three-day remand in a case filed over hitting another launch --Morning Bird -- and killing at least 34 people on Buriganga river on June 29.
24 July 2020, 13:58 PM

One person, 36 cows go missing after boat capsizes in Jamuna

One person and 36 cows go missing after a boat carrying around 40 sacrificial animals capsized in Jamuna river near Aricha ghat in Manikganj.
24 July 2020, 13:49 PM

Woman’s body recovered from a hotel in Patuakhali

Police have recovered the body of young woman from a hotel room in Patuakhali town.
24 July 2020, 12:14 PM

Flood situation worsens in northern districts

The flood situation in the north and central districts of Manikganj and Lalmonirhat has been deteriorating as water levels in Jamuna and Dharla river is continuing to rise in the two districts.
24 July 2020, 12:02 PM

Serve people with a smile: Foreign minister to Bangladesh missions

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has asked all Bangladeshi missions abroad to serve people with a smile.
24 July 2020, 10:21 AM

1.3m children in Bangladesh likely to be affected by flooding: Unicef

More than 2.4 million people are estimated to be affected by flooding, including around 1.3 million children in Bangladesh, Unicef said.
24 July 2020, 10:14 AM

Two killed in gunfight in Dhaka: Rab

Two people were killed in an alleged shootout with Rab members in Dhaka’s Diabari area early today.
24 July 2020, 09:29 AM

24 children drowned in floodwater in last month at Kurigram, Lalmonirhat

Twenty-four children drowned in floodwater in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts in the last month.
24 July 2020, 08:41 AM