OC in trouble for demanding biriyani, sweets
15 October 2023, 15:16 PM
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Water scarcity hampers jute processing
19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Auto rice mill near school
18 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Ramshackle ratnai bridge: An impediment of development
16 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Sudden Jamuna erosion makes many homeless
13 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Environment
Natore UP member found dead, wife injured
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Two kids drown in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Permanent shops on leased land!
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Illegal pond: A threat to surrounding cropland
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Payra erosion threatens Barguna villages
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Country
Condolences pour in for Latifur Rahman
With the death of founding chairman and CEO of Transcom Group Latifur Rahman, the country has lost a business leader who lived by the highest standards of business integrity and was a protector of professional and independent media.
1 July 2020, 12:05 PM
Patuakhali municipality to get 12 bridges designed to emulate Hatirjheel bridges
The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) has taken up a special project worth Tk 35crore to build 12 bridges in Patuakhali municipality. The bridges will be designed to emulate bridges in Dhaka's Hatirjheel area.
1 July 2020, 11:17 AM
Number of cattle markets may be reduced if necessary: Quader
Apprehending a rise in coronavirus cases due to cattle markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today urged authorities concerned to take necessary steps in this regard and reduce the number of cattle markets if needed.
1 July 2020, 08:33 AM
Corruption at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant: SC stays contractor’s bail order
The Supreme Court today stayed for 16 weeks a High Court order that granted bail to contractor Asif Hossain in a case filed over corruption in purchasing furniture and household items for the officials of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna.
1 July 2020, 08:13 AM
Teenager arrested for rape in Pabna
A teenage boy was arrested on charges of raping a madrasa student in Pabna’s Chatmohar upazila yesterday, said police.
1 July 2020, 06:25 AM
Schoolgirl raped in Noakhali
A schoolgirl was raped allegedly by one of her neighbours in Kabirhat upazila on Monday.
30 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Sundarbans: Two months ban on fishing starts today
The forest department has decided to ban the netting of fishes from all rivers and canals in the Sundarbans for the next two months, starting from today.
30 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 Fallout: Srimangal pineapples going unsold
Unsold stock of country’s favourite Srimangal pineapple continues to grow larger at wholesale warehouses in Moulvibazar’s Srimangal upazila town.
30 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Death of other patients twice the Covid-19 victims
Almost two-thirds of the treatment seekers, who died after admission to the Corona unit of Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) during the last four months, were actually suffering from diseases other than Covid-19.
30 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Mahbub Hassan Saleh made Bangladesh envoy to Belgium
The government has decided to appoint Mahbub Hassan Saleh as the country’s next ambassador to Belgium.
30 June 2020, 17:04 PM
President gives nod to Finance Bill 2020
President Abdul Hamid has given his consent to the Appropriation (supplementary) Bill 2020, Finance Bill 2020 and Appropriation Bill 2020 this afternoon, said the parliament secretariat.
30 June 2020, 15:58 PM
UN’s Mia Seppo calls for end to conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine
UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Mia Seppo has called for a stop to conflicts that escalated in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and caused displacement of thousands of people further worsening the situation during the coronavirus pandemic.
30 June 2020, 15:39 PM
Dr Zafrullah’s health worsens following symptoms of secondary pneumonia
Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury’s health condition has worsened after he developed secondary pneumonia following his bout with Covid-19 infection, said a press release circulated by Gonoshasthaya Kendra today.
30 June 2020, 15:11 PM
Debt-ridden father stages son’s kidnapping to seek help from wealthy relatives
A 36-year-old father has been arrested in Shariatpur's Jazira upazila today, after it came to light that he had staged the kidnapping of his own son.
30 June 2020, 14:57 PM
Buriganga launch capsize: Court seeks probe report by August 17
A virtual court in Dhaka asks South Keraniganj Police Station to submit the probe report of the case filed against seven people including owner of Moyur-2-launch for the deaths of 34 people in Buriganga launch capsize by August 17.
30 June 2020, 14:56 PM
Combating Covid-19: Gonoshasthaya Kendra to set up 15-bed ICU
Gonoshasthaya Kendra is going to set up a 15-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at their city hospital in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi, according to a press release.
30 June 2020, 14:32 PM
Sampadak Parishad condemns arrest of journalists under Digital Security Act
Sampadak Parishad today condemned the recent spate of cases and arrest of editors, journalists, writers and university teachers under the Digital Security Act for expressing critical views about mismanagement in dealing with Covid-19.
30 June 2020, 14:18 PM
Bangladesh may see a rise in unwanted pregnancy and abortions amid coronavirus: UNFPA
Unwanted pregnancy and abortion cases could see a rise in Bangladesh amid the coronavirus pandemic, as use of modern contraceptives has gone down, says the UN Population Fund (UNFPA).
30 June 2020, 13:54 PM
Baby elephant found dead in Chattogram tea estate
A baby elephant was found dead at Chattogram’s Bashkhali upazila on Monday, making it the third gentle giant to be found dead in the upazila in two weeks.
30 June 2020, 12:03 PM
38th BCS final results published: 2,204 recommended
The final result of the 38th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations under the Public Service Commission (PSC) has been published. Some 2,204 candidates have been recommended provisionally for appointment to different cadres, said PSC officials. Of them, 613 were recommended for general cadres.
30 June 2020, 11:39 AM