No patient can be denied treatment at any hospital: HC

The High Court today observed that no patient -- infected with Covid-19 or not -- can be denied treatment at any hospital of the country.
15 June 2020, 10:16 AM

Former Sylhet mayor Kamran laid to eternal rest

Former Sylhet mayor Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran was laid to rest at the graveyard on the premises of Hazrat Manik Pir shrine in the city this afternoon, at around 2:45pm.
15 June 2020, 10:01 AM

160 Bangladeshis stranded in UAE return home

A special flight of US-Bangla Airlines repatriated 160 Bangladeshi nationals stranded in United Arab Emirates for over three months following suspension of regular flights due to Covid-19 pandemic.
15 June 2020, 09:58 AM

Closure of schools, colleges extended till August 6

The government has extended closure of all educational institutions till August 6 , as a preventive measure against further spread of coronavirus.
15 June 2020, 09:37 AM

Writ petition against 25% water price hike

A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a writ petition with the High Court, seeking its order of injunction on Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority's (Wasa) decision to hike the price of water by 25 percent from April 1 this year.
15 June 2020, 08:39 AM

HC refuses to intervene regarding Covid-19 situation in jails

The High Court has refused to pass any order on a writ petition that sought its directives on the government to take necessary steps to protect prisoners in jails and prison staff from Covid-19.
15 June 2020, 08:20 AM

Won’t accept defeat against invisible force fearing death: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that she will not accept defeat against an invisible force like coronavirus, fearing death.
15 June 2020, 07:24 AM

Former BCL leader stabbed dead by rivals in Pabna

A former Chhatra League leader was stabbed to death by his rivals following long-standing enmity in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna last night.
15 June 2020, 06:21 AM

3 kids drown in Dinajpur

Three children died in separate incidents of drowning in Biral and Hakimpur upazilas of the district yesterday.
14 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Woman killed for dowry

A woman, who was beaten mercilessly by her husband allegedly for dowry in Panchagarh Sadar upazila on Saturday morning, died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital the same afternoon.
14 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Brutality on boys on theft charge

A union parishad (UP) member and his associate have been arrested here on charge of beating two boys mercilessly on suspicion of phone theft at Deodha village in Pirganj upazila.
14 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Village protection levee freed from UP chairman’s illegal occupation

Kalihati upazila administration on Thursday in a drive demolished illegal structures on about 300 metres of embankment along the bank of the Jamuna river in the upazila.
14 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Dinajpur litchi growers happy with good yield, fair price

Litchi is selling for good prices after it hit the market a week ago, much to the happiness of growers and traders who had earlier feared price fall of the popular summer fruit amid the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.
14 June 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Robbers first land jobs to find security flaws, then strike’

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has arrested five members of a gang of robbers for their involvement in stealing around Tk 80 lakh from Gazipur’s Kaliakoir on June 7.
14 June 2020, 17:54 PM

Health ministry asks DGHS to blacklist 14 medical equipment suppliers

The health ministry has written to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to blacklist 14 suppliers and proprietors for reported anomalies in procurement of medical equipment for different medical colleges and hospitals.
14 June 2020, 17:10 PM

Chattogram reports third elephant death in as many days

Locals found an almost decomposed elephant covered by a mound of earth in Chattogram’s Banshkhali upazila today.
14 June 2020, 13:55 PM

3 virtual courts refuse to hold hearings on bail petitions of journo Kajol

Three separate virtual courts in Dhaka refuse to hold hearings on bail petitions of detained photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol because he has not yet been shown arrested in the three cases filed under the Digital Security Act.
14 June 2020, 13:09 PM

Covid-19: Govt to extend closure of educational institutions

The government is going extend the closure of all educational institutions in the country in a bid to curb further spread of Covid-19. The decision in this regard is to be taken tomorrow.
14 June 2020, 12:15 PM

2 linked to trafficking of 26 Bangladeshis killed in Libya remanded

A Dhaka court today placed two members of a gang -- linked to the trafficking of 26 Bangladeshis killed in Libya on May 28 -- on a seven-day fresh remand each, in a case filed with Paltan Police Station.
14 June 2020, 11:52 AM

Habiganj journalist Sushanta Das Gupta gets bail

The High Court today granted ad-interim bail to Sushanta Dasgupta, editor and publisher of local newspaper Dainik Amar Habiganj, in a case filed under Digital Security Act.
14 June 2020, 11:15 AM