Traffic police dies with Covid-19 symptoms in Chattogram

A traffic police constable showing some Covid-19 symptoms died at Chattogram General Hospital today.
15 May 2020, 14:26 PM

RMG worker’s body recovered in Savar

Police recover the body of a female garments worker from a two-storey building in Savar’s Ashulia area, on the outskirts of the capital.
15 May 2020, 12:27 PM

Lawmaker, school teachers harvest Boro paddy in Jhenidah

MP Anwarul Azim Anar, lawmaker from Jhenidah-4 and the teachers of a school have voluntarily lent their hands for harvesting Boro paddy in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah.
15 May 2020, 10:53 AM

Tank lorry explosion kills 2 in Sylhet

Two people are killed and another is injured in a tank lorry explosion at a workshop in Dakshin Surma upazila of Sylhet.
15 May 2020, 09:49 AM

Old man dies in Shariatpur hours after being declared ‘cured’ of coronavirus

Eighty-seven-year-old Kabir Uddin Jamader dies at his home in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur, only five hours after he was declared “cured” of coronavirus.
15 May 2020, 05:42 AM

Amnesty concerned as treatment denied to people with Covid-19 symptoms

Amnesty International expresses concern about media reports on hospitals in Bangladesh not admitting people exhibiting Covid-19 symptoms.
14 May 2020, 18:30 PM

Contrasting scenes at Rabindra Kacharibari in Shahzadpur

A building of the historic Rabindra Kacharibari, from where Rabindranath Tagore supervised his family estate in Sirajganj’s Sahzadpur upazila, lies in an awfully dilapidated condition, giving a striking contrast to the well maintained and decorated mansion of the great literary genius on the same premises.
14 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Covid-19 Crisis: Jhalakathi shitol pati weavers crying for help

It is the peak time of earning profit from selling shitol pati (cool mat) but the weavers here cannot sell a single piece of shitol pati due to ongoing countrywide shutdown to curb the spread of coronavirus.
14 May 2020, 18:00 PM

1,821 people get bail on third day of virtual court hearings

A total of 1,821 people secure bail from the lower courts concerned across the country on the third day of holding virtual hearings of petitions.
14 May 2020, 15:15 PM

3 Meherpur journos sued under Digital Security Act

Three journalists of a local newspaper in Meherpur have been sued under the Digital Security Act.
14 May 2020, 13:30 PM

2 held as Rab busts firearms factory in Chattogram

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-7) claims to have busted a firearms making factory at a remote hilly area between Rangunia and Paitya upazilas of Chattogram, and arrested two persons including a firearms maker in this connection.
14 May 2020, 13:21 PM

14 injured in clash between workers and cops in Bogura

At least 14 people including four police personnel are injured in a clash between police and workers of Ronak Spinning Mill Limited in Bogura's Sherpur upazila.
14 May 2020, 12:31 PM

RMG workers demonstrate for Eid bonus, arrears in Savar

Readymade garment factory workers demonstrate at a factory in Ashulia area of Savar, demanding their Eid bonus and salary of last month.
14 May 2020, 12:11 PM

Detention of children increased in Bangladesh amid Covid-19 outbreak, virtual courts a relief: Unicef

The number of children detained has increased since public court proceedings were postponed in March amid Covid-19 outbreak in the country, Unicef Bangladesh says.
14 May 2020, 12:03 PM

National Professor Anisuzzaman no more; test result shows he was Covid-19 positive

National Professor Anisuzzaman passed away this afternoon at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka, his son Ananda Zaman has confirmed.
14 May 2020, 11:34 AM

Writ seeks HC directives to set up “yellow zones” at private hospitals, clinics

A writ petition is filed with the High Court seeking its directive to the authorities concerned to set up “yellow zones” at the entrance of every private hospital, clinic and diagnostic centre.
14 May 2020, 10:38 AM

CAAB extends flight suspensions till May 30

Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh has extended the ongoing ban on scheduled passenger flight operations with all countries, except China, until May 30 to contain the spread of Covid-19.
14 May 2020, 09:59 AM

Shutdown extended till May 30

The government today extended the ongoing shutdown of public and private offices till May 30 with some conditions.
14 May 2020, 09:25 AM

PM launches disbursement of cash aid for 50 lakh poor households

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has launched the disbursement of over Tk 1,200 crore cash aid for 50 lakh poor families hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
14 May 2020, 05:57 AM

929 deaths with Covid-19 like symptoms: DU’s Centre for Genocide Studies reports

A total of 929 people died in Bangladesh with Covid-19 like symptoms since March 8, according to a report of Centre for Genocide Studies (CGS) of Dhaka University.
13 May 2020, 14:39 PM