Primary assistant teacher candidates lend paddy farmers a hand in Lalmonirhat

The assistant teacher candidates appearing in the 2018 recruitment test of primary schools have lend their hands for harvesting Boro paddy in Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat today.
8 May 2020, 12:14 PM

Courts, but virtual!

The ordinance on allowing virtual court functions will be issued by the next week, Law Minister Anisul Huq said today. The function of the court will be for hearing and disposing of cases digitally through audio and video conferences, in line with the proposed ordinance.
8 May 2020, 10:36 AM

3 killed in Narayanganj septic tank blast

Three people including two children and a pregnant woman were killed and six others were injured when a septic tank exploded in Narayanganj’s Bandar upazila this morning.
8 May 2020, 08:23 AM

Mango harvest starting May 15

The mango harvest is beginning on May 15 this year through the plucking of Guti varieties.
8 May 2020, 07:00 AM

Alleged drug dealer killed in ‘gunfight’ with Rab in Jashore

An alleged drug dealer is killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at a field in Shorkhola village under Avoynagar upazila of Jashore district.
8 May 2020, 06:19 AM

Farm fish in Bagerhat dying as water level falls

Cultivated fishes including carp and shrimp in a number of enclosures in Bagerhat are dying due to scarcity of water amid the hot weather prevailing for the last couple of weeks.
7 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Desert locust won’t invade Bangladesh

On April 18, a swarm of insects were seen in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila which raised concerns over locust attack amid the outbreak of coronavirus.
7 May 2020, 18:00 PM

UP chairman among 2 held for ‘misappropriating 35 sacks of rice’ in Shariatpur

Police detain the chairman and the secretary of a union parishad (UP) for allegedly misappropriating 35 sacks of rice meant for the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme in Shariatpur’s Vedorganj upazila.
7 May 2020, 17:04 PM

2 constables hurt as locals try to snatch arrestee in Narail

Two police constables were injured in an attack by a group of people who were trying to free an arrestee from the custody of the lawmen in Narail Sadar upazila last night.
7 May 2020, 16:12 PM

Restriction on people’s movement relaxed by 2 hours

Movement restrictions will now be from 8:00pm till 6:00am, at which time no one is allowed to go out of their homes.
7 May 2020, 15:48 PM

Digital Security Act: Editors’ Council deeply concerned over cases against journalists

Sampadak Parishad (Editors' Council) has expressed grave concern over the recent suing of a cartoonist, a writer and journalists and the subsequent arrests of several of them under the Digital Security Act (DSA) on unsubstantiated grounds.
7 May 2020, 15:28 PM

Refrain from negative remarks against important persons on social media: ministry

The ministry of public administration issues a circular asking all to refrain from making and sharing negative remarks, audio and video content against important persons within the government on social media amid the evolving coronavirus situation.
7 May 2020, 15:12 PM

Finance Minister to place nat'l budget for 2020-21 on June 11

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal will place the national budget before the parliament on June 11, for the 2020-21 fiscal year, says a press note of the ministry.
7 May 2020, 13:45 PM

Ahsanullah Master killing: Justice delayed as SC yet to begin hearing case appeals

Justice is yet to be delivered in the Ahsanullah Master murder case 16 years after the crime as the appeals are still pending with the Supreme Court.
7 May 2020, 13:17 PM

4 sent to jail in Barguna for ‘filming woman, daughter’ and circulating it on YouTube

Police arrest four people, including two journalists, in a case under Digital Security Act filed against seven people in Barguna for allegedly filming a mother and her daughter secretly and circulating it on YouTube.
7 May 2020, 13:04 PM

3 more UP public representatives suspended for irregularities in relief distribution

Three more union parishad public representatives are suspended due to their alleged involvement in irregularities in distribution of rice allocated for the vulnerable group feeding (VGF) programme under the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock.
7 May 2020, 12:32 PM

Father, daughter have legs amputated after Bogura road accident

A man and his daughter go through surgery to have their right legs amputated after they were severely injured in a road accident in Bogura’s Shajahanpur upazila.
7 May 2020, 11:39 AM

Number of Covid-19 infected cops rising, 90 test positive in last 24hrs

The number of Covid-19 infected police personnel continues to grow daily with at least 90 officials testing positive in the last 24-hours across the country, according to a tally of Bangladesh Police Headquarters.
7 May 2020, 11:18 AM

Private universities can hold online tests in line with UGC conditions

Private universities that have completed 70 percent of academic activities for outgoing semester and have been conducting online classes successfully for theoretical courses will be able to evaluate their students through online viva exams, keeping the video open and through virtual presentations.
7 May 2020, 09:34 AM

VC of Fareast Int University dies from Covid-19

Prof Nazmul Karim Chowdhury, vice chancellor of Fareast International University, dies at Dhaka Medical College’s burn unit, now dedicated for treating Covid-19 patients.
7 May 2020, 08:10 AM