Bangladesh extends flight suspension till May 7

Bangladesh has extended ongoing ban on flight operation till May 7 to and from all European countries and the nations that have restricted the entry of Bangladeshis to their territories as well as on all domestic routes over the coronavirus fear.
27 April 2020, 09:05 AM

Criminal killed in gunfight in Gazipur: Rab

An alleged criminal is killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Gazipur city.
27 April 2020, 06:21 AM

Educational institutions may remain closed till September: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says all educational institutions will remain closed till September if situation caused by the coronavirus outbreak does not improve.
27 April 2020, 04:40 AM

The global pandemic: A look into planning, management and government strategies

Humans are currently going through some very trying times. And government leaders continue to struggle in understanding and determining which way the Coronavirus pandemic will steer the world.
26 April 2020, 15:44 PM

UP member held with 1.59 metric tons of VGF rice in Shariatpur

Local administration arrest a union parishad (UP) member along with 1.59 metric tons of relief rice meant for Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme at Kuchaipotti Union Parishad in Shariatpur's Goshairhat upazila.
26 April 2020, 15:32 PM

168 more British citizens leave Bangladesh

Another 168 British citizens stranded in Bangladesh due to flight suspension amid Covid-19 pandemic leave Dhaka for London by a special flight of British Airways.
26 April 2020, 14:28 PM

Mobile court fines 2 traders Tk 12 lakh for selling rotten dates

A mobile court has fined two traders in Dhaka’s Badamtoli wholesale fruits market TK 12 lakh for selling rotten and expired dates.
26 April 2020, 13:48 PM

Registration exams for non-govt teachers postponed

The Non-Government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) has postponed registration examinations of the 17th batch of non-government teachers.
26 April 2020, 11:45 AM

UK to operate 5 more special flights from Bangladesh April 29-May 7

The British High Commissioner Robert Chatterton Dickson today announced five more charter flights from Dhaka to London for British tourists, short term visitors and their direct dependents to return to the UK.
26 April 2020, 07:53 AM

14 shops gutted in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp

At least 14 tin-roofed shops were gutted at Kutupalang Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhia upazila of Cox's Bazar early today.
26 April 2020, 07:10 AM

8 jute mills in Khulna reopen partially

After a month of shutdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, eight state-run jute mills in the Khulna-Jashore industrial belt partially have resumed activities.
26 April 2020, 06:21 AM

3 killed as truck hits auto-rickshaw in Rangpur

Three passengers of a battery-run auto-rickshaw are killed and five others injured as a truck rammed into the vehicle on the Rangpur-Dinajpur highway in Rangpur.
26 April 2020, 05:26 AM

Coronavirus fallout: Nearly 1,100 workers of 2 RMG factories laid off in Savar

Authorities of two readymade garment factories in Savar's Ashulia have laid off around 1,100 workers citing economic fallout due to the coronavirus pandemic.
25 April 2020, 14:18 PM

Gonoshasthaya hands over Covid-19 test kits to BSMMU, CDC for final govt approval

Gonoshasthaya Kendra today handed over locally manufactured Covid-19 test kits to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for final approval from the government.
25 April 2020, 11:25 AM

More rain, nor'wester likely this week

As the country has been experiencing rainfall over the last two days, Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast more showers or intermittent nor’westers at many places across the country including Dhaka, this week.
25 April 2020, 06:54 AM

288 Bangladeshi prisoners, deportees repatriated from Oman

The government of Oman repatriates 288 Bangladeshi workers who were imprisoned or were about to be deported on various grounds, including not having valid documents.
24 April 2020, 18:26 PM

AL lawmaker Khasru extends food aid to 5,000 families in Cumilla

Awami League Lawmaker Abdul Matin Khasru has provided food assistance to 5,000 poor families in Burichang and Brahmmanpara upazilas in Cumilla.
24 April 2020, 14:49 PM

Grameen Shakti providing food support to 1,750 families in need

As part of its humanitarian effort, Grameen Shakti head office staffers have started providing food support to some 1,750 underprivileged families across the country.
24 April 2020, 14:29 PM

Second man shot by minister’s security personnel dies

The second of the two men shot by the gunman of Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozzammel Haque in Gazipur dies at a hospital.
24 April 2020, 13:29 PM

Ramadan begins tomorrow

The holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims engage in self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins in the country tomorrow as the new crescent moon is sighted in Bangladesh sky today.
24 April 2020, 13:28 PM