2 power company officials killed by lightning strike in Shariatpur

Two officials of Shariatpur Palli Bidyut Samity are killed by a lightning strike at Shariatpur's Damudya upazila.
20 April 2020, 12:53 PM

Medical college in Bogura starts Covid-19 testing

Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College has started coronavirus testing in its microbiology lab.
20 April 2020, 08:49 AM

Benapole village on self-imposed lockdown

People of Dakkhin Kagojpukur village in Benapole municipality go on a self-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
20 April 2020, 07:05 AM

Govt to procure 21 lakh MT food grains this season: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government will procure 21 lakh metric tons (MT) of food grains in the current season to ensure food security in the country and fair prices of farmers’ produces.
20 April 2020, 06:35 AM

Noakhali reports fifth Covid-19 patient; village locked down

A village has been put under lockdown in Noakhali’s Sadar upazila as a 20-year-old tested positive for coronavirus.
20 April 2020, 05:39 AM

CAAB inks deal with Chinese firm for Sylhet airport extension projecct

Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh signs an agreement with a Chinese company for construction of a new terminal at MAG Osmani International Airport in Sylhet.
19 April 2020, 17:50 PM

CMP arranges for safe transport to Kishoreganj of labourers for Boro harvest

Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) arranges safe transport facilities for farm labourers who were sent from the port city to Kishoreganj to work on paddy fields to harvest Boro crops in a bid to ease the crisis of labourers amid the nationwide shutdown.
19 April 2020, 15:54 PM

Locals claim grabbers burnt rubber garden in Bandarban

Locals of Bandarban’s Sadar upazila have brought allegations against a group of people affiliated with a resort for burning their rubber garden on Saturday, in a bid to grab their land.
19 April 2020, 14:54 PM

bdnews24.com editor-in-chief, Jagonews24.com acting editor sued under digital security act

Editor-in-Chief of bdnews24.com Toufique Imrose Khalidi, Jagonews24.com acting editor Mohiuddin Sarker and two others have been sued under digital security act for running reports containing “misinformation” on misappropriation of OMS rice in Thakurgaon’s Baliadangi upazila recently.
19 April 2020, 13:10 PM

Covid-19 testing lab to be set up in N’ganj 300-bed hospital

A coronavirus testing lab will be set up immediately at the Narayanganj 300-bed hospital in Khanpur to facilitate diagnosis and treatment of people suffering from flu-like symptoms and those diagnosed with coronavirus.
19 April 2020, 13:07 PM

Hundreds join Boro harvesting work in Netrakona haors

Farmers in haor areas of Netrakona are finally breathing a sigh of relief after workers from outside the district joined Boro rice harvesting in four haor upazilas of the district.
19 April 2020, 12:47 PM

Four die with Covid-19 like symptoms in 4 districts

Four people have died of coronavirus-like symptoms in Khulna, Khagrachhari, Noakhali and Bogura since last night.
19 April 2020, 10:06 AM

3 UP chairmen, 9 members suspended for relief embezzlement, irregularities

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Ministry has suspended three Union Parishad (UP) chairmen and nine members for irregularities in distribution of relief among poor due to coronavirus outbreak.
19 April 2020, 09:59 AM

Seven more coronavirus patients die, 312 test positive in 24hrs: health minister

Seven died of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said.
19 April 2020, 08:19 AM

Yaba trader killed in Cox’s Bazar gunfight: BGB

An alleged yaba trader is killed in a “gunfight” with Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) members in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
19 April 2020, 07:40 AM

Won't put anyone abroad in unbearable suffering: State minister for foreign affairs

The government has urged Bangladeshi citizens stuck in India to have patience, assuring them of their gradual repatriation after bringing back patients from South India.
19 April 2020, 06:04 AM

Sylhet-bound train carrying money ‘smuggles in passengers’ from Dhaka

A special train from Dhaka, which was supposed to bring in money for salaries of staffers and for other expenses of the Sylhet Railway Station, allegedly carries passengers violating the “lockdown” order of the district administration.
18 April 2020, 19:07 PM

Ensure ongoing shutdown: New IGP directs police

The newly appointed Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed today directed police to ensure the ongoing shutdown is enforced to control the spread of coronavirus.
18 April 2020, 17:15 PM

Store some import cargos at private depots to decongest Ctg port: NBR

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) issues two separate orders allowing more import goods to be stored at the 19 private inland container depots (ICDs) and asking that Dhaka ICD-bound import containers be temporarily shifted to a river terminal at Munshiganj.
18 April 2020, 16:13 PM

Female student sent to jail for copying Kushtia DC’s newsletter

A Kushtia court has sent a female student of a private university to jail in connection with a case filed under information and communication technology act for copying and sharing Kushitia deputy commissioner’s newsletter on her own Facebook page.
18 April 2020, 15:36 PM