Natore UP chairman show-caused for beating up farmer calling nat’l hotline

A union parishad chairman has beat up a farmer for calling 333, the government hotline number for information and assistance, in Lalpurupazila of Natore.
15 April 2020, 07:25 AM

New IGP adorned with rank badge

Newly appointed Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed is adorned with the IGP rank badge.
15 April 2020, 07:00 AM

Man with coronavirus symptoms dies in Shariatpur

A 55-year-old man with coronavirus-like symptoms has died at his residence in Shariatpur's Naria upazila.
15 April 2020, 04:42 AM

Coronavirus lockdown: food assistance sought for ethnic minorities

Three organisations working for the rights of “ethnic minorities” have urged the government and other stakeholders to ensure food assistance for ethnic minorities around the country.
14 April 2020, 16:22 PM

Virtual hospital 'HelloDoc' launched

Kotha, a local social and lifestyle mobile application, today launched a virtual hospital -- HelloDoc -- where patients can consult doctors through video conferencing and have certain medical tests done at home.
14 April 2020, 16:06 PM

Domestic violence on the rise during shutdown: Police

Police says there had a been rise in complaints about domestic violence and warned of stern action against those involved.
14 April 2020, 16:05 PM

Hefazat chief Ahmad Shafi flown to Dhaka for treatment

Hefazat-e Islam chief Ahmad Shafi is flown to Dhaka from Chattogram for medical treatment.
14 April 2020, 14:06 PM

Journalist Saifuddin Sabuj passes away

Journalist Saifuddin Sabuj, a prominent community radio personality in Bangladesh, passes away at a hospital in Dhaka.
14 April 2020, 13:47 PM

Two robbers killed in gunfight in Munshiganj: Rab

Two alleged robbers are killed in “gunfight” with Rab in Munshiganj’s Sreenagar upazila.
14 April 2020, 12:16 PM

Family abandons woman with flu-like symptoms in Tangail forest

A woman suspected to be showing symptoms of coronavirus was left behind in a forest in Tangail’s Shakhipur upazila allegedly by her family members yesterday evening.
14 April 2020, 11:53 AM

Nilphamari district put under lockdown

Nilphamari district has been locked down to prevent further spread of Covid-19 transmission.
14 April 2020, 10:00 AM

Bidyanondo takes food to 500 tea workers' families in Habiganj amid shutdown

Bidyanondo Foundation, a non-profit social welfare organisation, distributed food among 500 tea workers’ families in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj, who had been languishing since authorities shut down the tea garden following a clash with them on March 5.
14 April 2020, 08:13 AM

Rajshahi district locked down

Rajshahi district has been brought under lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus.
14 April 2020, 05:50 AM

UP chair held with relief rice in Pabna, ex-BCL leader fined Tk 1.5 lakh in Tangail

A union parishad chairman was arrested in Pabna and a former BCL leader was fined in Tangail for discrepancies surrounding distribution of relief rice during the coronavirus pandemic yesterday.
13 April 2020, 21:46 PM

D-8 nations to meet virtually on April 16, impact of Covid-19 on agenda

D-8 nations -- Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey -- are scheduled to virtually meet on April 16 for a discussion on the novel coronavirus outbreak and to heighten cooperation between the nations.
13 April 2020, 16:06 PM

328 US citizens leave Bangladesh on special flight

A total of 328 US citizens left Dhaka this evening on a special flight arranged by the US government for those who opted to return home amid the Covid-19 outbreak.
13 April 2020, 15:09 PM

7 college students held for rape and leaking footage of incident in Pabna

Police arrest seven college students for their involvement in the rape of a 17-year-old girl, videos of which were captured on camera and later spread among people in Sirajganj’s Ullapara upazila.
13 April 2020, 14:35 PM

Buddhist monk U Pannya Jota Mahathera passes away

U Pannya Jota Mahathera, one of the foremost Buddhist religious leaders in Bangladesh, breathed his last at a private hospital in Chattogram city today.
13 April 2020, 14:28 PM

Four more infected with coronavirus in Shariatpur

Four more people in Shariatpur have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the district's total confirmed cases to five.
13 April 2020, 14:20 PM

Provide Tk 8,000 for two months each to 1.9cr poor households: CPD asks govt

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today said the government should provide cash aid to 1.9 crore poor households across the country to help them cope with the ongoing coronavirus crisis and the subsequent blow to the economy.
13 April 2020, 12:23 PM