Doctors launch hotlines for patients of Covid-19 and other diseases

Physicians of Bangladesh for Bangladesh (PBB) launched hotline numbers to ensure health services to the patients of coronavirus and other diseases during the ongoing closure declared by the government in order to contain the spread of the virus.
13 April 2020, 11:58 AM

Legal notice seeks mobile court operation to punish those misappropriating relief

A Supreme Court lawyer has served a legal notice to the government, requesting it to operate mobile courts to give exemplary punishment to those who are involved with irregularities in relief distribution and in misappropriation of relief materials during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
13 April 2020, 11:27 AM

Flash flood forecasted in haors of Sunamganj, Sylhet

Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) forecasts flash flood in Haor regions of Sunamganj and Sylhet as India’s Meteorological Department predicted excessive rainfall in the north-eastern part of Bangladesh and in the bordering areas of India from April 17 to 20.
13 April 2020, 10:33 AM

Parliament may go for brief session on April 18

The duration of the upcoming seventh session of parliament is likely to be very brief to avoid a gathering, amid the nationwide shutdown to contain the spread of Covid-19, sources at the parliament secretariat say.
13 April 2020, 10:21 AM

Mobile Phone Users Association urges govt for free internet

Bangladesh Mobile Phone Users Association today urged the government to allocate free spectrum to the mobile operators for the time being so that they can offer free internet services to the customers.
13 April 2020, 09:36 AM

Relief items distribution among 800 families in Brahmanbaria begins

Distribution of relief materials among an additional 800 needy families at Akhaura in Brahmanbaria has started, amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
13 April 2020, 09:29 AM

158 sacks of govt rice seized from AL leader’s shop in Khagrachhari

Local administration seizes 158 sacks of government rice from a shop belonging to an Awami League leader in Khagrachhari’s Matiranga upazila.
13 April 2020, 07:40 AM

Moulvibazar goes under lockdown from this afternoon

Moulvibazar district will be put under lockdown for an indefinite period from 5:00pm today to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
13 April 2020, 07:24 AM

One killed in clash at Gopalganj mosque

A man is killed and 10 others injured following a clash over offering prayers in a mosque in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj.
13 April 2020, 07:06 AM

Ctg port worker shot dead

A man has been shot dead by unknown assailants in Chokoria upazila of Cox’s Bazar early today.
13 April 2020, 06:35 AM

Coronavirus outbreak: CMP using drones to ensure social distancing

Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) will use drones from today to ensure that people maintain social distancing and do not come out of their homes except for emergency.
13 April 2020, 05:13 AM

Man with breathing complications dies in Shariatpur

A 70-year-old man with breathing problems, dry cough and stomach ache who reportedly hid the information from his physician, dies at his residence in Shariatpur’s Jajira upazila.
12 April 2020, 20:46 PM

Bogura AL leader suspended after being held with 168 sacks of OMS rice

A local Awami League leader is suspended from his post after being arrested for attempting to steal 168 sacks of rice meant for Open Market Sales (OMS) in Bogura.
12 April 2020, 19:16 PM

BGB fires blanks to stop Rohingya refugees at Bandarban border

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members fire blank shots near Ghumdhum border in Bandarban’s Naikhyangchhari upazila to stop the entry of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.
12 April 2020, 18:05 PM

Ramna Batamul carnage: Legal tangles continue to delay hearing, case disposal

Legal tangles have continued to cause unusual delays in hearing and disposal of the sensational 2001 Ramna Batamul carnage case at the High Court for nearly six years, as three separate benches of the court have refused to deal with the case for different reasons.
12 April 2020, 17:02 PM

5 absconding Bangabandhu killers to be brought back: law minister

The government is committed to bringing the remaining five absconding killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman back to the country in order to execute their death sentences, Law Minister Anisul Huq said today.
12 April 2020, 12:10 PM

US-Bangla Airlines gets permission to operate cargo flights

US-Bangla Airlines has received permission from the government to operate cargo flights in a bid to facilitate the country’s export and import sector.
12 April 2020, 11:30 AM

Bangladesh Air Force helicopter makes emergency landing in Rangamati: ISPR

A helicopter of Bangladesh Air Force has made emergency landing in Rangamati this morning, according to a press release of ISPR.
12 April 2020, 09:49 AM

Locals, AL men unhappy with burial of Bangabandhu’s killer Majed in Sonargaon

Locals and Awami League activists in Sonargaon of Narayanganj have expressed dissatisfaction as Captain Abdul Majed, who was hanged for killing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members, was buried in the upazila early today.
12 April 2020, 09:43 AM

Garment workers take to the streets demanding wages in Savar

Garment workers of at least 11 factories in Savar take to the streets this morning demanding wages of the previous month.
12 April 2020, 07:57 AM