2-year-old dies of flu-like symptoms in Moulvibazar

A two-year-old child died of flu-like symptoms in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila this morning.
8 April 2020, 13:51 PM

CHT measles outbreak: Tripura community protests Khagrachhari DC, civil surgeon’s remarks to PM

Leaders of the Tripura community in Khagrachhari protest the remarks made by the Khagrachhari deputy commissioner and civil surgeon to the PM that the communities’ “superstition” is the sole reason for the spread of measles in the Chattogram Hill Tracts region.
8 April 2020, 13:29 PM

Coronavirus fallout: Tk 450cr in govt grant sought for start-ups

Venture Capital and Private Equity Association of Bangladesh (VCPEAB) has submitted a proposal to the finance minister seeking Tk 450 crore grant for salary payment of start-up business employees and office rent for six months.
8 April 2020, 13:03 PM

2 including AL man held with 1,440 kilogrammes of relief rice

A mobile court has sentenced a local Awami League leader and a businessman one-month jail each for misappropriating 1,440 kilogrammes of rice meant for relief in Singra upazila of Natore.
8 April 2020, 11:51 AM

Malaysia returnee dies of coronavirus-like symptoms in B’baria

A 37-year-old Malaysia returnee has died of coronavirus-like symptoms in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria.
8 April 2020, 09:07 AM

Benazir Ahmed becomes new IGP

Benazir Ahmed has been appointed the new Inspector General of Police, according to a home ministry circular issued today.
8 April 2020, 07:44 AM

Bangabandhu killing: death warrant issued for Abdul Majed

A Dhaka Court has issued a death warrant for Captain Abdul Majed in connection with the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members.
8 April 2020, 06:46 AM

First coronavirus case confirmed in Tangail

A medical assistant of a private clinic has tested positive for coronavirus in Mirzapur upazila of Tangail, making it the district's first confirmed case.
8 April 2020, 06:43 AM

2 teenagers arrested for raping a child in Kurigram

Police have arrested two teenagers in connection with raping a child in Rowmari upazila of Kurigram.
8 April 2020, 05:49 AM

B’baria farmer dies with Covid-19 symptoms at DMCH

A 45-year old farmer from Brahmanbaria’s Banchharampur upazila dies with symptoms of coronavirus infection at Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s isolation ward.
7 April 2020, 20:11 PM

Many return empty-handed

Many of the consumers, mostly from the low and fixed-income groups, have been returning home empty-handed from the Open Market Sale (OMS) outlets in Lalmonirhat town due to insufficient supply of rice against its ongoing rising demand.
7 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Jobless weavers facing starvation

About 300 weavers and over a thousand of their dependents in Debiganj upazila of Panchagarh are now facing starvation due to the countrywide shutdown since last week of March.
7 April 2020, 18:00 PM

No Baishakhi fair this year, earning eludes potters

The ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus has brought added worry to the potters, especially earthen toy makers in Pirojpur, as the items made for sale during the Baishakhi fair will remain largely unsold due to ban on gatherings to check the infection.
7 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Special committee to be formed to protect biodiversity in Cox’s Bazar beach

A special committee led by Cox’s Bazar Unnayan Kotripokko (CUK) is to be formed to protect the unique biodiversity of the world’s longest sea beach in Cox’s Bazar.
7 April 2020, 16:32 PM

Ctg UP chairman’s relief operation turns into ‘photoshoot’

The marginalised, the informal sector workers and those who depend on daily income for their livelihood are among the worst-affected by the ongoing shutdown enforced to stop the spread of coronavirus.
7 April 2020, 14:35 PM

Bangabandhu murder case: Govt starts process to execute Majed’s death penalty

The government has started the process to execute the Supreme Court verdict that upheld the death penalty of Retd Captain Abdul Majed for killing father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members on August 15, 1975.
7 April 2020, 14:03 PM

Coronavirus testing starts at Khulna Medical College Hospital

Starting today Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) has started testing for coronavirus using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine.
7 April 2020, 13:33 PM

UNDP provides $1.5m to help the urban poor stay home

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with support from the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and Bangladesh government, is rolling out $1.5 million in emergency food support for 50,000 extremely poor urban families.
7 April 2020, 13:16 PM

3 arrested for attacking members of minority community in Habiganj

Habiganj police last night arrested three persons on charge of attacking members of a minority community who protested “filming three girls of the community who were bathing” in the district’s Madhabpur upazila.
7 April 2020, 11:53 AM

Govt to buy 28.25 lakh metric tonnes of rice, wheat

The government is going to purchase 28.25 lakh metric tonnes of rice and wheat in the current Boro season.
7 April 2020, 11:16 AM