Mymensingh road accident kills 2 Dhaka-bound workers

Two garment workers are killed and three other passengers of a CNG-run-auto rickshaw injured in a road accident at Shambhuganj Bazar area on Mymensingh-Netrakona road under Mymensingh Sadar upazila.
4 April 2020, 12:16 PM

Thousands returning to Dhaka amid shutdown

Thousands of people were seen coming to Dhaka from Savar, Manikganj, Barishal, Mymensingh, Gazipur and many other parts of the country amid the nationwide shutdown enforced to combat the spread of coronavirus.
4 April 2020, 10:56 AM

Temporary court orders, staying case proceedings, status quo extended for two weeks after reopening: SC

The Supreme Court issues a circular saying that all temporary court orders such as those granting bail, staying case proceedings and issuing status quo will be extended for two weeks’ till reopening of the court.
4 April 2020, 10:49 AM

Faridpur UNO feeding mentally disabled living on the streets

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Sadar Upazila in Faridpur has been feeding 11 mentally disabled people who live on the streets in the upazila town.
4 April 2020, 10:09 AM

One killed in B'baria clash

One person has been killed and five others injured in a clash between two groups of labourers in Brahmanbaria's Kasba upazila.
4 April 2020, 09:39 AM

35 Bangladeshis return from India, 5 sent to institutional quarantine in Benapole

Five out of 35 Bangladeshis, who returned from India through Benapole border under special arrangement, have been sent to institutional quarantine.
4 April 2020, 07:54 AM

3 Ctg doctors, 15 medical staffers quarantined

Three doctors and 15 staffers including nurses and ward boys of a private hospital in Chattogram have been sent for home quarantine as they came into contact with a coronavirus patient there, said Chattogram Civil Surgeon Sheikh Fazle Rabbi.
4 April 2020, 06:18 AM

Coronavirus outbreak: 55 eminent citizens seek immediate steps to protect people's lives

Fifty-five eminent citizens and organisations today issued a joint statement demanding the government to take immediate steps, including providing food assistance and other necessary things to one crore at-risk families for at least three months, to protect citizens amid the coronavirus outbreak.
3 April 2020, 16:55 PM

PMO trashes report on relief distribution by only Army, Navy

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) refutes a report that only Army and Navy will distribute government-provided relief materials from now on.
3 April 2020, 15:34 PM

Daily Sun journo beaten up in Patuakhali

English newspaper Daily Sun’s Patuakhali correspondent is beaten up by a group of people while he was capturing footage of a clash over the grabbing of a fish enclosure in the district’s Galachipa upazila.
3 April 2020, 14:38 PM

HRPB appeals to PM seeking fund of Tk 300 crore for junior lawyers

Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB), a rights organisation, appeals to the prime minister to make a stimulus package of Tk 300 crore for junior lawyers across the country who rely on the court to function for their income.
3 April 2020, 14:27 PM

Coronavirus fears: 3 houses under lockdown in Bogura

Three houses in Bogura’s Dhunat upazila are placed under lockdown after a local man was hospitalised with coronavirus-like symptoms.
3 April 2020, 14:18 PM

Cops ‘break barricade’ of self-isolated Mro village in Bandarban, arrest 2 over theft

Policemen, reportedly influenced by an alleged land grabber, break the fence a remote Mro community village had put up to isolate the community in Bandarban’s Lama upazila.
3 April 2020, 13:21 PM

Esrat Karim, Raba Khan named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list

Esrat Karim, founder of AMAL Foundation, is named under Social Entrepreneurs category while Raba Khan, of the jhakanaka project, is named under Media, Marketing and Advertising category in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list 2020.
2 April 2020, 13:35 PM

Hailstorm damages crops in Brahmanbaria, Habiganj

Hailstorm and heavy rains damage crops in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria and adjacent Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj.
2 April 2020, 12:30 PM

Rab arrests 3 ‘Ansar Al Islam members’ in Rajshahi

Rapid Action Battalion members arrest three suspected activists of the banned militant group Ansar Al Islam from Rajshahi city.
2 April 2020, 11:48 AM

Sylhet school launches online helpline for children with special needs

Marking World Autism Awareness Day, amid the shutdown to curb the coronavirus outbreak, Sylhet Art and Autism Foundation launches an online helpline for children with special needs.
2 April 2020, 10:29 AM

Jubo League leader shot dead in Rangamati

A local Jubo League leader is shot dead at Headmanpara in Kaptai upazila of Rangamati.
2 April 2020, 08:59 AM

Former land minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif passes away

Former land minister and lawmaker of Pabna-4 constituency, Shamsur Rahman Sherif passes away at a private hospital in Dhaka. He was 80.
2 April 2020, 08:18 AM

BSF kills Bangladeshi along Thakurgaon border

A Bangladeshi national is shot dead by Border Security Forces (BSF) on Indian territory along the Thakurgaon border.
2 April 2020, 08:12 AM