Injured while preventing gathering: Jashore AC land flown to Dhaka CMH

Assistant Commissioner (land) Kazi Nazib Hasan, who sustained severe injuries after being hit by a motorcycle while performing duties in Jhikargacha upazila in Jashore district, has been moved to Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka.
1 April 2020, 08:52 AM

Ctg police constable among three held for extorting money

Three youths including a police constable are arrested after being beaten by locals for allegedly extorting money from businessmen of a bazar at Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram.
1 April 2020, 08:46 AM

One held for raping physically challenged girl in Thakurgaon

Police arrests a youth on charges of raping a physically challenged girl in Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon.
1 April 2020, 08:25 AM

Kushtia man who died with respiratory trouble tests negative for Covid-19

A 51-year-old man who died at Kushtia General Hospital on the morning of March 30, has tested negative for coronavirus.
31 March 2020, 19:19 PM

Two brothers hacked to death over ‘political-rivalry’ in Kushtia

Two brothers are brutally hacked to death possibly over a political rivalry in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia.
31 March 2020, 17:33 PM

Pabna Jubo League leader held for ‘spreading rumours on coronavirus’

Police have arrested a leader of Jubo League from Pabna for allegedly spreading rumours about coronavirus on social media.
31 March 2020, 16:05 PM

Call to help find woman gone missing from capital’s Monipuripara

Leena Leticia Biswas, 49, an intellectually-disabled woman, has been missing from her residence at Monipuripara of Farmgate area since early morning on Monday.
31 March 2020, 16:02 PM

Chhayanaut cancels Pahela Baishakh programme for first time since Independence

Chhayanaut today cancelled their Pahela Baishakh celebrations scheduled to welcome Bangla New Year 1427 at Ramna Batamul due to the coronavirus outbreak.
31 March 2020, 15:24 PM

Inmates at Chattogram Central Jail make 4,000 masks

Ten prisoners at Chattogram Central Jail have made 4,000 facemasks in the last eight days in an attempt to better protect themselves from the coronavirus.
31 March 2020, 13:30 PM

Carew and Co plan to ramp up sanitiser production, distribute all over country

Carew and Co Limited, the country’s only state-owned distillery, started making hand sanitisers in response to a growing demand for hygiene products due to the coronavirus outbreak.
31 March 2020, 11:44 AM

Over 50 injured in B’baria clash amid shutdown

Over 50 people have been injured in a clash between two groups of people over constructing a drain in Brahmanbaria’s Sarail upazila, amid the countrywide shutdown to contain the Covid-19 spread.
31 March 2020, 11:34 AM

Construction of last pier of Padma Bridge to be completed today: Official

The construction of the last pier of the much-anticipated Padma Bridge is expected to be completed within today, giving a big boost to the long-delayed project.
31 March 2020, 10:52 AM

Govt to launch special OMS for rice; price set at Tk 10 per kg

The government is going to launch special open market sale (OMS) of coarse rice at the rate of Tk 10 per kg at all city corporation areas of the country in bid to ensure food for relatively poor people during the nationwide shutdown to curb coronavirus transmission.
31 March 2020, 10:27 AM

16-year-old died of cardiac failure at Sylhet isolation centre

The 16-year-old girl who was admitted to Shaheed Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital's isolation centre in Sylhet this afternoon, died of congestive cardiac failure and Cor Pulmonale, doctors say.
31 March 2020, 09:54 AM

3 returnees might be released today from Ashkona quarantine centre

Three Bangladeshis, who recently returned from Sweden, might be released from Ashkona Hajj Camp quarantine centre today as they had no symptoms of Covid-19 during their 14-day stay there.
31 March 2020, 07:39 AM

Those who died from coronavirus came to IEDCR at the last stage: Dr Meerjady

Those who died from coronavirus came to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) at the last stage, the organisations’ director Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora has said.
31 March 2020, 07:06 AM

3 killed in ‘gunfights’ in Dinajpur, Pabna, Bagerhat

A suspected drug dealer in Dinajpur and an alleged robber in Pabna have been killed in “gunfight” with police early today.
31 March 2020, 06:54 AM

Coronavirus suspicion: 5 of a Thakurgaon family kept in isolation test negative

Five members of a family, who were kept in isolation with flu-like symptoms at Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital, have tested negative, said Dr Nadirul Aziz, superintendent of the hospital.
31 March 2020, 06:22 AM

Shutdown to prevent coronavirus might be extended: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government-declared shutdown to prevent the transmission of Covid-19 might be extended till April 9.
31 March 2020, 04:46 AM

Pregnant woman dies at FMCH

Allegation of negligence was raised after a two and a half-month pregnant woman died at Faridpur Medical College Hospital (FMCH) yesterday morning.
30 March 2020, 18:00 PM