207 Bangladeshis return from India in 48hrs through Bhomra land port

At least 207 Bangladeshis have returned home from India through Bhomra Land Port of Satkhira in the last 48 hours, according to immigration police.
29 March 2020, 09:29 AM

40-year-old patient dies in Barishal isolation unit

A 40-year-old patient undergoing treatment at the isolation unit of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal has died.
29 March 2020, 07:44 AM

Elderly man with flu-like symptoms dies in isolation at Khulna hospital

A 70-year-old, who was admitted to Khulna Medical College Hospital with flu-like symptoms, has died.
29 March 2020, 07:12 AM

Classes for secondary students: Test transmission begins

Test transmission of recorded classes for secondary students through Sangsad Bangladesh Television have started, aiming to minimise academic session loss as the educational institutions are closed.
29 March 2020, 05:05 AM

Schoolteacher burnt alive

A woman was burnt to death as a fire broke out at her house in Bhandaria upazila early yesterday.
28 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Haor people repair embankment at own initiative

People of twenty villages near the five-kilometre road cum embankment from Sherpur to Naluar Haor in Jagannathpur upazila of Sunamganj have continued voluntary work to reconstruct the road to protect their croplands and houses and roads,
28 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Once uncultivated, now blossoming with watermelons

A vast tract of sandy land at a remote village in Rangabali upazila remained uncultivated for years but it is now blossoming with watermelon, much to the happiness of farmers and agriculture officials.
28 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Coronavirus Pandemic: Tea workers exposed to high risk

About five lakh people living and working in 163 tea gardens in the country seem vulnerable during the ongoing spread of coronavirus as they often come in close contacts.
28 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Amidst shutdown civil surgeon hailed for coming to rescue of pregnant woman

Hearing about the whole incident on the district hotline, Dr Gaffar donned his gloves after years and he, along with another colleague -- anaesthetist Dr Iqbal Mahmud -- rushed there, around 15km away from district town, to conduct the operation.
28 March 2020, 15:18 PM

Ctg seller comes under attack for selling mask at low price

A stationary seller comes under attack by another shop owner as he was selling facemasks at a low price in a local market in Chattogram’s Rangunia upazila.
28 March 2020, 14:13 PM

UNO apologises to 3 elderly men humiliated by assistant commissioner in Jashore

On behalf of the administration, upazila nirbarhi officer of Manirampur today apologised to the three elderly persons who were humiliated by the assistant commissioner (Land) of the upazila in Jashore on Friday.
28 March 2020, 13:33 PM

30-yr-old Khagrachhari man died of pneumonia not coronavirus, doctor says

The samples of a 30-year-old man, who died at a Khagrachhari hospital after being admitted there with fever and breathing complications, test negative for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).
28 March 2020, 12:56 PM

DMP sets shutdown guidelines for police

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has handed out instructions to its officials on handling the shutdown.
28 March 2020, 12:27 PM

Bangladeshi workers in Maldives at added risk of coronavirus infection: HRW

About 100,000 migrant workers in Maldives, including many Bangladeshis, are at added risk from Covid-19, Human Rights Watch has said, urging authorities to ensure their access to healthcare.
28 March 2020, 10:16 AM

Villagers bar outsiders from entering their locality in Chattogram

Locals at different parts of Hathazari upazila are placing logs and placards with warning messages, and digging holes in the middle of the roads so that outsiders are unable to enter their villages, in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus.
28 March 2020, 10:06 AM

Vehicle fitness clearance: those expiring during shutdown can be renewed by June

Owners of vehicles whose fitness clearance would expire within this 10-day shutdown period announced by the government, will be able to renew the clearance within June this year without paying any fine.
28 March 2020, 09:12 AM

IGP asks police to be tolerant, polite and professional while on duty

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwary has asked law enforcers around the country to remain tolerant, polite and professional with public while performing duties.
28 March 2020, 07:54 AM

4 ‘yaba traders’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfights’ with BGB, police

Four alleged yaba traders have been killed in separate “gunfights” with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district.
28 March 2020, 07:34 AM

Jashore assistant commissioner withdrawn for publicly humiliating elderly men

An assistant commissioner, whose photos of publicly humiliating elderly people triggered outrage among netizens, has been withdrawn, the Ministry of Public Administration has confirmed.
28 March 2020, 07:02 AM

Woman burnt to death in Pirojpur

A 38-year-old school teacher was burnt to death as a fire broke out at her house in East Vandaria village in Vandaria upazila of Pirojpur district early today.
28 March 2020, 05:58 AM