Voting in 3 by-polls begins

Voting in Dhaka-10, Bagerhat-4 and Gaibandha-3 by-polls begin amid public health concerns over coronavirus.
21 March 2020, 05:17 AM

Coronavirus: 38 traders fined for selling essential items at high prices in Noakhali

Mobile courts conduct drives in different kitchen markets in five upazilas of Noakhali and fined some 38 traders nearly Tk 2 lakh for selling essential items at high prices following the coronavirus outbreak.
20 March 2020, 15:49 PM

Police in Manikganj visiting homes to ensure quarantine is followed

In a pragmatic effort, police starts visiting different places in Manikganj to oversee whether those who returned to the country from abroad are maintaining the conditions of home quarantine to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
20 March 2020, 14:35 PM

RMG leaders want closure of factories to stop spread of coronavirus

Bangladesh Garment Sramik Sanghati demands the immediate shutdown of garments factories for a temporary period to protect their workers from the coronavirus outbreak.
20 March 2020, 14:27 PM

Biman suspends Bangkok route; losses rise to Tk 300 crore

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has temporarily suspended its flights on Bangkok route.
20 March 2020, 11:17 AM

3 new persons infected with coronavirus

Three new coronavirus cases have been detected in Bangladesh, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 20, an IEDCR official confirmed today.
20 March 2020, 09:55 AM

Jatiya Press Club suspends its activities, services from tomorrow

Jatiya Press Club is going to suspend all activities and services of the club from March 21 to 31 to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
20 March 2020, 08:04 AM

Offer sunnah of Juma prayers at home: Islamic Foundation

Islamic Foundation in a statement asks all Muslims to offer sunnah prayers from their respective homes before going to the mosque to offer their two rakahs of faraz Jummah prayers in order to contain the spreading of coronavirus.
20 March 2020, 07:23 AM

Tangail’s traditional sal forest shrinking fast

The much used Inderhat-Jilbari road in Nesarabad upazila is in an awful condition for over a decade, causing untold suffering to the commuters.
19 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Youth shot dead by cousin

A young man was shot dead by his cousin allegedly over a family feud in Rajbari’s Pangsha upazila on Wednesday night.
19 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Mobile courts fine quarantine violators

Different mobile courts in eleven districts fined 17 returnees from foreign countries a total of Tk 1.45 lakhs for not abiding by the government-mandated home quarantine since Wednesday.
19 March 2020, 18:00 PM

PM’s grant relieves M’singh national hero

Khandakar Abdul Malek Shahidullah, an 85-year-old Language Movement veteran from Mymensingh, has been undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) since February 25.
19 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Whitefly attack worries Bagerhat farmers

Farmers at different villages in Kachua upazila are worried due to attack on different trees by whitefly pest.
19 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Important road in awful condition for a decade

The much used Inderhat-Jilbari road in Nesarabad upazila is in an awful condition for over a decade, causing untold suffering to the commuters.
19 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Mobile courts postpone weddings of 3 expats on home quarantine

Different mobile courts postponed the weddings of three expatriates in Moulvibazar because they are supposed to be in home quarantine.
19 March 2020, 15:54 PM

Torturing journo: complaint lodged against Kurigram ex-DC, 3 others

A complaint is lodged against former deputy commissioner of Kurigram Sultana Pervin and three others for their alleged involvement in torturing a journalist in the district.
19 March 2020, 15:20 PM

2 RMG workers from ‘ethnic minority’ community raped in Bandarban

Two female workers of a readymade garment factory, from an “ethnic minority” community, were raped allegedly by a driver and his associate in Bandarban last night.
19 March 2020, 14:57 PM

Leaves of medical officials, staffers cancelled: health minister

Leaves of all staffers and officials engaged in the health sector have been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak across the country, Health Minister Zahid Maleque says.
19 March 2020, 14:20 PM

BRTA suspends all driving licence tests

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has suspended all driving licence tests till March 31 due to the prevailing coronavirus situation.
19 March 2020, 11:37 AM

Qatar returnee escapes from Brahmanbaria hospital

Health department in Brahmanbaria is looking for a Qatar returnee, who escaped from hospital.
19 March 2020, 08:51 AM