Bangladesh has capacity and is ready to produce vaccines if given opportunity: PM

Stressing the importance of ensuring the universal, equitable, timely and affordable access to quality vaccines, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Covid-19 can never be controlled unless it is stopped everywhere.
4 December 2020, 08:21 AM

6 killed in Tangail road accident

At least six people were killed and five others injured when a truck hit a bus in Tangail’s Mirzapur upazila this morning.
4 December 2020, 07:14 AM

Making sculpture of any living being forbidden in Islam: Some Islamic clerics issue fatwa

A section of Islamic clerics, mostly Hefajat-e-Islam leaders, have issued a “fatwa” (religious edict), saying that construction of idol or sculpture of any living being is forbidden in Islam.
3 December 2020, 18:26 PM

Ex-Tangail mayor Mukti sent to jail on surrender

A Tangail court on Wednesday rejected the bail petitions of former Tangail municipality mayor Shahidur Rahman Khan Mukti and sent him to jail after he surrendered before it in connection with a case for murdering valiant freedom fighter Faruk Ahmed.
3 December 2020, 18:00 PM

Drug addict kills wife

A woman was killed allegedly by her drug addict husband for money in Joypurhat Sadar upazila early yesterday.
3 December 2020, 18:00 PM

Woman ‘burnt by husband’ dies

A woman, who was set on fire allegedly by her husband over family feud in Jashore’s Abhaynagar upazila on November 26, succumbed to her burn injuries on the way to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) early yesterday.
3 December 2020, 18:00 PM

Children will be children

Farmer Shahidul Islam, from Dolua Dogasi village of Sadar upazila, was harvesting ripe Aman paddy in the field with labourers on Monday and his 9-year-old nephew Badal, a fourth grader, was also working with them.
3 December 2020, 18:00 PM

Govt not taking Rohingyas to Bhasan Char forcibly: FM

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said the government is not relocating any Rohingya to Bhasan Char forcibly but that they are going there voluntarily.
3 December 2020, 17:02 PM

Worker dies after falling off ship at shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda

A worker died after falling from a ship at a shipbreaking yard in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila this afternoon.
3 December 2020, 15:59 PM

155 detained, 271 fined for not wearing mask in Khulna

The Khulna district administration in several drives detained 155 people and fined 271 people a total of Tk 1,18,200 for not wearing masks and maintaining proper hygiene rules amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
3 December 2020, 15:56 PM

HC clears way for ACC to quiz DAG Rupa over graft allegation

The High Court has cleared the way for the Anti-Corruption Commission to question Deputy Attorney General Jannatul Ferdousi Rupa in connection with the allegation of corruption against her.
3 December 2020, 15:49 PM

In 10 months 195 women, children were raped, murdered or tortured in Narayanganj

In the last ten months until October this year, at least 195 women and children were either raped, murdered or physically and verbally abused in Narayanganj.
3 December 2020, 14:42 PM

Rajshahi court asks govt to bear cost of case filed over error in Revisional Survey

A civil court in Rajshahi today ordered the government to bear the costs of a case in which an error was made in the Revisional Survey to determine the record of rights (khatian) of a farmer’s land.
3 December 2020, 14:20 PM

Bangladesh can’t forget Pakistan’s atrocities in 1971: PM to Pakistan envoy

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh cannot forget the atrocities committed by Pakistan in 1971.
3 December 2020, 13:33 PM

Youth hacked to death in Savar

Unidentified criminals hacked a youth to death in broad daylight at Dakkhin Jamshing area in Savar today.
3 December 2020, 13:19 PM

Data security a major challenge in post-Covid Bangladesh: WhiteBoard

The pace at which people access digital services in Bangladesh has picked up since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, giving rise to data management challenges in the post-Covid period, according to policy-based magazine WhiteBoard.
3 December 2020, 12:12 PM

Abrar Fahad murder case: 22 accused file no-confidence plea against judge

Twenty-two accused in the murder of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) student Abrar Fahad murder case, who are now in jail, today expressed no-confidence on the judge of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 of Dhaka.
3 December 2020, 11:29 AM

Construction work of Bangladesh-India pipeline project inaugurated in Dinajpur

The construction work of "India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Project" was inaugurated in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur today.
3 December 2020, 10:47 AM

Human trafficking to Libya: HC grants bail to accused Parvez Hasan

The High Court today granted bail to an accused, Parvez Hasan, in a case filed over the killing of 26 Bangladeshis in Libya on May 28.
3 December 2020, 10:34 AM

Three get death sentence in Khulna murder case

A Khulna court today sentenced three accused to death in a murder case filed in 2015.
3 December 2020, 09:22 AM