Arrest of NIMH registrar: Psychiatrists announce indefinite closure of private chambers

Protesting the arrest of National Institute of Mental Health Registrar Dr Abdullah Al Mamun, Bangladesh Association of Psychiatrists has announced to keep their private chambers and online consultations closed for an indefinite period.
19 November 2020, 12:37 PM

Mask up: PM reiterates

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reiterated her warning that the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic in the country is imminent and asked all to mask up.
19 November 2020, 11:43 AM

‘Dead’ girl found alive: Judicial probe committee gets more time to finish inquiry

The High Court today gave one and a half months to the judicial inquiry committee formed by the court to complete probe into the police actions regarding the arrest of three men and their subsequent confessions to raping and killing a girl, who turned out to be alive later.
19 November 2020, 10:49 AM

71% female garment workers use family planning methods: survey

Seventy-one percent of female garment workers use family planning methods, according to a survey conducted in factories of five industrial areas -- Chattogram, Dhaka city, Gazipur, Narayanganj, and Savar.
19 November 2020, 09:44 AM

HC wants to know what steps have been taken to arrest PK Halder

The High Court today wanted to know what steps have been taken to arrest Proshanta Kumar Halder, who fled the country after allegedly siphoning out around Tk 10,200 crore from some non-banking financial institutions.
19 November 2020, 08:00 AM

Some Sylhet areas still without electricity, power supply may be restored by evening

Some parts of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts are still without electricity as power supply is yet to be restored in the areas -- 49 hours after a fire broke out at the 132/33 KV substation in Sylhet’s Kumargaon on Tuesday morning.
19 November 2020, 07:44 AM

Fire stations to be set up across all upazilas in phases: Home minister

The government is constantly working to increase the capacity of the fire service and as a part of implementing the plan, steps have already been taken to set up fire stations in all upazilas, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said today.
19 November 2020, 07:42 AM

9 killed as locally modified vehicle overturns in Chapainawabganj

Nine people were killed and seven others injured when a Bhotbhoti, a locally modified vehicle, also carrying rice overturned and plunged into a roadside ditch in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj district early today.
19 November 2020, 05:00 AM

Drug addict kills wife for money

A housewife was killed by her drug addicted husband allegedly for money in Joypurhat Sadar upazila on Tuesday.
18 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Missing baby found dead

The body of a 17-day-old girl child, who was stolen from her house allegedly by one of her neighbours early Monday, was found floating in a pond in Morelganj upazila of the district yesterday.
18 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Volunteers step in to end misery

Over the last four years, the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) officials visited the two-kilometre dirt road -- in Shukurullahgaon village of Kamalganj upazila -- and took measurements three times, but did not repair it.
18 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Two years into building, nursing institute not opened

Two years into construction of a nursing institute in the district town, it is yet to become operational, thanks to the negligence of the authorities concerned.
18 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Tariff changes more than once a year: regulatory commission bill passed in JS

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was passed in Parliament today to empower the BERC to change tariff more than once per financial year.
18 November 2020, 16:08 PM

Ancient pitchers found in Rajshahi graveyard

Labourers have found two ancient pitchers while working at Radhar Vita graveyard in Rajshahi city's Kathalbaria area.
18 November 2020, 15:02 PM

JS passes bill to establish Sunamganj Science and Technology University

The parliament has passed the Sunamganj Science and Technology University Bill 2020 to set up an university in the haor area.
18 November 2020, 14:38 PM

Govt officials outnumbering politicians in siphoning money overseas is surprising: Momen

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said he is surprised to see the number of government officials who siphoned money to Toronto in Canada, outnumbering politicians.
18 November 2020, 14:25 PM

Police cell to deal with cybercrimes against women gets 691 complaints in 48 hours

The Police Cyber Support for Women, a special wing that was formed to only deal with cybercrimes on women has received around 691 complaints in the last 48-hours.
18 November 2020, 13:39 PM

Electricity service resumes in some Sylhet areas after 31 hours

Electricity service has resumed in some areas of Sylhet city around 31 hours after most parts of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts plunged into darkness.
18 November 2020, 13:14 PM

Death of Senior ASP Anisul Karim: 4 employees of Mind Aid Hospital sent to jail

A Dhaka court today sent four employees of Mind Aid Psychiatry and De-Addiction Hospital to jail in a case filed over the death of Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Mohammad Anisul Karim on November 9.
18 November 2020, 12:39 PM

Govt physicians can’t serve at pvt healthcare organisations during work hours

No government physician will be allowed to serve at private healthcare organisations during office hour.
18 November 2020, 11:35 AM