‘Drama by cops’ gone wrong

Some policemen took the bomb inside Pallabi Police Station to stage a bomb-recovery and frame someone in a case.
10 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Road crashes spike during Eid rush

The number of deaths in road crashes during the Eid holiday rush has increased this time even with reduced public transport operation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a passengers’ welfare platform said yesterday.
9 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Internet slows down nationwide

Internet services across the country suffered serious disruption due to damage done by an excavator on the country’s second submarine cable line yesterday.
9 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Shipra gets out on bail

Stamford University student Shipra Debnath was released from jail after a Cox’s Bazar court granted her bail in a drugs-related case yesterday.
9 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Sinha killing: Rab to quiz 3 cops today

Rab officials would start interrogating suspended police officers Pradeep Kumar Das, Liaqat Ali, and Nandadulal Rakhshit from today.
9 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Patients not getting tested for Covid-19

At a time when the rate of Covid-19 cases is on the rise in the country, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said the number of new cases and deaths decreased.
9 August 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Drive’ at Pvt Hospitals: Minister contradicts secretary’s views

While the health secretary says the ongoing drives against anomalies at private healthcare institutions will not stop, the health minister finds the word “drive” objectionable.
9 August 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Shootout-Deaths’ in Custody: Law enforcers liable only on paper

On September 4 last year, Belal Hossain, an accused in several cases, surrendered to Khulshi Police Station under Chattogram Metropolitan Police with intent to return to a normal life.
9 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Of songs and a shining star

With over 300 films to his name, he was unparalleled when it came to melody and musical genius.
9 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Competition stiff for getting into reputed colleges

A tough competition awaits students who are seeking admission in class-XI at reputed colleges in the capital while many educational institutions in rural areas might struggle to get students.
8 August 2020, 18:00 PM

How 90 indigenous villages in Sylhet region keep coronavirus at bay

No Covid-19 patients have been found so far in 90 punjis (villages) in Sylhet, with each completely isolating itself from outsiders and following strict hygiene protocols.
8 August 2020, 18:00 PM

No alternative to healthcare reform

The Covid-19 outbreak has exposed the ineffectiveness of the country’s healthcare system which needs reforms, experts said at a discussion yesterday.
8 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Relations with Delhi, Beijing must not be compared

Mentioning that Bangladesh emphasizes on its development through cooperation and collaboration, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday said the country’s relations with India and China should not be compared.
8 August 2020, 18:00 PM

ADP Implementation in 6 Yrs: Health ministry fares badly

Calls pour in to increase budget for the health sector but the health ministry, despite being a top recipient of the government’s development expenditure, could not even reach the national average of ADP implementation rate in the last six years.
8 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Case Against Shipra: Two witnesses ‘forced’ to sign on blank papers

Witnesses in a narcotic case, filed against Stamford University student Shipra Debnath, claimed they were forced to sign on blank papers.
8 August 2020, 18:00 PM

She helped change the political history

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib’s decision to reject Bangabandhu’s release on parole changed the course of the country’s political history.
8 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Online Classes by Public Universities: Many students out of the frame

Most of the major public universities are taking online classes with only half or even fewer students mostly because of poor internet coverage in rural areas and people not having access to a digital device.
8 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Thousands out of work in flood-hit areas

Thousands of people in flood-hit areas in the country’s northern and north-eastern regions are struggling with their livelihood as they have been left unemployed for weeks.
7 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Virus fears echoed in booters’ reports

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a persistent fear has been that of false negatives -- cases of those infected with the transmissible virus testing negative and being allowed to carry on with their regular lives, risking further infection.
7 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Hiker’s dream of climbing Everest ends in road crash

The life of a mountaineer was cut short at the age of 34 as a microbus hit her bicycle on Lake Road, adjacent to Chandrima Udyan, in the capital yesterday morning.
7 August 2020, 18:00 PM