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Rohingya genocide case to proceed
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Need 1 week to assess situation
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Wasfia 1st Bangladeshi to conquer K2
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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CU sexual assault: Fingers pointed at BCL men
22 July 2022, 03:00 AM
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21 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Yet-to-start mega projects: Consider putting them on hold
21 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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‘You cannot remain silent’
21 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Electricity crisis may worsen
20 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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EC’s dialogue hits a snag as BNP skips it
20 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Reality doesn’t bear out his claim
Although government efforts to contain Covid-19 are plagued by various scams and sheer mismanagement, Health Minister Zahid Maleque thinks his ministry has performed well in handling the crisis.
23 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Prof Khurshid made new DG of DGHS
Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, a professor of Dhaka Medical College (DMC), has been appointed as the new and 27th director general of the Directorate General of Health Services.
23 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Govt to provide homes to the homeless in flood, erosion
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government would arrange housing for those losing their homes in flood and riverbank erosion alongside rehabilitating the landless and homeless people across the country.
23 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Reshuffle slows Covid-19 response
As the government brings changes at the DGHS top end to improve the image of the health sector, tension among officials is apparently causing sluggishness in Covid-19 response and hampering daily activities of the directorate.
23 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Govt going for DGHS shake-up
Following weeks of controversies and a day after the director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) quit, the government has decided to make some reshuffles at the top end of the directorate.
22 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Seven killed in Cox’s Bazar road crash
At least seven people were killed and several others injured in a head-on collision of a human haulier and lorry on Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar road in Chakariya area amid heavy rains yesterday evening.
22 July 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Cattle train’ plan draws a blank
A government move to transport cattle to Dhaka and other big cities by train ahead of Eid-ul-Azha has so far failed to draw any response from farmers and traders.
22 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Shutdown ended, not their hardship
With the lifting of the shutdown, food relief and cash charity have almost come to a standstill, though incomes of many poor families saw no recovery.
22 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Imran Khan calls Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina exchanged greetings with her Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan yesterday afternoon when the latter called her.
22 July 2020, 18:00 PM
A formula for disaster?
Some government-approved laboratories are using a single kit for RT-PCR testing of two samples for the novel coronavirus -- a novelty practice that several experts termed not only unscientific and unethical but also something that risks producing faulty results.
22 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Don’t let private hospitals go beyond control
The High Court yesterday observed that the authorities concerned of the government should remain cautious so that private hospitals cannot go beyond control.
22 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Eid-ul-Azha on August 1
Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on August 1.
21 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Poor drainage sinks Dhaka
Many parts of Dhaka went under knee-to-waist-deep water after monsoon rainfall in the last two days, once again exposing the dilapidated state of the city’s drainage system.
21 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Bump up daily test numbers
Although the number of tests declined yesterday, the number of confirmed cases rose from the previous day as 3,057 people were found infected with coronavirus and 41 people died of the virus.
21 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Wearing mask now mandatory outdoors
The government yesterday made it mandatory for people to wear masks whenever they go outside homes to limit the transmission of coronavirus.
21 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Loan from NRB Bank: No rules meant for Shahed
You have probably heard about people getting caught in the web of intricate banking procedures to secure loans. But have you ever heard of bank high-ups coming up with recommendations to sanction loan to a newbie businessman with no account and transaction records with the very bank?
21 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Flood to prolong up to mid-Aug
The sufferings of more than 25 lakh people in 24 districts are likely to linger as experts predict floods will continue till mid-August.
21 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Stop raids amid the pandemic
Bangladesh Private Medical College Association yesterday demanded that law enforcement agencies stop raiding health facilities during the pandemic.
20 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Shahed’s Fraudulence: Cops sat on his warrants for 10yrs
Ten years have passed since a Dhaka court served two arrest warrants, including a conviction warrant, against Regent Group Chairman Md Shahed in a cheque bounce case, but police are yet to take any action in this regard, the prosecution alleges.
20 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Money down the drain
The two city corporations in the capital have “spent” several thousand crores of taka in the last few years for the “development” of Dhaka’s road infrastructure and drainage system, yet many areas in the city go under water only after hours of rainfall.
20 July 2020, 18:00 PM