Buses get back on the roads

Road transport services across the country reopened yesterday after more than two months of suspension.
1 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Watch it closely for first 15 days

Leading health experts yesterday called on the government to be cautious in its measures to ensure health and safety in the aftermath of offices and different sectors reopening amid high numbers of daily confirmed coronavirus cases.
1 June 2020, 18:00 PM

College Admission: Students have to wait more

The government is in a tight spot over fixing the schedule for enrolling students to HSC and equivalent courses for the next academic session as it fears the admission process may expose a section of students and guardians to Covid-19.
1 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Experts warn of darker days ahead

Attributing the surge in Covid-19 cases to increased public movement in the capital and elsewhere, experts warn that the country will see darker days ahead if the government fails to ensure physical distancing and make people follow the other health guidelines right away.
1 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Containment zones planned

The government is likely to put the capital, Narayanganj and Gazipur in the “red zone” with severe restrictions in the wake of rising Covid-19 deaths and infections in the city areas.
1 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Industrialist Abdul Monem passes away

Abdul Monem, a noted industrialist and sports organiser of the country, breathed his last at Combined Military Hospital in the capital around 10:00am yesterday. He was 83.
31 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Educational institutions not opening now: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday ruled out the possibility of opening educational institutions right now, saying that students are the future of the country and the government does not want to put them at risk.
31 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Public Transport in Pandemic: Commuters’ new fear

For two months, the concept publicised over and over again was that staying home was the key to combating the spread of coronavirus.
31 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Curbs loosen, noose tightens

The country saw its highest one-day death toll from Covid-19 and a record new cases of infections yesterday, the day the government eased the nationwide shutdown ignoring warnings from experts.
31 May 2020, 18:00 PM

SSC, Equivalent Exams: Better maths show ticks up pass rate

With the overall performance in English and mathematics slightly improved, the SSC results this year show an increase in both the pass rate and the number of Grade Point Average (GPA)-5 achievers in nine general education boards.
31 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Bus services resume after two months

Road transport services resume across the country today after over two-month suspension due to Covid-19 outbreak with a whopping 60 percent increase in bus fares.
31 May 2020, 18:00 PM

SSC results via websites, texts today

Results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams will be published today.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Abduction, Murder in Libya: ‘Pay the money or else they die’

The Bangladeshi workers who were killed in Mizda town in Libya were kept hostage on the way to Tripoli from Benghazi by a group of international traffickers, comprising Libyans, Bangladeshis and Somalians, who demanded Tk 10 lakh from each of the hostages’ families.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Death count doubles in two weeks

The government has relaxed the countrywide shutdown at a time when the number of Covid-19 patients is increasing at a faster rate than ever.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Public plight set to worsen

The government is going to significantly raise bus fares, making travelling costlier for people already struggling with unemployment and reduced income amid the coronavirus outbreak.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

IMF to lend $732m for urgent needs

The optics look perfect. The global lender of last resort coming to the rescue of a not-too-well-endowed country struggling with the economic impact of the pandemic with no strings attached.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Trump cutting US ties with WHO

The United States will end its relationship with the World Health Organization over the body’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, US President Donald Trump said on Friday, accusing the UN agency of becoming a puppet of China.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Engage local public reps in Covid-19 fight

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the authorities concerned to engage the local public representatives in a greater way to contain the spread of novel coronavirus.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Flattening the curve a far cry now

On the same day the Cabinet Division issued a circular on relaxing the shutdown, the government’s very own National Technical Advisory Committee on May 28 warned of an explosion of cases if health and safety measures were not implemented strictly.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

From Singapore with love

At 32, Rana Shikder is waiting for death, but he is content because he is at home.
29 May 2020, 18:00 PM