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Yet-to-start mega projects: Consider putting them on hold
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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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SSC results via text for the first time
For the very first time in the history of Bangladesh, the education boards have decided to send results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams to guardians’ mobile phones via SMS.
19 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Restrictions they do not heed
Thousands of people left Dhaka for the second straight day yesterday to celebrate Eid in their village homes, violating travel restrictions imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19.
19 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Scientists, health officials in dark
Health officials in the country are making predictions about the coronavirus outbreak based mostly on assumptions, not scientific analyses, experts said.
18 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Failure to Pay Wages: BGMEA asks govt to close 46 factories
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has recommended that the ministry of labour and employment close down 46 garment factories that failed to pay the workers’ salary for March despite repeated requests from the association.
18 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Cops grapple with Covid-19
The numbers of Covid-19 infection in Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party are rising sharply on a daily basis.
18 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Amphan may be as bad as Sidr
Cyclone Amphan was gaining pace in the Bay yesterday and may hit Bangladesh coast near the Sundarbans in the early hours of tomorrow, the met office warns.
18 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Virus deaths surge, new cases too
The country yesterday saw the highest number of deaths from the novel coronavirus -- 21 in a single day -- with a record 1,602 positive cases.
18 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Heedless of risks, people rush home
Thousands of people have begun to leave Dhaka for their village homes ahead of the Eid, ignoring the risks of contracting the coronavirus and spreading it to many others.
18 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Harvest all paddy now
With the severe cyclonic storm “Amphan” approaching the coast, the agricultural office has advised farmers in coastal districts to harvest all the paddy that have matured up to at least 80 percent matured.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM
70pc of the dead were above 50
Senior citizens are like lighthouses. With their acumen and expertise they guide a better world for all. But this section of the society is more vulnerable to Covid-19.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM
ACC on Rice Graft: Some govt officials, influentials involved
Local influential people and some government officials are getting involved in irregularities in rice procurement and taking bribes from farmers, according to an intelligence report of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Cops slap curbs on movement
Police yesterday stepped up measures to restrict movement of people and vehicles nationwide during the Eid holidays with an aim to curb further spread of the novel coronavirus.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19: Second wave if mistake repeated
Expert panel warns government about 29,000 returning from Middle East and says institutional quarantine a must to avert bigger disaster.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM
ICCB hospital for Covid-19 patients opens
Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday inaugurated a 2,000-bed hospital at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the capital for treating Covid-19 patients.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Cyclone Amphan in Bay: Big challenge is to manage evacuation
Amphan, the cyclone formed in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, may lash the coastal districts in three days, upending social distancing and hygiene practices needed to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Pay half of bonus now, the rest later
The government yesterday asked garment factory owners to pay the workers 50 percent of their basic salary as Eid bonus before the festival and another 50 percent after the festival.
16 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Plasma Therapy Trial: Two doctors donate blood at DMCH
Two physicians, who are Covid-19 survivors, donated plasma at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday for the trial of Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) aimed at treating coronavirus patients.
16 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Buy more this year
The agriculture ministry yesterday took some initiatives and put forth several recommendations to improve the transportation and marketing of seasonal fruits in an attempt to reduce food waste as well as the loss of farmers amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
16 May 2020, 18:00 PM
241 cops reported infected in 24 hours
At least 241 police personnel were infected across the country in the last 24 hours till yesterday noon, taking the total number to 2,382, according to a tally of the Police Headquarters.
16 May 2020, 18:00 PM
12 densely packed city areas worst-hit
Covid-19 cases have risen 30 times in 12 densely populated areas in the capital over the last five weeks, according to data from the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research.
16 May 2020, 18:00 PM