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Rohingya genocide case to proceed
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Rohingya Influx
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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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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Tests ramped up, but still not enough
With multiple coronavirus testing facilities now detecting more cases, experts feel even more people from every region need to be tested immediately.
4 April 2020, 18:00 PM
India braces for an ‘onslaught’
India yesterday reported its biggest jump in number of new coronavirus cases as top doctors warned of an “onslaught” that could cripple the health system to levels far beyond what Europe and the United States are experiencing.
4 April 2020, 18:00 PM
BNP wants Tk 87,000cr coronavirus special fund
The BNP yesterday demanded that a special fund of Tk 87,000 crore should be allocated to tackle the impacts of coronavirus on the country’s economy.
4 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Every breath was difficult
“No one can imagine how difficult just trying to breathe can be ... This experience can’t be explained … It felt like I returned from the jaws of death.”
4 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Treat patients or face action
Five more people tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the country’s total to 61, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.
3 April 2020, 18:00 PM
It’s time for revision
After the government suspended the Higher Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations on March 22 amid growing uncertainty over coronavirus, education officials recommend the examinees see an opportunity in the delay and prepare better.
3 April 2020, 18:00 PM
ADB on Bangladesh: High outbreak of Covid-19 may hurt economy
The country’s economy will suffer a lot if there is a significant coronavirus outbreak, the Asian Development Bank said yesterday.
3 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 death toll rises in Spain, US
The number of confirmed coronavirus deaths accelerated past 55,000 yesterday as the United States, Spain and Britain grappled with their highest tolls yet and the world economy took a massive hit.
3 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Govt expands ICU facilities outside capital
As confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the country are on the rise, the government is expanding the intensive care unit (ICU) facilities outside the capital to treat the critical patients.
3 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Relief Distribution: Hasina warns against graft
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the people to visit physicians if they show any symptom of coronavirus and not to pay heed to any rumour about the virus.
3 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus pandemic: A big blow to overseas jobs
The coronavirus pandemic is set to deal a heavy blow to the country’s overseas job market and the remittance flow as a large number of Bangladeshi migrants have already lost their jobs or were receiving low wages amid shutdowns enforced to stem the spread of the virus, say economists and researchers.
3 April 2020, 18:00 PM
All play, no school, Arhaans bored witless
Stuck at home for the past two weeks, Arhaan Habib, a kindergarten student, looks dejected. As he cannot go out amid the nationwide shutdown, he spends most of his time playing with toys and watching YouTube videos on mobile phone. He finds it extremely hard to concentrate on his studies.
2 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Still jittery, fewer doctors on duty
At least a dozen people with different illnesses died in Dhaka and other places after they were refused treatment by doctors since March 8 when the first case of coronavirus was reported in the country.
2 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Thirteen more Bangladeshis die in NY, New Jersey
Thirteen more Bangladeshis died of coronavirus in New York and New Jersey in 15 hours, from 7:00am (NY time) yesterday, according to a local journalist.
2 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Psychiatrist Suggests: 5 ways to enjoy the time
We are not hardwired to be stuck at home for extended periods. We are social, mobile creatures. One of the worst forms of punishment for prisoners is extended periods in solitary confinement.
2 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus: Developments in the last 24 hours
Two more people tested positive for Covid-19 in the country, taking the total number to 56, the Directorate General of Health Services said yesterday.
2 April 2020, 18:00 PM
The poor looking down the barrel
Over a week into the stay-home order across the country, hungry and half-fed faces have started to grow in a huge number.
2 April 2020, 18:00 PM
COVID-19 CASES: Those with no travel history outnumber returnees
The number of confirmed cases is higher among people with no travel history than those who have come back from abroad, according to the country’s coronavirus tally,
2 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus Pandemic: 50,000 dead, 1m infected
The number of new confirmed coronavirus cases crossed the grim milestone of one million and the death toll topped 50,000 yesterday.
2 April 2020, 18:00 PM
One more dies of coronavirus
The authorities yesterday said another person died of Covid-19 in the country and the total number of deaths caused by the virus now stands at six.
1 April 2020, 18:00 PM