290.5 million students out of school worldwide

Almost 300 million students worldwide faced weeks at home with Italy and India the latest to shut schools over the deadly new coronavirus, as the IMF urged an all-out global offensive against the epidemic.
5 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Lack of coordination, flaws in govt plan on tackling possible coronavirus outbreak: experts

Bureaucratic tangles and lack of coordination among government bodies pose a major challenge in implementing the government plan to tackle a potential coronavirus outbreak.
5 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Why the judge was removed

The High Court yesterday questioned the legality of a government decision to stand release District and Sessions Judge of Pirojpur Md Abdul Mannan.
4 March 2020, 18:00 PM

BGB cannot shrug off responsibility

The authorities of Border Guard Bangladesh cannot avoid the responsibilities in the killing of five people in Khagrachhari’s Matiranga upazila, thinks the National Human Rights Commission.
4 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Padma bridge, rail link work affected

The outbreak of coronavirus in China has begun affecting two mega projects in Bangladesh -- the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project and the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project – “to some extent”, project officials said.
4 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Protective gear in short supply: WHO

Countries rushed to protect their supply of masks yesterday as panic buying, hoarding and theft spread over fears of the deadly coronavirus epidemic, with global health officials warning that stocks of protective gear were rapidly dwindling.
4 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Virus risk is there, but don’t panic

The risks of a coronavirus outbreak in Bangladesh cannot be denied, but people should not panic, noted physician ABM Abdullah said yesterday.
4 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Emergency response plan ready: govt

The government has finalised an emergency preparedness plan to tackle any possible spread of coronavirus in the country.
4 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Bangabandhu Railway Bridge Project: Cost revised, goes up by 72pc

The cost of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge Construction Project has gone up to Tk 16,781 crore from Tk 9,734 crore.
3 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Air pollution shortens lives by 3yrs

A “pandemic” of air pollution shortens lives worldwide by nearly three years on average, and causes 8.8 million premature deaths annually, scientists said yesterday.
3 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Illegal Logging in Khagrachhari: 5 killed as villagers clash with BGB

At least five people, including a member of Border Guard Bangladesh, were killed and several others injured in a clash between members of the paramilitary force and villagers in Khagrachhari’s Matiranga upazila yesterday, police said.
3 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Tamim’s best seals series

Even after Tamim Iqbal’s career-best score boosted Bangladesh to a huge total of 322 for six, the hosts managed to win the second ODI by the skin of their teeth as Zimbabwe fought till the end but fell short by just four runs and surrendered the three-match series 2-0 at the Sylhet International Stadium yesterday.
3 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Coronavirus Outbreak: Suspend on-arrival visas

The ministry of health has recommended a restriction on the visa-on-arrival service for citizens of Iran, South Korea, and Italy as the coronavirus has hit these countries.
3 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Tigers looking to seal series today

Hosts Bangladesh will be desperate to secure the series when they take on Zimbabwe in the second of the three-match ODI series at Sylhet International Stadium today. The match is scheduled to start at 1:00pm.
2 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Citizenship act misunderstood in many senses: Shringla

Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla yesterday said the Citizenship Amendment Act passed by Indian parliament late last year was misunderstood in many senses.
2 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Sagar-Runi murder: Nothing new in Rab report on probe

Eight years after the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi, Rapid Action Battalion could not produce any new information as the High Court wanted to know the latest update of the investigation.
2 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Coronavirus Outbreak: EU raises risk level to ‘high’

The death toll from the new coronavirus epidemic surpassed 3,000 yesterday as more people died in China, Iran and the US and Europe raised its state of alert.
2 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Seven killed in a single ‘gunfight’

Seven suspected Rohingya robbers were killed in an alleged gunfight with Rab in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf early yesterday.
2 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Sylhet Wildlife Conservation Centre: A condemned cell for animals

The wildlife conservation centre in Tilagarh Eco Park of Sylhet has turned into a death trap for animals since it started operation in November 2018.
2 March 2020, 18:00 PM

End border killings, allay concern over internal issues

Bangladesh wants India to bring border killings to an end and address the peoples’ concerns caused by the “internal issues” of India.
2 March 2020, 18:00 PM