RCC mayor sues journo under DSA

Rangpur City Corporation mayor filed a case against a journalist under the Digital Security Act for making remarks against him on social media.
25 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Qawmi teachers, students to stay clear of politics

The combined Islamic education board of Qawmi madrasas yesterday decided that the teachers and students of Qawmi madrasas will stay away from all sorts of political activities.
25 April 2021, 18:00 PM

First jab of Covid vaccine suspended

The government suspended administering the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine yesterday, just a day after the Indian government said there will not be another shipment of the vaccine to Bangladesh anytime soon.
25 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Border with India shut for14 days

After the recommendation of the health directorate, the government yesterday shut down the border with India from today amid tensions over huge surge in Covid-19 cases in the neighbouring country.
25 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Food Grains: Govt paid no heed as stock plunged

It was obvious that the price of rice would increase amid the pandemic. No special expertise was required to see it coming.
25 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Malls reopen, roads see heavier traffic

As the government allowed shops and shopping malls to reopen their doors for shoppers amid the “lockdown”, a significant rise in public and vehicular movement was seen on the roads yesterday, with heavy traffic congestion in some areas of the capital.
25 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Is Huji taking over Hefajat?

Banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad (Huji) is back, this time in the garb of Hefajat-e-Islam, according to intelligence reports of multiple agencies, including the police.
25 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Hefajat disbands central committee

The central committee of the Qawmi madrasa-based Hefajat-e Islam has been dissolved.
25 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Hefajat conspired to topple the govt

Leaders of different political parties, allegedly involved with Hefajat-e-Islam, hatched conspiracies with the Qawmi madrasa-based organisation to topple the government in 2013 and March this year, investigators have said.
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Armanitola Fire: Newlyweds now on life support

Around one and a half months ago, Muna Sarkar and Ashiquzzaman Khan, both computer engineers by profession, tied the knot.
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM

8 Yrs Since Rana Plaza Tragedy: Fruitful reforms rising from ruins

The country’s garment sector has been going through massive reforms to become more sustainable and safer for workers since the 2013 Rana Plaza building collapse that claimed at least 1,138 lives.
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid Curbs: Experts again warn against reopening too soon

Experts have again warned against the wholesale lifting of the coronavirus restrictions as the government plans to withdraw the travel restrictions from Wednesday.
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM

No vaccines anytime soon

Bangladesh will not get the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from India anytime soon, India has said.
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Khaleda tests positive for Covid again

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday again tested positive for coronavirus.
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Shut borders with India: Experts ask govt

With the Covid-19 situation deteriorating in India, experts in Bangladesh have suggested closing the borders with the neighbouring country to contain the spread of a new and potentially more transmissible variant of the virus.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Flights to Middle East: Sky-high airfare adds to migrant workers’ woes

Airfare to different Middle Eastern countries has increased manifold in the last few months, putting an additional burden on migrant workers returning to their workplaces.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Lockdown now in reverse gear

At a time when the country has begun to see a decline in Covid-19 infections and deaths, the government decision to reopen shops and malls can jeopardise all its efforts to fight the virus and worsen the situation, experts warned.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Chemical Warehouses of Old Dhaka: Relocation a far cry

Relocation of the hazardous chemical warehouses from old Dhaka is still a far cry since the government failed to accomplish any of the goals set after the devastating fires in the past decade.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM

4 killed in chemical warehouse fire in city

Haunted by the fear of deadly fires caused by chemical warehouses in Old Dhaka, Maidul Alam Akash’s family rented a flat in Armanitola’s Musa Mansion seven years ago mainly because the building housed no chemical warehouses.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Banshkhali Police Firing: Treatment cost weighs heavily on the injured

Workers who were shot during police firing at the SS Power I Plant in Chattogram’s Banshkhali have had their bullets removed surgically, but that has not signified an end to their struggles.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM