Embassy in Brunei: Expat ministry opens probe into beating up of a man

The expatriates’ welfare ministry has launched a probe into an incident in which people beat up a Bangladeshi manpower broker inside the Bangladesh High Commission in Brunei on August 21.
28 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Step up efforts to contain Aedes

Expressing utter dismay at the deaths of people from dengue fever, the High Court yesterday directed the authorities to take more effective measures across the country to prevent the spread of Aedes mosquito that carries the dengue virus.
28 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Ensure planned development of rural areas

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged planned development of rural areas, keeping in mind the country’s high population density.
28 August 2019, 18:00 PM

TIB Report on 10th Parliament: 71pc laws made in 1-30 minutes

Lawmakers in the 10th parliament spent little time on the lawmaking process as 71 percent of the bills were passed within one to 30 minutes, according to a report of Transparency International Bangladesh.
28 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Six hours at Suhrawardy

Five hours and 15 minutes. That is how long it took Mohammad Alauddin, a mason from Mirpur’s Kazipara, to get a bed at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in the capital. Even then, it took the intervention of the hospital’s director to get him admitted.
27 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Sundarbans is lungs of Bangladesh

The High Court yesterday observed that the Sundarbans is the lungs of Bangladesh like the Amazon forest is the lungs of the whole world.
27 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Anti-mosquito Drive: Mobile court denied access to minister’s home

A city corporation mobile court tasked with inspecting buildings to find mosquito larvae was barred from entering the Baridhara residence of Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday.
27 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Banned sweetener found in sugar

The presence of contraband sodium cyclamate, popularly known as Ghono Chini, has been found in packed and loose sugar varieties available in the market, finds a government report.
27 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Helping The Rohingyas: Dhaka did its part, now it’s up to the world

Bangladesh has done its part and now it is up to the world to help the Rohingyas, UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Mia Seppo said yesterday.
27 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Horror is all they can recount

When Dalia Amin left her Gendaria house in the capital for Saudi Arabia on July 10 last year, her eyes were on a better, secure life for her two-year-old son, her husband as well as for herself.
27 August 2019, 18:00 PM

11 Large Borrowers: BB paves way for fresh rescheduling

In a reversal of its stance, Bangladesh Bank yesterday paved the way for 11 large business groups to reschedule their loans even though they restructured their loans four years ago on condition of regular repayments.
27 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Atrocities on Rohingyas: Inaction of key world powers delays justice

Justice remains elusive for Rohingyas even after two years due to a lack of strong support from major world powers, like the US, China, and Russia, said legal and international experts.
26 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Curbing Rohingya Crimes: New police unit on cards

A brand new 800-member police battalion may soon be formed to deal with the rise in crimes committed by refugees from Myanmar in the 30 Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar. It would be the second such special unit in district, as one had already been approved at the end of last year.
26 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Motorbiker stabbed to death in city

A mugger posing as a pillion passenger stabbed a motorcyclist to death and snatched his bike on the Malibagh flyover near the CID office early yesterday, police said.
26 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Acid thrown at husband of a rape victim

The husband of a rape victim came under acid attack in Noakhali’s Subarnachar early yesterday, hours after he joined a human chain to protest the rape of his wife.
26 August 2019, 18:00 PM

3 ‘criminals’ shot dead in Khagrachhari gunfight

Three people were killed in a gunfight with an army patrol team in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachhari yesterday.
26 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Worries grow for doctors, staffers

Doctors and hospital staffers are at a higher risk of being infected with dengue while treating patients and also due to Aedes mosquito breeding grounds in and around hospitals, healthcare professionals said.
26 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Heavy Metals in Soil: Food chain exposed to contamination

Heavy metals like chromium, cadmium and lead are found beyond acceptable levels in soil from many parts of Bangladesh, posing a public health risk as the substances enter food chain by various means.
26 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Tk 2cr now talk of JU

Tk 2 crore is now the talk of Jahangirnagar University. Teachers and students have been demonstrating since Friday after it was circulated that some BCL leaders allegedly took the money promising not to stand in the way of a Tk 1,445-crore campus development project.
26 August 2019, 18:00 PM

A HOSPITAL THAT HURTS

A bandaged Abdul Mannan Mir, 84, sits on his bed is surrounded by debris from a collapsed portion of the ceiling plaster which fell on
25 August 2019, 18:00 PM