Digital Security Act: Misused to muzzle dissent

Incarcerated for over nine months, writer Mushtaq Ahmed and cartoonist Ahmed Kishore were brought into the courtroom 11 days ago and produced before a judge.
21 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Teens hawk drugs in Karwan Bazar

Around 7:00pm on February 14, a group of five or six young girls aged between 14 and 18 were seen roaming around in front of Tejgaon level crossing.
21 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Red Crescent Volunteers: A vital cog in vaccination

“Have you brought the vaccination card, sir?” Rubina Akter asks a middle-aged man who just arrived at a Covid-19 inoculation centre at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
20 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Language Movement paved path for independence

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the 1952 Language Movement had paved the path for achieving the independence of Bangladesh.
20 February 2021, 18:00 PM

An actor etched in collective mind

Ekushey Padak and National Film Award winning actor ATM Shamsuzzaman passed away at 9:00pm yesterday at his Sutrapur residence.
20 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Dying in silence

The 14 languages declared endangered over two years ago remain in various stages of decline as the number of users diminish, with experts calling for extensive measures from the government to preserve these.
20 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Drama over Quader Mirza ‘suspension’

Noakhali Awami League leaders backtracked from their decision to relieve Abdul Quader Mirza of organisational activities within two hours of issuing the release statement yesterday.
20 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Family Feud: Youth ‘kills’ stepmother, her two kids

A woman and her two children have been murdered allegedly by her stepson over a family feud in Sylhet sadar upazila.
19 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid Vaccine: Wealthy nations stockpiling 1b extra shots

Rich countries are on course to have over a billion more doses of Covid-19 vaccines than they need, leaving poorer nations scrambling for leftover supplies as the world seeks to curb the pandemic, a report by anti-poverty campaigners found yesterday.
19 February 2021, 18:00 PM

BCB allows Shakib to choose IPL over SL Tests

The country’s sports arena was abuzz yesterday morning when news broke that premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was granted permission to skip the Sri Lanka Tests to play in the upcoming 14th edition of the Indian Premier League.
19 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Mayhem in Noakhali

At least 50 people were injured in clashes between two factions of ruling Awami League over establishing supremacy in Noakhali’s Companiganj upazila yesterday.
19 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Mother tongue neglected in higher education

Bangla has long been neglected in the country’s higher education as a medium of teaching and learning mainly because of a lack of textbooks and adequate research work.
19 February 2021, 18:00 PM

JS to decide fate of Papul soon

A decision on parliament membership of Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul is likely to be made in two to three days, around three weeks after a Kuwait court sentenced him to four years in prison in a bribery case.
19 February 2021, 18:00 PM

G7 refocuses on Covid recovery

Wealthy G7 powers yesterday ramped up health funding for poorer nations after accusations they are hoarding coronavirus vaccines, as US President Joe Biden and the rest of the leaders declared a "turning point" from the psychodramas of the Trump era.
19 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Brahmanbaria Child Rape Case: HC blasts police, doctors for flaws

The High Court yesterday heavily criticised police and doctors of Brahmanbaria after finding inconsistancies in reports submitted in a case filed over the rape of a child.
18 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Trafficking of Woman with Forged Passport: Syndicate teams up with officers

A human trafficking syndicate formed a nexus with immigration police personnel at Sylhet Osmani International Airport and got a woman trafficked to the United Kingdom with a fake passport, a CID probe has found.
18 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Anis, Haris given pardon in line with the rules

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said yesterday that Anis Ahmed and Haris Ahmed -- the brothers of Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed -- were pardoned in accordance with law.
18 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Vaccine Protection: S Africa variant could reduce it

A laboratory study has suggested that the South African variant of the coronavirus may reduce antibody protection from the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE vaccine by two-thirds, and it is not clear if the shot will be effective against the mutation, the companies said on Wednesday.
18 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Erfan Salim cleared in arms case

A Dhaka tribunal yesterday cleared Mohammad Erfan Salim, son of Awami League leader and lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim, in an arms case as the police did not find any evidence to prove the charges against him and the prosecution did not seek further investigation.
18 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Mobile app launched for nurses

The health minister inaugurated an application software named “Surokkha Covid-19 Vaccine Prodan App” at Kurmitola General Hospital in the capital around noon yesterday.
18 February 2021, 18:00 PM