AL wins big amid big irregularities

The Chattogram City Corporation polls yesterday were marred by violence and the capture of scores of polling centres by Awami League men amid a low turnout of voters.
27 January 2021, 18:00 PM

I’m not afraid, want to be a part of history

Runu Beronica Costa wanted to become a part of the country’s history.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid vaccination kicks off today

Bangladesh joins the world today in the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 pandemic with a robust stock of vaccine doses in hand.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Primary schools may also reopen next month

In line with the resumption of secondary-level schools and colleges, the government is also planning to reopen primary schools and kindergartens after 10 months of shutdown.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Chattogram city polls 2021: Intra-party rivalry not a challenge

Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, Awami League’s mayoral candidate for the Chattogram city polls, has said intra-party rivalry over councillor posts will not have a damaging impact on his bid as both the party-supported and “rebel” candidates are working for him.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Chattogram city polls 2021: Cases filed against 600 BNP men

Shahadat Hossain, BNP’s mayoral candidate for the Chattogram city polls, has vowed not to leave the electoral battle despite what he said were various obstacles and harassment by police and ruling Awami League men.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Stockpiling of Rice, Potato, Onion: Govt measures failed miserably

Many traders indiscriminately stockpiled rice, potato, and onion to drive up prices even when there was a supply surplus.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

AL, BNP lock horns for port city

More than 19 lakh voters are going to decide today the outcome of a high-voltage contest between the ruling Awami League and its archrival BNP in the Chattogram City Corporation election amid tight security.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Kushtia SP apologises to HC

Superintendent of Kushtia police SM Tanvir Arafat yesterday apologised to the High Court for misbehaving with a senior judicial magistrate during Bheramara municipality elections on January 16.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Chattogram city polls 2021: BNP finds it hard to get polling agents

As Chattogram City Corporation holds election tomorrow, both the Awami League and BNP camps ended their 18-day campaign early today.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Chattogram city polls 2021: Complaints pile up, EC sees little merit

Almost half the complaints filed by mayor and councillor candidates in the Chattogram City Corporation elections, to be held tomorrow, are yet to be addressed.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM

All set for Covid jab roll-out

The government has almost completed the groundwork for rolling out Covid-19 vaccine in the country early next month.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Cabinet: PM holds first in-person meet in 10 months

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the first time in 10 months attended a weekly cabinet meeting in person yesterday.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Antibody test for Covid-19 gets govt nod

The government has approved rapid antibody tests for Covid-19, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Oxford Vaccines from Serum, India:50 lakh shots arrive today

With all uncertainties over obtaining Covid vaccines removed, the main challenges for the government ahead are to run the mass inoculation campaign smoothly and involve people in the process, say experts.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Partial Resumption of Classes: Schools, colleges asked to prepare

Only the 10th and 12th graders have to attend classes in person every day while other secondary school and college students may visit their classrooms once a week when their educational institutions reopen during the pandemic.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid-induced loss: May take a decade for the poor to recover

It took the 1,000 richest people in the world less than a year to recoup their losses, but it may take at least a decade for billions of poor people to recover from the coronavirus-induced economic impacts, reveals an Oxfam report.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Kashimpur Jail Incident : Jail super,jailer also withdrawn

A senior jail superintendent and a jailer were withdrawn yesteday from Kashimpur Central Jail-1 for allowing an inmate to spend time with a woman at a prison officer’s room.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM

The killing of Kohelia

One fine morning in 2015, fisherman Mohon Jolodas woke up to the roar of dump trucks close to his home, adjacent to Kohelia river in Matarbari union of Moheshkhali.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Experts allay fear of major side effects

As the government is preparing to vaccinate millions of people across the country, likely from February 8, with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines, many people are indecisive due to fears of possible side effects.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM