Digital Security Act: Rise in use of the law alarming

Two human rights bodies have expressed concern over the escalation in the use of Digital Security Act, 2018 against the media, journalists and rights activists.
8 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Dist hospitals to be readied

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government is getting all the district hospitals ready with ICUs and oxygen supplies to provide healthcare services to the people in case the Covid-19 hits again in the upcoming winter.
8 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Graft obstructs a step forward

“IT-based rural post office” -- that’s what is written on the two-room pucca building of Koilain Post Office in Nawabganj, Dhaka.
8 October 2020, 18:00 PM

5-year-old raped in Noakhali

Yet another teenage girl was gang-raped on Wednesday evening in Gazipur while a five-year-old girl was raped in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali amid ongoing protests against the heinous crime.
8 October 2020, 18:00 PM

35 more die from Covid in a day

Bangladesh is currently ranked 16th in the list of worst affected countries in the world in terms of total number of confirmed cases.
7 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Govt hopes to get vaccine on priority basis

The cabinet yesterday expressed hope that Bangladesh would get the Covid-19 vaccine on a priority basis as the government was in touch with all countries and organisations trying to develop it.
7 October 2020, 18:00 PM

HSC grading based on SSC, JSC marks

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations of this year have been cancelled due to health-safety concerns.
7 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Return to Saudi Arabia: Syndicate cashing in on ticket crunch

Although the government has resumed international flights, many expatriate workers are facing difficulties in returning to Saudi Arabia due to the big gap between the demand for tickets and the frequency of flights.
7 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Combatting Climate Change: Ensure $100b for developing nations a year

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called for ensuring $100 billion a year for developing countries to save them from climate change impacts as she placed a four-point proposal including “establishing climate justice” at a virtual “Climate Vulnerable Leaders’ Event”.
7 October 2020, 18:00 PM

UN expresses grave concern over violence against women

The UN has expressed serious concerns over the increasing violence against women in Bangladesh and called for justice.
7 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Local politicos behind his rise

Delwar Hossain, prime accused in the recent gang rape of a woman in Noakhali, engaged in various crimes under the patronage of local politicians from both the ruling Awami League and the BNP.
7 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Students, labourers worst-affected

Students, rickshaw-pullers and labourers faced the worst financial hardship during pandemic whereas government employees and teachers were least impacted by it, reported Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
6 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Noakhali Gang Rape Victim: Delwar raped her several times before

The survivor of the gang-rape in Noakhali was previously raped multiple times at gunpoint by prime accused Delwar Hossain, the National Human Rights Commission found after visiting the woman yesterday.
6 October 2020, 18:00 PM

47 Vietnam returnees get out of jail

Forty-seven Bangladeshi workers, who were sent to jail after returning from Vietnam, were released from Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur yesterday following the court’s directive.
6 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Keepsakes are all she has

The books he used to read, the prizes he won, and the clothes he wore -- all are now stowed gracefully in a showcase, just the way Abrar Fahad used to keep them in his dormitory in Buet.
6 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Four killed in clashes in Rohingya camp

At least four people were killed in sporadic clashes that broke out between two groups of Rohingyas in Ukhia of Cox’s Bazar yesterday evening.
6 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Timely stimulus packages helped rebound: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the national economy made a turnaround with its desired pace due to the government’s timely decision to give stimulus packages to various sectors and groups during the Covid-19 pandemic.
6 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Saudi-Bound Workers: Biman, Saudia cannot take all

Many migrant workers are still uncertain about rejoining work in Saudi Arabia anytime soon as several foreign airlines are yet to resume flights to the kingdom.
6 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Decision on HSC tests likely this week

The decision on holding the postponed Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations will likely be announced this week.
5 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Wasa Water Price Hike: Why isn’t this illegal?

The High Court yesterday questioned Dhaka Wasa’s decision of hiking water prices by 25 percent from April 1.
5 October 2020, 18:00 PM