Obhai installs plexiglass divider to ensure health safety of passengers, drivers

Popular ride-sharing service Obhai has installed plexiglass shield to separate the driver’s seating compartment from that of the passengers in a bid to ensure maximum protection and health safety during a ride.
2 June 2020, 19:45 PM

Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka to reopen on June 8

The Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka will be fully operational and prepared to serve its valued patrons with heightened safety measures from June 8 onwards.
2 June 2020, 12:58 PM

YPF dialogue emphasises the need for a shock-responsive social safety net system

Youth Policy Forum (YPF) has been organising a series of webinars to analyse Bangladesh's upcoming national budget with field experts and policy teams. After hosting their first and second webinar exploring Bangladesh's Healthcare system and Agriculture sector, YPF held a third budget dialogue webinar on May 27, which focused on the Social Protection (SP) system of Bangladesh.
2 June 2020, 11:43 AM

3rd episode of AL’s webinar ‘Beyond the Pandemic’ tomorrow

The third episode of the ruling Awami League’s ongoing webinar titled ‘Beyond the Pandemic’ will be held at 8:30pm tomorrow.
29 May 2020, 13:17 PM

‘Watched helplessly as United’s corona isolation unit burned, with my father inside’

Vernon Anthony Paul was one of the five patients who died in the fire at United Hospital. Choked in anguish, his son narrates his harrowing experience.
28 May 2020, 10:43 AM

In remembrance: Niloufer Manzur

Three former students of the principal and founder of Sunbeams school remembers the pioneering educationist,
26 May 2020, 11:06 AM

Tribute to a Life’s Guide

Sonia Bashir Kabir pays tribute to renowned educationist and founding principal of Sunbeams School Niloufer Manzur.
26 May 2020, 08:49 AM

Covid-19 outbreak: India sees 6,535 new cases since Monday

The total number of coronavirus across India today rose to 1,45,380, registering an increase of 6,535 cases since Monday, the health ministry said.
26 May 2020, 08:26 AM

Uber cuts 600 jobs in India as lockdown hits business

Uber Technologies Inc will cut around 600 jobs in India as part of its plans to cut 23% of its global workforce, as the company navigates a lockdown that has brought businesses in the country to a grinding halt.
26 May 2020, 08:13 AM

Singapore warns of worst economic contraction since independence

Singapore's embattled economy could shrink by as much as seven percent this year, which would be the worst reading since independence, with the government saying today that the coronavirus pandemic had throttled the key export sector.
26 May 2020, 06:21 AM

WHO suspends trials of hydroxychloroquine as virus treatment

The World Health Organization has temporarily suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for coronavirus.
26 May 2020, 05:26 AM

Unbroken oaths: Frontline healthcare staff continue treating Covid-19 patients on Eid

Despite the joyous occasion of Eid, frontline fighters in the battle against the coronavirus carry on with their jobs -- doctors, nurses and hospital staff celebrate Eid with Covid-19 patients, who are away from their families just like the people in charge of their wellbeing.
25 May 2020, 11:51 AM

Eid is here, not the smile

Eid is here, yet a sense of huge emptiness engulfs each of us. Happiness, where has it gone?
25 May 2020, 09:09 AM

UK extends visas for foreigners stranded due to coronavirus till July 31

The British government has extended foreign nationals' stay in the UK until July 31 for those whose visas have or are expiring.
24 May 2020, 11:02 AM

Giving is contagion’s call to the affluent

A private foundation of Suhana and Anis Ahmed sends out this message to society’s all-haves while taking some burdens off the shoulders of no-haves during an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that Bangladesh has ever faced due to coronavirus pandemic.
24 May 2020, 10:45 AM

Burger King staff share iftar with frontline healthcare workers

The staff of Burger King, a global fast food franchise, have shared a set of iftar meal with the frontline health professionals of Kurmitola General Hospital, Mugda Medical College and Hospital and Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital in Dhaka, as a token of appreciation.
23 May 2020, 17:56 PM

Eid-ul-Fitr in Saudi Arabia on Sunday

Eid-ul-Fitr will begin on Sunday (May 24), authorities in Saudi Arabia have announced.
22 May 2020, 17:45 PM

National Professor Jamilur Reza Choudhury: A Visionary Leader

Professor Jamilur Reza Choudhury was in charge of almost all the mammoth infrastructure development projects in Bangladesh that have taken place in the last two decades or are coming soon. He has proved that Bangladeshi engineers can lead the challenging mega-projects and complete them with confidence. Bangladesh will remember his contribution to infrastructure projects for decades to come. Bangladesh lost a legendary engineer who was dedicated to improving the quality of life of Bangladeshis.
22 May 2020, 17:12 PM

JTI Bangladesh continues to invest in govt efforts for Covid-19 response, community support

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Bangladesh continues to assist the government in providing support that is directly benefitting approximately 60,000 people across the country.
22 May 2020, 15:53 PM

Evaly provides PPEs to Nat’l Emergency Services Centre

Evaly, an e-commerce based online marketplace, has provided health care and safety equipment to the authorities of National Emergency Services Centre (999).
22 May 2020, 15:11 PM