Movement across Burimari land port to India halted from 5pm today

Indian immigration authorities of Changrabandha land port today wrote to Bangladesh Burimari land port asking it not to allow any Bangladeshis to cross to India through the port in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
13 March 2020, 12:10 PM

Earning a living with an exceptional memory

Mizanur Rahman, a youth living on a char on Brahmaputra River in Kurigram, is visually challenged since birth, but that did not prevent him from earning a living.
13 March 2020, 12:01 PM

Midday Brief, Friday, March 13, 2020

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13 March 2020, 10:07 AM

Australia stocks make surprise rally despite coronavirus fears

The Australian stock market trimmed a week of heavy loses Friday, ending up four percent after a last-gasp rally.
13 March 2020, 06:18 AM

Hiding information on any coronavirus patient punishable offence: DGHS

Citing the Communicable Diseases (Prevention, Control and Eradication) Act, 2018, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) yesterday published a circular that said hiding information about any coronavirus patient is a punishable offence.
12 March 2020, 15:32 PM

Here are the news headlines so far on March 12, 2020

Here are the news headlines so far on March 12, 2020
12 March 2020, 15:32 PM

12 Rohingyas detained at Mongla

Police detained 12 Rohingyas including nine children from Mongla port in Bagerhat last night as they were entering the country through an India-Bangladesh border on Monday.
12 March 2020, 15:23 PM

Journalist accused under Digital Security Act missing for three days

Journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol, co-accused in a case alongside 31 others under the Digital Security Act, remained missing since Tuesday afternoon after he went out of his residence in the city.
12 March 2020, 13:40 PM

Midday Brief, Thursday, March 12, 2020

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12 March 2020, 09:58 AM

Indian Premier League could go 'TV-only' over coronavirus

The Indian Premier League (IPL) could be played behind closed doors because of the new coronavirus, an official told AFP on Thursday, as calls grew to cancel or delay the world's richest tournament.
12 March 2020, 09:46 AM

Here are the news headlines so far on March 11, 2020

Here are the news headlines so far on March 11, 2020
11 March 2020, 16:00 PM

DGHS gets Tk 50 crore for coronavirus-related expenditure

The finance ministry has released Tk 50 crore for the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to facilitate the treatment of coronavirus-infected people and to prevent the spread of the virus.
11 March 2020, 14:17 PM

An environment-friendly election campaign

Shunning the poster culture in elections, an AL-backed ward councillor candidate in the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) election has titled his campaign “Healthy Ward” and is going for a poster-free campaign.
11 March 2020, 12:32 PM

Saudi Aramco slammed over migrant worker dressed as sanitiser

Oil giant Saudi Aramco has come under fire after photos showing one of its migrant workers wearing a surgical mask and a large hand-sanitiser dispenser went viral on social media, reports Al Jazeera Online.
11 March 2020, 12:27 PM

HC scraps conviction, jail sentence of children

The High Court today scrapped the conviction and jail sentence of children given by mobile courts run by executive magistrates across the country.
11 March 2020, 10:26 AM

Midday Brief, Wednesday, March 11, 2020

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11 March 2020, 09:48 AM

Midday Brief, Wednesday, March 11, 2020

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11 March 2020, 09:48 AM

Coronavirus rumour: Star news from 2018 circulated on social media

A screenshot of a report published on The Daily Star in 2018 is being circulated on social media at the moment, claiming that the government has instructed schools and colleges to stay closed.
10 March 2020, 14:02 PM

Midday Brief, Tuesday, March 10, 2020

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10 March 2020, 09:42 AM

Coronavirus symptoms take 5 days to show: scientists

The newly pandemic coronavirus, popularly known as Covid-19, usually takes five days on average to start showing symptoms in affected people, scientists have confirmed.
10 March 2020, 09:02 AM