Dhaka, 24 – Bangladesh recorded a daily infection rate of 3.34% with 473 new cases reported until early Sunday.
Day: January 24, 2021
Bangladesh wary of West Indies backlash
CHATTOGRAM – Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal warned his side about the possible backlash of West Indies, saying that the visitors are capable of turning the things around. Having said that Tamim further reminded that they need to collect the 10…
Hasan reluctant to compromise with his pace
CHATTOGRAM —New pace sensation Hasan Mahmud refused to compromise with pace, stating that bowling with genuine pace is imperative in thriving against the quality opponents. He said at the same time, along with pace it is also important to keep…
Noise pollution: Even pandemic has failed to quiet Dhaka!
Dhaka, Jan 24 – Though there was a drop in the level of noise pollution in Dhaka during the initial days of the Covid-induced lockdown, the brief interlude of quiet faded since restrictions were lifted in September.
Close Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee: Firoz Rashid
Jatiya Sangsad, Jan 24 – Jatiya Party MP Kazi Firoz Rashid on Sunday demanded of the Home Minister to take steps to close Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee and all other such committees so that no one can annihilate people.
Khaleda’s son Koko ‘killed through torture’: BNP
Dhaka, Jan 24 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that their party Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s younger son Arafat Rahman Koko was killed ‘through torture’ by the interim regime of Fakhruddin-Moyeenuddin after the 1/11 political changeover…
Remove confusion about vaccines: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Jan 24 – The BNP on Sunday urged the government to ensure free corona vaccine for all by removing all the confusions about the jabs that came from India.
Bangladesh plans to vaccinate 138 million people in 3 phases
Dhaka, Jan 24 – Bangladesh has worked out a plan for national vaccination against Covid-19 with a target to give two doses of vaccine to 13.82 crore people each to eliminate the deadly virus.
দারিদ্র্যের হার ৪২% পৌঁছানোই প্রমাণ করে করোনা মোকাবেলায় সরকার ব্যর্থ
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর সিনিয়র নায়েবে আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মাদ ফয়জুল করীম শায়খে চরমোনাই বলেছেন, সার্বিক দারিদ্র্যের হার ৪২% পৌঁছানোই প্রমাণ করে করোনা পরিস্থিতি মোকাবেলায় সরকার সম্পূর্ণ ব্যর্থ।
Energypac Agreement signing and Ring the Bell Ceremony held
Dhaka, 24 January: The Debut Trading and Ring the Bell Ceremony of Energypac Power Generation Ltd took place recently at the Training Academy of “DSE Tower”, Nikunjo- 2, Dhaka.
ICSB Gold Award for IBBL Corporate Governance Excellence
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited achieved National Gold Award-2019 conferred by Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB) for corporate governance excellence in Islamic Banking Companies category.
Rajshahi University law dept gets new chairman
Rajshahi, Jan 24 – The Rajshahi University Law department Professor Dr. Md Hasibul Alam Prodhan on Sunday took charge of the department as it’s 27th chairman.
গণঅভ্যুত্থান দিবস উপলক্ষ্যে প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনার বাণী
ঢাকা, ২৩ জানুয়ারি – প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনা ২৪ জানুয়ারি ঊনসত্তরের গণঅভ্যুত্থান দিবস উপলক্ষ্যে নিম্নোক্ত বাণী প্রদান করেছেন : ‘ঊনসত্তরের গণঅভ্যুত্থান বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাসে এক তাৎপর্যপূর্ণ অধ্যায়। বাহান্ন’র ভাষা আন্দোলন, বাঙালির মুক্তিসনদ ৬ দফা, পরবর্তীকালে ১১ দফা ও ঊনসত্তরের গণঅভ্যুত্থানের ধারাবাহিকতায় সশস্ত্র…
Garment factory in Dhaka catches fire
Dhaka, Jan 24 – A fire broke out at a garment factory in the Dhaka’s Kamalapur area on Sunday morning.
‘Mass Upsurge Day’ is being observed in Bangladesh Sunday
Today, January 24 is Mass Upsurge Day. On this day in 1969, student-led protesters laid siege to the Central Secretariat and at one point broke into it and burnt it, partially.
Two killed in capital as bus hits motorbike on Hanif flyover
Dhaka, Jan 23 — Two people, including a motorcyclist, were killed as a passenger bus hit a motorcycle on Mayor Hanif Flyover near Joykali Temple on Saturday.
Fishing trawler capsizes at Bay: 4 bodies found, 13 rescued
Cox’s Bazar, Jan 23 — Four bodies were recovered after a fishing trawler capsized with 25 people on board in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday.
Diabetic Assoc starts diabetes journey App dissemination
Dhaka, Jan 23 – The diabetes journey application and the country’s first diabetes treatment guideline were disseminated Friday among doctors. The application will work based on the “Diabetes Care BADAS Guideline”.
People in poverty doubled, extreme poverty trebled in 2020
Dhaka, Jan 23 – The South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) on Saturday said the percentage of the population living below the poverty line (upper poverty line) has nearly doubled from 21.6% in 2018 to 42% in 2020, while…
Kings post third successive win in BPL
DHAKA – Holders Bashundhara Kings recorded their third successive victory in the Bangladesh Premier League Football beating Brothers Union Club by a solitary goal held today at Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium in Cumilla. The day’s win saw Bashundhara Kings improved their…
BCB provides NOC to all players for T10 sans Taskin
DHAKA—The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) provided No Objection Certificate (NOC) to all of the players, sans Taskin Ahmed, who were drafted to play the T-10 league in United Arab Emirates (UAE). The fast bowler Taskin Ahmed himself basically didn’t show…