Public transports have gone off roads and movement of people severely restricted as Bangladesh has enforced a nationwide second phase lockdown for a week from Monday morning.
Year: 2021
6 bodies found, over 15 missing as launch capsizes in N’ganj
Bodies of six women, who went missing in a boat capsize in the Sitalakkhya River on Sunday, were recovered early Monday.
Soft drinks, celebrities and children
Celebrities, sports figures all over the world are participating in making promos for different brands of soft drinks for which companies pay them handsome amount.
12 killed in Gaibandha, Faridpur as nor’wester lashes country
Dhaka, Apr 4 – At least twelve people were killed in Gaibandha and Faridpur on Sunday when nor’wester and rain swept over different regions of the country.
Lukaku pulls Inter eight points clear as Juve, Milan held
MILAN – Romelu Lukaku fired Inter Milan eight points clear at the top of Serie A on Saturday with the only goal in a 1-0 win at Bologna as title rivals Juventus and AC Milan were both held. “Winning is…
Neymar sent off as PSG lose to Lille in Ligue 1 title clash
PARIS – Neymar was sent off late on as a limping Jonathan David scored the only goal to give Lille a 1-0 win over Paris Saint- Germain in their Ligue 1 title showdown on Saturday, a result that moves them…
5th President Cup Golf ends
DHAKA – The fifth edition of the Walton President Cup Golf Tournament 2021, organized by Army Golf Club concluded on Saturday at Army Golf Club in Dhaka Cantonment. Bangladesh Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed distributed prizes among the winners at…
World standard playground in Rajshahi College in the offing
RAJSHAHI – Rajshahi College, one of the oldest colleges in the country, is going to get a world standard playground with financial support of the Indian government. The playground development work will be implemented at a cost of around Taka…
Games to continue: Reza
DHAKA – Bangladesh Olympic Association’s secretary general Syed Shahed Reza today said the ongoing Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games will continue as per scheduled during the countrywide lockdown that begins from tomorrow (Monday). “Inshallah Bangladesh Games will continue …. we are…
Tangia Zaman Methila wins Miss Universe Bangladesh 2020
Dhaka, Apr 4: Beauty pageant Miss Universe Bangladesh 2020 crowned Tangia Zaman Methila as the winner on Saturday.
Bangladesh Mission, ICCR jointly host cultural prog in Delhi
Dhaka, Apr 4 : Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi and Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) have organised a dance performance marking the Mujib Borsho and celebration of 50 years of diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and India.
US-Bangladesh Business Council to be launched April 6
Dhaka, Apr 4 : US Chamber of Commerce will virtually launch US-Bangladesh Business Council on Tuesday to strengthen the trade, commerce and investment relations between the two countries.
Ekushey Book Fair to remain open from 12 to 5pm
Dhaka, Apr 4 : The ongoing Amar Ekushey Book Fair will remain open from 12 to 5 pm every day amid the countrywide seven-day lockdown enforced by the government to fight the 2nd wave of Covid-19.
Covid-19: Bangladesh records 7,087 cases, 53 more die
Dhaka, Apr 4 : Bangladesh recorded 7,087 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours until Sunday morning which is the highest number of infections since the pandemic began.
Awami League MP Aslamul Haq dies
Dhaka, Apr 4 : Aslamul Haq, the Awami League MP from the Dhaka-14 constituency, died at a hospital in the capital on Sunday. He was 61.
Woman with Hefazat leader Mamunul is not his wife: Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzman Khan Kamal on Sunday said that the woman who was with Hefazat Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque in a Sonargaon resort is not his wife.
প্রবীণ সাংবাদিক খোন্দকার শাহাদাৎ হোসেন আর নেই
খোন্দকার শাহাদাৎ সত্তর ও আশির দশকে সিনে পত্রিকা পূর্বানী’র সম্পাদক ছিলেন। সর্বশেষ দৈনিক ইত্তেফাকের জিএম এর দায়িত্ব পালন করেন। তিনি বাচসাস এর প্রতিষ্ঠাতা সভাপতি।
A joyride through philosophy
Eric Weiner’s love for trains can be termed infectious, as he takes reader on a journey to places that bear testimonies to timeless philosophical wisdom.
ডাকঘরকে ডিজিটাল কমার্সের উপযোগী করে প্রস্তুত করা হচ্ছে – মন্ত্রী
ডাক ও টেলিযোগাযোগ মন্ত্রী মোস্তাফা জব্বার বলেছেন, দেশব্যাপী ডাকঘরের সুবিশাল নেটওয়ার্ক ডিজিটাল কমার্সে নিয়োজিত বেসরকারি উদ্যোক্তাদের ব্যবহারের জন্য নির্ভরযোগ্য প্রতিষ্ঠান হিসেবে প্রস্তুত করা হচ্ছে।
সাংবাদিক কাইয়ুম খান মিলনের শোকসভা অনুষ্ঠিত
ঢাকা সাংবাদিক গৃহসংস্থান সমবায় সমিতি লিঃ এর সদস্য বিশিষ্ট সাংবাদিক কাইয়ুম খান মিলনের শোক ও স্মরণ সভা আজ ৩ এপ্রিল শনিবার সমিতির সভাকক্ষে আয়োজন করা হয়।
Panic buying at kitchen markets ahead of lockdown
Dhaka dwellers crowded kitchen markets for panic buying after the government announced a countrywide ‘lockdown’ for seven days from April 5-11 to tackle the second wave of COVID-19.
Russell congratulates kabaddi team
DHAKA – State Minister for Youth and Sports Mohammad Zahid Ahsan Russell MP today congratulated the Bangladesh national Kabaddi team for emerging unbeaten champions in the Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi Tournament. In a congratulatory message today, the state minister hailed…
Sinner advances to face Hurkacz in Miami final
MIAMI – Italian teen Jannik Sinner rallied past Spanish seventh seed Roberto Bautista Agut at the Miami Open on Friday to book a meeting with Hubert Hurkacz in the biggest final of his young career. Sinner, who reached last year’s…
Indoor fans set to return after California rule update
LOS ANGELES – Sports fans will be allowed to return to indoor arenas in California later this month under new guidelines announced by state authorities on Friday as the Covid-19 situation improves. The California Department of Public Health said new…
Bangladesh Games to go on till official notification is issued
DHAKA—The Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games will continue until the government notification over the nationwide lockdown is issued, said Games Steering Committee chairman Bashir Ahmed Mamun. His comment came just after Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader declared that a…
Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games Archery begins
DHAKA – The archery event of Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games began today at the archery training center of Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium in Tongi. Bangladesh Archery Federation (BAF) president lieutenant general Mohammad Moinul Islam (retd.) and BAF general secretary…
Bangladesh Games being held in accordance with health rules
DHAKA—All the events of the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games are being held in accordance with the standard health protocol. The authority is serious about the health rules as the body temperature of the people, including the athletes, are being checked…
Rohingyas happy at Bhasan Char; want to return to Myanmar
The Rohingyas, now living in Bhasan Char, on Saturday interacted with the foreign diplomats and expressed their willingness to return to their homeland in Myanmar.
Hefazat’s Mamunul detained with woman or ‘wife’ from resort
Hefazat-e-Islam’s Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque, who has been the loudest voice in the organisation in a number of recent controversies, has been detained with a woman he claims as his second wife.
Sedition Case against Babunagari, Mamunul, Foizul: Report May 19
A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed May 19 for submission of the report in two cases filed against Ameer Junayed Babunagari and Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque of Hefajat-e-Islam over dishonouring the Father of the Nation.