In a bid to reduce the sufferings of people, the government has approved a proposal to have the mutation of a land done automatically right after its registration.
Author: Lutfun Nahar
Covid-19 claims 18 more lives, infects 1474 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 1,474 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours until early Sunday, pushing the caseload to 420,238.
PM sees ties with US reaching new heights in coming days
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, saying she foresees the bilateral relationship reaching higher heights in the coming days.
Govt to pay heavy price for ‘repressing’ minorities: BNP
BNP vice chairman Netai Roy Chowdhury on Sunday warned that the government will have to pay a heavy price for the growing communal attacks and repression on minorities.
Bangladesh 3rd worst performer in greenfield FDI index
Bangladesh has hit the rock bottom in attracting greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI).It ranked as the third worst-performing country in the Greenfield FDI Performance Index 2020.
Man arrested for spreading ‘hate speech’ in Chittagong
Anti Terrorism Unit (ATU), a specialised unit of Bangladesh Police, on Sunday arrested a man on charges of spreading hate speech and extremism and making efforts to destiablise the country from Hathazari upazila in Chattragram.
Female hawker ‘raped’ on moving bus in Gazipur, driver held
A female hawker has allegedly been raped by a bus driver and his assistant on a moving bus in Gazipur early Sunday.
Experts for reducing solar power target to 30,000 MW by 2041
Experts at a workshop suggested re-fixing the target of solar power generation to 30,000 MW by 2041 instead of current target of 40,000 MW and linking it with other national plans like Delta Plan 2100.
Lalmonirhat youth lynching: Prime accused held in Dhaka
Detectives in a drive arrested the prime accused in a case over the lynching of a young man for ‘disrespecting Quran’ in Burimari of Lalmonirhat, from Kuril Biswa Road in the capital early Saturday. The arrestees is Abul Hossain, 45.
‘BNP’s politics on life support now’
BNP’s politics is on life support now as the party is facing an existential crisis after failing in the national election.
India successfully launches 10 satellites
Indian on Saturday evening successfully launched into space as many as 10 satellites in one go, including its latest earth observation satellite (EOS-01) and nine more satellites from foreign nations, the first such mission during the Covid pandemic.
Hindu, Buddha, Christan Oikya Parishad protests ‘attacks’
Bangladesh Hindu Buddha Christian Oikya Parishad on Saturday staged demonstrations in Shahbagh area of the capital, protesting what it said recent ‘communal attacks on minority communities’ in different parts of the country.
15 new dengue cases in 24 hours: DGHS
Fifteen more people were diagnosed with dengue fever in the past 24 hours until early Saturday.
Cooperatives can help remove rural poverty: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said there will be no poverty in Bangladesh if multidimensional rural cooperatives can be established.
“2nd liberation came thru 1975 civil-military uprising”: BNP
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday claimed that “Bangladesh became independent for the second time through the ‘civil-military uprising in 1975”.
B’baria UNO’s phone No cloned, UP chairmen called for money
A fraudster gang on Thursday reportedly demanded money from several union parishad (UP) chairmen in Brahmanbaria’s Nabinagar, cloning the upazila nirbahi officer’s (UNO) official number.
Biden sees path to 270; Trump attacks election integrity
President Donald Trump is testing how far he can go in using the trappings of presidential power to undermine confidence in this week’s election against Joe Biden, as the Democrat gained ground in tight contests in some key battleground states.
AL govt ‘deadlier’ than Covid: Gayeshwar
Stating that the current government is deadlier than Coronavirus, BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Friday said it is now on “life support” like the health sector of the country.
Suu Kyi’s party expected to win second term in Myanmar polls
Myanmar’s citizens go to the polls Sunday in an effort to sustain the fledgling democracy they helped install just five years ago.
Can Curry Help Your Diet?
It’s hard to deny how alluring curry can be to staple South/ South East Asian cuisines, even if it can be one of the most sinful things out there. The classic fish or chicken curry is undoubtedly decadent and having…
Plan roadmap to face Covid crisis: PM urges world leaders
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged world leaders to formulate a well-coordinated roadmap to face the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
BNP to observe ‘National Solidarity Day’ on Nov 7
BNP will observe what it says the ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’ on Saturday (Nov 7), marking the ‘civil-military uprising’ in 1975.
Bangladesh sees 17 Covid-19 deaths, 1842 new cases
Bangladesh’s coronavirus fatalities soares to 6,021 on Thursday after the health authorities confirmed 17 more deaths.
Jhenaidah MP tests positive for coronavirus
Adv Shafiqul Azam Khan, a member parliament from Jhenaidah-3 constituency, tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday.
Govt pushing country towards “darkness”: BNP
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that the government is pushing the country towards “darkness by holding people hostage”.
Bangladesh inks MoU with Indian company for Covid vaccine
The government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Serum Institute of India Pvt Limited and Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd (BPL) to get three crore doses of SARS-Cov-2 AZD 1222 (Oxford/Astrazeneca Vaccine).
Govt stimulus packages fail to address jobs crisis: experts
With the Covid-19 pandemic morphing into a major jobs crisis in Bangladesh, experts have claimed that the various stimulus packages offered by the government lack incentives for employers to sustain employment.
Biden rebuilding ‘blue wall’ in race for the White House
Democrat Joe Biden was pushing closer to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to carry the White House, securing victories in the “blue wall” battlegrounds of Wisconsin and Michigan, and narrowing President Donald Trump’s path.
PM commissions three warships, two survey ships of Navy
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said Bangladesh wants to strengthen its capacity to resist any external attack, not to engage in war with anyone.
Northern battlegrounds could hold key to Trump-Biden outcome
President Donald Trump carried the prized battleground of Florida, then he and Democrat Joe Biden shifted their focus early Wednesday to three Northern industrial states — Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania — that could prove crucial in determining who wins the…