The death toll from the launch capsize in the Buriganga River climbed to 33 with the recovery of another body from the river near Shyambazar on Tuesday.
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IOC Middle East FZE, RR Holdings ink LPG joint venture deal
IOC Middle East FZE, Dubai and RR Holdings Ltd, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, the holding company of Beximco LPG of Bangladesh, on Tuesday signed an agreement for the formation of a 50:50 joint venture company for LPG business in Bangladesh.
40pc corona beds still vacant: Health Minister
Mentioning that some 14,000 beds have been designated for Covid patients in the country’s hospitals, Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque on Tuesday said 40 percent of those are still vacant.
‘Jute mill closure blueprint to revive West Bengal’s mills’
Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, on Tuesday urged the government to back off from its decision to shut down state-owned jute mills.
3.3 million tonnes of Boro rice produced in Rangpur
RANGPUR, June 3: The farmers produced 3.3 million tonnes of clean Boro rice (4.9 million tonnes of paddy) during the just-ended Rabi season in all eight districts under two agriculture regions in Rangpur division.
Bangladesh adopts Taka 5.68 trillion budget for 2020-21
Dhaka, June 30: The Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) Tuesday passed the Taka 5.68 trillion national budget for the next fiscal year (2020-21) with a target of attaining 8.2 percent GDP growth through continuing the momentum of the economy with all required…
Country reports largest daily rise with 64 deaths
Bangladesh has reported highest number of deaths in a single day from COVID-19.
Man rescued alive 13 hours after the sinking of the launch
Dhaka, June 30 – Divers on Monday night rescued a man who survived in the water for nearly 13 hours after a launch-capsize incident on Buriganga River in the morning.
Death toll in Buriganga Ferry Launch disaster rises to 32
Dhaka, June 29 – The death toll from Monday’s launch capsize in the Buriganga River near Shyambazar, close to Dhaka Sadarghat Inland Water Transport Authority terminal climbed to 32 with the recovery of two more bodies late in the afternoon.…
Dhaka Power Distribution Co to conclude inflated bills probe
Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (DPDC) will complete its departmental investigation by Tuesday into issuing inflated electricity bills to a large number of consumers.
Stand by poor during virus crisis; Quader asks youth leaders
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday urged the youth leaders to stand by the poor people during the coronavirus crisis.
Bangladesh to recruit 2000 doctors, 4000 nurses: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday told Parliament that the government will recruit 2,000 doctors and 4,000 nurses to ensure healthcare services for the Covid-19 patients.
UN bodies give agro-machinery, seed to Cox’s Bazar farmers
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in partnership with the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), on Monday distributed agricultural machinery and rice seed as part of a joint emergency…
Javed Patwary new Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
The government has appointed former police chief Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary as the next Ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia.
Mobile courts to ensure health rules at cattle haats: Taposh
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Monday said mobile court drives will be conducted to ensure proper maintenance of health guidelines at the cattle markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
37 judges of BD subordinate courts Coronavirus infected
A total of 37 judges and 101 staff of subordinate courts and 38 officials of the Supreme Court were infected with coronavirus while working for the virtual court as of Monday.
PM expresses govt. determination in implementing budget
Dhaka, June 29: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Monday said her government was determined to implement the national budget for the coming 2020-21 fiscal despite the coronavirus hurdles as many analysts feared it could be a tough job because of continued…
Bangladesh reports 45 more virus deaths, highest 4014 cases
Dhaka, June 29: Bangladesh Monday recorded 45 more deaths from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) overnight, and 4014 fresh cases, the highest in a single day.
Journalist Mozammel Huq dies of coronavirus
Dhaka, June 29 : Ajker Surjodoy chief editor and freedom fighter journalist Khondaker Mozammel Huq (Gedu chacha) died at a city hospital on Monday (Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajiun).
25 dead as ferry launch sinks after collision in Buriganga
Dhaka, June 29 – At least 25 people including four women and two children died as a launch, carrying about 70 passengers, capsized in the Buriganga River near Shyambazar on Monday morning.
State-owned jute mills to be shut for restructuring: Minister
Dhaka, June 29 – State-owned Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) will be halting operations to stop piling up losses, said Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi on Sunday.
Bashundhara to set up bag making plant at PowerPac Econ Zone
Dhaka, June 28 – PowerPac Economic Zone Private Limited signed a Land Lease Agreement (LLA) with Bashundhara Industrial Complex Limited (BICL) to provide 30 acres of land for a bag manufacturing plant at Mongla economic zone.
Liberation War Minister Mozammel’s wife dies from Covid-19
Dhaka, June 29 – Laila Arzumand Banu, wife of Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, died from coronavirus on Monday morning. She was 71.
‘ডিজিটাল নিরাপত্তা আইন মত প্রকাশের স্বাধীনতার বড় অন্তরায়’
বহুল বিতর্কিত ডিজিটাল নিরাপত্তা আইনের অপপ্রয়োগ ও অপ ব্যবহারের মাধ্যমে জাতির বিবেক হিসাবে বিবেচিত সৎ, নির্ভীক, নিরপেক্ষ ও আপোষহীন পেশাদার সাংবাদিকদের কণ্ঠরোধ করার অপচেষ্টা চলছে। ঠুনকো অজুহাতে দৈনিক ইনকিলাব সম্পাদক এ.এম.এম বাহাউদ্দীনের বিরুদ্ধে ডিজিটাল নিরাপত্তা আইনে মামলার নিন্দা জানিয়ে প্রেরিত…
Two more UP chairmen suspended over relief scam
Two more union parishad chairmen have been suspended for alleged irregularities in cash aid disbursement and relief distribution among destitute people amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Dhaka announces $50,000 contribution to Global Goal mission
Bangladesh has announced a contribution of US$50,000 expressing solidarity for the development of safe and effective vaccines.
Treat all patients equally: Quader
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday called upon the hospital authorities to provide medical services to all patients equally.
Govt has no roadmap to tackle corona: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that the government neither has any roadmap nor effective plan to prevent coronavirus.
Three suspected robbers killed in Khulna ‘gunfight’
Three suspected robbers have been killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in different parts of Sundarbans.
17,349 tonnes of groundnut yield likely in Rajshahi division
Rajshahi, June 28: Around 17,349 tonnes of groundnut yield is expected to be produced from 8,815 hectares of land in all eight districts under Rajshahi division during the current season.