Fifty-four Bangladeshi origin French nationals and permanent residents from Sylhet were taken to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by a flight of Novoair on Wednesday morning.
Category: Bangladesh
Old man at Chandpur abandoned by family?
Chandpur, June 25 – A 70-year-old man, who was found abandoned by the side of GT Road in Chandpur district town on Monday, was rescued and hospitalised.
Journalist Mashuk Chowdhury passes away
Mashuk Chowdhury, a renowned poet and Chief News Editor of Bangladesh Pratidin, died of pneumonia at a hospital in Dhaka early Wednesday.
IBBL Sylhet Zone holds special Business Development Confce
Sylhet Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized special Business Development Conference virtually on 22 June 2020, Monday. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the bank addressed the conference as chief guest.
‘It’s waistcoat, not Mujib coat’: BNP MP Harun
Harunur Rashid, BNP’s MP from Chapainawabganj-3, on Tuesday said some media wrongly reported that he joined parliament wearing a ‘Mujib coat’, but it was a ‘waistcoat’.
Corona test in NY: Fobana sets exemple of community service
The third anti-body test program organized by FOBANA (Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America) will be held in front of the Jamaica Muslim Centre on June 26. Its first and second anti-body test programs were held at Brookline and…
Corona infection growing at geometric rate: BNP
BNP on Tuesday alleged that the coronavirus infection is increasing at a geometric rate in Bangladesh due to the country’s poor testing capacity and the government’s failure to tackle the situation.
Hajj pilgrims can take back registration money: Govt
The pilgrims who paid for the registration of Hajj this year will be able to take back their money if necessary, said the Ministry of Religious Affairs on Tuesday.Ministry secretary Nurul Islam confirmed the matter and said the registration money…
BNP MP Harun demands removal of Health Minister over virus
Harunur Rashid, BNP’s MP from Chapainawabganj-3 constituency, on Tuesday demanded the removal of Health Minister Zahid Maleque and bringing competent and committed persons in key posts of the health sector to face the coronavirus situation.
Air Transport (Montreal Convention 1999) Bill placed in JS
The Air Transport (Montreal Convention 1999) Bill 2020 was placed in Parliament on Tuesday to pave the way for an air passenger to get some US$ 160,000 (Tk 1.4 crore) as compensation in case of death.
Aush paddy cultivation continues in Manikganj
MANIKGANJ, June 23: The cultivation of Aush paddy is going on full swing in all seven upazilas of the district and will continue till 1st week of July.
Film, TV personalities debate on web series censorship
Culture Desk Three web series – Shihab Shaheen’s 14th August, Sumon Anowar’s Sadar Ghater Tiger, and Wahid Tarek’s Boomerang, have recently come under fire for their alleged depiction of gratuitous violence and objectionable sexual scenes.
BD Red Crescent opens new isolation centres for Rohingyas
Cox’s Bazar, June 23 – Bangladesh Red Crescent Society has launched two new isolation and treatment centres (Field hospitals) to treat the growing number of Covid-19 patients in Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar adjacent to host communities.
বাংলাদেশে করোনা মহামারি সংক্রান্ত পূর্বাভাস ব্যর্থ হলো যে কারণে
গত এপ্রিল মাসে সিঙ্গাপুরের একটি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের গবেষকরা বিশ্বব্যাপী করোনাভাইরাসের সংক্রমণ কবে শেষ হবে তা নিয়ে একটি প্রজেকশন দিয়েছিলেন। সেই প্রজেকশনে বাংলাদেশে করোনাভাইরাসের সম্ভাব্য সমাপ্তি নিয়ে একটি সময়চিত্র দেয়া হয়েছিলো।
IBBL Mymensingh Zone holds special Business Development Conference
Mymensingh Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized special Business Development Conference virtually on 21 June 2020, Sunday. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the bank addressed the conference as chief guest. Mohammed Monirul Moula, Muhammad Qaisar…
2000 more doctors being recruited to tackle Covid-19 crisis
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday said if the number of Covid-19 patients continues to soar, the government will take steps to appoint additional 2000 physicians to contain the situation.
AL takes up programme to celebrate its 71st anniversary
Awami League, the oldest and largest political party of Bangladesh, will celebrate its 71st founding anniversary on June 23.
Govt priority mega projects rather than health sector: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that the government is giving priority to ‘mega projects’ instead of the health sector amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Programming will be the language of future: Palak
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Monday said that programming will be the language of the future as it is a tool of communication between human beings and machines and even machine to machines.
Drinking water crisis grips Cyclone Amphan-hit Sharankhola
People in Amphan-hit Sharankhola upazila have been facing acute drinking water crisis as saline water gushed into villages during the cyclone destroying their sources of safe water including ponds and tube-wells.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh sees 3,480 new cases, 38 deaths
Bangladesh on Monday saw further hike in coronavirus cases as the health authorities reported 3,480 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of cases to 1,15,786. In the last 24 hours, 38 more patients died…
27 more infected with COVID-19 in Rangamati
Twenty-seven more people have been infected with novel coronavirus in Rangamati district.
Glorious days: How AL made BNP alienate JP in Parliament
Mostafa Kamal Majumder The Old Sangsad Bhaban at Nakhalpara was where I started my Parliament reporting. My seniors most of the time used to engage me to cover the question hour held at the start of sittings every day. The…
Follow govt directives in locked down areas: Quader
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday urged people of those areas which have been put under lockdown to follow the government’s directives strictly and face the situation with patience.
Beijing to make available prospective COVID-19 vaccine to BD
Dhaka, June 22: A senior Chinese diplomat in Dhaka has reassured Bangladesh’s priority access to a prospective COVID-19 vaccine as their researchers appeared to have : reached in an advanced stage in developing inoculates amid a global vaccine race while…
Minister Mozammel Haque recovers from COVID-19, returns home
Dhaka, June, 22: Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque has returned home from the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) after recovery from novel coronavirus infection.
Eminent singer Rezwana Choudhury Bannya contracts COVID-19
Dhaka, June 22 – Renowned Rabindra Sangeet exponent Rezwana Choudhury Bannya has tested positive for COVID-19.
Self proclaimed Jubo League man sued under ICT Act in Savar
Savar, June 21 – A self-proclaimed Jubo League leader was accused in a case filed under the ICT Act for allegedly making derogatory comment about State Minister for Disaster Management Dr Md Enamur Rahman on Sunday.
IBBL Khulna Zone holds special Business Development Conference
Khulna Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized special Business Development Conference virtually on 17 June 2020, Wednesday. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the bank addressed the conference as chief guest. Mohammed Monirul Moula, Muhammad Qaisar…
Don’t hoard medicines, oxygen, Quader urges people
Dhaka, June 21 – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday urged all not to hoard medicines based on an assumption of Covid-19 treatment during the crisis period.