Coronavirus deaths keep growing in Bangladesh as five more people died from the virus infection in the last 24 hours till Saturday taking the total death toll in the country to 175.
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Bangladesh airlines asked to be ready for domestic flights
Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) on Saturday directed all the airlines to take preparations for resuming domestic flights from May 8.
Locust Attack in Teknaf ?
M Zahidul Haque ENTOMOLOGISTS said that the insects which attacked some house’s yards in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar is not locust but a locust-like insect, may be a species of the grasshopper family; some opined a Bombay, India origin. However, the…
Dhaka’s Air Quality ranks worst once again
Dhaka, May 02 – Although air pollution falls in major cities across the globe during coronavirus lockdowns Dhaka again ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Saturday morning.
30 Coronavirus-positive of Chuadanga ‘turned negative’ in Dhaka
Thirty samples found to be positive in tests conducted in Jashore and Kushtia turned out to be negative in further tests carried out in Dhaka, raising serious concerns over the capability of labs set up at the district level.
Govt allocates 123,867 metric tons of rice to provide relief
Dhaka, May 2 – The government is continuing to provide relief items across the country to mitigate the sufferings of the poor and destitute in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Coronavirus victim journalist Khokon’s wife, son infected
Dhaka, May 2: Both wife and son of journalist Humayun Kabir Khokon have tested coronavirus positive.
Tahsan’s auctioned album feeds thousands
Entertainment Desk Singer-turned-actor Tahsan Khan’s first album Kothopokothon (2004) is still bringing in stacks of dough. The master date copy of that album sold for a whopping Taka 7.5 lakh on April 27 at an online auction, along with the…
Govt ‘mocking’ people’s hunger: BNP
BNP on Friday alleged that the government is ‘mocking with the hunger of people” at this time of dangerous coronavirus pandemic. “Ministers and MPs are harvesting raw paddy to show that they’re with farmers. This not the way of serving…
Locust-like insects eat up green tree leaves in Cox’s Bazar
A mysterious species of voracious insect appeared in Teknaf Upazila here and started eating up green leaves of trees, creating concern among locals.
কাঁচাধান কেটে কৃষকের ক্ষতি, রেশনকার্ড দুর্নীতি বন্ধ করতে হবে
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর মহাসচিব প্রিন্সিপাল মাওলানা ইউনুছ আহমাদ বলেছেন, কাঁচাধান কেটে কৃষকের অপুরণীয় ক্ষতি করে ফটোসেশন করা সরকার দলীয় জনপ্রতিনিধিদের যে কালচার শুরু হয়েছে তা কোনভাবেই মেনে নেয়া যায় না, তা বন্ধ করতে হবে। তিনি বলেন, কাঁচা ধান কেটে কৃষকের…
Hilsa fishing resumes as two-month ban ends
Hilsa fishing resumed here early Friday as two-month ban on catching and selling of the national fish ended.
Another cop died from coronavirus in city
Another member of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) died from coronavirus on Friday.
10 RAB members infected with coronavirus in Keraniganj
Seventeen more people including 10 RAB members and four policemen were diagnosed with coronavirus in the last 24 hours till Thursday, raising the number of confirmed cases to 151 in Keraniganj, one of the hotspots of coronavirus infection.
A Call to Action on Myanmar’s Genocide Against the Rohingya
“As the spread of COVID-19 looms and threatens to obscure attention to one of the world’s gravest crimes, Refugees International wants to be clear: We believe that the state of Myanmar is responsible for the crime of genocide and that…
$100 million from ADB to support COVID-19 response in BD
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday approved a $100 million loan to support the Government of Bangladesh in its efforts to address the immediate public health requirements of combating the coronavirus pandemic.“ADB stands with Bangladesh in this difficult time…
BD Railway to operate special parcel trains from Friday
Bangladesh Railway will operate special parcel trains on three routes from Friday, aiming to ensure smooth supply of agricultural goods, vegetables, food, and perishable goods during the crisis created over coronavirus pandemic.
Hilsa fishing to resume early Friday after two-month ban
Fishermen here are set to start catching Hilsa early Friday after a two-month ban on catching, selling and transporting of the national fish ends.
Sherpur Upazila, UP members sued in for relief abuse
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed two cases against two upazila parishad and union parishad members in Sherpur for embezzling government relief and rice.
Hasina extends financial support to 6,959 Qawmi madrasahs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has provided financial assistance of over Tk 8.31 crore to 6,959 Qawmi madrasas across the country on the occasion of holy Ramadan.
RMG factories reopened amid risk of losing market: Qauder
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Qauder on Thursday said garment factories around Dhaka have been reopened on a limited scale as there is a risk of losing international market of RMG products due to corona crisis.
Gonoshasthaya Covid-19 kits allowed performance study
Gonoshasthaya Kendra has finally got the permission to get tested the performance of its Covid-19 rapid testing kits.
Some restaurants reopen to sell iftar but customers are few
Dhaka, April 30 – A number of restaurants have reopened on Wednesday in Dhaka to offer Iftar items but scant customers mean that they are hardly sold enough to make profit as most people stay indoors to protect themselves from…
11 doctors 11 nurses of Jessore hospital sent to quarantine
Jessore, April 30 – Eleven doctors and as many nurses of Jashore General Hospital were sent to home quarantine on Wednesday after they came in close contact with coronavirus patients.
DU to allow only enrolled students at dorms after reopening
DU Correspondent The Dhaka University (DU) authorities have decided to allow only the regular students to stay at its dormitories after reopening the university.
Child dies in Keraniganj blast; 11 injured
A child was killed and 11 others were injured in an explosion at the residence of a Jamaat-e-Islami leader at Shubhaddya North Para in Keraniganj early Thursday.
Senior journalist Khandaker Mohitul Islam passes away
Senior journalist Khandaker Mohitul Islam, a permanent member of Jatiya Press Club, died at a private clinic in Dhaka on Tuesday.He was 68.
জনগণের স্বার্থে দেশে আবিস্কৃত কীট গ্রহণ করে সেবা নিশ্চিত করুন
ইসলামী আন্দোল ঢাকা মহানগর দক্ষিণ ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ ঢাকা মহানগর দক্ষিণ সভাপতি মাওলানা ইমতিয়াজ আলম বলেছেন, দেশের অনেক গার্মেন্টস ও কারখানা শর্তসাপেক্ষে খোলে দেয়া হয়েছে। তাহলে মসজিদ কেন বন্ধ থাকবে? মসজিদগুলোকেও খুলে দেওয়া হোক। তিনি বলেন, মসজিদে মুসল্লি সংখ্যা নির্ধারণ…
আমার কাঁধে হাত রেখেছিলেন হুমায়ুন কবির খোকন
বিপুল হাসান সময়টা ছিল বিগত শতকের শেষ বছর। বাংলামোটর জোহরা ম্যানশনের পর শাহবাগের পথে বহুতল ভবন ছিল একটাই, ওয়েলসো টাওয়ার। নিচতালায় ছিল দেশের প্রথম ট্যাবলয়েড দৈনিক মানবজমিনের অফিস। দারুণ কাটতি ছিল তখন পত্রিকাটার। হুমায়ুন কবির খোকনের সঙ্গে পরিচয় সেখানেই।
First policeman dies from coronavirus
A constable of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Tuesday night after contracting Covid-19. The deceased, constable Md Jasim Uddin, 40, was posted at a police outpost under DMP’s Wari Division. Constable Jasim Uddin fell ill with…