Two of the coronavirus patients have fully recovered while another has returned home, said Director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) Prof Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora on Friday.
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Duet art show opens today at Gallery Chitrak
Culture Desk Sadhana Islam is a hard-working, sincere and honest painter by nature. She completed her BFA from Bangladesh Government College of Arts and Crafts (now the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka) in 1974.
BNP seeks national unity to check coronavirus
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday laid emphasis on forging a national unity to create awareness among people to tackle the coronavirus.
Bangladesh is in perfect position to acquire AI value: expert
IT desk Bangladesh is in the perfect position to acquire the value of artificial intelligence (AI) as the country has been making significant progress in digitizing services to turn into a digital nation.
10 dengue patients undergoing treatment in city
Around 10 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals in the city, a release of Health Crisis .
Coronavirus may affect mobile handset production in Bangladesh
Dhaka, March 13 – As the coronavirus concern continues to intensify, local manufacturers fear that a prolonged epidemic may severely affect cellphone handset production in Bangladesh.
Two RU students held over alleged rape
Rajshahi, March 12 – Police arrested two Rajshahi University students from Shah Makhdum (SM) hall of the university on Wednesday night over alleged rape a girl. The arrestees were sent to jail through court, according to the Motihar police station…
Fakhrul ‘cancelled’ scheduled meeting with Indian FS
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir reportedly cancelled a pre-set meeting with Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla though it was Fakhrul’s request to have a meeting, an informed source said here on Wednesday.
No politics with coronavirus, pointing out govt’s flaws: BNP
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday trashed Awami League’s accusation of doing politics over corona issue, saying their party is performing its political responsibility by identifying the government’s flaws in preventing the spread of the virus.
PM Hasina opens Bangladesh’s first-ever expressway
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday opened Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga superhighway, the country’s first-ever access-controlled expressway that significantly improved the road connectivity between the capital and the country’s south and southwestern region.
Don’t return home right now if not urgent, BD expats told
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Thursday urged the Bangladeshi expatriates living in different countries of the world not to return home right now unless it is a case of emergency.
Swapnadal felicitates Rokeya Rafique Baby
Culture Desk Theatre troupe ‘Swapnadal’ honoured the noted thespian Rokeya Rafique Baby with ‘International Women’s Day Award 2020’ on March 8.
SC summons tribunal judge for granting bail to rape accused
The Appellate Division on Thursday summoned Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal judge Ms Begum Kamrun Nahar for granting bail to a rape accused.
Abrar murder case shifted to Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1
Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case was shifted to Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 on Thursday.
2 suspected Rohingya robbers killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, March 12 – Two suspected Rohingya robbers were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Shaplapur Merine Drive road in Teknaf upazila early Thursday.
RU postpones all programmes on campus
Rajshahi, March 11 – The Rajshahi University authority has postponed all types of programmes to stay safe from novel coronavirus (covid-19). The decision was taken in a meeting of Mujib Borsho Celebration Committee of the university held on Wednesday morning.
Supreme Court Bar Association election begins
Dhaka, March 11 – A total of 3,031 votes out of 7,781 were cast on the first day of two-day voting to Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections of 2020-2021 session.
Child conviction by mobile courts illegal: High Court
Dhaka, March 11 – In a verdict, the High Court on Wednesday declared illegal and unconstitutional the child conviction and jail sentence by mobile courts — run by executive magistrates — across the country.
Two virus patients recovering, 149 people quarantined
Dhaka, March 11 – While two out of three infected patients in the country have recovered significantly, at least 149 people from across 12 districts have been kept in quarantine.
JS special session on March 22-23
DHAKA – A special session of Jatiya Sangsad (JS) on the occasion of the Mujib Year will be held on March 22-23. President M Abdul Hamid will address the beginning of the session. Business Advisory Committee of the 11th JS…
Salman hints reducing tax rate in next national budget
DHAKA – Prime Minister’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman today hinted reducing the tax rate in the next national budget for 2020-2021 for expanding the trade and business across the country. “The government is thinking to expand…
Don’t do politics over coronavirus, Quader urges BNP
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday urged BNP to refrain from doing politics over any sensitive and human issue like coronavirus.
Influential quarter behind Mirpur slum fire: BNP
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that an influential quarter is behind the fire in Mirpur’s Rupnagar Slum and they did it to launch a housing project there.
Thakurgaon man humiliates wife in public
A woman has reportedly been forced to swallow urine after her head was shaved by her husband at Mistripara in Baliadangi upazila for her refusal to engage in anti-social activities.
Papia, her husband put on fresh 15-day remand in 3 cases
Two courts here on Wednesday placed suspended Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband on a fresh 15-day remand in three cases filed against them with Airport and Sher-e-Banglanagar police stations.
‘One-minute blackout to mark Genocide Day on March 25’
For the fourth successive year, the government has decided to observe a minute’s ‘blackout’ programme on the night of March 25, marking the ‘Genocide Day’.
British Council and Dhaka Theatre to organise theatre workshop
Culture Desk The British Council, in collaboration with Dhaka Theatre, will organise a theatre workshop for the persons with disability and theatre activists from March 19 to March 23.
Modi to join Bangabandhu’s birth centenary celebrations online
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join the birth centenary celebrations of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 17 next through videoconferencing.
Ancient tombs discovered in southwest China
Archaeologists discovered four tombs dating back more than 2,000 years in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, according to the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute.
Rupnagar Slum fire under control
The massive fire which broke out at Rupnagar Slum in the city’s Mirpur area on Wednesday morning has been brought under control after around three hours.