Five people were killed and 12 others injured after a bus collided head on with a rod-laden truck on Khulna-Mawa highway in Kakdanga area in Fakirhat upazila.
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Spl body to keep essentials’ prices stable during Ramadan
The government has formed a special committee to keep the prices of daily essentials stable during the holy month of Ramadan, said Commerce secretary Md Jafar Uddin on Saturday.
Covid-19: DU Pharmacy Dept prepares low-cost hand sanitiser
Students and teachers of Dhaka University’s Pharmacy Faculty have prepared low-cost hand sanitiser, aiming to prevent the spread of infectious coronavirus or COVID-19.
No coronavirus patient in Bangladesh now: IEDCR
With the last of the coronavirus patients testing negative, no one in Bangladesh is currently infected with COVID-19, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) said Saturday.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh orders compulsory quarantine for returnees
People coming to Bangladesh from infected countries will be kept in compulsory quarantine, Health Minister Zahid Maleque announced Saturday.
5th Cosmos Art Echo session postponed
The 5th Cosmos Art Echo session has been postponed following growing concern of novel coronavirus or COVID-19.
Cross-border train, bus services to India suspended
Dhaka, March 13 – Following India’s decision suspending all visas, barring a select few categories, the existing Indo-Bangla cross-border passenger train and bus services will remain suspended from March 15 to April 15.
Covid-19 patient cured one improving, a third in hospital
Dhaka, March 13 – A Bangladeshi, among the three infected patients, has recovered fully from the coronavirus infection, has returned home, Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) said on Friday adding that all the returnees from abroad were…
RAB arrests mobile banking fraud gang leader
Dhaka, March 13 – The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested the leader of an alleged fraud gang, who used to embezzle money from mobile banking users in the capital Mirpur area.
Media under grip of ‘pro-govt’ businessesmen: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday bemoaned that the country’s media industry is now ‘under the grip of businessmen who cannot go against the government to protect their own interests’.
2 Covid-19 patients in BD recover, one goes back home: IEDCR
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.
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…