A fraudster gang on Thursday reportedly demanded money from several union parishad (UP) chairmen in Brahmanbaria’s Nabinagar, cloning the upazila nirbahi officer’s (UNO) official number.
Category: Bangladesh
AL govt ‘deadlier’ than Covid: Gayeshwar
Stating that the current government is deadlier than Coronavirus, BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Friday said it is now on “life support” like the health sector of the country.
Plan roadmap to face Covid crisis: PM urges world leaders
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged world leaders to formulate a well-coordinated roadmap to face the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
BNP to observe ‘National Solidarity Day’ on Nov 7
BNP will observe what it says the ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’ on Saturday (Nov 7), marking the ‘civil-military uprising’ in 1975.
Fire at Demra light factory under control
Dhaka, Nov 06 – A fire that broke out at a light factory warehouse at Konapara of Matuail in Demra on Thursday afternoon was brought under control by firefighters after several hours of frantic efforts.
Bangladesh sees 17 Covid-19 deaths, 1842 new cases
Bangladesh’s coronavirus fatalities soares to 6,021 on Thursday after the health authorities confirmed 17 more deaths.
Govt pushing country towards “darkness”: BNP
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that the government is pushing the country towards “darkness by holding people hostage”.
Bangladesh inks MoU with Indian company for Covid vaccine
The government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Serum Institute of India Pvt Limited and Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd (BPL) to get three crore doses of SARS-Cov-2 AZD 1222 (Oxford/Astrazeneca Vaccine).
Govt stimulus packages fail to address jobs crisis: experts
With the Covid-19 pandemic morphing into a major jobs crisis in Bangladesh, experts have claimed that the various stimulus packages offered by the government lack incentives for employers to sustain employment.
PM commissions three warships, two survey ships of Navy
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said Bangladesh wants to strengthen its capacity to resist any external attack, not to engage in war with anyone.
IBBL inaugurates its Darshana sub-Branch in Chuadanga
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its Darshana sub-Branch under Jibon Nagar Branch, Chuadanga on 4 November 2020, Wednesday.
Case filed over abduction of journalist Golam Sarowar
Chittagong, Nov 04 – Journalist Golam Sarowar who was found in a severely debilitated condition in Sitakunda three days after he had gone missing, filed a case with Kotwali Police Station of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) on Wednesday.
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 1517 new cases 21 more deaths
Dhaka, Nov 04 – The number of deaths from Covid-19 in Bangladesh rose to 6,004 on Wednesday with the death of 21 more people in 24 hours. Besides, health authorities registered 1517 new coronavirus cases during the period, pushing the…
Ojha tries to ‘revive snakebite dead woman’ in Lalmonirhat
In sheer desperation, a family in Lalmoirhat sought the services of an ‘Ojha’ or healer to bring back a woman to life who had died of snakebite.
BD Minister writes to his French counterpart on recent dev
Bangladesh has reaffirmed its commitment to show respect for everyone’s religious and cultural sensitivity conveying the France government that no religion supports killings.
Ensure hassle-free justice to people: PM tells bench, bar
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged judges and lawyers to ensure people’s right to quick and hassle-free justice.
BD Forex reserves to reach $50 billion by Dec 2021: Minister
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said Bangladesh’s foreign currency reserves will reach $50 billion by December 2021.
Sundarbans reopens to tourists after 7 months
The Sundarbans, a Unesco World Heritage Site, reopened its door to tourists on Sunday after a seven-month closure because of the ongoing pandemic.
‘Bangladesh still not ready for software-based admission tests’
Public universities should not go for holding admission tests through the “Proctored Remote Examination System” software.
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 1659 new cases, 17 deaths
The number of deaths from Covid-19 in Bangladesh rose to 5,983 on Tuesday with the death of 17 more people in 24 hours.
Fugitive killers of 4 nat’l leaders to be brought back
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said the fugitives killers of four national leaders will be brought back home and executed.
6 more people held over lynching of youth in Lalmonirhat
Detectives in a drive arrested six more people in connection with the lynching of a young man over ‘disrespecting Quran’ in Burimari of Lalmonirhat, from different parts of the upazila early Tuesday.
Case filed over death of Natore boy in ‘wrong treatment’
A case was filed in connection with the death of a ten-year-old boy ‘due to wrong treatment’ at a hospital in Sadar upazila on Monday.
Ex-Ctg mayor Nasir Uddin hospitalised with Covid symptoms
Ex-mayor of Chittagong City Corporation and general secretary of city Awami League AJM Nasir Uddin has been hospitalzed with symptoms of Covid-19. He was admitted to Park View Hospital in the city in the morning.
নিত্যপ্রয়োজনীয় দ্রব্যের দাম জনগণের নাগালে রাখতে সরকার ব্যর্থ
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, করোনায় দেশের সাধারণ মানুষ যখন বিপর্য¯ত্ম, ঠিক সে সময় নিত্যপ্রয়োজনীয় জিনিসপত্রের আকশচুম্বি মুল্যবৃদ্ধি জনজীবনকে আরো দুর্বিষহ করে তুলবে।
অবিলম্বে ফ্রান্স সরকারকে নি:শর্ত ক্ষমা চাইতে হবে – হেফাজত
ফ্রান্সে সরকারী পৃষ্ঠপোষকতায় বিশ্বনবী হযরত মুহাম্মদ (সা.) সম্পর্কে ন্যাক্কারজনক ব্যঙ্গচিত্র প্রদর্শনের প্রতিবাদে হেফাজতে ইসলাম ঢাকা মহানগরীর আহ্বানে স্মরণকালের বিশাল মিছিলপূর্ব ঐতিহাসিক গণজমায়েতে নেতৃবৃন্দ বলেন, রাসূল (সা.)এর শানে ফ্রান্স সরকার যে জঘন্যতম বেয়াদবি করেছে, তা মুসলিম জাতি কোনভাবেই বরদাশত করতে পারে…
IBBL inaugurates its Senpara sub-branch in Mirpur, Dhaka
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated the Senpara Sub-branch under its Mirpur Branch in Dhaka on 2 November 2020, Monday.
Jail Killing Day observed on Tuesday
Dhaka, Nov 03 – The Jail Killing Day is being observed today (Tuesday) with due solemnity. On November 3, 1975, four national leaders and heroes of the country’s Liberation War — Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmad, Captain Mansur Ali and…
BNP slams EC for ‘unilateral’ move to formulate laws
Dhaka, Nov 03 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) has proposed the enactment of ‘Local Government Institutions Election Act-2020’ to give the ruling party an “absolute” power.
College student goes missing in Barisal Kirtonkhola River
Barisal, Nov 03 – A college student went missing as he fell into the Kirtankhola River in Barisal district from a trawler on Monday night. The victim was identified as Dipak Ghosh Dip, 16, son of Mintu Ghosh of Amanatganj…