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Severe heat wave sweeping over Bangladesh
A severe heatwave is sweeping over the regions of Rajshahi, Jashore, Kushtia and Khulna.
Mamunul placed on 7-day fresh remand
Dhaka, Apr 26 : A Dhaka court on Monday placed Mamunul Haque, former Joint Secretary General of Hefezat-e-Islam, on a seven-day remand in two separate cases filed with Paltan and Motijheel Police stations.
Govt announces compensation for Banshkhali victims
Dhaka, Apr 26 : State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian has announced to compensate Tk 2 lakh to the families of each victim who lost their lives in a clash with police at Banshkhali coal-based power plant.
Severe heatwave sweeping over Bangladesh
Dhaka, Apr 26 : Severe heatwave is sweeping over the regions of Rajshahi, Jashore, Kushtia and Khulna.
Hefazat forms five-member convening committee
Chattogram, Apr 26 : Hefazat-e-Islam has formed a five-member convening committee within two hours of the dissolution of its central committee.
Huge traffic: Shops, malls reopen
The number of private vehicles, rickshaws and auto-rickshaws marked a significant rise on the roads in the capital on Sunday as the government allowed shops and shopping malls to reopen their doors to shoppers on a limited scale.
Mamunul controversy: Jharna’s father now in custody
Waliyar Rahman, father of Hefazat-e-Islam Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque’s “second wife” Jannat e Jharna, has been taken into police custody for interrogation.
SC upholds HC bail to Erfan Salim
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld the High Court order that granted bail to Irfan Selim in a case filed over assaulting a Navy officer last year.
Shutting border with India: Experts call it prudent decision
Experts have highly appreciated the government for its move to shut the border with India for the next 14 days as they think that the border control is now crucial to block the highly infectious virus variants that have emerged in the neighbouring country.
Covid-19: 2,000 more journalists to get financial support
Dhaka, Apr 25 : The government will give financial assistance of Tk10,000 each to 2,000 more journalists – walloped by the unprecedented disruptions unfolded by the pandemic.
Rain forces early close of high-scoring Kandy Test
Dhaka — The Kandy Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh Saturday ended as a high-scoring draw with one and half an hour left to play as rain forced an early close. Tamim Iqbal and captain Mominul Haque remained unbeaten on…
Digital Commerce Policy, Lockdown, Eid: Perfect storm for e-commerce?
Dhaka, Apr 25 : As city markets remained closed during the strict phase lockdown that entered into force on the very first day of Ramadan, as well as the Bengali New Year on April 14, buyers started moving to online…
Bangladesh to get 21 lakh Covid vaccine doses by early May
Bangladesh will get 21 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine by the first week of May, said DG of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam on Sunday.
Mild to moderate heatwave to continue: Dhaka temp. 39.9oC
Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Rajshahi divisions and the region of Srimangal and it may continue and spread.
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Death toll nears 11000
Bangladesh recorded 83 more Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours until Saturday morning pushing up the total fatalities to 10,952.
Another top Hefazat leader held in city
Detective Branch (DB) members of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested another top leader of Hefazat Islam Bangladesh from the city’s West Agargaon area on Saturday afternoon.
BUET admission: Application deadline extended to May 3
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) has stretched the application deadline of April 24 for its 2020-21 undergraduate programme to May 3.
4 killed, 35 injured in Armanitola building fire
At least four people were killed and 35 others sustained burn injuries after a massive fire broke out at a building in the Armanitola area of Old Dhaka in the early hours of Friday.
করোনার এ পর্যায়ে চীন-রাশিয়া থেকে টিকার জন্য ছোটাছুটি করা নির্মম পরিহাস
সরকার করোনার টিকার জন্য যথাযথ কোনো ব্যবস্থা নেয়নি। ১০ হাজার মানুষের মৃত্যুর পরে এখন তারা চীন-রাশিয়া থেকে টিকা সংগ্রহ করার জন্য নতুনভাবে তোড়জোর শুরু করেছে।
8th anniversary of Rana Plaza tragedy Saturday
Dhaka, Apr 24 : The 8th anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse, the worst-ever tragedy in the country’s multi-billion-dollar ready-made garment (RMG) industry, is being observed on Saturday amid the coronavirus pandemic.
No assignments for secondary school students
News Desk The Bangladesh government has suspended all assignment activities for students of classes VI to IX across schools in the country in view of the worsening situation of Covid-19.
Dhaka is world’s most polluted city
Dhaka, Apr 24 : The densely populated capital of Bangladesh has once again topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality. Dhaka’s air quality index (AQI) at 6.29 am read 489, considered ‘severe’.
Tigers keep them aloft despite Karunaratne resistance
DHAKA – Bangladesh bowlers reduced Sri Lanka to 229-3 after the batsmen helped them declare the first innings on 541-7 on day three of the first cricket Test at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium at Kanday on Friday.
Bangladesh declare posting a mammoth score
Dhaka — Bangladesh declared the first innings of the Kandy Test against Sri Lanka scoring 541 for seven wickets in 173 overs before the lunch break of day three on Friday.
BFF announce full list of it’s emergency committee
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) today announced it’s full list of seven-member emergency committee making chairman to BFF president Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin, said a BFF press release today.
TSC Renovation: How will the new look be?
Dhaka University, Apr 23 : The Teacher-Student Centre, popularly known as TSC on the Dhaka University (DU) campus, was established in 1961. It is set to be renovated keeping its old structure as part of the university’s birth centenary celebrations…
1.1m Bangladeshis talking of climate change on FB
Over 1.1 million Bangladeshis have been talking about environmental conservation on Facebook in the past three months.
Lockdown: Shops, shopping malls to reopen Apr 25
Shops and shopping malls will be allowed to remain open from 10 am to 5 pm from April 25 amid the lockdown enforced by the government to contain the Coronavirus transmission.
11 burnt in Narayanganj gas leak explosion
At least 11 people, including a three-month-old, have sustained burn injuries following a gas leak explosion at a building in Narayanganj’s Fatullah.