DHAKA – The budget session for 2020-21 of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will begin at 5:00 pm on June 10, according to a statement issued by the Parliament secretariat today. On June 10, the JS session will be held,…
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Harsher steps if health guidelines are not followed: Quader
DHAKA, June 1, 2020 (BSS) – Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the government will take harsher steps if the health guidelines are not followed and social distancing is not maintained in public transport during the ongoing…
Father, son among 3 killed in Panchagarh lightning strikes
Three people including a father-son duo were killed in two separate lightning strikes in two villages of Tetulia upazila on Monday.
Domestic flight operations resume after 2-month suspension
Domestic flights operation resumed on Monday on Dhaka- Chattogram, Dhaka- Sylhet and Dhaka-Syedpur routes on a limited scale after more than two months of suspension amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bus services resume as restriction ends; passengers limited
Movement of long-route buses and other vehicles resumed on highways on Monday morning after about two months’ suspension to combat the spread of the COVID-19 disease.
Dhaka reports 2,381 new corona patients 22 deaths in a day
The health authorities on Monday confirmed the detection of another 2,381 new coronavirus patients across the country in the last 24 hours, taking the number of confirmed cases in the country to 49,534.
Physician among 10 more coronavirus positive in Gopalganj
Gopalganj , June1: Ten more people, including a physician, in Gopalganj district have tested positive for coronavirus, taking the number of the cases to 200 there.
Three including father, son die in Panchagarh lightning
Three people including a father-son duo were killed in two separate lightning strikes in two villages of Tetulia upazila on Monday.
Bangladesh reports 2,381 new Coronavirus patients, 22 die
The health authorities on Monday confirmed the detection of another 2,381 new coronavirus patients across the country in the last 24 hours, taking the number of confirmed cases in the country to 49,534.
BNP calls bus fare hike anti-people
Dhaka, June 01 – Strongly opposing the government’s decision to hike bus fares, the BNP on Sunday said the move will add a new onslaught on the poor as well as those who lost their means of earnings amid the…
গণপরিবহনে দ্বিগুণ ভাড়া বৃদ্ধি দেশে নতুন সঙ্কট সৃষ্টি করবে
গণপরিবহনের ভাডা দ্বিগুণ বৃদ্ধির প্রস্তাব দেশে নতুন সঙ্কট সৃষ্টি করবে বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের মহাসচিব প্রিন্সিপাল মাওলানা ইউনুছ আহমাদ, যুগ্ম মহাসচিব অধ্যাপক মাহবুবুর রহমান ও মাওলানা গাজী আতাউর রহমান।
4,868 members of Bangladesh police Coronavirus infected
A total of 4,868 members of Bangladesh police have been infected with coronavirus as of Sunday . “Among the total infected policemen, 1,801 have made full recovery,” said Sohel Rana, additional inspector general (AIG) (media) of Police headquarters. Among the…
Ex-footballer Salauddin passes away
A former footballer of national team SM Salauddin Ahmed died at his house in Sadar upazila on Sunday. He was 62. He was suffering from pneumonia and breathed his last early morning. Salauddin’s samples were tested for coronavirus but the…
Suspected drug trader killed in Jashore ‘gunfight’
A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Rajganj area of Manirampur upazila early Sunday.
Ward councilor, UP chairman charged for relief embazzlement
The Local Government Ministry on Sunday suspended a ward councilor and a union parishad chairman for their involvement in relief embezzlement.
BD jute, jute products export fetch $ 791.3 m in ten months
Bangladesh earned US$ 791.3 million from the export of jute and jute products in the first ten months (July-April) of the current fiscal year 2019-20, which is 14 percent higher than the earnings during the corresponding period of the previous…
6 disinfectant tunnels set up at Dhaka Sadarghat terminal
Six disinfectant tunnels have been set up at Sadarghat Launch Terminal, aiming to ensure safe journey of launch passengers amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Taka 20 billion for commercial banks as subsidy: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday announced that the government will provide Tk 2,000 crore to commercial banks as subsidy so that they could waive this money as interest from around 1.38 crore persons who took loans from banks.
Govt increases bus fares by 60 pc
The government has increased fares of inter-district and long routes (Dhaka, Chittagong cities and adjoining areas) bus and minibuses by 60 percent, in order to compensate bus owners carrying 50 percent less passengers to prevent the transmission of coronavirus.
TV personality Mustafa Kamal Syed dies from COVID-19
Mustafa Kamal Syed, noted television personality and programme head of private television channel NTV, died from coronavirus at a city hospital on Sunday afternoon. He was 75.
Coronavirus: 39 Bangladeshis return home from India
A special flight of NOVOAIR brought back 39 stranded Bangladeshis from Kolkata in India on Sunday amid coronavirus pandemic.
Bangladesh reports 2545 new coronavirus cases; 40 deaths
The health authorities confirmed detection of 2545 cases in 24 hours until Sunday morning, taking the number of confirmed cases in the country to 47153.
Educational institutions not reopening now: PM
Dhaka, May 31 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday ruled out the possibility of opening educational institutions right now saying that students are the future of the country and the government does not want to put them at risk.
BNP observes party founder Zia’s death anniversary
Dhaka, May 31 – BNP recalled its founder and former president Ziaur Rahman while observing his 39th death anniversary with various programmes on Saturday.
82.87pc pass SSC, equivalent exams
Dhaka, May 31 – The percentage of pass in this year’s SSC and equivalent examinations is 82.87. The results have been unveiled on Sunday morning.
স্বপ্ন মা’দের প্যাকেজ বাজেট বরাদ্দ দাবি
দেশে দারিদ্র্র্য বিমোচন লক্ষ্যে সরকারের মহিলা ও শিশু বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয় কর্তৃক পাইলট আকারে বাস্তবায়নকৃত মাতৃত্বকালীন ভাতা কেন্দ্রীক ‘স্বপ্ন প্যাকেজ’ মডেল কর্মসূচী প্রাথমিকভাবে একশত উপজেলায় বাস্তবায়নের জন্য ২০২০-২১ অর্থবছরে একশ কোটি টাকা বাজেট বরাদ্দ দাবি করেছে ‘মা-স্বপ্ন ফাউন্ডেশন’ এর ‘মা সংসদ’…
BCB awaits for govt’s decision to resume DPL
DHAKA —The Dhaka Premier League (DPL), the country’s most coveted 50-over cricket tournament, will not restart soon even though the government has lifted the countrywide shutdown over the Covid-19 outbreak. The List A tournament has been postponed for an indefinite…
‘World No Tobacco Day’ Sunday
Bangladesh, with other countries across the world, is going to observe the ‘World No Tobacco Day’ on Sunday. The day is going to be observed focusing on “protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use”.…
Ex-national footballer Golam Rabbani Helal passes away
Former national footballer, Football Federation member and Dhaka Abahani Director Golam Rabbani Helal, passed away around Saturday noon. The 67-year-old was on life support at Square Hospital since last Thursday where he was admitted after suffering a brain haemorrhage. He…
BRTA recommends 80% bus fare hike for social distancing
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) on Saturday recommended raising bus fare by 80 percent as bus owners have been directed to carry 50 percent passengers to prevent the transmission of coronavirus.