July 14, 2021
Govt plans to vaccinate school, college students
The government is considering reopening schools and colleges by inoculating the teachers and students within the shortest possible time.
July 12, 2021
Fire safety was lost on inspectors
A month before the devastating fire at Hashem Foods Limited in Narayanganj, the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments visited the facility.
July 10, 2021
‘I hope she’s just missing’
Fifteen-year-old Tuli Akter wanted to have chicken curry for dinner, and her mother had cooked the dish on Thursday evening thinking that she would have a good meal with her two daughters.
July 9, 2021
‘I didn't set the fire’: Sajeeb Group chairman denies responsibility for Narayanganj fire
Sajeeb Group Chairman Md Abul Hashem today denied all responsibility for the Narayanganj factory fire that killed at least 49 people.
July 7, 2021
Delivery of 2.3cr Doses of Vaccine: Serum silent yet Dhaka ‘hopeful’
The Covid-19 situation has improved remarkably in India but there is no sign yet from the neighbouring country of resuming supply of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine Covishield, abruptly held up for...
July 5, 2021
Moderna roll-out likely next week
The government is likely to start administering the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine among priority groups early next week.
June 30, 2021
Vaccine Campaign: Uncertainty goes, for now
Two and a half million shots of the Moderna vaccine for coronavirus will arrive in the country on July 2 or 3, paving the way for resuming the mass inoculation campaign after over two months.
June 29, 2021
June 29, 2021
Moghbazar Explosion: Gas line leak may have caused it
Accumulated gas was behind the massive explosion at the ground floor of a three-storey building in the capital’s Moghbazar on Sunday evening, said officials and experts.
June 28, 2021
Fight Against TB, HIV: Bangladesh poised to reach targets
One in every 1,000 tuberculosis (TB) patient in Bangladesh has HIV, found a recent study -- in what can be viewed as a boost to the country’s bid to end the infectious disease and meet 90-90-90...