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photo of the day
From fake flowers and fruits to looking glasses and shiny discs -- Jahangir Hossain has decorated this rickshaw to his heart’s content. He comes to Dhaka from Narayanganj every morning to earn a living. A well decorated rickshaw attracts more passengers, helping him take home around Tk 700 every day, said Jahangir. The photo was taken recently in Dhanmondi. Photo: ANISUR RAHMAN
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Rajshahi Zoo: Starved dogs kill mother deer, 3 fawns
A pack of stray dogs, presumably starved due to the shutdown, yesterday killed and ate three fawns and their mother deer at Rajshahi zoo.
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Tree Shrew
It was a bright, sunny morning in early March. Reaching Satchori National Park, I discovered my guide Rahim had not arrived.
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Coronavirus outbreak: 55 eminent citizens seek immediate steps to protect people's lives
Fifty-five eminent citizens and organisations today issued a joint statement demanding the government to take immediate steps, including providing food assistance and other necessary things to one crore at-risk families for at least three months, to protect citizens amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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HRPB appeals to PM seeking fund of Tk 300 crore for junior lawyers
Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB), a rights organisation, appeals to the prime minister to make a stimulus package of Tk 300 crore for junior lawyers across the country who rely on the court to function for their income.
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Stray dogs kill four deer in Rajshahi zoo
Stray dogs kill three fawns and their mother in Rajshahi zoo.
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Ain O Salish Kendra expresses concerns over patients denied treatment
Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) expresses grave concern over patients being denied treatment in many hospitals of the country due to coronavirus fears.
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Remittance hit a 15-month low in March due to coronavirus fallout
Remittance hits a 15-month low in March due to the economic fallout in the global economy stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Missing journalist Kajol’s son writes letter to his father urging him to come back
Kajol -- the editor of the daily Pokkhokal -- went missing on March 10. He left home and went to his office in Hatirpool. His son, 20-year-old Monorom Polok, wrote a heartfelt letter to his father in the hopes that he will see it, wherever he is.
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Rab arrests 3 ‘militants’
Rapid Action Battalion claimed to have arrested three members of banned militant outfit, Ansar al-Islam, in Rajshahi on Wednesday night.
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Esrat Karim, Raba Khan on Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list
Two Bangladeshis have been named on this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list.
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Dr Manisha to the rescue
As the crisis originating from the coronavirus deepens, people, especially the poor and needy, are looking up to their local leaders to deliver.
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Brac allocates Tk 15cr for low-income families
Brac has allocated a budget of Tk 15 crore to help low-income families in urban slums, semi-urban and remote areas whose livelihoods have been impacted due to social distancing measures taken to stem the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Covid-19 testing starts at M’singh Medical College
Mymensingh Medical College (MMC) started testing for coronavirus cases yesterday. Four people were tested for the virus using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine.
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‘National committee to prevent dengue’
A collective effort is being taken to tackle the mosquito menace in order to prevent the spread of dengue fever in the capital, said Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Minister Tajul Islam yesterday.
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2 killed, 15 hurt in road crashes
Two people were killed and 15 injured in road accidents in the last two days, report our correspondents.
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Asia Distilleries starts making hand sanitiser
Asia Distilleries Private Ltd of Panchagarh, a sister concern of Razzak Group, has started producing hand sanitisers in response to a growing demand for hygiene products during the coronavirus outbreak.
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DU students helping those in need
A group of Dhaka University students are on a mission to help those who are most struggling during the coronavirus outbreak. They are raising funds through donations and distributing daily essentials among impoverished people.
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Nur Nahar Halim no more
Nur Nahar Halim, mother of Mercantile Bank Ltd Managing Director Md Quamrul Islam Chowdhury, passed away yesterday in her daughter’s home at New Eskaton, Dhaka. She was 82, says a press release.
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Activists step up for stray animals in Ctg
A group of citizens in Chattogram have come forward to he aid of stray animals, who have been scrounging for food in the deserted streets of the city.
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Reaching out to the less fortunate
Taslima Khatun’s livelihood was dependent on selling flowers on streets, but for the last one week, the roads were empty and there was no one to buy flowers from her.
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LGRD ministry forms nat’l committee to prevent dengue
A national steering committee led by the Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Ministry will be formed to eradicate mosquitoes to prevent a dengue outbreak.
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Disregarding physical distancing directive, 300 people gather at Ctg police station for relief
When deserted roads have become a common sight with the nationwide shutdown in force to prevent the spread of Covid-19, a gathering of a few hundred people elbowing each other is what caught our correspondent’s eye outside the Bandar Police Station in Chattogram.
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BSF kills Bangladeshi along Thakurgaon border
A Bangladeshi national is shot dead by Border Security Forces (BSF) on Indian territory along the Thakurgaon border.
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Barguna custodial death: Suspended Amtali inspector sued
A case is filed against suspended inspector (investigation) of Amtali Police Station, Manoranjan Mistry, in connection with the death of a man at the police station on March 27.
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Biker who hit Jashore AC land arrested
The biker, who allegedly ran into Assistant Commissioner (land) Kazi Nazib Hasan while he was on duty in Jhikargachha upazila in Jashore, has been arrested.
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Fears over coronavirus: 327 Japanese leave Dhaka
A total of 327 Japanese citizens leave Dhaka on a special flight arranged by the Japanese government for those who opted to return home amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Ctg constable held for extortion
Three persons including a police constable were arrested after they were beaten by locals for allegedly extorting money from businessmen at a bazar in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram on Tuesday night.
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Youth held for ‘hacking’ friend’s Facebook: CID
As the coronavirus crisis drags on, spread of misinformation on the internet just doesn’t seem to stop. Despite strict government directives against it, the misinformation “virus” keeps going viral on social media. However, a novel attempt to stop it came to light on Tuesday.
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M’singh woman strangled to death by husband: police
A woman was strangled to death allegedly by her husband in Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh yesterday.
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China Harbour donates equipment to fight Covid-19
China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC), a state-owned Chinese company, has donated 3,000 coronavirus detection kits, 3,000 sets of PPE and 20,000 surgical masks to the government, said a press release.
