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‘Health minister turning a blind eye to graft reports’

HC asks about govt decisions

HC summons probe officers

Two arrested over spreading misleading video

Nasir, Omi get ad-interim bail

Appoint receivers for OC Pradeep’s property: court

Public stuck between ‘lockdown’ and work

Covid-19 deaths, positivity rates on rise in rural Ctg

Rampal, Banshkhali plants should be on top of the list

HC seeks trial court judge’s explanation

Tolls to be imposed on some highways

Steps taken to make NID service more efficient

RMG factory workers demonstrate in Savar

PBI sub-inspector held with 11,560 yaba pills in Ctg

Introduce biometric reg at prisons: HC

Merina Yesmin passes away

1st death anniversary of Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury

7th death anniversary of Poet Abul Hussain

RMSTU, NSTU sign agreement

‘Shishu Hospital Bill’ placed in JS

12 new patients hospitalised with dengue in Dhaka in 24hrs

Man killed during clash in Narayanganj

Residents of city corporation areas will benefit if 'city court' established: LGRD minister

Hospital turns filthy as patient pressure surges

RMSTU, NSTU sign agreement

Rangamati Science and Technology University (RMSTU) and Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) yesterday. With the MoU, the two public universities will look to enhance mutual cooperation with each other.
7th death anniversary of Poet Abul Hussain

Today is the seventh death anniversary of poet Abul Hussain, a pioneer of modernism in Bengali poetry, said a press release.
Residents of city corporation areas will benefit if 'city court' established: LGRD minister

People living in city corporation areas will have access to justice quickly and will benefit if “city court” is established, LGRD Minister Tajul Islam said today.
RU authorities file GD against “illegal” recruits

The authorities of Rajshahi University have filed a General Diary (GD) with the city’s Matihar Police Station against teachers, officials and staffers who were recruited “illegally” recently.
31 Rohingyas held in Ctg for fleeing camps

Police arrested 31 Rohingya people, who fled from the different camps in Cox’s Bazar and took jobs in households, from Boalkhali upazila of Chattogram early yesterday.
Rohingya NID Scam: Latest arrestee remanded

A court in Chattogram yesterday put the personal secretary of Chattogram Election Commission (EC) office assistant Joynal on one-day police
Chattogram City Corporation: Red flags raised after 18 suspicious birth certificates issued

Unidentified miscreants issued 18 dubious birth registration certificates in Chattogram, after accessing the server when it was disabled for upgradation work.
They tried to infiltrate Rohingya camps: CTTC

Members banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam attempted to recruit Rohingya refugees in guise of providing aid in camps in Cox’s Bazar, Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit claimed yesterday.
A ‘joke’ in the name of lockdown: Fakhrul

BNP yesterday described the nationwide lockdown announced by the government to contain coronavirus spread as a “joke”, since it repeatedly failed to fully enforce such restrictions in recent times.
Hospital turns filthy as patient pressure surges

Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, the only large medical facility in Barishal division, is in derelict condition as the number of patients continue to swell amid rising Covid-19 infections.
Dhaka Board halts HSC form fill-up process

Dhaka Education Board has postponed the process of form fill-up for Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination 2021, considering the surge in Covid-19 cases.
Youth hospitalised after being attacked

A youth has been hospitalised after he was attacked with sharp weapon and sticks allegedly by his neighbours four days ago in Mymensingh.
One-third of CCC budget to be spent on paying off dues

The mayor of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) Rezaul Karim Chowdhury yesterday declared a Tk 2,463.96 crore budget for CCC in the 2021-22 fiscal.
Four cattle traders die in Jashore road crash

Five people were killed and 11 others injured in road accidents in two districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.
Zead Al Malum laid to rest

Zead Al Malum, a freedom fighter and senior prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), was laid to rest at Mirpur martyred intellectual graveyard yesterday.
BPSA elects new leaders

Chief of Special Branch and additional inspector general of police Md Monirul Islam has been elected president and deputy commissioner of Dhaka
Indian air chief in city

Indian Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria arrived in Dhaka yesterday on a three-day visit.
Two teens die as bus hits bike in Jamalpur

Five were killed and another was injured in three separate road crashes in Mymensingh and Jamalpur during the last two days.
Keep labour migration out of lockdown purview

Different platforms of recruiting agencies yesterday urged the government to keep labour migration sector out of the purview of “lockdown” to be enforced from Monday.
Indian national arrested near Padma Bridge

Police yesterday arrested another Indian citizen on charge of entering Bangladesh without proper documents and visiting the Padma bridge site in Shariatpur’s Jajira late at night.
Vaccine from China - Will come soon, can’t tell exactly when: minister

Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said the government will set up a vaccine production plant in Gopalganj soon.
Hunger, lockdown don’t go together: GM Quader

Jatiya Party chairman and deputy leader of the opposition GM Quader yesterday said lockdown will never be successful without ensuring food security for the extremely poor and working people.
No one can build structures on banks of Karnaphuli

No one will be allowed to build structures on the banks of river Karnaphuli, said Local Government, Rural Development & Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam yesterday.
DU readies guideline to hold online exams

As the Covid-19 situation has deteriorated in the country, Dhaka University (DU) authorities have decided to take its postponed examinations online instead of in-person.
‘I have nothing more to ask for’

Not just for Awami League, Tofail Ahmed is one of the most important personalities in Bangladesh politics. He was an elected vice president of
A life lost for a vacant ICU

Getting no space at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Salimullah Medical College Hospital (SMCH), relatives of Salma Akter (26) brought her to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) yesterday noon.
10th death anniv of Shafiur Rahman today

Today is the 10th death anniversary of Shafiur Rahman, a pioneer of the movement for promotion of classical music in the country, according to a press release.
Workers’ demo continues

For the fourth consecutive day, workers at Luhauni Tea Garden in Molvibazar’s Kulaura staged demonstrations yesterday, protesting a co-worker’s “unfair” dismissal with their 11-point demand.
Reward offered for info on missing Chinese engr

A reward of Tk 2 lakh has been announced for information on the missing Chinese engineer working in the Padma Bridge project.
‘Khaleda subjected to state repression’

Alleging that their party Chairperson has been subjected to “state repression”, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said her life is now at risk since the government has snatched her right to receive advanced treatment abroad.