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Covid-19 in Ctg: 75pc patients at 2 hospitals down with Omicron

Researchers in Chattogram have found that around 75 percent of Covid-19 patients at two major port city hospitals were infected by the Omicron variant.

Outer Stadium: All business, no play

Shortage of Footbridge: Risk at every step

Hathazari’s own winter treat

‘Listen to the people’

Fistful of rice: A food bank formed by women from minority communities

Business as usual

6 killed, 3 hurt in road accidents

Covid positivity rate doubles in 24hrs in Ctg

Govt to check misuse, abuse of DSA

‘Warning, not punishment’

Ekushey Boi Mela postponed till Feb 14

‘People are the source of power’

It took 42 years, but they’re finally out!

Over 2-crore people using renewable energy: Nasrul

HC directives sought to stop use of fireworks

Port city to get HC circuit bench this year

Protests rage on at Sust

Don’t pay heed to rumours

Two brothers killed in road accident

Mobile courts slap fines, but many still apathetic

Half a decade under water

US gives 9.6m more doses

Scripted to a T

Ensuring the care they deserve

Port city to get HC circuit bench this year

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said a circuit bench of the High Court will soon be established in the port city this year, as the chief justice has taken the matter into consideration.
Half a decade under water

Around 120 villages in the Bhabadah region in Jashore and Khulna are still under water, even as winter marches.
US gives 9.6m more doses

The United States yesterday donated 9.6 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh, a gift from the American people.
Don’t pay heed to rumours

The education ministry has urged the people of the country not to pay heed to any rumour over the closure of educational institutions due to the spike in Covid-19 cases.
Ensuring the care they deserve

If a cancer patient goes to Dhaka for treatment, they have to find a room in a hotel or relative’s house, where they will not have access to any specialised medical care.
Scripted to a T

They first make some magnetic coins by melting copper wire.
It took 42 years, but they’re finally out!

Way back in 1960, Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) bought 162 decimals of land from an Indian private company in Nolgola area of Old Dhaka, on the banks of Buriganga near Mitford Hospital.
Mobile courts slap fines, but many still apathetic

Chattogram District Administration yesterday conducted mobile courts in the port city to enforce health guidelines to curb Covid-19 transmission.
Two brothers killed in road accident

Two brothers were killed and two people were injured when a private car hit a tree beside Dhaka-Chattogram highway near BSCIC Industrial area in Feni yesterday.
Protests rage on at Sust

Students of a female dormitory at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) in Sylhet continued their protests yesterday, demanding removal of the hall’s provost.
Qawwali Event at DU: Police foil protest rally

Police yesterday foiled a protest rally against the attack, allegedly by Chhatra League activists, before a Qawwali performance at Dhaka University’s TSC on Wednesday.
6 members of robber gang held in Ctg

Police have arrested six members of an inter-district robbery gang at a hotel in Chattogram city’s City Gate area early yesterday.
3 killed, 14 hurt in road crashes

Three people were killed and 14 were injured in road accidents in two districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.
Harmful bacteria, fungi found in buffalo yoghurt

Researchers in Chattogram have found harmful bacterial and fungal presence in various brands of buffalo yoghurt in different districts of the country. Most cow yoghurt from popular brands, however, have been found to be safe with the expected nutrition level.
Today’s meal: salt, water, boiled tea-leaf

Mala Santal is an indigenous tea worker at Baikunthapur Tea Garden in Habiganj’s Madhabpur.
It’s nothing but trash

“Media reports on recruiting syndicates for Malaysia are nothing but trash,” remarked Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad, while talking to The Daily Star yesterday.
‘Whom do you actually serve?’

The Election Commission (EC) is “depriving voters from their rights” by not disclosing wealth information of candidates, claimed Shujan Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar.
87pc left without jobs during lockdowns

The lockdowns were grim for workers of the transport, hotel-restaurant and retail sectors, as they saw their jobs, incomes and savings disappear.
Kashimpur Central Jail - Inmates using cellphones with guards’ help: ACC

Inmates are using cellphones, assisted by guards at Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur, finds Anti-Corruption Commission.
Law alone cannot stop trafficking

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said human trafficking cannot be prevented by only enforcing laws.
‘Their plight must be addressed’

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam yesterday said Bangladeshi migrant workers are facing inflation in Lebanon which needs to be addressed.
Reducing Maternal Mortality Rate - Incorporate private caregivers to reach SDG: speakers

To reach the SDG target by 2030, private caregivers should be incorporated in the healthcare system, said speakers at a programme yesterday.
Climate-smart projects: The smart way forward

All infrastructural projects in Bangladesh should be climate-smart as the country aims to achieve the goals committed to the UN in reducing carbon emission, said officials and development experts yesterday.
Rabab Fatima elected UN Women Executive Board president

Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, Ambassador Rabab Fatima, has been unanimously elected as president of the UN Women Executive Board for the year 2022.
UP Election: Moslem Uddin denies ‘nomination trade’

Awami League lawmaker Moslem Uddin Ahmed yesterday said he was not involved in “nomination trade” centring union parishad election.
10 BNP men hurt as rally stage breaks down

Ten BNP activists sustained minor injuries as a portion of a rally stage in CDA Residential Area Field in Chattogram broke down all of a sudden while they were delivering speeches yesterday.
6 brick kilns demolished, fined Tk 62 lakh

A mobile court of Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday demolished six illegal brick kilns in Savar for polluting the environment. The brick kiln owners were also fined a total of Tk 62 lakh.
Schoolboy among 4 killed in road accidents

Four people were killed and 11 injured in road accidents in two districts during the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents.
Covid positivity rate jumps to 12.4pc in Ctg

The Covid-19 infection rate in Chattogram hit almost 13 percent yesterday, the first time after four months.
Seven foreign nationals among nine held for fraud

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claimed to have arrested six Nigerians and a South African along with two Bangladeshis on charges of fraudulence.