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BJMC urged to provide workers’ account numbers immediately

Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi says the workers of...
Links with MP Shahid: Kuwait’s parliamentary committee lifts immunity of two MPs

Kuwait’s Public Prosecution decided to send two Kuwaiti officials...
Certificates, valuables of 138 students disappeared: Caretaker of hostel remanded

A virtual court in Dhaka places a caretaker of Alif Hostel on a one...

‘Great Wall’ for free media falls

Humility is the rarity that goes sorely missing in people with...
‘Drunk’ BSF man trespasses into Bangladesh, later returned through flag meeting: BGB

An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel had apparently...
370-bed ‘Corona Centre’ at BSMMU opens tomorrow

A 370-bed ‘Corona Centre’ will open at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib...

Former finance minister Wahidul Huq no more

Dr Wahidul Huq, a noted economist and former finance minister...
Five-month-old, woman killed in Dhaka

A five-month-old infant in Adabor and a woman in Mohammadpur are...
Physician arrested on charges of raping chamber assistant in Pirojpur

Police arrested a physician last night on charges of raping his...

Bangladesh now 8th in global weekly increase of Covid-19 cases: WHO

Bangladesh now ranks eighth in the global weekly increase of new...
Suspected drug peddler killed in gunfight with police in Cox’s Bazar

An alleged drug peddler is killed in a "gunfight" with...
BNP chairperson’s advisor MA Haque dies

BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s advisor Muhammad Abdul Haque,...

4 more Chinese nationals test Covid-19 positive in Nilphamari EPZ

Four more Chinese nationals working in a factory in Nilphamari EPZ...
Survival is priority: Sirajganj flood victims have no means to follow Covid-19 health rules

Around 25,000 families from five upazilas in Sirajganj are barely...
Swapnabuni extends support to flood-hit families

Swapnabuni, a local voluntary organisation, has recently started...

Five-month-old, woman killed in Dhaka

A five-month-old infant in Adabor and a woman in Mohammadpur are...
Physician arrested on charges of raping chamber assistant in Pirojpur

Police arrested a physician last night on charges of raping his...
3 killed in Sirajganj road accident

Three passengers of a three-wheeler are killed in a road accident...
Physically challenged girl raped in Kushtia

Police on Wednesday night arrested a man in connection with a case...
PM approves shutdown of 25 jute mills

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has approved the decision to shut down...

Suspected drug peddler killed in gunfight with police in Cox’s Bazar

An alleged drug peddler is killed in a "gunfight" with...
BNP chairperson’s advisor MA Haque dies

BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s advisor Muhammad Abdul Haque,...
Hajong youths repair broken bridge at own initiative

A group of ethnic Hajong youths voluntarily repaired the broken...
Trader killed

Police recovered the body of a footwear trader from Mithapur...
Govt abolishing age limit in polytechnic admission: Dipu Moni

The government has decided to lift the restriction on age limit for...

Survival is priority: Sirajganj flood victims have no means to follow Covid-19 health rules

Around 25,000 families from five upazilas in Sirajganj are barely...
Swapnabuni extends support to flood-hit families

Swapnabuni, a local voluntary organisation, has recently started...
Lightning kills 5 in Lalmonirhat, Panchagarh

At least five people were killed and two others injured in separate...
Bangladeshi held for violating lockdown dies in Assam

A Bangladeshi national, who was apprehended by the police with 25...
Remittance saw 10.86pc increase in outgoing fiscal year

Bangladeshi expatriates have sent USD 18.20 billion remittance --...

Bangladeshi shot dead inside Indian territory near Sylhet

A Bangladeshi citizen has been “shot dead” and another injured...
Risking their lives, police standing by people: IGP

With an aim to turn police into a people-friendly force, the...
Paying holding tax without fine: DNCC extends time till Sep 30

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) today gave three months more...

Concern over misleading Covid-19 test reports in Ctg private labs

People in Chattogram are concerned after instances of misleading...
Coronavirus pandemic: freight trains now go-to for goods transport between India, Bangladesh

Bangladesh and India railways have achieved a record by running...
WFP provides cash assistance for 30,000 people vulnerable to flood in Bangladesh

The UN World Food Programme (WFP), in support of Bangladesh...

BGMEA sets up hospital for Covid-19 patients in Ctg EPZ

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi inaugurates a specialised hospital...
Covid-19: Anwar Khan Modern Hospital to prioritise treatment of district and sub registrars, their families

Anwar Khan Modern Hospital will provide treatment to district...
‘Unplanned online education will be suicidal’

A group of teachers today said that introduction of online classes...

Biman to resume flights on Dubai, Abu Dhabi routes July 6

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume its flights on Dubai and Abu Dhabi routes from July 6, paving the way for expatriate Bangladeshi workers stranded in the country to join their workplaces in the UAE.
Mangoes from Rangamati’s Naniarchar being exported to Europe for the first time

Mangoes produced organically in Naniarchar upazila of Rangamati are being exported to several European countries including Italy and the United Kingdom for the first time.
Gang member linked to trafficking Bangladeshis to Libya denied bail

A virtual court in Dhaka today rejected a bail petition of a gang member linked to trafficking of 26 Bangladeshis killed in Libya on May 28.
Condolences pour in for Latifur Rahman

With the death of founding chairman and CEO of Transcom Group Latifur Rahman, the country has lost a business leader who lived by the highest standards of business integrity and was a protector of professional and independent media.
CMP traffic constable dies with Covid-19 like symptoms

A traffic police constable of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) died with coronavirus-like symptoms at a hospital in the port city today.
Patuakhali municipality to get 12 bridges designed to emulate Hatirjheel bridges

The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) has taken up a special project worth Tk 35crore to build 12 bridges in Patuakhali municipality. The bridges will be designed to emulate bridges in Dhaka's Hatirjheel area.
Total Covid-19 infections nearing 1.5 lakh

Forty-one people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said during a briefing.
Number of cattle markets may be reduced if necessary: Quader

Apprehending a rise in coronavirus cases due to cattle markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today urged authorities concerned to take necessary steps in this regard and reduce the number of cattle markets if needed.
Corruption at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant: SC stays contractor’s bail order

The Supreme Court today stayed for 16 weeks a High Court order that granted bail to contractor Asif Hossain in a case filed over corruption in purchasing furniture and household items for the officials of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna.
Teenager arrested for rape in Pabna

A teenage boy was arrested on charges of raping a madrasa student in Pabna’s Chatmohar upazila yesterday, said police.