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Virtual learning is no longer the future—it is here.
The spectre of Covid-19 has descended on the planet so suddenly that almost all spheres of human life have been caught off guard.
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5 with breathing problems die in last 2 days
At least five persons, including a freedom fighter died of Covid-19-like symptoms in four districts over the last two days.
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Over 50 involved in trafficking racket
More than 50 people were involved in the trafficking of the 26 Bangladeshis killed by kidnappers in Libya last week, say investigators.
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Protest Over Black Man’s Death: US scrambles to stem unrest
Protesters defied curfews in 40 cities across the United States as leaders scrambled to stem anger over police racism while President Donald Trump rejected criticism over his use of force to break up a peaceful rally.
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Boro harvest in Tangail limping amid labourer shortage
Boro farmers in Tangail are in a dire situation as they are running against time to save the ripe paddy on fields that remain submerged following frequent rain and storm over the past week.
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An unfading beacon
For the past couple of decades, eye specialist Hari Sankar Das has been seeing patients at Mymensingh city’s Charpara area. As the country’s healthcare system took a major hit amid the coronavirus outbreak, access to medical facilities became more and more difficult. Despite the challenges, the 70-year old continued to serve the people of Mymensingh, not turning away anyone who might need medical help for their eyes.
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Noted doctor dies from Covid-19 in Chattogram
Noted medicine specialist Dr Ahsanur Karim, who had been suffering from leukemia, died from the novel coronavirus at the Chattogram Medical College Hospital yesterday.
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Daraz to invest Tk 500cr to build logistics infrastructure
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s subsidiary Daraz has announced plans to invest Tk 500 crore by 2021 in Bangladesh to set up logistics infrastructure and hubs that would help expand its footprint to all 64 districts.
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Biman cancels all 24 flights of today, yesterday
Biman Bangladesh Airlines cancelled all its 24 flights scheduled to operate yesterday and today on three domestic routes due to lack of passengers.
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Why are patients with Covid-19 symptoms still being denied treatment?
We are coming across, with frightening regularity, reports of patients with Covid-19 symptoms being denied treatment at different private hospitals across the country.
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Covid-19 tests: Gonoshasthaya seeks suspension of antigen kit trials at BSMMU
Gonoshasthaya Kendra has asked Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) to suspend the performance trial of the coronavirus antigen kit after detection of discrepancy in collection of saliva.
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Man admits to receiving Tk 25,000 for Tk 80 lakh National Bank robbery
One of the four burglars today confessed to looting Tk 80 lakh from National Bank on May 10, adding that he had received Tk 25,000 for his part in the job.
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Kuwait-returnee Bangladeshis protest at Dhaka airport; demand money to return home
Around 300 Bangladeshi workers who were brought back from Kuwait demonstrated at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Tuesday demanding money from the government to return to their homes.
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Current Covid-19 death rate 1.35 percent
Thirty-seven people died with coronavirus infections, 2,695 were infected and 470 recovered in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.
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UK immigration rules for Hong Kong citizens will change if China passes security law
Britain will not walk away from the people of Hong Kong if China imposes a national security law that would conflict with its international obligations under a 1984 accord, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said today.
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Sikder brothers’ Range Rover seized as evidence
Police have seized a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) belonging to Ron Haque Sikder, managing director of Sikder Group, which was allegedly used in the attempted murder of the managing director (MD) of Exim Bank.
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2 remanded over trafficking of 26 Bangladeshis killed in Libya
A Dhaka court today placed two people on a two-day remand each in connection with a case filed over trafficking of the 26 Bangladeshis killed in Libya on May 28.
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Libya killings: top suspect executed in drone strike
A main suspect in the killing of 26 Bangladeshis in Libya died in a drone strike in the North African country on Tuesday, according to a tweet by The Libya Observer.
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Bundesliga takes no action against players supporting Floyd protests
Bundesliga players are free to show their support for protests over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed in police custody in the United States, the German Football Association (DFB) said on Wednesday.
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Probe imprisonment of man in likely case of mistaken identity: HC
The High Court today ordered the chief judicial magistrate of Chapainawabganj to immediately conduct an inquiry into the jailing of a man, who reportedly shares a name with the accused in a drug case.
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SLC says 3 former players in ICC graft probe
Cricket's world body is investigating three former Sri Lankan players over alleged corruption, officials said Wednesday, in the latest scandal to hit the sport in the country.
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Admission at Notre Dame, Holy Cross, St. Joseph and St. Gregory colleges postponed
Admission process at Notre Dame, Holy Cross, St. Joseph and St. Gregory colleges has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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West Indies approve Test tour of England, but players to take 50% pay cut
West Indies cricket chiefs have given their approval to a Test tour of England where the team will stay in a "bio-secure environment", although players and staff will have to accept a 50-percent pay cut.
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Three with Covid-19 symptoms die in 3 districts
Three people, including a freedom fighter, died with coronavirus-like symptoms in Shariatpur, Manikganj, and Pabna districts in the last 24 hours.
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Unthinkable cruelty: pregnant elephant killed with powerful crackers stuffed in fruit
In an act of indescribable brutality, a pregnant wild elephant in Kerala's Silent Valley forest dies after eating a pineapple stuffed with powerful crackers offered by a man, a senior forest officer say.
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Libya killings: Rab arrests 3 more ‘human traffickers’ from Kishoreganj
Rab claims to have arrested three more alleged human traffickers involved in trafficking some of the 26 Bangladeshis killed in Libya on May 28.
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BCB contemplating plans for training to resume
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) are looking to come up with plans to start training activities while maintaining safety standards and to that end had asked BCB chief physician Debashish Chowdhury to prepare plans for how training can start once more.
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Lack of passengers: Biman cancels all 24 domestic flights till tomorrow
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has cancelled all 24 flights scheduled to operate today and tomorrow on three domestic routes due to lack of passengers.
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Protect the migrants
Bangladesh has written to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, urging for measures to protect the rights of migrants being affected by the global coronavirus pandemic.
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Ensure food, cash, then impose lockdown
To curb the ever-growing spread of coronavirus in the country, a group of eminent citizens placed a five-point demand urging the government to impose an effective nationwide lockdown immediately and ensure food and cash to all unemployed people.
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