Health watchdog remains invisible
The parliamentary standing committee on health ministry has shown nothing short of indifference to the health emergency caused by the pandemic.
28 December 2020, 18:00 PM
57,390 grabbers feast on 770 rivers
As many as 57,390 individuals and organisations grabbed the country’s 770 rivers.
27 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Biman to add new aircraft to fleet today
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate a brand new Dash-8 400 aircraft today for its inclusion in the fleet of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
26 December 2020, 18:00 PM
UK Returnees: 7-day quarantine mandatory
Air travellers from the UK without Covid-19 negative certificates would be quarantined for seven days.
23 December 2020, 18:00 PM
1st in Bangladesh: Full-body scanner to step up security check at Dhaka airport
The Civil Aviation Authorities of Bangladesh (Caab) have for the first time placed four full-body x-ray scanners at the pre-boarding security checkpoints at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
16 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Meet With Home Boss: Hefajat sticks to its stance on sculpture
Calling sculptures anti-Islamic, Qawmi madrasa-based clerics, many of whom are Hefajat leaders, have proposed that the government construct minarets instead of sculptures of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
15 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Hefajat-e Islam: Politicking in the garb of religion
Hefajat-e Islam is now more than a political party with a strategic disclaimer of having no political agenda.
8 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 negative certificate mandatory to enter Bangladesh
Presenting a negative Covid-19 certificate is mandatory for any incoming passengers to Bangladesh starting from today. No airlines will issue boarding passes to passengers without the negative report.
4 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Passport Issuance: JS body for home wants to see process in 9 countries
The parliamentary body on the home affairs ministry wants to visit different foreign missions of Bangladesh to inspect passport and visa issuance activities in order to get a comprehensive idea on how to make them more dynamic and effective.
1 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Recover 1.38 lakh acres of forestland
A parliamentary body has set March next year as the deadline for launching eviction drives to recover 138,000 acres of reserve forestland grabbed by 88,000 individuals and organisations across the country.
29 November 2020, 18:00 PM
A school looking after its students
The prolonged lockdown and transition to online schooling has had an undesired side effect -- its negative impact on students’ mental health.
25 November 2020, 18:00 PM
British Airways: Dhaka-London direct flight to resume after 11 years
British Airways, one of the world’s leading airlines, is going to resume its operations from Dhaka after a recess of 11 years, sources at the Ministry of Civil Aviation said.
22 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Outrage over MP’s rape comments
Human rights activists and feminists expressed grave concern over the words of independent MP of Bogura-7 Md Rezaul Karim Bablu, who said in parliament on Tuesday that feminists are to blame for the rape incidents across the country.
18 November 2020, 18:00 PM
War hero Shawkat Ali no more
Former deputy speaker Col (retd) Shawkat Ali, who was one of the accused in the historic Agartala Conspiracy Case, passed away at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka yesterday. He was 83.
16 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Jubo League committee unveiled
Almost a year after holding its 7th Congress, Jubo League announced its 201-member committee which includes controversial independent MP Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, popularly known as Nixon Chowdhury, as a presidium member.
15 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Fears of 2nd Wave: Screening revamped at HSIA
The government appears to have scaled up screening at the capital’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport amid fears of a possible spike in Covid-19 cases in the coming winter.
14 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Biman won’t fly to Kolkata, Chennai
Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday decided to suspend flights to Kolkata and Chennai due to a lack of passengers, among other reasons, amid the pandemic.
9 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Staring at uncertainty
Around 25,000 Malaysia returnees now face an uncertain future with Kuala Lumpur still sticking to its decision not to take in any foreign worker till December 31 amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
2 November 2020, 18:00 PM
4 years of Nasirnagar attack: Victims see no hope for justice
Recalling the violent attack at her home in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria, Purnima Das still trembles with fear.
30 October 2020, 06:01 AM
Haider Anwar Juno no more
Valiant freedom fighter and a doyen in the country’s leftist politics Haider Anwar Khan Juno died yesterday at a city hospital.
29 October 2020, 18:00 PM