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19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh
Rubaiya Murshed’s ‘Nobody’s Children’: UPL publishes book on struggles of street children
2 July 2022, 13:13 PM
Books & Literature
‘Corruption, anarchy the new norm’
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Politics
Dengue cases shot up in June
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Disease
So far so good
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh
Latifur Rahman’s 2nd death anniv today
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Obituary
ACC looking into procurement anomalies at BR
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Crime & Justice
Dhaka Airport: Passenger leaves behind Saudi riyal worth Tk 6cr
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Crime & Justice
70 died in political clashes this year
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
City
101st birthday of DU
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Campus
Cops involved with narcotics will be ‘removed like cancer’
Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed issued a stern warning to all members of the force of dire consequences awaiting anyone involved with narcotics in any way.
27 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Jahangirnagar University: Of goats and burglars
It’s been more than three months since Jahangirnagar University’s (JU) lone residential campus has been empty. On March 17, the university authorities asked students to vacate all dormitories due to the coronavirus pandemic.
27 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Blended Learning Center: Academic activities at DIU in full swing
Students and faculty members of Daffodil International University (DIU) are benefitting from online teaching and learning using the “Blended Learning Center (BLC)” platform during the pandemic, said a press release.
27 June 2020, 18:00 PM
It’s only to plunder public money: BNP
BNP yesterday alleged that the government has taken a move to raise the tariffs of electricity and fuel every year to “boost ruling party leaders’ deposits with Swiss banks through plundering”.
27 June 2020, 18:00 PM
BB advisor Allah Malik Kazemi dies from Covid-19
The change management adviser of Bangladesh Bank (BB) died from Covid-19 yesterday, at the age of 75.
27 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Pran-RFL donates PPE to three Covid-19 hospitals
PRAN-RFL Group, one of the largest business conglomerates of the country, has donated protective equipment to three hospitals dedicated for coronavirus treatment, Kamruzzaman Kamal, Marketing Director of PRAN-RFL Group, handed over the items by visiting the three insitutions on Thursday.
27 June 2020, 18:00 PM
South Point School holds admission test amid coronavirus closure
Many guardians expressed their dissatisfaction as South Point School and College held admission test to enrol English medium students yesterday amid closure of schools aiming to stem further spread of coronavirus.
27 June 2020, 11:47 AM
Arrested under DSA: RU teacher suspended
Rajshahi University authorities have suspended teacher Kazi Zahidur Rahman, who was arrested under the Digital Security Act for making "defamatory" comments about Awami League's deceased presidium member Mohammed Nasim.
27 June 2020, 08:53 AM
30 shanties gutted as fire breaks out at Kamalapur slum
At least 30 shanties have been gutted in a fire that broke out at a slum in Dhaka’s Kamalapur area.
27 June 2020, 04:32 AM
Gas supply restored to parts of Dhaka after 8hr disruption
Gas supply at seven areas of the capital was disrupted yesterday for nearly eight hours, after a distribution line caught fire.
26 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Job creation, inclusive growth must be the centerpiece: study
Amid the growing impact of Covid-19 on the country, a recent study says job creation and inclusive growth must be the centerpiece of the recovery strategy.
26 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Three arrested in Rangpur for defrauding jobseekers
Police arrested three alleged frauds on Thursday afternoon on the charge of taking money from people in the name of giving them jobs at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur.
26 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Heritage sites left uncared for in Sylhet
Most archaeological sites in Sylhet, even the protected ones, have been left uncared for as neither the Department of Archaeology nor the local administration are being able to take proper care of them due to the coronavirus pandemic.
26 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Fire safety adds to Covid-19 worries
Last Monday, there was a fire on the ground floor of coronavirus unit at Barishal’s Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital. While there were thankfully no casualties, the incident exposed the hospital’s unpreparedness in the case of fires.
26 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Dhaka in the Eighties
For me, the eighties was a decade of rediscovery. Completing my studies in the United States in 1983, I started working as a software engineer in an emergent area in California that someone had nicknamed Silicon Valley. I came home to Bangladesh every time I had earned a vacation. While here, I spent most of my free time on the streets of Dhaka.
26 June 2020, 18:00 PM
China may run phase-2 Covid-19 vaccine trial in Bangladesh
China may run the second phase trial of coronavirus vaccine, which further evaluates the immunogenicity and safety of the vaccine in human body, in Bangladesh, said Director General (DG) of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr Abul Kalam Azad.
26 June 2020, 15:43 PM
Covid-19: Bangladesh Bank change management adviser dies
The change management adviser of the Bangladesh Bank died today from coronavirus at the age of 75.
26 June 2020, 15:01 PM
44,802 people granted bail by virtual courts in 30 days
A total of 44,802 people, including 572 children in child development centres, have secured bail from lower courts across the country in the last 30 working days.
26 June 2020, 14:25 PM
264 Bangladeshis stranded in Dubai return to Dhaka
A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines today brought back a total of 264 Bangladeshi citizens, who were stranded in Dubai due to suspension of regular international flights following the Covid-19 pandemic.
26 June 2020, 13:06 PM
Chapainawabganj MP Ferdosi Islam tests Covid-19 positive
Ruling Awami League's reserved seat MP Ferdosi Islam has been diagnosed with Covid-19.
26 June 2020, 12:01 PM