Rohingya genocide case to proceed
Reuters, The Hague
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM Rohingya Influx
Need 1 week to assess situation
Star Report
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM Bangladesh
Yet-to-start mega projects: Consider putting them on hold
Staff Correspondent
21 July 2022, 18:00 PM Bangladesh
‘You cannot remain silent’
Staff Correspondent
21 July 2022, 18:00 PM Bangladesh
Noab hikes newspaper price by Tk 2 from Jul 25
Staff Correspondent
21 July 2022, 18:00 PM Bangladesh

Man dies in police custody

A tea stall owner died while he was being interrogated in a room of Hatibandha Police Station in Lalmonirhat on Friday. The CCTV camera in that room was not working when it happened.
8 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Govt to issue circular on Covid curbs in days

Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said the government would implement the latest recommendations of the National Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) on Covid-19 regarding restrictions on public movement.
8 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Jabs for 1cr per month

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the Covid-19 vaccination was going on in full swing and a mass vaccination drive was launched to inoculate one crore people per month.
7 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Brace for fresh Covid combat

The government has instructed Covid-19 patients to undergo treatment in their district hospitals as it issued a set of directives to combat the recent spike in coronavirus infections and deaths.
7 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Positivity rate highest in 15 weeks

The country yesterday recorded 5.67 percent Covid-19 daily positivity rate, the highest in the last 15 weeks.
7 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Apex court to get new judges anytime

Since the Supreme Court’s Appellate Division has been facing an acute shortage of judges, some new judges will be appointed anytime soon for gearing up its functions and increasing the rate of case disposal.
7 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Regular migration to greece: Doors open next month

Migrant workers from Bangladesh may soon be able to go to Greece by legal means as the two countries are expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding in this regard next month.
7 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Murad’s wife calls 999

Murad Hassan’s wife Jahanara Ehsan yesterday filed a general diary accusing him of torturing and threatening to kill her.
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM

10 new cases raise Omicron spectre

The government considers stepping up vaccine campaign, lowering the age limit for booster doses and preventing gathering of unvaccinated people at public places to contain the spike of Covid cases.
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Bike numbers, risk rising

With the country witnessing a sharp rise in the number of motorcycles over the last several years, around 40 percent of bikers are riding the two-wheelers without licences, making roads more prone to accidents.
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Election commission: Huda, Talukdar at daggers drawn again

Chief Election Commissioner Nurul Huda and Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar have once again traded barbs in public.
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Fifth-phase up polls: 10 lives lost to violence

At least 10 people were killed in the fifth phase of the union parishad polls yesterday as the voting was marred by violence in several districts.
5 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Money can open every DoE door

Instead of offering services as per the relevant law, the Department of Environment has been taking bribes to issue necessary certificates to factory owners, said Transparency International Bangladesh.
5 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Their parties not entirely with them

The streets were still quite empty and the sun was up trying to chase away the winter chill. Some friends, all in their 60s, were sipping tea at the Bose Cabin in Narayanganj city.
5 January 2022, 18:00 PM

A win for the ages

It still seems unreal.
5 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Priority now on metro for port city

Chattogram residents can look forward to a metro rail service after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called for one as part of the government’s efforts to improve connectivity.
4 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Omicron threat: It’s real and it’s looming

With new cases of Covid-19 rising steadily for four days, the country faces the bleak prospect of another wave of the coronavirus that might put the health care system under serious strain again, experts fear.
4 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Miles forward

Bangladesh will see some great strides in its transportation system with a number of mega projects expected to come to fruition by the year-end, opening up new ways to boost economic growth.
4 January 2022, 18:00 PM

India ‘clearly’ going thru third wave

A large chunk of Covid-19 cases in Indian metro areas reported in the last few days are of the Omicron variant, a top official said yesterday, adding that the country is “clearly in the third wave” of the pandemic.
3 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Omicron: Govt set to slap curbs

The government will soon announce restrictions to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, but has no plan right now to enforce any lockdown.
3 January 2022, 18:00 PM