A 100-bed facility only on paper

Even when it’s afternoon, one can barely see anything inside. Many beds are worn-down, while others don’t have any covers.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Slap sanction against Rab

A European Parliament member has asked the European Union to impose sanctions against the Rapid Action Battalion, saying it has been involved in numerous extrajudicial killings and disappearances.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Shrinking farmland to endanger food security

Non-agricultural use of land especially for the development purpose has recently seen a sharp increase in Sylhet division. By filling croplands, houses, roads, buildings and business establishments are being built in an unplanned manner.
22 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Start online classes again

The government on Friday asked all schools and colleges to resume online or virtual classes, as it announced the closure of schools and all educational institutions again from January 21 till February 6, due to a surge in Covid-19 transmission.
22 January 2022, 18:00 PM

A haat, in Dhaka?

The word “haat” brings with it images of some rural setting. Banks of a river, a banyan tree, rows of traders selling their haul under it, that’s what a haat is, right?
21 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Solidarity with Sust students

Protests continue to rage on in solidarity with the students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust), as many are holding demonstrations and releasing statements to denounce the recent events at the institution.
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM

‘Won’t back down till VC steps down’

Five students were hospitalised and nine fell sick till yesterday evening, as the hunger strike, demanding resignation of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) vice chancellor, continues.
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Covid-19 in Ctg: 75pc patients at 2 hospitals down with Omicron

Researchers in Chattogram have found that around 75 percent of Covid-19 patients at two major port city hospitals were infected by the Omicron variant.
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM

BPL begins amid raging Covid surge

The eighth edition of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League is set to begin today amid a Covid-19 surge in the country.
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Recruitment Graft: ACC sues Jiban Bima officials

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed a graft case against managing director of Jiban Bima Corporation Zahurul Haque and its assistant general manager Mahbubul Alam.
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Mohammadpur-based gang busted

Rab has detained nine members of a Mohammadpur-based gang “Lou Thela” on Wednesday, over their alleged involvement in mugging, extortion, drug peddling and more.
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Proposed EC Act - It will fail to fulfil constitutional commitment: TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh yesterday said the proposed Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioner Appointment Act, 2022 will fail to fulfil constitutional commitment and people’s expectation.
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Dhaka-Sharjah Biman flight from Jan 25

For the first time, Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate direct flights on the Dhaka-Sharjah-Dhaka route from January 25.
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM

It’s them, not us!

BNP yesterday demanded a proper investigation, alleging that Awami League, not them, spent public money to hire lobbyists abroad.
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Military, admin should work together

Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed has urged the military and civilian administrations to work together in the national goal of building “Sonar Bangla.”
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Farewell, Qazida

In contrast to his extroverted, charismatic literary creation “Masud Rana”, Qazi Anwar Husain was a man of solitude. Yesterday, his farewell towards the eternity happened similarly -- in a quiet and unpretentious manner.
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM

‘It’s baseless’

BNP yesterday termed the government’s allegation of recruiting lobbyists abroad to campaign against Bangladesh “baseless” and “fabricated”. 
19 January 2022, 18:00 PM

3 days, 40 ATM cards, 84 withdrawal attempts

Cloning credit card of citizens of around 40 countries, a transnational syndicate has been withdrawing money from ATM booths of different countries.
19 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Vaccination Drive: 200 transport workers get jabs on first day

A total of 200 transport workers got Covid-19 jabs yesterday, the first day of a special drive to bring the workers under the vaccination programme.
19 January 2022, 18:00 PM

‘Form credible probe commission’

Rights activists, politicians and social workers yesterday in a protest meeting demanded a credible investigative commission for incidents of disappearance.
19 January 2022, 18:00 PM