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19 July 2022
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Bangladesh
Rubaiya Murshed’s ‘Nobody’s Children’: UPL publishes book on struggles of street children
2 July 2022
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Books & Literature
Latifur Rahman’s 2nd death anniv today
30 June 2022
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Obituary
ACC looking into procurement anomalies at BR
30 June 2022
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Crime & Justice
Dhaka Airport: Passenger leaves behind Saudi riyal worth Tk 6cr
30 June 2022
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Crime & Justice
70 died in political clashes this year
30 June 2022
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City
101st birthday of DU
30 June 2022
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Campus
‘Enough with mere formalities’
30 June 2022
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Bangladesh
What steps taken for their birth certificates?
30 June 2022
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Bangladesh
‘Corruption, anarchy the new norm’
30 June 2022
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Politics
Online concert for Ranesh Thakur today
To protest the incineration of Baul Ranesh Thakur’s music room, a group of Bangladeshis in different countries are organising an online solidarity concert today.
29 May 2020
Mango, litchi, veggies to be included as relief
The government has directed the deputy commissioners to add mango, litchi and vegetables to the list of relief items for the destitute to tackle the Covid-19 situation.
29 May 2020
Crocodile Juliet lays 52 eggs at Karamjal
Crocodile Juliet has laid 52 eggs at the Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre in the Chandpai Range of the Eastern Sundarbans yesterday morning.
29 May 2020
Prince Charles condoles losses due to Amphan
Prince Charles in a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed sympathy over the losses caused by super-cyclone Amphan in Bangladesh.
29 May 2020
Reopening will pose more risk to public health: Mahila Parishad
Bangladesh Mahila Parishad yesterday expressed deep concerns over reopening of government offices and public transport amid the increasing number of Covid-19 patients and deaths.
29 May 2020
First Time In UN History: Biman carries Bangladeshi peacekeepers
For the first time in the United Nations Peacekeeping history, the UN chartered a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, the flagship carrier of the country, for carrying Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).
29 May 2020
Old Photographs
While in lockdown I pulled out my old black and white negatives.
29 May 2020
An unwavering commitment
In isolation, all Prof Dr Shakeel Ahmed thinks about is rejoining the fight against Covid-19. At the same time, he has also made sure that the work continues during his absence.
29 May 2020
‘PM lifted general holidays considering people’s livelihoods’
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina decided, in consultation with experts, not to prolong the nationwide general holidays amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis considering the livelihoods of people, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says.
29 May 2020
Include seasonal fruits in relief items: Govt to DCs
The government has directed the deputy commissioners (DCs) to include mangoes, litchis and some vegetables in the list of relief items being distributed amid the Covid-19 situation.
29 May 2020
Launch services to resume Sunday
Launch services on all the routes across the country will resume on Sunday, maintaining all health safety guidelines.
29 May 2020
Reconsider extending shutdown: Bangladesh Mahila Parishad
Bangladesh Mahila Parishad today expressed deep concern over reopening of government and private offices, and public transport amid a surge in Covid-19 infections and deaths in the country.
29 May 2020
Newborn baby tests Covid-19 positive in Chattogram
A newborn baby has tested Covid-19 positive in Chattogram General Hospital.
29 May 2020
An Ode to My Principal
The first time I met Mrs. Manzur was sometime in late 2002.
29 May 2020
Ustad Atiqur Rahman passes away
Renowned classical musician Ustad Atiqur Rahman passed away on May 24 night, at the age of 71.
28 May 2020
Zobeda Haque passes away
Zobeda Haque, mother of Liberation War Museum trustee Mofidul Haque, passed away at a hospital in the capital yesterday. She was 96, says a press release.
28 May 2020
Undocumented Workers: Malaysia to send back those who test Covid-19 negative
Malaysia will send back undocumented Bangladeshi migrant workers, who are currently at different deportation centres in the country, following Covid-19 tests.
28 May 2020
Gazipur Engineer Killing: Colleague confesses to plotting murder
Anisur Rahman Selim, an assistant engineer of Gazipur City Corporation, has confessed to a magistrate that he was the mastermind behind the murder of his senior colleague, executive engineer Delwar Hossain.
28 May 2020
Treating Covid-19 patients at all hospitals: Experts fear wider transmission
When the government directed all the public and private hospitals with more than 50 beds to take measures for treating Covid-19 patients, some health experts said the initiative can spread transmission further.
28 May 2020
Report steps taken to protect Halda dolphins
The High Court yesterday wanted to know what steps the committee led by the deputy commissioner of Chattogram has taken to protect biodiversity, environment, fishes and dolphins in Halda river in the district.
28 May 2020