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Front Page
Global death toll from coronavirus passes 15,000
Deaths from the coronavirus pandemic have topped 15,000 across the globe, according to an AFP tally ...
Mar. 23
Public, pvt offices close from Mar 26
The government on Monday declared a nationwide 10-day holiday shutting down government and private o...
Mar. 23
PM to address before nation tomorrow: Quader
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address before the nation on Wednesday highlighting the latest nov...
Mar. 23
Coronavirus death toll rises to 3 in Bangladesh
One more person has died in Bangladesh from the pandemic COVID-19, taking the death toll to three, t...
Mar. 23
BB allows $500,000 advance payment
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has taken a decision to allow advance payment up to US$ 500,000 or equivalent o...
Mar. 23
Huge impact on remittance feared
Coronavirus, that has already emerged as a global threat is likely to make a huge impact on the coun...
Mar. 23
500-member body to tackle coronavirus PM leads the committee
Road Transport and Bridges Minister and general secretary of ruling Bangladesh Awami League Obaidul ...
Mar. 23
Sikder Group Chairman visits CBD project
Mr. Zainul Haque Sikder, Chairman of Sikder Group, Ms. Monowara Sikder, Chairman of ZH Sikder Women&...
Mar. 23
Dhaka city tops coronavirus patients’ home
The capital Dhaka city tops the list of the residential details of the coronavirus patients in Bangl...
Mar. 23
Sajeeb Wazed Joy urges all stay alert, not to panic
Sajeeb Wazed Joy has urged all to stay alert, not to panic, and follow all safety instructions provi...
Mar. 23
TVs to air class lectures for high school students
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) has taken initiatives to keep students enga...
Mar. 23
Noted educationist Burhanuddin Khan Jahangir passes away
Renowned educationist, writer and art-critic Dr Burhanuddin Khan Jahangir died of old age complicati...
Mar. 23
Probe report in Badda lynching case April 26
A Dhaka court on Monday set April 26 to submit probe report in a case lodged over killing of Taslima...
Mar. 23
Back Page
Low-income group in financial hardship
People’s movement has gradually decreased in the country following the coronavirus outbreak, c...
Mar. 23
RMG workers fear non-payment of wages
Uncertainty has gripped the garment workers fearing that the owners will not be able to pay their sa...
Mar. 23
No alternative to staying home: Experts
Coronavirus can spread only if an infected person comes into physical contact with another person th...
Mar. 23
Riyad to continue support to Dhaka on Rohingya issue: Envoy
The Saudi Arabian government will continue to provide its supports to accelerate the socio-economic ...
Mar. 23
More hospitals will have COVID-19 testing lab: Maleque
COVID-19 testing lab will be set up in some important hospitals across the country within the next f...
Mar. 23
3 RMG factories closed in Savar
Three readymade garment (RMG) factories in city’s outskirt Savar have been closed due to fear ...
Mar. 23
Plan to devise National Robotics Strategy
The government is devising a plan to frame ‘National Robotics Strategy’ to leverage robo...
Mar. 23
New Zealand goes on lockdown to fight virus
New Zealand will impose a four-week lockdown in a bid to smother coronavirus infection rates and avo...
Mar. 23
Sports
Shakib in self-isolation in USA
Bangladeshi superstar cricketer Shakib Al Hasan, currently serving a two-year ban (with one ye...
Mar. 23
Tigresses’ future looks uncertain
Hardly women cricketers in Bangladesh get chance to play enough matches. Due to the coronavirus pand...
Mar. 23
Four-day game may be curtailed by virus pandemic: Cook
Former England captain Alastair Cook has suggested the four-day County Championship may have to be c...
Mar. 23
ICC shuts headquarters
The International Cricket Council has shut down its headquarters in Dubai and moved to a work-from-h...
Mar. 23
BCB urged cricketers to focus on fitness at home
Bangladesh Cricket Board’s fitness trainer Iftekhairul Islam on Saturday urged the cricketers ...
Mar. 23
Canada won’t send athletes to Tokyo Olympics
Canada pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears as Japan's prime minister Monday ...
Mar. 23
Australian rules season suspended after virus lockdown
The Australian Football League’s (AFL) attempt to forge on with the season despite the coronav...
Mar. 23
Brazil’s football clubs offer stadiums to help with Covid-19 sick
Brazil’s top football clubs are handing over their stadiums to allow health authorities to tur...
Mar. 23
Italy football boss wants season cancelled over ‘plague’
The head of an Italian football club based at the heart of the coronavirus pandemic in Brescia said ...
Mar. 23
Fate of Olympic torch relay in balance
The Olympic torch relay, due to begin Thursday from a symbolic site in Fukushima, will proceed as sc...
Mar. 23
Editorial
Irregularities in the market
Coronavirus has had an adverse effect in the markets of Bangladesh. Suddenly the price of goods has ...
Mar. 23
Growing power sector
Gone are the days when round the clock Power supply was more of a distant-dream to us. There was a t...
Mar. 23
Opinion
COVID-19 could very well slow by summer
One great unknown about the coronavirus pandemic circling the globe is how it will respond as the we...
Mar. 23
Coronavirus: Best and worst-case scenarios mapped out
I’ve been speaking to epidemiologists about their best- and worst-case scenarios to gauge what...
Mar. 23
City
Palak performs office duty through videoconferencing
State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak emphasised the widespread use of technology at this time. ...
Mar. 23
Rain likely
Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Monday predicted that rain may occur at many places of the c...
Mar. 23
AL distributes 20,000 masks in Rangpur city
Rangpur district Awami League on Monday distributed 20,000 pieces of masks among the common people i...
Mar. 23
Chittagong port gets new chairman
The government has appointed Real Admiral SM Abul Kalam Azad as the chairman of the Chittagong Port ...
Mar. 23
Ctg airport road expansion project approved
The Ministry of Local Government has approved the expansion project of ‘Chittagong Airport Roa...
Mar. 23
NSTU students develop software to prevent COVID-19
“Pandemic situation has been created in the whole world for the Coronavirus (COVID- 19) ...
Mar. 23
Evaly to deliver commodities at home
When everyone was advised to stay in their homes as part of their precautions to combat coronas, at ...
Mar. 23
Business
Skies clear as more flights grounded by growing coronavirus curbs
Widening curbs on travel to contain the spread of the coronavirus led airlines to ramp up flight can...
Mar. 23
SoftBank to raise $41 billion to expand share buyback, cut debt
SoftBank Group Corp said on Monday it is selling or monetizing up to 4.5 trillion yen ($41 billion) ...
Mar. 23
Nestle CEO tells staff to get ready for coronavirus storm
Food giant Nestle (NESN.S) told employees to prepare for difficult times ahead and make all the nece...
Mar. 23
BB to buy T-bills, bonds from banks, NBFIs
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has decided to buy treasury bills and bonds from banks and non-bank financial i...
Mar. 23
‘BD face huge challenges for not responding to impending crisis’
The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the corona-virus (COVID-19) outbreak a globa...
Mar. 23
Industries ministry suspends ship import until April 7
Ministry of Industries has taken a decision to suspend the import of ships, for the ship recycling i...
Mar. 23
Oil prices fall as US economic package crashes
Oil prices fell heavily at the open in Asia on Monday after a trillion-dollar Senate proposal to hel...
Mar. 23
UN plans global fund to support treatment of coronavirus patients
The United Nations will create a fund to support the treatment of coronavirus patients worldwide, No...
Mar. 23
Islami Bank inaugurates sub-branch at Postagola
Islami Bank inaugurated Postagola sub-branch under its Shyampur Branch on Sunday at Postagola, Dhaka...
Mar. 23
NRBC Bank stands against COVID-19
NRB Commercial Bank Ltd. has taken all sorts of necessary measures to ensure precaution against COVI...
Mar. 23
PRAN-RFL Group donates mask, hand sanitizer to 3 hospitals
PRAN-RFL Group, one of the largest business conglomerate of the country, on Monday gave surgical mas...
Mar. 23
SAM Hossain new EC Chairman of Standard Bank
S.A.M. Hossain has been elected as Chairman of Executive Committee (EC) of Standard Bank Limited in ...
Mar. 23
Apple scraps curbs on online buyers of iPhones
An iPhone X is seen on a large video screen in the new Apple Visitor Center in Cupertino, Cali...
Mar. 23
127th Canton Fair to be rescheduled
The 127th China Import and Export Fair will not be held on April 15 as scheduled, according to local...
Mar. 23
Entertainment
Nipun gives advance salary to employees
Popular movie heroine Nipun has another identity beyond just being an actress she is a business pers...
Mar. 23
Ananta Jalil with distressed artistes
The coronavirus has brought the global economy to a standstill. The impact of which is seen among th...
Mar. 23
Tom Hanks shares health update after two weeks
Hollywood star Tom Hanks said he and wife Rita Wilson were on the mend Monday, after two weeks in ho...
Mar. 23
Salman Khan to work from home for ‘Radhe’
Salman Khan Starrer Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai is one of the most talked about films in the recent...
Mar. 23
South Korea drive-in cinemas enjoy sales boom over virus fears
A long queue of cars forms in front of a drive-in cinema in Seoul, as South Koreans look for safer s...
Mar. 23
New Zealand moves to close cinemas
Film and TV guilds, regional bodies and representatives of leading companies in New Zealand have joi...
Mar. 23
Bhumi Pednekar pens a heartfelt note
Actress Bhumi Pedenkar, who enjoyed a fabulous 2019 with back to back successful films, was recently...
Mar. 23
World
Global death toll from coronavirus passes 15,000
Deaths from the coronavirus pandemic have topped 15,000 across the globe, according to an AFP tally ...
Mar. 23
New Zealand goes on lockdown to fight virus
New Zealand will impose a four-week lockdown in a bid to smother coronavirus infection rates and avo...
Mar. 23
Zagreb hit by earthquake while in coronavirus lockdown
A strong earthquake has shaken the Croatian capital, Zagreb, bringing much of the population on to t...
Mar. 23
Air Canada lays off 5,000, France tries to save food supply
The rapid spread of the coronavirus since it was first reported in China has dealt an unparalleled s...
Mar. 23
Olympic doubts grow as Canada withdraws athletes
The 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo have been thrown into further doubt after Canada beca...
Mar. 23
Congressional rescue talks churn as viral crisis expands
Top-level negotiations between Congress and the White House churned late into the night over a now n...
Mar. 23
Brazilians protest over Bolsonaro’s muddled coronavirus response
Brazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, is facing an intensifying public backlash after ...
Mar. 23
Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus: reports
Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, US media r...
Mar. 23
Global stocks fall again despite coronavirus action
European stock markets have taken further hits over fears of the economic impact from the coronaviru...
Mar. 23
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