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Dhaka at high risk

Dhaka at high risk

Coronavirus infection and deaths are increasing in the country, and though the government acknowledg...
Apr. 06
JS goes into session Apr 18

JS goes into session Apr 18

The seventh session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will begin at 5:00pm on April 18, reports BSS.Pr...
Apr. 06
Cabinet asks for strict enforcement of social distancing

Cabinet asks for strict enforcement of social distancing

The cabinet on Monday asked the law enforcement agencies and the local administration to be more ale...
Apr. 06
Leading economists hail stimulus package

Leading economists hail stimulus package

Country’s leading economists and business leaders today welcomed the Taka 72,750-crore stimulu...
Apr. 06
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson in ‘good spirits’ at hospital

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson in ‘good spirits’ at hospital

Boris Johnson says he is in "good spirits" after spending the night in hospital with coron...
Apr. 06
Cabinets okays law suggesting max 7-yr jail for adulterated fish marketing

Cabinets okays law suggesting max 7-yr jail for adulterated fish marketing

The cabinet on Monday gave a final approval to a draft law by increasing jail terms from six months ...
Apr. 06
Namaz at home, Zohr instead of Jum’a: Ministry

Namaz at home, Zohr instead of Jum’a: Ministry

The Ministry of Religious Affairs on Monday directed all to avoid mosques and offer prayers at home ...
Apr. 06
Infections increasing, three more die

Infections increasing, three more die

The number of coronavirus patients was doubling every day in the last three days in Bangladesh, prom...
Apr. 06
Bangladesh condemns missile attacks on Riyadh

Bangladesh condemns missile attacks on Riyadh

Bangladesh has strongly condemned the recent missile attacks targeting Riyadh and the southern city ...
Apr. 06
Hasan slams Fakhrul for his remarks on stimulus package

Hasan slams Fakhrul for his remarks on stimulus package

Castigating BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s statement over the stimulus pa...
Apr. 06
UK announces £21 million for Bangladesh’s coronavirus fight

UK announces £21 million for Bangladesh’s coronavirus fight

The United kingdom or UK, which is grappling to fight off coronavirus, has stood by Bangladesh in th...
Apr. 06
Bongo launches entertainment for people staying at home

Bongo launches entertainment for people staying at home

Bongo, which has opened its all content free for public during this time of crisis so that people ca...
Apr. 06
No online test, admission: UGC to pvt universities

No online test, admission: UGC to pvt universities

The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Monday urged the authorities concerned of private universi...
Apr. 06

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Vegetable farmers in despair for coronavirus

Vegetable farmers in despair for coronavirus

Vegetable farmers across the country are in despair for being unable to sell their produce due to th...
Apr. 06
Quader urges all political parties to stand by people

Quader urges all political parties to stand by people

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today urged al...
Apr. 06
Old people facing snags

Old people facing snags

Due to lockdown across the country senior citizens are facing difficulty as they are not able to go ...
Apr. 06
Courts’ general holiday extended till April 13

Courts’ general holiday extended till April 13

The Supreme Court today extended the ongoing general holiday at all the courts across the country ti...
Apr. 06
PM’s stimulus packages will energize economy: 14-party

PM’s stimulus packages will energize economy: 14-party

Ruling Awami League (AL) led 14-partyalliance on Monday hailed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for decl...
Apr. 06
Tazul for participation of NGOs to tackle coronavirus

Tazul for participation of NGOs to tackle coronavirus

LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam on Monday underscored the need for participation of NG...
Apr. 06
Black spot of urban economy, blind spot of COVID-19 lockdown?

Black spot of urban economy, blind spot of COVID-19 lockdown?

As the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, or IEDCR, announced the biggest dail...
Apr. 06
The shadow of coronavirus on Bangladesh’s poor

The shadow of coronavirus on Bangladesh’s poor

Low-income people, especially slum dwellers, who have been left with no work amid the nationwide shu...
Apr. 06
It’s ‘loan package’, not stimulus: BNP

It’s ‘loan package’, not stimulus: BNP

BNP described the Prime Minister’s stimulus package of Tk72,750 crore as a package of loan, an...
Apr. 06

Sports

BCB hopes to overcome loss from BPL, ICC events

BCB hopes to overcome loss from BPL, ICC events

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is confident that it will recover the financial losses incurred during ...
Apr. 06
Serie A season could run to October

Serie A season could run to October

The Serie A season could be extended to September or October, the head of the Italian FA (FIGC) said...
Apr. 06
Walker faces disciplinary action for breaking lockdown rules

Walker faces disciplinary action for breaking lockdown rules

Manchester City defender Kyle Walker faces disciplinary action from the Premier League champions aft...
Apr. 06
SL curfew forces cricket team to improve fitness

SL curfew forces cricket team to improve fitness

Sri Lanka’s cricket team have been ordered onto customised home training regimes during the co...
Apr. 06
United to avoid furloughing staff during COVID-19

United to avoid furloughing staff during COVID-19

Manchester United are not expected to follow Liverpool’s widely-condemned decision , report ag...
Apr. 06
Bayern confirm return to first-team training

Bayern confirm return to first-team training

Bayern Munich will train "in small groups" on Monday after the club confirmed Hansi Flick&...
Apr. 06

City

PHP Group donates Tk 2cr to PM’s relief fund

PHP Group donates Tk 2cr to PM’s relief fund

PHP Group, one of the country's largest industrial enterprises, has donated Taka 20 million (two...
Apr. 06
Fisheries Ministry donates Tk 1.11cr to PM’s relief fund

Fisheries Ministry donates Tk 1.11cr to PM’s relief fund

The officials and employees of different departments and agencies under the Fisheries and Livestock ...
Apr. 06
People face sufferings in N’ganj

People face sufferings in N’ganj

As the death toll raises and infected increasing rate gradually high in the district and that is why...
Apr. 06
KSRM provides PPE, masks for Ctg doctors

KSRM provides PPE, masks for Ctg doctors

KSRM, a leading steel manufacturing industrial group in the country, has provided a significant numb...
Apr. 06
SAJIDA Foundation works against COVID-19

SAJIDA Foundation works against COVID-19

SAJIDA Foundation and Renata Ltd, successor to Pfizer Inc. in Bangladesh, are working combat the COV...
Apr. 06
BCG donates one-day salary to PM’s fund

BCG donates one-day salary to PM’s fund

Bangladesh Coast Guard has come forward to help the helpless and miserable people in coastal areas a...
Apr. 06
Pragoti Industries donates Tk one crore to PM’s fund

Pragoti Industries donates Tk one crore to PM’s fund

Pragoti Industries Limited, a firm under the Industries Ministry, has donated Taka one crore to the ...
Apr. 06
Factories under EPZs to remain shut till April 14

Factories under EPZs to remain shut till April 14

Production of all factories at the eight Export Processing Zones (EPZs) under the Bangladesh Export ...
Apr. 06

Business

Entertainment

Avril’s biopic in plans

Avril’s biopic in plans

Jannatul Nayeem Avril became the first champion in the Miss World Bangladesh Competition in 2017. Bu...
Apr. 06
‘Kothao Keu Nei’ and ‘Bohubrihi’ on BTV once again

‘Kothao Keu Nei’ and ‘Bohubrihi’ on BTV once again

Bangladesh Television has again started airing two popular Tv dramas from Monday — ‘Koth...
Apr. 06
It’s been tough but we’re staying positive: Preity Zinta

It’s been tough but we’re staying positive: Preity Zinta

Preity Zinta is far away in Los Angeles with her husband Gene Goodenough. Never one to complain abou...
Apr. 06
Veteran actor Shirley dies

Veteran actor Shirley dies

Shirley Douglas, veteran actor, activist, and mother of Kiefer Sutherland passed away on Sunday due ...
Apr. 06
Kapoor beats Covid-19, discharged from hospital

Kapoor beats Covid-19, discharged from hospital

An official statement from Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences said: “th...
Apr. 06
Bhumi Pednekar teaches social distancing to kids

Bhumi Pednekar teaches social distancing to kids

Bhumi Pednekar has been supporting Abhyudaya Ashram, a home and school for abandoned, socially backw...
Apr. 06

World

NY's death count nears 4,200, but there’s a glimmer of hope

NY's death count nears 4,200, but there’s a glimmer of hope

A slight dip in new coronavirus deaths in New York over the last 24 hours may be a glimmer of hope t...
Apr. 06
India COVID-19 death toll rises to 109 as total cases reach 4,067

India COVID-19 death toll rises to 109 as total cases reach 4,067

India's federal health ministry Monday morning said the death toll due to COVID-19 in India rose...
Apr. 06
South Africa’s TB, HIV history prepares it for virus testing

South Africa’s TB, HIV history prepares it for virus testing

South Africa, one of the world's most unequal countries with a large population vulnerable to th...
Apr. 06
Queen makes rare speech amid coronavirus pandemic

Queen makes rare speech amid coronavirus pandemic

 British Queen Elizabeth II, in a rare broadcast Sunday night, spoke about the coronavirus pand...
Apr. 06
Italy sees coronavirus curve flattening amid lockdown

Italy sees coronavirus curve flattening amid lockdown

Italian health officials said Sunday that the nationwide quarantine put into place nearly a month ag...
Apr. 06

Country