37 held in anti-drug raids in city
BSS, Dhaka :Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested 37 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during anti-drug operations from different areas of the...
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12 hurt as ‘Hefazat men attack devotees
UNB, Gaibandha :At least 12 men were injured in an attack by self-proclaimed Hefazat-e-Islam activists at a mosque in Gaibandha’s Sundarganj on Friday.Police blamed conflict...
PM mourns death of Prince Philip
UNB, Dhaka :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Prince Philip, the husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth...
Massive vaccination needed : Experts
UNB, Dhaka :Achieving the herd immunity through a massive vaccination drive can be the best option for Bangladesh to get rid of the deadly Coronavirus...
Businesses urged to submit VAT returns amid lockdown
Staff Reporter :The National Board of Revenue (NBR) urged the businesses to comply with the existing provision of the VAT law by submitting VAT returns...
Covid-19 surge remains alarming
UNB, Dhaka :Bangladesh on Friday recorded 7,462 coronavirus cases for the fifth time in six days even as the country undergoes a weeklong lockdown to...
Kerry due in city today
UNB, Dhaka :John Kerry, the United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, is scheduled to arrive here on Friday on a brief visit during which...
Two presidents but only one was offered a chair
The New York Times :If diplomacy is part theatre, acted out on meticulously crafted sets, then a protocol blunder this week turned a top-level visit...
Hearing on Irfan Selim’s bail order Apr 19
UNB, Dhaka :The Appellate Division on Thursday fixed April 19 for hearing a petition filed by Irfan Selim challenging stay on his bail order in...
11 killed in Myanmar as protesters fight soldiers
Aljazzera :Local media say residents of a northwest town used guns, knives, firebombs as security forces attempted to quell a huge protest.At least 11 people...
Situation getting out of hand: BNP
UNB, Dhaka :BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said the Coronavirus situation is going out of control as the government has failed...
SC clears shutting of 24 illegal brick kilns
Staff Reporter :The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the High Court orders that granted 45 days time to the owners of...