People of low-income group stage demo for food in Jashore
UNB, Benapole :Around 200 low-income and poor people demonstrated in front of Manirampur Upazila Parishad in Jashore demanding food aid as there is no income...
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Implement govt directives to check virus spread: PM
The Cabinet on Monday directed the administration and law enforcement agencies to implement the government directives on social distancing in a stricter manner to prevent...
100 RMG units operate defying lockdown
Staff Reporter :More than 100 garment factories remained open in Savar and Ashulia ignoring safety of the workers and calls to shut down amid concerns...
2 RMG workers crushed to death at Bhaluka
Our Correspondent :Two garment workers were killed after being crushed by a truck in Mymensingh’s Bhaluka upazila on Monday.The incident took place around 12pm when...
2 killed in C’Bazar ‘gunfight’
UNB, Cox’s Bazar :Two suspected yaba traders were killed in a reported gunfight with police in Jhimangkhali Chingri Project area of Teknaf upazila early Monday.The...
Urgent need to secure learning for children across S Asia: UNICEF
With the current COVID-19 crisis unfolding, many of the 430 million children affected by school closures in South Asia are now in danger of dropping...
12 killed in Indian Kashmir violence amid virus lockdown
AP, Srinagar :Nine suspected militants and three soldiers were killed in two separate incidents in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said on Sunday, as authorities enforced a...
Dhaka ranks 2nd worst in AQI
Bangladesh’s capital showed no sign of improvement as the city was ranked second worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Monday morning.Dhaka had a...
Ctg super shop staff quarantined after worker tests positive
UNB, Chattogram :A super shop in the city was shut and its owner and staff were sent on 14-day quarantine on Sunday after one of...
Bronx zoo Tiger tests positive for coronavirus
AFP :A tiger at New York’s Bronx Zoo has tested positive for COVID-19, the institution said Sunday, and is believed to have contracted the virus...
Courts to remain closed till Apr 9
Staff Reporter :The Supreme Court has extended the holiday for courts by two more days to prevent the transmission of coronavirus.April 14, the first day...
Factories in all EPZs to remain shut till Apr 14
Staff Reporter :All factories in the country’s eight export processing zones (EPZs) under Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) will remain shut until April 14...