Dr Ashraf Siddiqui passes away
Dr Ashraf Siddiqui, a noted poet, folklorist and former director general of Bangla Academy, died due to old age complications at a hospital in the...
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Lockdown of vulnerable areas if situation worsens: Minister
Staff Reporter :Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Thursday said the government will lock down the most vulnerable areas of the country, such as Madaripur and...
63 held with drugs in city
Staff Reporter :Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and Detective Branch (DB) have arrested at least 63 drug traders on charges of selling and consuming drugs in...
ADB announces $6.5b package to face virus
UNB, Dhaka :The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday announced a $6.5 billion initial package to address the immediate needs of its developing member countries...
US-Canada border to close amid virus crisis
BBC Online :US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have agreed to close the US-Canada border to all non-essential travel in an...
Saudi halts prayer in mosques, exempts Makkah, Madinah sites
AFP, Riyadh :Saudi Arabia on Tuesday suspended prayers inside all its mosques except the holiest two sites in Islam as it steps up efforts to...
Dhaka’s air quality improves but still ‘unhealthy’
UNB, Dhaka :Although the air of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka marked a significant improvement on Wednesday morning, it was still classified as ‘unhealthy’ in the Air...
Ex-whip Shahidul Haque Jamal dies
Staff Reporter :Former BNP whip Shahidul Haque Jamal passed away at a hospital in Singapore early Wednesday.He was 76.He breathed his last at Mount Elizabeth...
Manabzamin Editor gets bail
Staff Reporter :The High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to Matiur Rahman Chowdhury, Editor-in-chief of Bengali daily Manabzamin, for four weeks in a case...
25,000 people attend Laxmipur prayer
UNB, Laxmipur :Ignoring a government restriction on mass gatherings to prevent the spread of coronavirus, at least 25,000 people gathered at Haidarganj of Raipur upazila...
Audio clip of Kurigram DC, journo Ariful goes viral
UNB, Kurigram :An audio clip has gone viral on social media where deputy commissioner of Kurigram, who was withdrawn for ordering the arrest and sentencing...