Mohammad Al-Masum Molla

Abdul Hamid wants to stay on Bhasan Char until he gets to return to Myanmar.

Mahmuda Khatun’s desire for peace and comfort is what made her leave the congested Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar for Bhasan Char on Thursday.

“We will find peace, comfort and nice housing in Bhasan Char,” said sixty-year-old Mahmuda Khatun this morning, ahead of her journey to the island where Rohingya refugees are being relocated to from Cox’s Bazar.

The island of Bhasan Char has been teeming with activity as 1,642 Rohingyas reached the island which was readied up for their relocation from Cox's Bazar.

A border road along the three hilly districts of Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban is being built to enable surveillance and prevent cross-border criminal activities.

The hills have remained restive due to land disputes, extortion, killings and feuds between and within the region’s political parties 23 years into the peace accord in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

The government has decided to provide quarantine allowance to doctors, nurses and other public hospital staffers for treating Covid-19 patients from July 1.

The temperature drop over the last few days means that the season of cold and flu is around the corner.

Raziur Rahman has just recovered from Covid-19 after staying a week at a government hospital.

It was “out of curiosity” that Mohammad Limon (not his real name) first took marijuana with his friends nearly two decades ago. But soon he started taking the substance regularly and got addicted.

The government is considering banking on the existing cold chain for storing, transporting and distributing coronavirus vaccines while some experts say the main challenge will be to manage such a large volume with the existing capacity.

One of the greatest icons of Bangla cinema, Soumitra Chatterjee was never short of enthusiasm for work as his magic on the silver screen kept audience enthralled for around six decades.

My family and I had known Soumitra babu from when I was in my mid-teens. He often came to our house and addressed my father as “dada” and my mother as “boudi”. As time passed, we did many films together and became good friends.

To me, Soumitra Chatterjee was a guiding light.

Soumitra Chatterjee was a guardian of Bangalee culture. It is an irreparable loss. Although my senior, he was more like a friend. A man of high morals, Soumitra dominated all spheres of culture.

Soumitra Chatterjee was one of the few acting legends who defined the golden era of Bengali cinema. For me, he was a guiding light.

I know Soumitra babu from when I was 14-15 years old, since he was acquainted with my family. He often came to my house, and addressed my father as ‘dada’ and my mother as ‘boudi’. He did not pay much attention to me, since to him, I was a mere kid! As time went by, we did many films together, and we became good friends.

A Bangladeshi garment company urged the government to help relocate its 104 expatriate workers stranded in Ethiopia’s conflict-torn northern Tigray region.

Bangladesh has called on China, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka to share their experiences of combating the first wave of Covid-19 in order to effectively deal with the possible second wave.

In a shift from the usual weather pattern, the country has witnessed around 50 percent more rainfall in the first nine months of this year, compared to the average rainfall in the corresponding period during the last 30 years.