Don’t want to be in news for bad deeds: IGP

Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed yesterday warned police members that any immoral act by anyone in the force would not be tolerated.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Proceedings against teachers must finish in 180 days: HC

The High Court in the full text of a verdict has ruled that proceedings against a teacher of any recognised non-government secondary school must be concluded in 180 working days.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Muhith to start foundation to fight pandemic

AMA Muhith might have retired from public service but he could not stop working towards the welfare of people.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM

15 kids die of pneumonia

At least 15 children died of pneumonia at the government hospitals in Khagrachhari, Rangamati and Bandarban in the last two weeks, doctors at the hospitals said.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Good days for Jhenidah potters

With the arrival of winter sale of earthen pots sees a sharp rise in different upazila of the district, famous for date juice.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Tweets against surrogacy were not an attack on Priyanka: Taslima Nasrin

Author Taslima Nasreen said her recent tweets flaying surrogacy as exploitative of poor women, who lend their wombs, was not designed as an attack on Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra and her husband Nick Jonas.
24 January 2022, 15:42 PM

Trial against non-government secondary school teachers must end in 180 working days: HC

High Court in the full text of a verdict has ruled that trial proceedings against a teacher of any recognised non-government secondary school must be concluded in 180 working days.
24 January 2022, 15:23 PM

Commemorative coin to celebrate Bangladesh-Japan relations

The Bangladesh Bank and the Japan Mint have jointly minted a silver coin to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship between Bangladesh and Japan.
24 January 2022, 14:36 PM

2 cops withdrawn over teenager’s death in Rangpur police station

Authorities have withdrawn two police personnel and formed a three-member committee to investigate the death of a young woman at the victim support centre at the Kotwali Police Station under Rangpur Metropolitan Police.
24 January 2022, 14:20 PM

Oman proposes forming business forum with Bangladesh

Oman has proposed forming a Bangladesh-Oman business forum to explore and strengthen business cooperation between the two countries.
24 January 2022, 13:37 PM

Fire at BSMMU hospital doused

A fire that broke out in a building at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka this evening has been brought under control.
24 January 2022, 12:49 PM

‘We don’t want to be in news because of bad deeds’

Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed today warned that corrupt activities by any force member would not be tolerated.
24 January 2022, 12:19 PM

BFIU seeks bank account details of Muhammad Yunus

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has asked banks to provide detailed information of accounts and transactions of Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus for the last two years.
24 January 2022, 10:11 AM

Banks asked to run operations with 50% employees

The Bangladesh Bank today asked banks to run their operation with 50 per cent of their employees and introduce alternate duty roster immediately in order to tackle the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
24 January 2022, 08:39 AM

Qcoom refunds Tk 40.24 lakh to e-commerce consumers

The troubled e-commerce company Qcoom today refunded Tk 40.24 lakh to 20 consumers, which was stuck up in the payment gateway Foster Corporation.
24 January 2022, 08:05 AM

Protesting sand lifting: Schoolteacher, family members injured in attack

A female schoolteacher and four of her family members sustained injuries in an attack allegedly by the men of a local Awami League (AL) leader in Sonargaon upazila on Saturday night.
23 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Run with half staff till Feb 6

Amid the steep rise in the daily Covid-19 cases, the government has directed all public and private offices to halve the presence of manpower at the respective offices till February 6 from today.
23 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Poor data frustrates road safety measures

Every January, non-government organisations working on road safety publish reports on the number of road accidents and causalities and so does the police.
23 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Banks asked to ensure all employees are vaccinated

The Bangladesh Bank today instructed banks to collect Covid-19 vaccine certificate from their employees such that the third wave of the coronavirus can be contained efficiently.
23 January 2022, 13:44 PM

Domestic help found dead at expat’s house in Lalmonirhat

Police have recovered the body of a house help from an expatriate’s house at Kakina village in Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat today.
23 January 2022, 13:33 PM