If UNO can assume all kinds of credits, why not the blames, too?

The owner of a four storied building and a hosiery factory mischievously asked for government aid meant for the poor, which prompted the UNO Arifa Zahura to take prompt action against him. He was given the choice of feeding 100 helpless people or getting jailed for three months. Initially, the news was just like that.
6 June 2021, 13:54 PM

Govt to send Tk 25,000 to Saudi-bound workers’ bank accounts for hotel quarantine

The government has decided to send Tk 25,000 as “subsidy” for the hotel quarantine fee for Saudi Arabia-bound migrant workers to their bank accounts.
6 June 2021, 12:39 PM

Govt strips gallantry awards of 4 Bangabandhu killers; gazette issued today

The government has revoked the state gallantry awards of four convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
6 June 2021, 12:29 PM

Possessing LSD: 5 university students denied bail

A Dhaka court today rejected bail petitions of five university students and sent them to jail in connection with a case filed for possessing the hallucinogenic drug LSD.
6 June 2021, 12:23 PM

Incessant rains: Parts of Chattogram city go under water

Despite repeated assurances from the authorities concerned on ending waterlogging, parts of Chattogram city witnessed severe waterlogging today as in previous years.
6 June 2021, 12:07 PM

Medical board didn’t find signs of torture on cartoonist Kishore

The medical board -- of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) -- formed for physical check-up of cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore, who suffered in custody from May 2 to May 4 last year, did not find any signs of torture.
6 June 2021, 11:29 AM

Ongoing restrictions on movement extended till June 16

The government has extended the ongoing countrywide restriction on public movement and transport till June 16 amid a surge in the Covid-19 cases.
6 June 2021, 10:54 AM

5 Bangladeshis held from Jhenaidah border while entering from India illegally

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained five Bangladeshis who were entering the country illegally from India through Baghadanga and Shyamkur border areas in Jhenaidah's Maheshpur upazila.
6 June 2021, 10:37 AM

104-year-old ‘dead’ according to voter list; not getting old-age allowance

The old-age allowance of 104-year-old Lokman Hossain Mondol, from Pabna’s Sujanagar upazila, has been halted by the local office of Social Welfare Department as the Election Commission’s updated voter list marked him as “deceased”.
6 June 2021, 10:13 AM

Tk 6,434 crore toll collected from Bangabandhu Bridge so far: Obaidul Quader

Tk 6,434 crore has been collected as toll so far from Bangabandhu Bridge since its inauguration in 1998, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader told the parliament today.
6 June 2021, 09:43 AM

Lightning kills 2 children in Feni

Two cousins died after lightning hit them in the front yard of their house in Feni.
6 June 2021, 08:31 AM

National Archive Bill, 2021 proposes ‘every record have to be archived’

Bangladesh National Archive Bill, 2021 was placed in the parliament today, keeping provisions that no record can be destroyed, and every record has to be archived.
6 June 2021, 07:47 AM

Teesta erosion: nothing left to lose

Residents in Kurigram’s Bajra union now below poverty line after losing all to erosion by Teesta river.
6 June 2021, 06:41 AM

DU student found in unconscious state dies at hospital

A Dhaka University student died after fire officials found her in unconscious state in a sublet room at government staff quarters in Palashi area and rushed her to hospital this morning.
6 June 2021, 05:49 AM

Gas supply in some Dhaka areas to be disrupted today

Gas supply will remain suspended for four hours -- from 1:00pm to 5:00pm -- at different areas in Dhaka today.
5 June 2021, 19:07 PM

Landslide warning: People urged to evacuate foothills in Rangamati

Rangamati district administration issued a landslide warning and urged people to evacuate the risky areas around foothills today.
5 June 2021, 16:22 PM

Malaysia postpones multi-tier levy system for foreign workers till January 1, 2022

The Malaysian government has postponed the multi-tier levy system for legal migrant workers until January 1, 2022, said the country’s Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan today.
5 June 2021, 16:19 PM

Lightning kills 3 farmers in 2 districts

Three farmers were killed by lightning in Shariatpur and Madaripur districts today.
5 June 2021, 14:43 PM

Incessant rains likely from next week, says BMD

Different parts of the country, including Dhaka, today experienced light to moderate showers bringing relief from heat and commuting woes for pedestrians.
5 June 2021, 14:03 PM

3 electrocuted in Dhaka's Malibagh area

Three people died from electrocution during the storm in Dhaka’s Malibagh area this afternoon.
5 June 2021, 13:51 PM