India-Bangladesh collaboration: Software to translate SC judgments from English to Bangla unveiled

The Supreme Court today unveiled ‘Amar Vasha’ software, which uses artificial intelligence to translate orders and judgments of the apex court from English into Bangla.
18 February 2021, 15:27 PM

3-year-old dies in Dhaka after falling from a battery-run rickshaw

A three-year-old boy died and his sister suffered injuries after falling from a battery-run rickshaw in Dhaka’s South Banasree area this evening.
18 February 2021, 14:54 PM

‘Saudi govt will take measures to ensure Bangladeshi workers stuck due to Covid-19 can return’

Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Issa bin Youssef Al-Duhailan today assured that his government will take immediate measures so that Bangladeshi workers stuck in the country due to Covid-19 and workers with new visas can return to the Middle East country.
18 February 2021, 14:17 PM

Projects like metro rail, Matarbari deep seaport will change the face of Bangladesh: Japan envoy

Once completed, infrastructure projects including Dhaka metro rail, Matarbari deep sea-port and Terminal-3 of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport will change the face of Bangladesh, Ito Naoki, Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh, said today.
18 February 2021, 13:51 PM

Huawei and Buet to set up Bangladesh’s first ICT Academy by April

Huawei and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) today to set up the first ICT Academy in Bangladesh.
18 February 2021, 12:47 PM

DoE fines GPH oxygen plant and Standard Lube Oil Tk 5.8 lakh for pollution

Department of Environment (DoE) Chattogram region fined GPH Oxygen Plant and Standard Lube Oil Limited Tk 5.8 lakh for violating the environment conservation act and polluting environment.
18 February 2021, 12:41 PM

Covid-19 vaccination: health minister inaugurates app for nurses

The health minister inaugurated an app, “Surokkha Covid-19 Vaccine Prodan App”, at Kurmitola General Hospital in Dhaka around noon today.
18 February 2021, 12:01 PM

US life expectancy drops a year in pandemic, most since WWII

Life expectancy in the United States dropped a staggering one year during the first half of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic caused its first wave of deaths, health officials are reporting.
18 February 2021, 11:41 AM

Covid-19 vaccine drive: Foreign Minister says over 15 lakh inoculated so far

More than 15 lakh people have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in Bangladesh since the country launched its vaccination drive on February 7, said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today.
18 February 2021, 11:34 AM

Getting safe emergency care at United Hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic

Since March 2020, news about the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic has made many of us feel anxious about going to the emergency of a hospital or getting medical care, and we may have wondered if it is safe to go to the hospital. In the beginning, we found out that nearly 30% of people were avoiding or delaying medical care due to Covid-19 concerns. Emergency departments of some hospitals had about half their usual number of patients.
18 February 2021, 11:20 AM

Medical tourism: India to restart e-Tourist visas, scheduled international flights soon

India is planning to restart e-Tourist visas alongside scheduled international flights soon to cement the countrys' standing as a crucial medical tourism destination, Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said today.
18 February 2021, 10:22 AM

Curb food adulteration with an iron hand: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today directed the authorities concerned to curb food adulteration in Bangladesh, alongside creating awareness among businesspeople against such offences.
18 February 2021, 09:54 AM

GK Shamim’s illegal wealth: Decision on charge acceptance on April 6

A Dhaka court will decide on April 6 whether to accept the charges against GK Shamim, an expelled Jubo League leader, and his mother Ayesha Akhter in a case filed over amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 297 crore.
18 February 2021, 09:19 AM

Bomb attack on West Bengal minister part of conspiracy: Mamata

India’s West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today claimed that the bomb attack on her ministerial colleague Jakir Hossain was “part of a conspiracy” as certain people were “pressing” him to switch parties.
18 February 2021, 09:00 AM

Two friends dead after truck hit their bicycle in Chapainawabganj

Two students of a polytechnic institute were killed after a truck hit their bicycle in Chapainawabganj Sadar area this morning.
18 February 2021, 08:53 AM

DNCC starts drive in Dhaka's Gulshan, Rampura against signboards in English

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has started a drive against signboards and nameplates in English language instead of Bangla in the capital’s Rampura and Gulshan areas.
18 February 2021, 08:26 AM

10 countries have 75% of existing Covid-19 vaccines, 130 have none: UN chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sharply criticized the “wildly uneven and unfair” distribution of Covid-19 vaccines on Wednesday, saying 10 countries have administered 75 percent of all vaccinations and demanding a global effort to get all people in every nation vaccinated as soon as possible.
18 February 2021, 07:57 AM

India gives military officers financial powers up to Rs 200cr to clear projects

For the first time, the Indian government has approved financial powers for the entire top brass of the country's armed forces. Earlier, only the chiefs and the vice chiefs of the three services -- the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force -- were allowed to make such decisions.
18 February 2021, 07:56 AM

Clash between transport workers and SCC staffers, police: 3 cases filed

Three cases have been filed in connection with yesterday’s clash between transport workers and police, Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) staffers following attempt to evict an illegal microbus stand on Chowhatta-Amberkhana road in Sylhet.
18 February 2021, 07:51 AM

‘Reckless riding’: 2 teenagers dead, 1 injured in Gaibandha motorcycle accident

Two unidentified teenagers were killed and one was injured in a motorcycle accident in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj upazila this morning.
18 February 2021, 07:31 AM