‘KNF member’ arrested in Bandarban
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Fakhrul, Khasru walk out of jail
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Metro rail / Uttara Centre Station to open Feb 18, Mirpur-10 on Mar 1
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Metro rail transported 3.35 lakh commuters since opening
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31 January 2023 Transport
PM Sheikh Hasina reaches Rajshahi’s Sardah
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'15th NDF BD National Debate Carnival 23' set to begin on Feb 24
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17 January 2023 Online
Masum elected president, Nannu GS of Bangladesh Jubo Union
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Russian ship with Rooppur power plant materials docks at Indian port
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The Daily Star reporter wins Asia Foundation-IED Media fellowship
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Fighting the virus: Vietnam’s Covid-19 success story

The Vietnamese people are now celebrating the 45th anniversary of the Great Victory on April 30, 1975, the liberation of the South, the reunification of the country and the 130th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh on May 19.
4 May 2020

President reappoints Justice Hasan Foez Siddique chairman of BJSC

President Md Abdul Hamid reappoints Justice Hasan Foez Siddique, a judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, as the chairman of Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission.
4 May 2020

Padma Bridge: 29th span installed, 4.35 km now visible

The 29th span of the much-anticipated Padma Bridge is installed, bringing 4.350 kilometers of the structure into view.
4 May 2020

Low demand for milk puts cattle rearing community in distress

Pasturers rearing cattle for milk in Chapainawabganj are facing hardship as the demand for their product plunged following the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
4 May 2020

Govt extends suspension on public transports till May 16

The government extends the ongoing suspension on all types of public transport till May 16 to check spread of Covid-19 in the country.
4 May 2020

Migrant workers, police clash in Gujarat as India eases lockdown

Hundreds of migrant workers in India’s Gujarat looking to return home amid the nationwide Covid-19-enforced lockdown clash with police near a village in Surat district.
4 May 2020

Shariatpur man tests Covid-19 positive 3 days after ‘fleeing’ from home

A 35-year-old man in Shariatpur reportedly fled his house after his samples were collected to test for Covid-19, three days before his test results comes back positive for the virus.
4 May 2020

Shopping malls, markets to remain open from May 10

The government has decided to allow all markets, shops and shopping malls across the country to remain open till 4:00pm from May 10.
4 May 2020

‘To fight pandemic, govt needs to team up with the private sector’

Bangladeshis have long wanted their own policy dialogue platform, a medium through which they can access the sort of expert, unbiased opinion that is available elsewhere in the world, such as BBC’s Hard Talks or Oxford Union style debates.
4 May 2020

Muntassir Mamoon tests Covid-19 positive

Renowned historian and Dhaka University Professor Muntassir Mamoon has tested positive for coronavirus.
4 May 2020

Full salaries but no bonuses for staff of private medical colleges and hospitals

More than one lakh doctors, nurses and staff of 69 private medical colleges and hospitals will not get any bonus during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, but will get their full salaries.
4 May 2020

SCBA to provide loans to 3,000 of its members

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) will provide Tk 30,000 to maximum Tk 75,000 as loans without any interest for three years to its lawyers in need, in order to tackle the ongoing crisis due to the coronavirus outbreak.
4 May 2020

Govt extends shutdown till May 16

The government has extended the ongoing nationwide shutdown for public and private offices until May 16 to contain spread of coronavirus.
4 May 2020

Turkish national found dead in Cox’s Bazar

A Turkish national has been found dead in a room of a residential hotel in Cox’s Bazar town.
4 May 2020

Minimum Fitra fixed at Tk 70

This year’s minimum Fitra has been fixed at Tk 70 per person.
4 May 2020

Covid-19 infection cases cross 10,000 mark, 5 more die in 24hrs: DGHS

With this, the number of total infections across Bangladesh now stands at 10,143 -- surpassing the grim landmark of ten thousand.
4 May 2020

Policeman ‘dies by suicide’ in Dhaka

A policeman who recently tested negative for Covid-19 reportedly dies by suicide in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area.
4 May 2020

Second death of doctor with Covid-19 infection

Hematologist Prof Col (retd) Md Moniruzzaman has died with Covid-19 infection at Dhaka Combined Military Hospital.
4 May 2020

India lodges protest over Pakistan SC’s order on ‘Gilgit-Baltistan’

India has conveyed its strong protest to Pakistan’s efforts to bring “material change” in Pakistan-occupied territories and asked Islamabad to vacate them.
4 May 2020

Rangpur Kotwali Police Station locked down after OC tests Covid-19 positive

Kotwali Police Station in Rangpur city has been put under lockdown as its officer-in-charge tested positive for Covid-19.
4 May 2020