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15 February 2024
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Metro rail / Uttara Centre Station to open Feb 18, Mirpur-10 on Mar 1
9 February 2023
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Transport
Metro rail transported 3.35 lakh commuters since opening
31 January 2023
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PM Sheikh Hasina reaches Rajshahi’s Sardah
29 January 2023
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Bangladesh
'15th NDF BD National Debate Carnival 23' set to begin on Feb 24
17 January 2023
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Masum elected president, Nannu GS of Bangladesh Jubo Union
14 January 2023
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10 January 2023
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The Daily Star reporter wins Asia Foundation-IED Media fellowship
22 December 2022
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4 October 2022
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Grameenphone to hold first online AGM tomorrow
Grameenphone is going to organise the country’s first ever online annual general meeting (AGM) Tuesday morning.
20 April 2020
Praava Health launches telemedicine services during coronavirus outbreak
Praava Health has introduced several new telemedicine options in response to the Covid-19 pandemic for all patients and the broader community.
20 April 2020
Ain O Salish Kendra, DUJ demand withdrawal of case against 2 editors
Rights group Ain O Salish Kendra and a faction of Dhaka Union of Journalists demand withdrawal of the case filed against four persons including editors of two online news portals under the controversial Digital Security Act after the media outlets ran reports on misappropriation of OMS rice in Thakurgaon's Baliadangi upazila recently.
20 April 2020
People demonstrate for food in Savar
Several hundreds of destitute people stage demonstration in Ashulia area of Savar, on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka, for food amid the ongoing shutdown enforced to contain the transmission of coronavirus.
20 April 2020
First Covid-19 case reported in Chapainawabganj
A 30-year-old man has tested positive for coronavirus in Chapainawabganj, making him the first case in the district.
20 April 2020
Sonali Bank branch locked down after official tests Covid-19 positive
Sonali Bank has locked down its Shilpa Bhaban Corporate branch in Dhaka after an official of the branch tested positive for Covid-19.
20 April 2020
Farmers can sell produce dialing 333#5: Palak
The government is set to launch a short code 333#5 for farmers to sell their produce using the platform, State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak says.
20 April 2020
Robi introduces real-time SMS-based coronavirus alert in Dhaka
Using advanced data analytics solutions, Robi has come up with a unique solution to send out SMS-based coronavirus alert service in parts of Dhaka, said in a press release today.
20 April 2020
Restore telco services to Rohingya camps to prevent coronavirus spread: Human rights activists
Twenty five human rights activists, researchers and development professionals call for the government to restore 4G mobile internet services in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar to ensure free flow of information that can help prevent coronavirus transmission.
20 April 2020
Guardian Life begins online claim settlement amid shutdown
Guardian life is all set to introduce Online Claim Submission (OCS) platform for its customers to submit claims digitally amid nationwide shutdown to contain coronavirus outbreak.
20 April 2020
Guardian Life begins online claim settlement amid shutdown
Guardian life is all set to introduce Online Claim Submission (OCS) platform for its customers to submit claims digitally amid nationwide shutdown to contain coronavirus outbreak.
20 April 2020
‘Create fund to support migrants, their families’
Sixteen migrant rights bodies and civil society organisations appeal to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to create a fund for distressed migrants and their families in Bangladesh affected by the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
20 April 2020
Only 13 ICU beds for Covid-19 patients in Rangpur division
Only thirteen beds out of 1,292 are enhanced with ICU facilities in eight districts of Rangpur Division to treat Covid-19 patients.
20 April 2020
Finance minister seeks greater support from ADB to face Covid-19 fallout
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal seeks more assistance from Asian Development Bank (ADB) to tackle the financial crisis thanks to the coronavirus outbreak.
20 April 2020
2 power company officials killed by lightning strike in Shariatpur
Two officials of Shariatpur Palli Bidyut Samity are killed by a lightning strike at Shariatpur's Damudya upazila.
20 April 2020
Ctg admin preparing for safe quarantine of 4,000 foreign-returnees
Local administration, under the supervision of army, is working on preparing at least 10 establishments at different places in Chattogram to ensure safe quarantine of around 4,000 Bangladeshis likely to return home from abroad through the port city within the current month.
20 April 2020
Country’s first Blockchain Olympiad organised
Aiming to keep pace with the rapid development and adoption of blockchain technology in the country, a business solution competition called Blockchain Olympiad Bangladesh (BCOLBD) has been arranged, said organisers of the competition in an online press conference today.
20 April 2020
Displaced women, girls facing greater violence risk during coronavirus crisis: UNHCR
Displaced women and girls are facing a heightened risk of gender-based violence during the coronavirus crisis, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Gillian Triggs, warned today.
20 April 2020
164 stranded Bangladeshis return from India
Hundred and sixty-four Bangladeshis, who were stranded in India for over a month, return home.
20 April 2020
AIIB approves $170m loan to improve Bangladesh’s sanitation infrastructure
About 1.5 million residents in Dhaka will benefit from improved sanitation services following the approval of a $170 million loan by the Board of Directors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
20 April 2020