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Record-breaking 83 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours; 7,201 infected
Eighty-three people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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Man arrested in connection with rape of 8-year-old in Jashore
A man was arrested on charges of raping an eight-year-old in Sharsha upazila of Jashore district yesterday.
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Hefajat's organising secretary placed on 7-day remand
A Dhaka court today placed Hefajat-e-Islam organising secretary Azizul Haque Islamabadi on a seven-day remand in connection with the mayhem in the capital in May, 2013.
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Motorcyclist killed by speeding truck in Jashore
A motorcyclist was killed after he was hit by a truck in Chaugacha upazila of Jashore district this evening.
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Covid-19 vaccine: India govt’s expert committee recommends emergency use approval for Sputnik V
A committee of experts of the Indian government recommended approval of Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V for emergency use today in the country, which is reeling from an unprecedented surge of daily cases of the virus.
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Mamunul’s ‘confinement’ in resort: 4 Hefajat activists remanded after arrest
Four members of Hefajat-e-Islam were placed on remand in Narayanganj today, a day after their arrest in two cases filed over the mayhem centering the "confinement" of Hefajat's Joint General Secretary Mamunul Haque at a resort in Sonargaon upazila of the district.
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Rejoinder, our reply
SM Nasif Shams, son of Pabna-1 lawmaker Samsul Haque Tuku, has sent a rejoinder to a report run by The Daily Star on March 15 under the headline “Land grabbing in Pabna: District admin to probe allegation against MP’s son”.
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Pandemic ‘a long way from over’
Confusion and complacency in addressing Covid-19 means the pandemic is a long way from over, but it can be brought under control in months with proven public health measures, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said yesterday.
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Student found dead at Cumilla madrasa
The body of a madrasa student was recovered from his madrasa in Cumilla city’s Sangraish area on Sunday night.
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Gaibandha Trader’s Death: Call for justice as locals form human chain
Business owners and general public in Gaibandha yesterday participated in a human chain protesting the death of a shoe store owner at the house of a now-suspended Awami League leader.
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Ahmad Shafi’s death: PBI report finds ‘truth’ in allegation of murder
Police Bureau of Investigation (Chattogram district) today submitted the probe report in connection with a case filed over “killing” the former chief of Hefajat-e-Islam Shah Ahmad Shafi.
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No need to produce under-trial prisoners before courts now: SC
The Supreme Court administration has directed the jail authorities not to produce under-trial prisoners before the lower courts or tribunals concerned during case proceedings, including hearing of their bail petitions, till further order -- as a precaution to coronavirus situation.
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Goods-carrying transport must not take passengers during 'lockdown': Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today urged the authorities concerned to remain alert so that goods-laden transport do not carry passengers during “lockdown”.
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409 pedestrians killed in 398 road accidents in last 3 months: report
In total 409 pedestrians were killed on roads and highways in 398 accidents in January-March this year.
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Biman reschedules 3 flights due to weeklong ban on passenger flights
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has rescheduled three flights bound for Kuala Lumpur and Riyadh due to a weeklong ban on regular passenger flights to and from Bangladesh beginning from April 14 amid the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the country.
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Global peace more challenging during pandemic: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said ensuring global peace has become far more challenging than in the past due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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What will and won’t operate during weeklong ‘strict restrictions’
The government today issued a gazette notification with details on the strict restrictions to be imposed from 6:00am on April 14 to April 21 midnight -- to curb the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths.
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Disappointed over ‘sorry state’ of healthcare system: GM Quader
Expressing disappointment over the “sorry state” of the country’s healthcare system, Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader today said the government’s reluctance in ensuring treatment of common people is clear to all.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi asks court to let her meet lawyers; activists urge New Year defiance
Myanmar’s detained government leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, asked a court on Monday to be allowed to meet her lawyers in person as she appeared at a hearing via video link to face charges brought by the military junta that could see her jailed for years.
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Legal notice served for non-compliance of quarantine for foreign returnees
A Supreme Court lawyer today served a legal notice to know whether the government implemented the 2020 High Court directives of a 14-day mandatory quarantine of all overseas returnees.
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Tarabi prayers shortened at two holy mosques in Saudi Arabia
The Tarabi prayers, this Ramadan, at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah will be shortened to 10 raka’ts from 20 by order of the custodian of the two holy mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia.
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Tigers reminded of equal responsibility as they leave for SL
Tigers’ motto would have to be to play as a team, with the responsibility of playing good cricket falling on each and every member of the team equally, BCB director Khaled Mahmud said before he left with the national team today for Bangladesh’s two-Test series against Sri Lanka.
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12.5kg govt LPG cylinder Tk 591, 12kg private ones Tk 975: Energy commission
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) fixed the retail prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) today. Now, the retail price of 12.5kg LPG cylinder provided by the state-owned Liquid Petroleum Gas Limited (LPGL) will cost Tk 591 while the 12kg variety of private companies will cost Tk 975.
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SC verdict scrapping 16th amendment: state to take initiative for hearing on review petition
Attorney General AM Amin Uddin today said the state will take necessary initiative for the Supreme Court's hearing on the 2017 review petition challenging its verdict which upheld the cancellation of the 16th constitutional amendment that restored parliament’s power to remove judges for incapacity or misconduct.
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Fire at Balukhali Rohingya camp doused
A fire that broke out at a Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar this afternoon has been doused.
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Six held over attack on Patgram UNO
Six businessmen were arrested in a case filed in connection with the attack on Lalmonirhat’s Patgram Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Executive Magistrate of a mobile court Ram Krishna Barman during a drive on April 7.
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Bangladesh to get 6.8cr vaccine doses from May under COVAX: World Bank
Bangladesh will receive 6.8 crore doses of coronavirus vaccine under the global initiative COVAX (COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access) beginning in May, said World Bank.
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India overtakes Brazil as world’s second worst-hit country by Covid-19
India reported a record 168,912 Covid-19 infections overnight, overtaking Brazil to become the second-most affected country globally by the coronavirus.
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‘Missing’ Humayun Ahmed painting exhibited in Cumilla
A controversy has stirred up centring a painting of celebrated writer, playwright and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed that either got lost or stolen during the time of his death in USA in 2012, and has now resurfaced in Cumilla after almost nine years.
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ETV employee run over by train in Tejgaon
An employee of Ekushey Television was run over by a train, while talking on mobile phone, in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area this morning.
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