Security beefed up at bus, launch terminals
Online Desk: A large number of law enforcers, including police and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members, were deployed in and around each of the bus and launch terminals in the…
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Monitoring cell to oversee collection, preservation and sale of rawhides
Online Desk: The Commerce Ministry has formed a special monitoring cell to maintain the supply chain in collection, preservation, transportation and sale of rawhides of…
25 dead, several hurt in Mumbai landslide after heavy rains
The New Indian Express: Twenty five people died in house collapses triggered by landslides following incessant overnight rains in Mumbai, which caused severe water logging and…
Death toll from floods rises to 93 in German, 108 in Europe
Online Desk: The death toll from devastating floods in Europe soared to at least 108 on Friday, most in western Germany where emergency responders were frantically searching for…
20 lakh Sinopharm vaccines to arrive in country on Saturday
Online Desk: Twenty-lakh more doses of coronavirus or Covid-19 vaccines of Sinophram purchased from China will arrive in Bangladesh on Saturday, says media report. Confirming the…
Govt plans separate agency to strengthen factory inspection
BSS: The government is considering to set up a separate agency as per the recommendation of the national committee to ensure safety in factories and industries across the country.…
ILO campaign creates COVID-19 awareness among RMG workers
BSS : The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a Behaviour Change Awareness Campaign to identify and cut the COVID-19 risks faced by ready-made garment (RMG)…
Railway to resume train services at half capacity from 15 July
Online Desk: Bangladesh Railway will resume train services at half capacity from 15 July amid the surge in Covid-19 infection and deaths. Confirming the matter to journalist,…
Decision on SSC-HSC exams may come this week
Online Desk: There may be decision on SSC-HSC examinations this week, according to sources of the Ministry of Education. Effort is going on to hold press conference next Wednesday…
Bangladesh sees185 Covid deaths, 8772 fresh cases
Online Desk: Bangladesh reported on Saturday 8,772 COVID-19 cases while the coronavirus claimed overnight 185 lives. “The tally of infections has surged to 10,09,315 as 8,772…
Sajeeb Group chairman, 7 others placed on remand
Online Desk: A Dhaka court has placed Sajeeb Group chairman Md Abul Hashem and seven others on remand in a case for killing of 52 workers in a factory fire in Narayanganj. Other…
Bangladesh to get another 60 lakh doses of Pfizer vaccine in August: Health minister
Online Desk: Another consignment of some 60 lakh doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in Bangladesh next month. Health Minister Zahid Maleque made the…
PM mourns deaths in Narayanganj factory fire
Online Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock and sorrow over the casualties from a fire in a factory at Rupganj in Narayanganj. In a condolence message, the…
Death toll from Narayanganj factory fire jumps to 52
Online Desk: The death toll from the factory fire at Rupganj, Narayanganj jumped to 52 as firefighters started tallying fatalities in the massive blaze. “At least 49 bodies have…
US military mission in Afghanistan to end August 31: Biden
AFP: US President Joe Biden announced Thursday that the US military mission in Afghanistan will end on August 31, nearly 20 years after it began. The US military has…
Modi touched by mangoes from Bangladesh PM
Online Desk: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he is touched by the gesture of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who sent mangoes from Bangladesh. “I am touched by your…
Bangladesh witnesses record corona deaths in a single day
Online Desk: Bangladesh on Wednesday witnessed 201 corona deaths in the last 24 hours, which is the highest-ever since the pandemic began last year in March. So far, some 15, 493…
Cattle shortage during Eid-ul-Azha unlikely: DLS
Online Desk: The country is unlikely to face any shortage of sacrificial animals during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha as there will be adequate supply of locally-reared cattle to meet…
Bangladesh reports highest-ever 153 Covid-19 deaths
Online Desk: Bangladesh on Sunday reported highest-ever 153 coronavirus or Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to a press release of the Directorate General of Health…
Malicious Contents on Social Media: Govt turns a blind eye
Online Desk: Despite setting up security devices to filter internet links of social media and other sites, the government authorities are allegedly turning a blind eye to the use…