Section 144 imposed in Narail
Local administration imposed section 144, i.e. restricting freedom of assembly, in Kalia upazila on Tuesday as two groups called their meetings at the same venue at the same time on…
LGD, FCDO, UNDP begin joint training programme
The Local Government Division (LGD), Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and UNDP have jointly begun a training programme. The specially designed programme targets around 21,000 young girls and women…
Pay more attention to risk of loans: Speakers
Participants in a webinar on Tuesday urged the government to be more careful about the risk of loans as the trend of loans has gone up following the coronavirus pandemic,…
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 1,335 cases, 20 deaths in 24 hrs
Bangladesh on Tuesday saw another spike in Covid-19 cases as health authorities detected 1,335 new patients across the country in 24 hours, taking the total to 401,586. Twenty more patients…
Bangladeshi boy wins global art contest by ICCR
Anzar Mustaeen Ali, a six-year-old from Bangladesh, has won a special prize of $1,000 for his beautiful artwork. Indian High Commissioner Vikram K Doraiswami handed over the cheque to him…
Blogger Washiqur murder: Court fixes Nov 4 for charge framing hearing
A Dhaka court on Tuesday fixed Nov 4 for charge framing hearing in the case filed over the murder of blogger Washiqur Rahman Babu. Dhaka’s Third Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge's…
Youth beaten to death in Laxmipur
A young fisherman was beaten to death over a trifling matter at a wedding ceremony at Charmahani of Sadar upazila in Laxmipur on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Md…
Two killed, 3 injured in Netrakona road crash
At least two people were killed and three others injured as a truck collided head-on with an auto-rickshaw in Nayapara area of Sadar upazila in Netrakona on Tuesday. The deceased…