25 Jamaat’s female activists held in Kushtia
In an overnight drive, police arrested 25 female activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from Jhaudia Bazar in Kushtia on Saturday night. Tipped off, a team of police conducted a drive in Jhaudia…
Bangladesh reports another 1837 coronavirus cases, 21 deaths
Bangladesh reported 1837 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours until Sunday morning, taking the country’s overall tally to 432,333. Besides, 21 more deaths were reported in the…
Robi to offer low-cost internet package for university teachers, students
The country's second-largest mobile operator Robi will offer a low-cost internet data package for university teachers and students to support online education. University Grants Commission (UGC) and Robi Axiata Limited…
Dhaka Declaration on defending media freedom launched
A Dhaka Declaration was launched on Sunday defending media freedom, journalists’ protection and citizen’s rights from the grassroots level to international institutions. The declaration came ahead of the second ‘Global…
COVID-19: US provides 100 ventilators to Bangladesh
The United States, through the US Embassy in Dhaka and the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has delivered 100 state-of-the-art ventilators to Bangladesh that it had pledged earlier to…
Legendary Indian actor Soumitra Chatterjee dies
Soumitra Chatterjee, one of India's most celebrated actors, died at a private hospital in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Sunday, after contracting Covid last month. He was 85.…
Respiratory failure in Covid-19 cases not triggered by cytokine storm: Study
Only four percent of the Covid-19 patients showed signs of a ‘cytokine storm’, with extremely high levels of immune molecules, says a study. A study of Washington University School of…
Passengers returning from abroad must carry Covid-19 negative certificates: Minister
Passengers returning home from foreign countries must show Covid-19 negative certificates at the airport, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday. Otherwise they will have to go into quarantine for…