Fire fighters have still not managed to extinguish the fire in a seven-storey factory of Hashem Foods Ltd, a subsidiary of the Sajeeb Group, in Bhulta of Rupganj, more than 24 hours after it first broke out on Thursday evening. The confirmed death toll…
Police arrested 585 people and fined 414 vehicles as a greater number of restless people were out on the streets violating lockdown restrictions on the ninth day, Thursday.The arrestees were out on the streets violating restrictions, said DMP Addition…
Four UPDF (Prasit) members were held Friday by an army patrolling team while collecting extortion money in Khagrachari’s Sindukchhari area.The arrestees were identified as Durjoy Chakma (32), Angthai Marma (22), Kanchai Marma (19) and Chaila Marma (19…
Bangladesh secured a huge-first innings total of 192 runs in the ongoing Harare Test as Mehidy Hasan Miraz bagged five wickets to wrap up hosts Zimbabwe for 276 on Friday.Zimbabwe went to the tea break at 244 for five. They lost their last five wicket…
Grameenphone has incorporated the national vaccination management portal “Surokkha” into its one-stop digital solution MyGP.So, MyGP users can now enjoy the opportunity to access the government’s authorised portal for Covid-19 vaccine registration.The…
A 65-year-old man died with Covid symptoms in Satkhira Thursday after a policeman allegedly held back his son for two hours as he was carrying an oxygen cylinder for his father.Oliul Islam, son of deceased Md Rajab Ali Morol, said he brought the cylin…
Though the Coronavirus spread had come almost under control in Dhaka nearly a month back, the national capital is reemerging as the hotspot for the deadly virus transmission and fatalities.Health experts said the highly transmissible Delta or Indian v…
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 been recovered from the debris of the building during the search operation,” said Abdul…
The second wave of the Covid pandemic continues its onslaught across the world amid speeding inoculation efforts. In fact, the global corona caseload has now topped 185 million.The total caseload and fatalities from the virus stand at 185,489,255 and …
Golam Mustafa, the winner of Ekushe Padak 2018 and Shilpakala Padak 2016, died at his residence on Friday. He was 81.He left behind wife, one son, one daughter, two grandchildren and three sisters, and a host of well-wishers to mourn his death.He will…
Six members of a family sustained burn injuries in a fire triggered by a cooking gas cylinder blast in their house in Chattogram’s Satkania upazila on Thursday night, police said.The injured have been identified as Sayed Ahmed, 65, Shahnewaz, 40, Md H…
Authorities instructed all the doctors, health sector officials and employees in Dhaka district to refrain from providing any kind of information regarding health services or patients’ records to the media during the Covid-19 pandemic.This decision was…
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