3 more Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours
The Directorate General of Health Services on Friday confirmed three new Covid-19 infections in the country over a 24-hour period from 8:00am Thursday to 8:00am Friday.
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Bangladesh U-19 squad for SA, ZIM announced
The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 16-member squad for the Bangladesh U-19 tour to South Africa and Zimbabwe on Thursday...
Hasina, Asaduzzaman, Mamun charged
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday charged deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun with crimes against humanity during the 2024 July uprising...
Bangladesh men qualify for semis
Bangladesh鈥檚 semi-final place in the AHF Men鈥檚 Under-18 Asia Cup hockey was confirmed after Pakistan beat China 2-1 in their Pool A final match at the Dazhou National Hockey Training Centre in Dazhou, China, on Wednesday...
US health secy sued over Covid vaccine change
Several leading medical groups filed suit against US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on Monday, accusing him of endangering public health with new Covid-19 vaccine recommendations...
Bangladesh鈥檚 semi hopes in jeopardy after Pak loss
Bangladesh men鈥檚 team semi-final berth in the AHF Under-18 Asia Cup hockey was hanging in the balance following their 6-3 loss to Pakistan in their final Pool A match at the Dazhou National Hockey Training Centre in Dazhou, China, on Tuesday...
SC begins hearing Mobarak鈥檚 appeal against death sentence for war crimes
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing the appeal of Mobarak Hossain, an expelled Awami League leader and a former Jamaat-e-Islami member, challenging his 2014 death sentence for war crimes committed in the Brahmanbaria area during the 1971 Liberation War...
11 more Covid-19 cases reported across Bangladesh in 24 hours
A total of 11 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Monday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
1st ICT order on charges likely July 10
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday concluded the hearing on charges against ousted prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina and his two associates over their alleged involvement in committing crimes against humanity across Bangladesh during the July鈥揂ugust 2024 mass uprising...
One more dies of Covid in 24hrs
At least a man died of Covid and six others were infected with Covid-19 across in the past 24 hours till 8:00am on Saturday...
15 lakh COVID jabs unused, set to expire in Bangladesh by August 6
Over 15 lakh doses of the Covid-19 vaccine that have remained unused since May will expire by August 6 as authorities have failed to administer the lifesaving vaccine amid people鈥檚 unwillingness to take the jab even though there is now a fresh rise in Covid-19 infections and deaths...
U-18 hockey team make winning start
Bangladesh got off to a winning start in the five-team Pool A opener of the Men鈥檚 Under-18 Asia Cup hockey with a 3-0 win over Hong Kong at the Dazhou National Hockey Training Centre in China on Thursday...
Aarong Mirpur 12 outlet expanded to 2 levels
Aarong has announced opening of its newly renovated outlet at Mirpur 12, said a press release...
GAU develops high salt-tolerant wheat variety 鈥楪AU gom 1鈥�
The department of agronomy at Gazipur Agricultural University has recently developed a premium-quality, high salt-tolerant, high-yielding wheat variety named 鈥楪AU gom 1鈥�...
Man jailed for 10 years for attempted child rape in Hatirjheel
A Dhaka court on Monday sentenced Md Shukur Ali Sheikh, 35, to 10-year imprisonment in a case lodged over the attempted rape of a six-year-old child in the city鈥檚 Hatirjheel area in 2021...
England defend Under-21 Euro crown with dramatic win over Germany
England successfully defended their Under-21 European Championship title as Jonathan Rowe's header gave Lee Carlsey's team a 3-2 extra-time victory over Germany in the final on Saturday.
Pogba signs for Monaco, hoping to revive career
Paul Pogba has signed a two-year deal with Ligue 1 side Monaco to return to football after a near two-year absence, the club announced on Saturday.
SC stays AL-era judicial disciplinary rules
The Appellate Division on Sunday stayed its March 1, 2018 order that upheld the Bangladesh Judicial Service (Disciplinary) Rules 2017, framed during the Awami League regime...
Two more covid-19 patients die, seven new cases reported in 24hrs
At least two people, a man and a woman, died of Covid and 7 others tested positive for coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours till Saturday morning...
19 more Covid cases reported
Bangladesh reported 19 more Covid-19 cases across the country in the past 24 hours till 8:00am on Thursday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
Govt should step up protocols for health on raging viral diseases
THREE viral diseases, having similar symptoms of fever and body aches, raging at a time is worrying as it harms patient and hospital management. Whilst the Aedes mosquito is the primary vector of dengue and chikungunya viruses, Covid-19 spreads through small airborne droplets that the infected individuals discharge when they breathe, talk, cough or sneeze. Individuals...
21 more Covid cases reported
Bangladesh recorded 21 more Covid-19 positive cases in the 24 hours ending at 8:00am on Tuesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
HC to hear writ challenging 15th amendment on July 7
The High Court on Monday scheduled July 7 for the final hearing of a writ petition that challenged the constitutionality of a provision introduced by the 15th amendment that authorises the speaker of parliament to administer the oath of office to the president.
Three more die of Covid-19
Bangladesh recorded three more deaths, two women and one man, due to Covid-19 in the past 24 hours ending at 8:00am on Monday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
Single-day highest 5 die of Covid聽
Bangladesh recorded the year鈥檚 single-day highest five Covid deaths in 24 hours ending 8:00am on Sunday.
Two die of Covid-19
Two women died of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours till 8:00am on Saturday in the country and four others were infected.
Regressive reality of聽VAT
DESPITE having several sources of revenue and a dual system of tax collection (direct-indirect), the majority of tax revenue is collected through indirect tax, called value-added tax, regulated聽by the Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty Act 2012. The income tax, which is governed by the Income Tax Ordinance of 1984, includes corporate taxes, taxes...
Ex-RAB director shown arrested in ICT case
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday showed retired Rear Admiral Muhammad Sohail, former Rapid Action Battalion media wing director, arrested in a case over crimes against humanity...
Students demand withdrawal of 15pc tax on private univs
A group of private university students on Wednesday protested at a 15 per cent income tax on private universities demanding immediate withdrawal of the tax...
Bangladesh pitted in Pool A against Pakistan
The Bangladesh men鈥檚 team was pitted against Pakistan, China, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong in Pool A of the Men鈥檚 Under-18 Asia Cup 2025 to be held in Dazhou, China, from July 3 to 13...