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65,474 more homeless families to get shelters
07:24 PM, 30 Mar 2022 WednesdayAs part of the government's target to ensure housing for the landless and homeless people, 65,474 more single houses are being constructed under the third phase of Ashrayan-2 Project. At the third phase of Ashrayan-2, the government has raised the cost and brought changes in design to make houses more sustainable and climate-resilient...
Bank transactions during Ramadan to 2:30pm
06:17 PM, 30 Mar 2022 WednesdayBank transaction hours during the holy month of Ramadan have been fixed from 9:30 am to 2:30...
72 test Covid positive in 24 hrs
05:36 PM, 30 Mar 2022 WednesdayTwo died from coronavirus and 72 contracted the virus in the past 24 hours. With this, the total fatalities are 29,122 and infections rose to 19,51,504. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Wednesday...
Opinion: Who inspired him to invade Ukraine?
05:07 PM, 30 Mar 2022 WednesdayWho would have imagined that news of the pandemic – which is not over – would be replaced with news of a new war in Europe...
Australia waltz into World Cup final
04:40 PM, 30 Mar 2022 WednesdayAustralia waltzed into the final of the Women's World Cup with a 157-run dismantling of West Indies in Wellington...
Bangladesh votes for humanity, not any country in UNGA: PM
04:14 PM, 30 Mar 2022 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh didn't vote against any country, but it stood for humanity in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), clearing her country's stance regarding the issue...
40th BCS final result published: 1,963 recommended
02:49 PM, 30 Mar 2022 WednesdayThe final result of the 40th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations under the Public Service Commission (PSC) was published on Wednesday. A total of 1,963 candidates have been recommended for appointment to different cadres...
Poor to get specialized treatment from district hospitals: PM tells JS
02:36 PM, 30 Mar 2022 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government has taken initiatives to enhance treatment facilities of some non-communicable diseases like cancer, kidney and cardiovascular diseases for the extreme poor people at all the district level hospitals...
4 get death penalty in blogger Ananta Bijoy murder case
01:40 PM, 30 Mar 2022 WednesdayA court has sentenced four people to death and acquitted two others in a case filed over the murder of blogger Ananta Bijoy Das. Judge Nurul Amin Biplob of the Sylhet Anti-Terrorism Tribunal passed the verdict at 12:30pm on Wednesday...
COVID cases in Asia surpass 100 million
12:48 PM, 30 Mar 2022 WednesdayCoronavirus infections in Asia passed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the region records a resurgence in cases, dominated by the BA.2 Omicron sub-variant...
CNG stations to remain closed for 6hrs during Ramadan
11:42 AM, 30 Mar 2022 WednesdayThe CNG filling stations across the country will remain closed for six hours from 5pm to 11pm every day during Ramadan...
Joe Biden signs anti-lynching bill in historic first
11:13 AM, 30 Mar 2022 WednesdayUS President Joe Biden has signed legislation that designates lynching as a federal hate crime...
PM urges BIMSTEC leaders to work together for mutual benefits
11:01 AM, 30 Mar 2022 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the BIMSTEC leaders to join hands together as the forum is an appropriate tool that can leverage mutual benefits of member countries addressing post COVID-19 challenges and impacts of political crisis in the West...
Covid closures still affecting 400 million pupils - Unicef
09:41 AM, 30 Mar 2022 WednesdaySchools in 23 countries, with 405 million pupils, are still partially or fully closed because of Covid, the United Nations Children's Fund says...
Five killed in latest deadly attack in Israel
09:10 AM, 30 Mar 2022 WednesdayFive people have been shot dead on the outskirts of Tel Aviv, Israel, medics say, in the third deadly attack of its kind within a week...
Dozens of Russian diplomats expelled by four EU nations
08:45 AM, 30 Mar 2022 WednesdayIn a coordinated move, four EU countries are expelling more than 40 Russian diplomats suspected of spying. Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic issued expulsion orders to a total of 43 embassy staffers on Tuesday afternoon...
Russia promises to scale down operations near Kyiv and north Ukraine
09:56 PM, 29 Mar 2022 TuesdayRussia promised on Tuesday to scale down military operations around Kyiv and northern Ukraine as a confidence-building step, in the most tangible sign yet of progress towards negotiating an end to the war...
‘Uninterrupted electricity supply during Ramadan’
09:44 PM, 29 Mar 2022 TuesdayUninterrupted electricity supply will be ensured across the country during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan. Measures will have to take for uninterrupted electricity supply during the Tarabi prayers in Ramadan, but also ensure it round the clock in the holy month...
Sohel, Akter new DUJ president, secretary
09:32 PM, 29 Mar 2022 TuesdayDhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) has elected Sohel Haider Chowdhury and Akter Hossain as its new president and general secretary respectively...
Kader Siddique to undergo surgery on Wednesday
08:31 PM, 29 Mar 2022 TuesdayKrishak Sramik Janata League President Bangabir Abdul Kader Siddique will undergo gallbladder surgery at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital on Wednesday...