Bangladesh
Don’t’ let mosquitoes eat up votes: PM to Dhaka mayors, councillors-elect
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the newly-elected mayors and councillors of the two Dhaka cities to pay special attention to check mosquito, particularly Aedes, so that the insect cannot not eat up their votes.
HC order on Khaleda’s bail petition Thursday afternoon
The High Court is scheduled to deliver its order on Thursday afternoon on a bail petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.
Soumya ties the knot
Bangladeshi batsman Soumya Sarkar tied the knot with Priyonti Debnath Puja on Wednesday midnight.
3 killed in Moghbazar fire; probe body formed
A five-member committee was formed to investigate the fire that broke out at a multi-story building on Dilu Road in city’s Moghbazar area early Thursday killing three people.
New Dhaka mayors, councillors sworn in
The newly-elected mayors and councillors of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) took oath of office on Thursday morning.
Coronavirus outbreak: 23 Bangladeshis flown to Delhi from Wuhan
Twenty-three more Bangladeshi nationals were evacuated from China’s Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, on Thursday and they are now quarantined in the suburbs of Delhi.
Dhaka again ranks worst in Air Quality Index
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka again ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) for the second consecutive day on Thursday.
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia suspends entry for Umrah pilgrims
Saudi Arabia on Thursday imposed a temporary ban on Umrah pilgrims to stop the spread of coronavirus in the Kingdom.
3 people die in city fire
Three people were killed and five others suffered burns in a fire that broke out at a multi-story building on Dilu Road in city’s Moghbazar area early Thursday.
Fish enclosure employee stabbed dead due to enmity
An employee of a fish enclosure was stabbed to death by rivals centering previous enmity at Churipotti in Jashore town on Wednesday.