Mizanur Rahman Khan, joint editor of vernacular daily the Prothom Alo, died on Monday evening after a long battle with deadly coronavirus. He was 53.

Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU), a platform of journalists, recently opened a booth for collecting samples of coronavirus suspected patients among the journalists.

Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) has launched an ambulance services for its members and their families as Bangladesh reported second death from coronavirus (Covid-19).    Deputy Minister of Water Resources Enamul Haque Shamim formally inaugurated the ambulance services at a function at the DRU auditorium on Saturday, said a press release.    Journalist will be able to avail ambulance facilities equipped with staff wearing protective gear for transporting suspected coronavirus patients to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), DRU said in a statement.   The DRU team will do the job in coordination with IEDCR.  

The Walton Smart Freeze-DRU six-a-side Media Cup Football Tournament, organized by Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU), begins on Sunday (March 15) at Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here.

Describing the electronic voting machine (EVM) as a new method of rigging votes, Jatiya Oikyafront on Saturday warned that it will not allow the Election Commission (EC) to use it in the elections to two Dhaka city corporations.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Monday said the government has taken adequate security measures to prevent any kind of anarchy centering the celebration of New Year or the 31st night.

Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited (AIBL) has provided Tk 5 lack to the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) for constructing a new motorcycle stand at its premises.

Rafiqul Islam Azad of the Daily Independent and Reaz Chowdhury of theasianmail.com were elected president and general secretary of Dhaka Reporters unity (DRU) respectively in an election on Saturday.