Bangabazar traders temporarily set up chowkis and resumed their business under the open sky defying sun heat. Mainly, due to Eid-ul-Fitr, the place has been temporarily arranged for the traders. Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) made the arrangements for them on temporary basis. Some were found using large umbrellas to protect themselves and buyers from the scorching sun. Earlier, bricks ...

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been voted ICC Player of the Month for March 2023 for his tremendous performance against world champions England and Ireland. An ICC statement said that Shakib was instrumental in securing a historic 3-0 T20I series victory over touring world champions England and also put up an impressive show in limited over series win ...

Bangladesh reported six more Covid cases in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning. With the new numbers, the country’s total caseload rose to 2,038,097, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,446 as no new fatalities were reported. The daily case test positivity dropped to 0.42 percent ...

Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury, who is visiting United Kingdom, met BNP Acting Chairman Tarek Rahman. A responsible source of UK BNP confirmed that their meeting was held at a venue in London’s Kingston area on Monday (April 10). It should be noted that like other city corporations across the country, BNP has remained steadfast in its decision ...

A total of 10 people have bought nomination papers of Awami League to fight for the post of mayor in the upcoming Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) elections. Among them, nine are Awami League leaders and one is a known face of sports. They collected nomination papers from Awami League President Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Dhanmondi political office in the last ...

Biometric visa application for hajj pilgrims will begin from April 16 and continue till April 30. A notification was issued on Tuesday by Ministry of Religious Affairs in this regard. To perform Hajj-2023, biometric visas are needed by registered Hajj pilgrims. They can apply for the visas under government management at the offices of Islamic Foundation in all districts, Islamic ...

Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets in their Indian Premier League match in New Delhi on Tuesday, reports PTI. MI chased down the target of 173 in the last ball with captain Rohit Sharma top-scoring with 65 from 45 balls. Tilak Varma and Ishan Kishan chipped in with 41 and 31 respectively. Earlier, Axar Patel struck 54 off ...

Police recovered the body of a 70-year-old man, who went missing in the Kushiyara River on Sunday, from the river at Golapganj upazila in Sylhet district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Diresh Das, 70, hailed from Bagla Chhayghari village of Badepasha union of the upazila. According to family members of the deceased, on Sunday around 4:30 pm, Diresh ...

Veteran freedom fighter and Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury has passed away. He was 81. Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury breathed his last at about 11.15pm while undergoing treatment at Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital in the capital on Tuesday. He had been suffering from kidney complications for a long time. Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury is a well-known Bangladeshi physician and public health activist. ...

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday cleared 11 projects involving the overall estimated cost of Tk 13,655.98 crore. The approval came from the Ecnec meeting presided over by Ecnec chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the NEC conference room in the city’s Sher-e Bangla Nagar area. “Today 11 projects were approved,” said Planning Minister ...