Thousands are crossing the Padma River in a mad rush to reach home for the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr holidays amid the...
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Law Minister Anisul Huq is reviewing an appeal by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s family to let her fly abroad for...
A mobile court has fined 17 people at the Basundhara City shopping mall for defying health protocols amid the coronavirus pandemic in Bangladesh.The court punished customers and traders at the shopping mall in Dhaka’s Panthapath, fining them a total of Tk 5,500.The mobile court led by Executive Magistrate of Police Sheikh Rafiqul Haque conducted the drive for one and a half hours on Tuesday.Nearly all offenders disregarded mask rules, either by not wearing one or wearing it improperly.“My mask was...
Health Minister Zahid Maleque hopes that as many as 500,000 doses of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Dhaka by May 10.“China will send us 500,000 doses of their coronavirus vaccine as a gift. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is making arrangements to transport the vaccine doses to the country. But the arrival of vaccine doses the government wants to buy will take more time,” Maleque said at a media briefing at the Secretariat in Dhaka on Monday.“Bangladesh is...
Bangladesh will soon sign a contract to import the coronavirus vaccine made by China’s Sinopharm, says Health Minister Zahid Maleque.Negotiations with China to import vaccines have progressed significantly, the minister said during the virtual inauguration of a 150-bed asthma centre at the National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital (NIDCH) on Wednesday.“We have already signed a contract with Russia and are in talks with China. We’ll make a deal with Sinopharm soon,” he said.The government and Beximco Pharmaceuticals...
Hifazat-e Islam’s Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque incited Kawmi madrasa students to riot by exploiting the opposition to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Dhaka in a bid to overthrow the government and seize power.The hardline Islamist leader, who is on remand, divulged the information along with other shocking revelations during interrogation, said Harun Ur Rashi, deputy commissioner of DMP’s Tejgaon Division, at a media briefing on Tuesday.“Mamunul used to provoke the leaders and workers of Hifazat. He used...
The High Court has suspended the cutting of trees at the Suhrawardy Udyan, a historic park in Dhaka.“Our order is that the hearing will come before this court on May 20,” said Justice Mamnoon Rahman, senior judge of the bench. The attorney general “should tell them, verbally, not to cut any trees in the meantime”.Attorney General AM Amin Uddin responded to this, saying: “I will speak to them immediately.”The government has faced criticism for the new development project it has...
Some leaders of Hefazat-e Islam have met Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal for the second time in three weeks.The meeting on Tuesday night came as a crackdown on the Islamist group continued following violence during the celebrations of 50 years of independence.Nurul Islam Jihadi, member secretary of the organisation’s newly formed convening committee, led a delegation of six leaders.The others were Mufti Maulana Jasimuddin , Maulana Yahiya, Principal Mizanur Rahman, Maulana Mainuddin and Maulana Ataullah Hafezi. State Minister for Religious...
After losing her parents and two sisters in a boat crash on the Padma River in Madaripur, grief is the...
The authorities have ordered a temporary halt on supply of oxygen to industries as a precaution fearing shortage for COVID-19 patients following an acute crisis in India.The Department of Explosives issued the instruction to the oxygen producers to ensure uninterrupted supply for coronavirus patients, its Chief Inspector Abul Kalam Azad said on Tuesday.The department will monitor the plants if necessary, he added.Earlier, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said Bangladesh will not face a crisis of medical oxygen given the number of...
Mamunul Haque, a joint secretary general of Hifazat-e Islam, had links with the militants responsible for the grenade attack on...
The Bangladesh Medical Association has condemned the alleged harassment that doctors face on their way to work during the ongoing...
