DGDA rejects GK's COVID-19 rapid test kit

The Directorate General of Drug Administration on Thursday rejected Gonoshasthaya Kendra's COVID-19 Rapid Dot Blot test kit, said GK in a press release.

Less traffic police on roads as COVID-19 fear mounts

The deployment of traffic police in the capital reduced recently to protect the force from coronavirus infection while the number of vehicles and pedestrians ..

Rice prices on rise despite bumper boro harvest

The prices of rice continued to rise in the city though there was a bumper production of the Boro paddy recently in the country.

Kuwait bans woman from travelling in MP Shahid case

The Kuwait public prosecution on Thursday imposed a travel ban on a local businesswoman, a suspect in the trafficking case filed against Bangladeshi MP..

Law makes NHRC toothless tiger: HC

The High Court in a full verdict about a writ petition relating to torture of domestic help Khadiza, 12, by her employer in 2010 said on Wednesday..

UN allocates $5million supporting affected by Cyclone Amphan

The United Nation’s Central Emergency Response Fund allocated $5 million to complement the government’s response to the people in need.

Accounts with over Tk 1 crore increased by 8,276 in 2019

Balance in the bank accounts with more than Tk 1 crore in deposits has increased by 10.1 per cent or Tk 48,337 crore in the year 2019, reflecting a rapid increase..

13pc people lost jobs due to COVID-19 pandemic: BIDS

About 13 percent people have become unemployed in the country due to COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies.

Bangladeshi MP sent in Kuwait jail for 21 days

The attorney general of Kuwait City on Wednesday decided to arrest Bangladeshi MP Mohammad Shahid Islam for 21 days in the central prison of the city.

No Hajj this year for Bangladeshis

No intending Bangladeshi pilgrim would be able to travel to Saudi Arabia for performing Hajj this year due to restrictions imposed by the Saudi Arabian government.