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Dhaka’s air quality still unhealthy

Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked 4th worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Friday morning. The city had a score of 153 at 8:18 am, indicating that the air quality

BGMEA seeks transport support from BRTC for bringing workers

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Thursday sought transport support from BRTC for bringing its workers so that they can come to their respective factories for collecting

257 Canadian, 285 Australian nationals leave by chartered flights

A total of 257 Canadian citizens and 285 Australian who were stranded here due to COVID-19 pandemic left Dhaka on Thursday for their respective countries by separate chartered flights. A chartered

Hajj registration deadline extended till April 30

The government has once again extended the deadline for hajj registration until April 30 considering the outbreak of coronavirus. The Religious Affairs Ministry issued a notice on Thursday in this

Mithun blessed with a daughter

Bangladesh national cricket team batsman Mohammad Mithun was blessed with a daughter on Wednesday. Both the newborn baby and its mother are good in health now and they are safe

Sylhet physician dies of ‘COVID-19’ in Dhaka

A physician of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital died of COVID-19 at a Dhaka hospital on Wednesday. Moyeen Uddin, assistant professor of the medicine department of MAG Osmani Medical

Trump halts funding to WHO

US president Donald Trump announced Tuesday that swaths of the United States could lift coronavirus shutdowns ‘very soon’ and made peace with state governors after being accused of acting like

College student dies of fever, cold in Cumilla

A college student died of fever, cold and breathing complications at Debidwar Health Complex on Tuesday night. The victim, Dulal Bhuiyan, a 3rd year Honours student of Cumilla Victoria College