National professor Anisuzzaman dies

National Professor Anisuzzaman breathed his last at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka on Thursday. He was 83.

Government suggests offering Eid prayer at mosques

The government on Thursday urged Muslim devotees to avoid Eidgah or other open places for Eid congregations and offer prayers at mosques maintaining health advice.

Trump's rebuke of Fauci encapsulates rejection of science in virus fight

President Donald Trump's repudiation of Dr. Anthony Fauci has long been probable. Once the trusted doctor warned of the human cost of Trump's ..

Unsafe sample collection adds to spread risk

Allowing private organisations that have employed staff with little training to collect samples from suspected COVID-19 patients in the absence..

From social solidarity to economic solidarity

Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir write son the relaxation of shutdown, a three-year recovery plan and the national budget

General holiday likely to be extended till May 30

The government is extending the ongoing general holidays until May 30 to curb the transmission of coronavirus as it continues to claim more lives ..

Gonoshasthaya submits kits to BSMMU for performance trial

Gonoshasthaya Kendra on Wednesday handed over its COVID-19 testing kits to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University for its performance trial.

Dhaka airport getting busier

The frequency of special and charter flights on international routes to and from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has been increasing over ..

Bangladeshi scientists sequence coronavirus genome

A Bangladeshi father-daughter doctor duo successfully sequenced the genome of coronavirus which could potentially help develop a vaccine for our own population.

Missing ration card holders raises eyebrows

Many ration card holders in Dhaka South City Corporation remained missing as the government operated 40 subsidised shops there on Tuesday.