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DNCC mayor, wife test positive for Covid-19

FBD Desk: Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Atiqul Islam and his wife Dr. Shaila Shagufta Islam have been infected with Covid-19. As they were feeling unwell, their samples were

Nobel Prize in economics goes to Milgrom and Wilson

International Desk: Two American economists have been awarded the Nobel Prize for economic sciences on Monday for their work to improve how auctions work. Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B.

Papia, husband awarded 27-year imprisonment in arms case

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court today sentenced expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon to 20-year imprisonment in an arms case. Dhaka Metropolitan

School banking gets popularity

FBD Desk: The school banking account holders have deposited Tk 1.78 billion in their accounts in six months from March to August this year despite the coronavirus pandemic. Though the

Cabinet gives nod to death penalty for rape

Staff Correspondent: The cabinet has given final approval to the revised draft of the Prevention of Violence against Women and Children Act, 2000, with the provision of death penalty as

Covid virus ‘survives for 28 days’ in lab conditions

FBD Desk: These results highlight the need to wash hands as well as touchscreens regularly The virus responsible for Covid-19 can remain infectious on surfaces such as banknotes, phone screens