Stick to basics
Razin Rahman, a school teacher, returned home yesterday full of despair. He could not figure out how to cover his family expenditure.
1 June 2017, 18:00 PM
BNP terms 15pc VAT unjustified
The proposed 15 percent uniform VAT is the ruling party's tool for “political exploitation” before the next parliamentary election scheduled to be held late next year, according to BNP leaders.
29 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Job Opportunity: Higher degree, lesser scope
The more degrees you obtain, the more you run the risk of remaining unemployed.
It may sound odd, but it's true if we go by a latest government survey.
Conducted by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics between December 2013 and June 2015, the survey shows that unemployment rate was the highest among people having tertiary education.
28 May 2017, 18:00 PM
26 lakh jobless
Mazhar Hossain stopped counting the number of copies of his curriculum vitae submitted seeking jobs since he completed his
27 May 2017, 18:00 PM
About 60pc baby born without expert help
Nearly 60 percent of birth deliveries in Bangladesh are conducted without any skilled health personnel, according to a report by the
19 May 2017, 18:00 PM
BNP worried over recent infighting
Recent incidents of intra-party conflicts centring the BNP's initiative of revamping the grassroots leaders and activists have concerned
17 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Good news for heart patients
Cardiac patients now have much to cheer about as the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases is enhancing its healthcare
16 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Eye lenses get cheaper
Less than a month after fixing the prices of heart stents, the drug administration has set the prices of eye lenses which need to be surgically implanted in patients with poor vision.
15 May 2017, 18:00 PM
'Vision 2030': BNP for making House stronger
The BNP has drawn up a package of proposals to strengthen parliament. The proposals would be implemented if the party is voted to power in the next general election.
9 May 2017, 18:00 PM
BNP for clipping PM's wings
The BNP could curtail the power of the prime minister and strengthen the roles of lawmakers in parliament if voted to power in the next general election, party insiders claimed.
7 May 2017, 18:00 PM
'Man behind' the suicide of father, daughter still at large
Five days have gone by but police are yet to arrest the man who allegedly provoked a father to commit suicide along with his seven-year-old daughter in Gazipur.
3 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Lightning Casualties: Govt to focus on forecast
Even a few years ago, metal objects in the shapes of tridents, crescents, stars and roosters could be seen on the roofs of buildings. They are hardly seen anymore.
27 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Fatal negligence
The government inspection system for factory boilers is meant to fail by design, hence boiler explosions have been claiming lives all too frequently.
25 April 2017, 18:00 PM
24-year-old Defence Purchase Scam: Ershad, two other accused acquitted
A Dhaka court yesterday acquitted Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad and two others in a 24-year-old defence purchase scam case as it
19 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Halkhata goes digital
Baishakh has arrived at our doorstep.
13 April 2017, 18:00 PM
45,000 children die of diarrhoea every year
Over 45,000 under-five children die every year in Bangladesh from diarrhea caused by contaminated water, says a report of World
13 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Tourists sidestep Bangladesh
Bangladesh has remained an unattractive destination for tourists, with the country coming in at No. 125 in a ranking
9 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Men-women alliance working fine in UAE
This may sound contrary to what you know about women's rights in the United Arab Emirates. With some global human rights bodies voicing concern over the lack of women's rights in the UAE, the country has topped a global ranking in terms of treating women with respect.
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM
World Health Day Today: Mental health on decline
More than 300 million people are now living with depression, a leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide, according to the latest estimates from the World Health Organisation (WHO).
6 April 2017, 18:00 PM
[WATCH] Branding Bangladesh at IPU
The commerce ministry organises a five-day fair on the sidelines of the 136th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) assembly to showcase the country’s exportable goods and heritage to the foreign delegates.
4 April 2017, 15:14 PM