Decadence International presents Winter Sparkle

Decadence International, in association with Four Points Hotel by Sheraton is organising an exclusive two-day fashion exhibition ‘Winter Sparkle’ from November 25.
22 November 2016, 09:56 AM

Nation building rests on new generation

It is the new generation's turn to construct a prosperous Bangladesh in harmony with its culture, heritage and aspirations of the people,
24 March 2016, 18:00 PM

6,000 died of TB last yr

More than 2 lakh people were diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) and at least 6,000 died of TB in the country last year, officials at the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP) told a press conference in the capital yesterday.
23 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Child gives hope to HIV positive parents

The boy looks as healthy, energetic and cheerful as most children at 7. But before he was born, his mother kept her fingers crossed that her HIV would not pass on to the child.
21 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Protecting water bodies, ecology must in development process

Bangladesh cannot afford destroying its waterfronts and ecology in the development process, said globally acclaimed architects on the
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Man held with pistol, bullets

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a man with a pistol, two magazines and 7 rounds of bullets during a
18 March 2016, 18:00 PM

30 hurt in drug dealing turf war

At least 30 people, including many women and child bystanders, were found to have been injured yesterday as two alleged drug dealing Bihari groups intermittently pelted each other with brick chips as part of a turf war in the capital's Mohammadpur Geneva Camp.
17 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Shibir man with firearms held in Ctg

Police claimed to have arrested an activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir at Purbo Chambal in Chittagong's Banshkhali upazila yesterday, and
13 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Death anniversary

Today is the 5th death anniversary of Shamsur Rahman, former chairman of Bangladesh Water Development Board.
9 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Dhaka opens mission in Addis Ababa

Bangladesh has opened its resident Mission in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, on March 1 to usher newer avenues for trade and commerce, and social development.
7 March 2016, 18:00 PM

SC clears way for probing 'graft' by AL MP Bahauddin Nasim

The Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for the Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) to investigate a corruption case filed against ruling Awami League lawmaker AFM Bahauddin Nasim.
7 March 2016, 18:00 PM

BINA selected for IDB's science and technology prize

Bangladesh Institute for Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), under the ministry of Agriculture, has been selected for Islamic Development Bank's prize for science and technology, says a ministry press release.
3 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Detectives claim seizure of 2 bombs, bomb-making materials in capital

Detectives yesterday claimed that they seized two bombs and huge amount of bomb making materials from a “militant den” at Dakkhin Khan in the capital.
28 February 2016, 18:00 PM

10 sent to jail for selling porn video clips in Savar

A mobile court of Rab yesterday sentenced 10 people of mobile servicing shops, in Razzak Plaza of Savar, to one month's imprisonment for selling video clips of pornography.
28 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Candidates block road in capital demanding review

The candidates of the 34th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination blocked the Shahbagh intersection in the capital for about 15
27 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Train service restored after 9hrs

Train service between Mymensingh and Netrakona was severed from yesterday noon after a train's engine derailed at
26 February 2016, 18:00 PM

On Trail, Off Trail

The pull of the forest is undeniable. It attracts us, beckons us to enter and explore the green and the dark, even lose
26 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Bridge authority inks deal with four consultants

Bangladesh Bridge Authority yesterday inked a Tk 169 crore deal with four international and local consultancy firms for Management Support Consultancy (MSC) service for the Padma Multipurpose Bridge project.
24 February 2016, 18:00 PM

BUP, CUB sign deal to boost co-op

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) and Canadian University
20 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Cases against Star editor suggest attack on press freedom

A deluge of lawsuits against The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam on charges of criminal defamation and sedition is an indication of the
20 February 2016, 18:00 PM