Protect Sundarbans from profit seekers

The world's largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans, can not be protected if the profit seekers can enter into it in the
24 March 2016, 18:00 PM

JS body, probe teams visit damaged Banani building site

Parliamentary standing committee on power, energy and mineral resources ministry along with two separate probe
24 March 2016, 18:00 PM

All urged to join Independence Day march to help build war museum

The Libration War Museum has invited all to register to join the Independence Day march on Saturday, organised to raise fund for building the permanent structure of the museum at the capital's Agargaon.
24 March 2016, 18:00 PM

NSU YES! hosts Masters of Ideation for the 4th year

North South University Young Entrepreneur's Society (NSU YES!) is proud to be the organisers of the nationwide inter-university event
24 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Resilience S Asians' survival instinct

Like many survivors of Rana Plaza, Nazma Begum had rented a shop space and opened up a grocery in Savar with donations she
24 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Death anniversary

The 7th death anniversary of Sirajul Islam Babul, a businessman, will be observed at his residence tomorrow after the
24 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Husband, forensic expert indicted

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday pressed charges in Wahida Sifat murder case against four
23 March 2016, 18:00 PM

6,000 TB deaths in 2015: Govt report

Tuberculosis is still a persisting cause of mortality in Bangladesh as a government report reveals today it caused 6,000 deaths in 2015 alone.
23 March 2016, 10:01 AM

S Korea confirms first Zika case

South Korean health authorities say a man who recently returned home from Brazil has been confirmed to be infected with the Zika virus.
22 March 2016, 06:49 AM

BDRCS's workshop begins in capital

Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) has organised a three-day Safer Access Assessment and Planning workshop from yesterday at a
21 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Raw hide bar for Hazribagh tanneries from Apr 1

Government decides that raw hide will not be allowed in the tanneries at Hazaribagh in Dhaka from April 1 in order to force the tanneries to relocate out of the capital.
20 March 2016, 10:33 AM

7-minute fitness routine to get you in shape

Life is busy! With working overtime and struggling to make ends meet, its difficult take some time out of our hectic schedule and head for the gym.
20 March 2016, 05:47 AM

Philips continues to create awareness on sleep disorders

More than 100 million people globally suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder characterized by repeated
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Finding good doctors

When undergoing any type of medical treatment or surgery, everybody wants to be in the best hands possible. And it is really important these days to do
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Ban Ki-moon received "Girls and Women Award”

On the occasion of the Commission on the Status of Women's annual meeting and during an Every Woman Every Child event at U.N. headquarters, Women
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Landmark achievement of Apollo Hospitals Dhaka

Dr. Abu Jafar Mohammed Saleh, consultant of adult haematology and haematopoietic stem cell transplant and his team conducted the first ever successful
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Hyperthyroidism in children

Hyperthyroidism refers to over activity of the thyroid gland, which leads to excessive release of thyroid hormones and consequently accelerated metabolism in the peripheral tissues. Thyrotoxicosis, however, refers to the clinical effects of unbound thyroid hormones, whether or not the thyroid gland is the primary source.
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM

'Shibir activist' arrested in Ctg

Police arrested an alleged Shibir activist in Madhyam Kanchana village under Satkania upazila of Chittagong yesterday.
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM

It's a two person party now

The ruling Awami League leaders yesterday described their counterparts in archrival BNP as failures and doubted whether the nation
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Panama reports Zika baby brain case

Panama registers a baby born with a brain disorder believed linked to the Zika virus, in what is thought to be the first such case outside Brazil in the current outbreak.
19 March 2016, 11:09 AM