ICJ Rohingya case: Fresh hearing, fresh hope

The International Court of Justice will begin a fresh round of hearings into the Rohingya genocide case amid renewed hope for justice today, a little over two years after The Gambia filed the case with the court.
20 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Firing of Sharif: ACC puts up 13 allegations

Three days after sacking Sharif Uddin, the Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday came up with 13 allegations against the former officer whose investigation into a land acquisition scam made headlines in 2020 and 2021.
20 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Poet Quazi Rosy passes away

Ekushey Padak-winning poet Quazi Rosy, who played a significant role as a prosecution witness in the war crimes case against executed Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah, died at a city hospital yesterday.
20 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Diplomacy on amid war fears

Last-ditch diplomatic efforts were underway yesterday to prevent what Western powers warn could be the imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine and a catastrophic European war.
20 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Migrant workers destinations: ‘Vision-2030’ makes KSA ‘best’ for Bangladeshis

With 4.57 lakh workers hired from Bangladesh just last year, Saudi Arabia has been the top destination for Bangladeshi migrants for the past five years.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Images of Ekushey

The meeting started at Amtala [February 21, 1952]. There was a question in everyone’s eyes -- what will happen, what will we do now?
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM

All secondary schools to have 2-day weekends

All the secondary educational institutions in the country would get a two-day weekend -- Friday and Saturday -- each week from the next year.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM

UK links threat to Taiwan with Ukraine response

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday said that if Western nations failed to fulfil their promises to support Ukraine’s independence, it would have damaging consequences worldwide, including for Taiwan.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Churihatta fire tragedy: An outcome of greed and negligence

Despite being aware of the threats to life and property, Hazi Wahed Mansion owners still rented out the residential property to set up five warehouses for flammable materials in order to make extra profit.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi shot dead in Johannesburg

A Bangladeshi man was shot dead yesterday at his shop in Johannesburg, South Africa.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Covid deaths lowest in 29 days

The health directorate reported 13 deaths from Covid-19 yesterday, the lowest since January 21.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM

18-year-old girl dies after being hit by train

An 18-year-old girl was killed yesterday after being hit by a train in Kulaura, Moulvibazar.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM

SI killed in hit-and-run

A sub-inspector of highway police was killed in a hit-and-run near Daudkandi Toll Plaza in Cumilla yesterday.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM

UK PM submits his response to ‘partygate’ probe

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has submitted his response to a police questionnaire relating to Downing Street parties that may have breached coronavirus regulations, his office said Friday.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Save the Sundarbans

The Sundarbans has to be protected as it acts like a shield to save the coast and country from cyclone, said speakers at the inaugural session of a conference in Khulna yesterday.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Dr Yousuf Ali passes away

Dr Yousuf Ali, former director of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal, passed away in a Dhaka hospital yesterday.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Ukraine crisis may harm energy security

Current geopolitical tensions around Ukraine may affect energy security, leading to diversion of global attention from the climate crisis, said experts and diplomats at a panel of the Munich Security Conference in Germany.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Ukraine invasion ‘within days’

In a show of force, Russia yesterday test fired nuclear-capable missiles as the United States again warned that it believes Moscow plans to invade Ukraine within days or next week.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Narine blazes Comilla to third BPL title

A late twist saw Comilla Victorians snatch the game away from Fortune Barishal’s grasp and secure a slender one-run victory to ensure their third Bangladesh Premier League title at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. 
18 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Memory’s door

In response to Khwaja Nazimuddin’s declaration on January 27, 1952 that only Urdu would be the state language of Pakistan, an all-out strike was organised in all schools and colleges in Dhaka on February 4.
18 February 2022, 18:00 PM