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19 July 2022, 18:00 PM Bangladesh
ACC looking into procurement anomalies at BR
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30 June 2022, 18:00 PM Crime & Justice
Dhaka Airport: Passenger leaves behind Saudi riyal worth Tk 6cr
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30 June 2022, 18:00 PM Crime & Justice
70 died in political clashes this year
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30 June 2022, 18:00 PM City
101st birthday of DU
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30 June 2022, 18:00 PM Campus
‘Enough with mere formalities’
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30 June 2022, 18:00 PM Bangladesh
What steps taken for their birth certificates?
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30 June 2022, 18:00 PM Bangladesh
‘Corruption, anarchy the new norm’
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30 June 2022, 18:00 PM Politics
Dengue cases shot up in June
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM Disease

DU suspends evening MBA admission test

The Dhaka University yesterday postponed the admission test for the evening programme of Master of Business Administration (MBA).
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Fake medicine factory sealed off in Ctg

The Detective Branch of Chattogram Metropolitan Police sealed off a fake medicine factory and arrested a man in the port city’s Chandgaon area early yesterday.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM

World Toilet Day observed

Unilever’s toilet cleaning brand Domex has observed World Toilet Day to generate awareness on improved and hygienic sanitation, says a press release.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Leader of battery-stealing gang’ held

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) on Thursday claimed to have arrested the ringleader of a gang that steals batteries from auto-rickshaws in Savar.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Nari Pragati Sangha demands action against MP Bablu

Rights organisation Bangladesh Nari Pragati Sangha (BNPS) has demanded appropriate steps against Bogura-7 MP Rezaul Karim Bablu for his speech at the parliament that feminists are to blame for the rise of rape incidents across the country.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Dhaka seeks greater global support for migrant workers

Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Ambassador Rabab Fatima has sought greater international support for migrant workers to cope up with the Covid-19 job market and beyond.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Pomacentrus Bangladeshius

Researchers from Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University have discovered a formerly unknown species of fish from St Martin’s Island.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM

One step towards a port city free of waterlogging

The authorities of Premier University Chattogram have begun demolishing two structures of the educational institution that were built on a canal in the port city at Prabarttak intersection around 20 years ago.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Tern, Tern, Tern

I became interested in Terns upon learning that the Arctic Tern flies roundtrip between the North and South Poles annually.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Dr Sabur Khan elected first vice president of AUAP

Dr Md Sabur Khan, chairman, Board of Trustees at Daffodil International University (DIU), has been elected the first vice president of Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP) for 2021-2022, says a press release.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Monowara Habib appointed DCAG (senior)

Monowara Habib, an officer of the 8th batch of BCS (audit & accounts) cadre, has been appointed the deputy comptroller and auditor general (senior) on November 16, thus becoming the executive head of Audit & Accounts Department, says a press release.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Taiwan says Trump cabinet member to visit, angering China

cabinet-level head of the US Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler, will visit Taiwan, the island’s premier said yesterday, in what will be the third visit by a senior U.S. official since August, drawing anger from Beijing.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Bomb disposal unit defuses 31 bombs found in Uttara: DB

At least 31 crude bombs found from Uttara's sector-10 in the capital this evening have been defused by the bomb disposal unit of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
20 November 2020, 15:14 PM

Death of Senior ASP Anisul Karim: 2 directors of Mind Aid Hospital sent to jail

Two directors of Mind Aid Psychiatry and De-Addiction Hospital were sent to jail today after completion of their remand in the case filed over the death of Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Anisul Karim on November 9.
20 November 2020, 14:29 PM

87 fined in Dhaka by district admin

Authorities yesterday fined 87 people Tk 21,500 in a total of 85 cases for not using face masks in and outside Dhaka city.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Every upazila will have fire station: home boss

The government is constantly working to increase the capacity of fire service, and it has already taken steps to set up fire stations in all upazilas, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM

TikTok, Google Maps, Zoom and Instagram rolling out important upgrades

TikTok is now allowing parents more privacy and nanny options over what content their ward will view. Parents can now restrict who will see the videos uploaded by their children.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM

WB expands $100m help for Rohingya, host communities

The government yesterday signed a $100 million grant financing agreement with the World Bank. The fund will be used to scale up access to energy, water, sanitation services, and disaster-resilient infrastructures for the Rohingya and surrounding host communities.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM

DoE seals off 4 warehouses, 3 businesses

The Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogtam sealed off four warehouses and three shops for storing and selling illegal polythene at Riazuddin Bazar in Chattogram city yesterday.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Judicial body gets 1.5 months to finish probe

The High Court yesterday gave one and a half months to the judicial inquiry committee formed by the court to complete probe into the police actions regarding the arrest of three men and their subsequent confessions to raping and killing a girl, who turned out to be alive later.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM