Solidarity with Sust students

Protests continue to rage on in solidarity with the students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust), as many are holding demonstrations and releasing statements to denounce the recent events at the institution.
20 January 2022

‘Won’t back down till VC steps down’

Five students were hospitalised and nine fell sick till yesterday evening, as the hunger strike, demanding resignation of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) vice chancellor, continues.
20 January 2022

Covid-19 in Ctg: 75pc patients at 2 hospitals down with Omicron

Researchers in Chattogram have found that around 75 percent of Covid-19 patients at two major port city hospitals were infected by the Omicron variant.
20 January 2022

BPL begins amid raging Covid surge

The eighth edition of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League is set to begin today amid a Covid-19 surge in the country.
20 January 2022

Recruitment Graft: ACC sues Jiban Bima officials

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed a graft case against managing director of Jiban Bima Corporation Zahurul Haque and its assistant general manager Mahbubul Alam.
20 January 2022

Mohammadpur-based gang busted

Rab has detained nine members of a Mohammadpur-based gang “Lou Thela” on Wednesday, over their alleged involvement in mugging, extortion, drug peddling and more.
20 January 2022

Proposed EC Act - It will fail to fulfil constitutional commitment: TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh yesterday said the proposed Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioner Appointment Act, 2022 will fail to fulfil constitutional commitment and people’s expectation.
20 January 2022

Actor Shimu Murder: Police quizzing husband, friend

Police are interrogating murdered actor Raima Islam Shimu’s husband and his friend to confirm whether the killing was pre-planned.
19 January 2022

Crores embezzled by promising jobs abroad: CID

He used to trick unemployed youths promising them jobs at Australian ports and in Canada. For that, all they had to do is train at Chattogram’s Marine Academy.
19 January 2022

Doors to Italy to remain open

Bangladeshis will continue to have the opportunity of applying for employment in Italy through the legal process as seasonal and non-seasonal workers in various sectors.
19 January 2022

‘It’s baseless’

BNP yesterday termed the government’s allegation of recruiting lobbyists abroad to campaign against Bangladesh “baseless” and “fabricated”. 
19 January 2022

3 days, 40 ATM cards, 84 withdrawal attempts

Cloning credit card of citizens of around 40 countries, a transnational syndicate has been withdrawing money from ATM booths of different countries.
19 January 2022

Vaccination Drive: 200 transport workers get jabs on first day

A total of 200 transport workers got Covid-19 jabs yesterday, the first day of a special drive to bring the workers under the vaccination programme.
19 January 2022

‘Form credible probe commission’

Rights activists, politicians and social workers yesterday in a protest meeting demanded a credible investigative commission for incidents of disappearance.
19 January 2022

Journalist Habib dies in road crash

Habibur Rahman, a senior reporter of the daily Shomoyer Alo, died in an accident in Dhaka’s Hatirjheel early yesterday.
19 January 2022

Nominations open for ‘Unsung Women Nation Builders’ award

The Daily Star and IPDC have called for nominations for the sixth edition of “Unsung Women Nation Builders” awards.
19 January 2022

Almost Gone

Taltala canal, once a two kilometre-long vital waterbody flowing through Khulna city, is approaching extinction due to indiscriminate garbage dumping.
19 January 2022

Woes of ‘Neel Kuthi’

Nilphamari’s history carries a deep wound from the colonial era. During that period, its farmers were compelled to cultivate indigo in the face of torture from British traders.
19 January 2022

‘Listen to the people’

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday said it is necessary to finalise the law regarding formation of the Election Commission (EC), incorporating opinions of civil society and all stakeholders.
18 January 2022

It won’t bring any positive change: BNP

BNP yesterday said the draft law on the Election Commission (EC) formation will not yield any positive outcome as the party thinks it will only protect the interests of the ruling party.
18 January 2022