Transport workers block road in Rajshahi city in protest

Transport labourers barricaded the Rajshahi-Dhaka highway at two different spots in Rajshahi city yesterday protesting
19 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Government has ill-intention in prioritising development over democracy

There is no democracy and rule of law in the country, and restoring those is a big challenge, BNP Acting Secretary
19 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Shaheed Asad Day today

Shaheed Asad Day will be observed today, commemorating the supreme sacrifice of student leader Asad during the
19 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Pond's-Naksha Biye Utshab begins

With colourful decorations, traditional music and a glamorous guest list, the two-day Pond's-Naksha Biye Utshab began yesterday at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the capital.
18 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Death anniversary

Today is the second death anniversary of noted bureaucrat Sultan-uz Zaman Khan.
18 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Rajuk mows down shops in parking garages

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha has started a drive against buildings that have been using their parking spaces for commercial purposes in Dhaka.
18 January 2016, 08:49 AM

CCC carries out another drive against illegal billboards

Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) started its drive against illegal billboards in the port city.
17 January 2016, 18:00 PM

DSCC Mayor Sayeed Khokon promises street repair, LED lights, trash cans

Renovation of 275 streets will begin this month, every ward will get 200 dustbins within three or four months while LED bulbs will be installed in streetlights within a year, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon yesterday.
17 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Danish, Norwegian ministers due today, tomorrow

Danish Minister for Employment Jørn Neergard Larsen arrives here this morning to discuss workers safety in ready made garments industries in Bangladesh.
17 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Ranks of air, navy chiefs upgraded

The government yesterday upgraded the rank of the Bangladesh Navy chief to admiral from vice admiral and that of the Bangladesh Air Force chief to air chief marshal from air marshal.
17 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Obituary

Ayub Hossain, an agriculture researcher and former leader of Bangladesh Communist Party, died of heart disease at Jessore Medical
16 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Death anniversary

Today is the 10th death anniversary of Late Alhaj AKM Golam Quader, a renowned personality, famous businessman, social worker,
16 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Obituary

Mowdudur Rob Chowdhury, a long-serving British Airways official in Bangladesh, died of old age complications on Friday, aged 70.
16 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Khulna City Bypass dilapidated in only two-and-half-year

Within barely two and a half years of its opening, the Khulna City Bypass has become unfit for use “due to substandard construction”.
16 January 2016, 18:00 PM

2nd Nat'l English Carnival ends

Second National English Carnival 2016, a language competition, ended in the capital's Notre Dame College yesterday with a prize giving
16 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Eminent citizens seek tolerance for sustainable peace

Though peaceful political programmes both by the ruling Awami League and out-of-parliament opposition BNP on January 5 have
16 January 2016, 18:00 PM

2nd phase of Biswa Ijtema underway

The second phase of Biswa Ijtema, the largest congregation of the Muslims in the world, is continuing today amid sermons being delivered in Tongi on Dhaka’s outskirt.
16 January 2016, 05:49 AM

RA Ghani laid to rest

BNP standing committee member Dr RA Ghani was buried in his wife's grave in Dhaka's Banani graveyard yesterday.
15 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Hermaphrodite found dead

A hermaphrodite was found dead in the river Dhaleshwary in Sadar upazila of the district yesterday.
15 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Anisul asks land registrars to ensure better services

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday urged land registrars to discharge duties with sincerity and integrity to ensure maximum service and
15 January 2016, 18:00 PM