50 Satkhira BNP men indicted

A court here on Monday framed charges against 50 BNP men, including a former lawmaker, in connection with the attack on the
9 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Illegal structures on rly land demolished

The Railway Authorities demolished around 500 illegal structures on both sides of Bogra Railway Station yesterday.
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Modi, Hasina witness exchange of land deal documents

Officials of Bangladesh and India exchanged instruments of ratification of land boundary agreement as Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina witness the event at the latter's office in Dhaka.
6 June 2015, 10:25 AM

Modi, Mamata meet

Hours into PM Narendra Modi's arrival in Dhaka, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sees him at Hotel Pan Pacific Sonargaon before Modi meets Bangladesh PM Hasina in crucial meeting.
6 June 2015, 09:23 AM

Procurement drive too futile to ensure fair prices of boro

The government's ongoing paddy procurement drive has hardly any impact for the local farmers as the target of 1415 tonnes is too
4 June 2015, 18:00 PM

10 robbers get life for possessing arms

A court here yesterday sentenced 10 forest robbers to life imprisonment under the Arms Act.
4 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Journalist Mizanur released on bail

Tortured journalist ABM Mizanur Rahman, Baufal upazila correspondent of Bangla daily Prothom Alo, got release from Patuakhali jail
4 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Rebels kill 20 troops in northeast India

Heavily armed rebels in India's restive northeast kills 20 troops in Guwahati, which is one of the area's worst such attacks in years.
4 June 2015, 13:51 PM

Flash flood in Sylhet

Heavy rain in the last four days and onrush of water from hills across the border have triggered a flash flood in Gowainghat and Jaintapur
3 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Delhi slaps 15-day ban on Maggi

Delhi government bans sale of Maggi noodles for 15 days after it found lead and monosodium glutamate in the eatable beyond permissible limit.
3 June 2015, 12:53 PM

Two forest robbers held with arms, ammo

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and coastguards in a joint drive early yesterday arrested two forest robbers from Karamjal area of the Sundarbans.
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Enact law to bring black money into economy: CPD

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) calls upon the government to formulate separate laws to deal with the black money and benami (bought in other’s name) properties, within and outside the country.
1 June 2015, 11:57 AM

2 kids drown

Two children drowned in a pond in Chatmohar upazila of the district on Saturday morning.
31 May 2015, 18:00 PM

343 pry schools shut for a day for minister's reception

All the 325 government primary schools and 18 community primary schools of the district remained closed yesterday as the district
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Mamata to accompany Modi in Dhaka visit

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will accompany Indian Premier Narendra Modi during his Dhaka visit.
28 May 2015, 12:49 PM

18kg gold seized in Jessore, 4 held

Armed Police Battalion detain four people and seize 18 kilogrammes of gold from their possessions in Jessore.
28 May 2015, 05:43 AM

The changing traditions of Moheshkhali's Rakhines

To venture into Rakhine Para of Moheshkhali Island's Gorakghata is to step into Southeast Asia. It's not only the Buddhist temple
27 May 2015, 18:00 PM

The 'Kabuliwala' Afghans of Kolkata

Thousands of Afghans have lived for decades in the Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta). Moska Najib and Nazes Afroz captured the stories of this little-known community.
23 May 2015, 11:37 AM

Plea filed for exhuming Nargis' body

A writ petition was filed with the High Court yesterday seeking its order on the government to exhume the body of Nargis Begum, who was allegedly raped and killed in India about two months back, for a post-mortem.
20 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Beijing university to introduce Bangla dept

Beijing Foreign Studies University in China is going to introduce Department of Bangla in the coming year.
20 May 2015, 13:04 PM