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Southeast Asia
Country a death valley for law, order collapse
The sharp rise in criminal activities such as killings, including extrajudicial ones and those of children; rapes, abductions and enforced
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Residential building tilts in N'ganj
A four-storey residential building tilted towards an adjacent five-storey building in Narayanganj's Fatullah area yesterday.
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Apply domestic workers' protection policy soon
Speakers yesterday urged the government to implement the Domestic Workers Protection and Welfare Policy-2015, which had been
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
New leaders of DU alumni take charge
AK Azad and Ranjan Karmaker, newly elected president and general secretary respectively of the 40-member executive committee of
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Foreign aid for education marks sharp fall
The latest aid figures for education in Bangladesh estimated by the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, Unesco show that there
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Afforestation increases resilience in nine dists
Forest Department through community participation is carrying afforestation and reforestation activities in nine hilly and coastal
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
'Greedy wives to blame for graft'
An Indonesian minister has suggested an unusual reason for the scourge of corruption in the graft-ridden country -- men are just trying
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Quamrul warns against irregularities in rice procurement
Food Minister Quamrul Islam on Monday said stern action will be taken against those to be found involved in irregularities in rice and
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Taleya claims husband not involved in any abduction, murder plot
Taleya Rehman, wife of detained veteran journalist Shafik Rehman, yesterday claimed that her husband was not involved in any plot to abduct or murder Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
3 diagnostic centres fined in Barisal
A mobile court of the Barisal district administration yesterday fined three diagnostic centres Tk 70,000 for various irregularities in the city.
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Boost education budget for enhancing quality
The nation is alarmed over the quality of education, said Md Abdur Razzak, chairman of parliamentary standing committee on finance ministry, at a discussion on education budget in the capital yesterday.
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Khaleda asked to appear at court May 5
A Dhaka court yesterday asked BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before it on May 5 to submit her statements against the
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Road crashes kill 3 including newly elected UP member
A newly elected Union Parishad member was killed when a truck hit him while he was standing beside the road in Dhulauri area of
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Ershad dismisses Raushan's plea for postponement
Turning down Senior Presidium Member Raushan Ershad's demand for postponing Jatiya Party's national council, Chairman HM Ershad
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Save the Children launches global right protection campaign today
Save the Children, a leading child rights promoting organisation, is set to launch a campaign today with the fervent call for ensuring
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Businessman rescued from Maheshkhali jungle
Police early yesterday rescued a businessman, kidnapped from Chittagong College Road on April 20, from Maheshkhali jungle of Cox's Bazar.
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Muhammed Sadique new PSC chairman
The government has appointed Dr Muhammed Sadique as the new chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC).
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Safety behind nuke project's high cost: BAEC chairman
Defending the high cost of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project (RNPP), engineer M Ali Zulquarnain, chairman of Bangladesh Atomic
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Writings on Lokenath Brahmachari's life requested for memorial book
On the occasion of 126th death anniversary of Loknath Brahmachari, a memorial book titled “Sraddhanjali” is going to be published.
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Barisal district admin starts Jail Canal reclamation drive
As some people with ill intent keep on grabbing the Jail Canal in Barisal city, Barisal district administration on Monday led an eviction
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM