One killed by falling pillar of abandoned building

A person died and at least eight were injured after a tin-roofed house collapsed when a concrete pillar of an abandoned building fell on it
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM

10th session of JS starts today

The 10th session of the 10th parliament begins at 5:00pm today, after a 54-day recess.
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Indian envoy visits Padma bridge site

Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla visited the Padma bridge project site yesterday at the invitation of Road,
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Body of missing CU student found in Halda River

The body of Noman Chowdhury, 25, a second year student of international relations department at Chittagong
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM

AK Azad new president of DU Alumni Association

AK Azad and Ranjan Karmaker have been elected president and general secretary respectively of Dhaka University Alumni Association
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM

50,000 yaba pills seized in Ctg

Bangladesh Coast Guard recovered 50,000 pieces of contraband yaba tablets, worth Tk 2.5 crore, from Gohira
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Jahangir Kabir new DG of BWDB

Md Jahangir Kabir joined Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) as Director General (DG) on Thursday.
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM

3 errant Barisal restaurants fined

A mobile court fined a fined a restaurant Tk 50,000 for making food in an unhygienic environment in Barisal city's
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM

UNHCR seminar on mass media's role in ending statelessness held

A daylong seminar on “Role of Mass Media for Removing Statelessness” was held at the capital's Cirdap auditorium yesterday.
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Bridge gaps among stakeholders for agriculture development

The gap among stakeholders, who work for the cause of agriculture sector development in the country, should be
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Woman jailed for trying to sell newborn at Dhaka clinic

A mobile court, backed by Rapid Action Battalion, jailed a woman for six months for trying to sell a newborn girl in the capital's Sabujbagh
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Road crashes kill 3, hurt 6

Three people were killed and six others injured in road accidents in Chittagong and Gaibandha yesterday.
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM

3 injured in 'BCL factional clash' in Ctg

Three Bangladesh Chharta League (BCL) activists took treatment at local hospitals for minor injuries yesterday following
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Climbers return to Everest, despite back-to-back disasters

When the earthquake struck last year and thousands of tons of snow and ice and earth came crashing down the mountain, some feared the climbers might never return to Mount Everest.
23 April 2016, 11:47 AM

Stop inhuman activities at CMC morgue immediately

It is very unfortunate that family members of the deceased have to pay money for performing autopsy at Chittagong Medical College (CMC) Morgue. This adds to the emotional trauma suffered by families who have just lost a loved one. It’s a double blow for the family members who already face shock of sudden demise of one of their family members.
23 April 2016, 10:42 AM

Torch march for Tonu tomorrow, hartal the day after

Students will march with torch tomorrow in favour of the countrywide hartal on April 25 protesting government’s failure to catch the killers of Comilla college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu.
23 April 2016, 07:49 AM

RU teacher killing: Unknown people sued, ‘IS claims responsibility’

Police say they have found similarities between the murder of RU teacher Rezaul Karim Siddiquee and the killings of blogger and secular activists, pointing to the use of sharp weapons to cause heavy damage from rear. Slain professor's son sues anonymous people for the murder, which, US-based SITE Intelligence Group says, was claimed by militant group Islamic State.
23 April 2016, 06:53 AM

Teachers, students protest RU teacher’s murder

Students at Rajshahi University have been staging demonstration on the campus, protesting the murder of professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee. Miscreants kill Siddiquee, a professor of English department of the university, in Shalbagan area of the city.
23 April 2016, 06:27 AM

CPD lauds safety steps at factories, says more needs done

Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) lauds the reforms in ensuring safety standard at garment factories in three years, following Rana Plaza disaster, and adds that more needs to be done.
23 April 2016, 05:09 AM

Another RU teacher killed brutally

Miscreants kill AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, a professor of English department at Rajshahi University, in Shalbagan area of the city. Several persons, who have not been identified yet, swooped on him while he was waiting for university bus.
23 April 2016, 02:39 AM