Zakaria Swapan new pro-VC of BSMMU

Prof ASM Zakaria Swapan has been appointed as the pro-Vice Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for
22 April 2016

RU professor forced to retire over ‘sexual harassment’

The Rajshahi University authorities have sent a senior professor on forced retirement on the charge of “sexually
22 April 2016

Nazrul president, Masud general secretary of BAED

Mohammad Nazrul Islam and Mohammad Masud Alam were elected president and general secretary respectively of Bangladesh
22 April 2016

Woman's body found in Surma

An unidentified woman's body was recovered from Surma River in Gopal Dakaiyaghat area of Sylhet Thursday evening.
22 April 2016

Female drivers driving towards empowerment

Ferdous Begum has been driving for 18 years and has traveled to 55 districts already.
22 April 2016

Indian minister caught on cam touching woman inappropriately

Madhya Pradesh of India Home Minister Babulal Gaur has struck again. This time the minister was caught on camera inappropriately touching a woman during an event in Bhopal, reports India Today.
22 April 2016

‘Raped’ girl rescued at Rampura, 3 held

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) rescue a 12-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and detained three persons from the capital's Rampura area.
22 April 2016

Shafik on fresh 5-day remand

A Dhaka court places journalist Shafik Rehman on fresh 5-day remand in a case filed over an alleged plot to kidnap and kill prime minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
22 April 2016

Three Nordic embassies join hands with Bengal Art Lounge

Three Nordic embassies in Dhaka -- Denmark, Norway and Sweden -- have joined hands with the Bengal Art Lounge to host a
21 April 2016

Inqilab journo sent to jail over 'false' report against AIG

A Dhaka court yesterday sent a special correspondent of the Dainik Inqilab to jail in a case filed for publishing a “false report”
21 April 2016

State-of-the-art nat'l data centre closer to reality

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has recently given the nod to taking on a $154 million concessional loan from a Chinese state
21 April 2016

Leaders pledge specific actions on carbon pricing

A panel of World Bank Group, including six heads of states and governments, yesterday agreed on an ambitious global target
21 April 2016

Death anniversary

Today is the 13th death anniversary of Satya Ranjan Dasgupta, an anti-British movement activist and social worker.
21 April 2016

Shift case to speedy trial tribunal

Cultural personalities yesterday demanded justice for the murder of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu and
21 April 2016

Demolition of quake-vulnerable buildings starts in Sylhet

Sylhet City Corporation demolished a residential building at Tantipara in the city yesterday as the three-storey building was
21 April 2016

HC refuses to stay trial proceedings against Khaleda

A High Court bench yesterday refused to stay the trial proceedings against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable
21 April 2016

Sylhet can listen to Dhaka FM now

Dhaka FM 90.4 inaugurated its official broadcasting in Sylhet yesterday.
21 April 2016

ACC won't spare corrupt big shots either

Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Secretary Abu Md Mustafa Kamal yesterday reiterated that big shots who have been found involved in corruption will be arrested in due time.
21 April 2016

Hefajat leader Harun remanded

A Chittagong court yesterday placed Hefajat-e Islam leader Mufti Harun Bin Izhar on a two-day remand in a violence case.
21 April 2016

Obituary

Shahidul Islam, a former BNP lawmaker and Moshespur upazila BNP president, died of cancer at the capital's Gastro Liver Hospital
21 April 2016