Obituary

Md Nasiruddin, eminent businessman, co-founder and owner of Radu and Company, died Tuesday in the capital, aged
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM

SC upholds bail for Mirza Abbas

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that granted bail to BNP leader Mirza Abbas in a corruption case, clearing the way for his release from jail.
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Qulkhwani

The qulkhwani of Meher Aftab, former deputy director of the National Academy for Educational Management (Naem) and an associate
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Laws need to be changed

Laws should be changed for the environment court system's effective functioning, said Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday, assuring to
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Journo arrested over attack on developer co staff

Police yesterday arrested a Jamuna TV journalist and two of his relatives for allegedly attacking a developer company employee in the capital's Bhasantek.
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Air pollution overarching reason for pulmonary diseases

Nearly one fourth of the dwellers in the capital suffer from abnormal pulmonary function, for which high level of air pollution is an overarching reason, leading medical experts told a seminar yesterday.
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Poll rigging infects kids in Barisal too

The anarchy and lawlessness that have become quite visible nowadays in national and local elections have already reached educational
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Residential Model College champion of Daffodil apps contest

Residential Model College yesterday became the champion of “WE CAN – Daffodil Apps Fellowship 2016”, a software development
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Rapes top ASK's human rights violation chart

Rape statistics topped the human rights violation chart of the last three months, with 146 women falling victim to the crime, according
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Obituary

Kazi Md Ruhul Amin, a former employee of The Daily Star, died at a private hospital in the capital yesterday afternoon.
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Recording of testimonies resumes

A Sylhet court yesterday resumed recording of testimonies of witnesses in the former finance minister SAMS Kibria murder case in the
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Interactive discussion held with students in Barisal

Educating students about citizens' rights, good governance and democracy, a five-day discussion titled “Citizen Charter: A Tool for
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM

DPDC fines electricity thieves

Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC) during a two-week special taskforce drive realised Tk 8.67 crore in outstanding dues
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Dhaka College student killed as bus hits him

A student of Dhaka College was killed after a bus ran him over in the capital's Motijheel yesterday.
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Solutions lie with politicians

Speakers at a seminar yesterday demanded strong political will and exemplary punishment for guilty persons to eliminate corruption from society.
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Law enforcers, prosecutors need capacity building

The capacity of law enforcers and prosecutors must be increased to expedite the trial of human trafficking cases, speakers told a
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Father-in-law of slain panel mayor Nazrul gives testimony

A Narayanganj court yesterday recorded testimony of witness Shahidul Islam, father-in-law of slain panel mayor Nazrul
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM

One dead, dozens injured in wave of bombs in south Thailand

Several bombs have gone off in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south killing one person and wounding dozens in a new wave of violence, the military said today.
31 March 2016, 12:49 PM

Death anniversary

Today is the 12th death anniversary of Noorunnahar Fyzennessa, a professor of Institute of Education and Research
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM

40 hurt as cops pummel unemployed nurses

Some 40 persons were allegedly injured after police charged baton, fired teargas canisters and used pepper spray
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM