Khaleda asked to appear before court April 7

A Dhaka court yesterday asked BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before it on April 7 in Zia Charitable Trust
31 March 2016

HC wants to know whether Tarique got summons in London

The High Court yesterday asked the chief metropolitan magistrate of Dhaka to inform it by April 6 whether the summons on BNP
31 March 2016

Obituary

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

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

Qulkhwani

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Quader bemoans devisive politics, journalism

Walls are being built instead of bridges in politics and in journalism in the country, Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader remarked as a programme's chief guest at Chittagong Press Club yesterday.
30 March 2016

EC admonishes Satkhira SP, 5 OCs

The Election Commission yesterday admonished superintendent of police in Satkhira and officers-in-charge of five police stations in the district for negligence in discharging duties of cops who were deployed in Union Parishad election areas.
30 March 2016

Monika president, Rintu gen secy of SCF faction

Naima Khaled Monika and Snehardi Chakrabarti Rintu were elected president and general secretary respectively of a
30 March 2016

UN invites Saima for keynote speech on autism in NY

The United Nations has invited Bangladesh's National Advisory Committee on Autism Chairperson Saima Wazed
30 March 2016

Submit probe report on 3 Netrakona war crime suspects May 26: Court

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday asked the prosecution to submit an investigation report, if there were any, on May 26 in a case filed against
30 March 2016

Newspapers, agencies must pay staff's income taxes

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a wage board provision that instructed the owners of newspapers and news agencies to pay income tax of their journalists and employees.
30 March 2016

10th session of JS from April 24

The 10th parliament will go into 10th session on April 24, after a 54-day recess.
30 March 2016

Sara Hossain receives Int'l Women of Courage Award

Barrister Sara Hossain and 13 other women from all over the world received the prestigious International Women of Courage from US Secretary of State John Kerry at the US Department of State on Tuesday.
30 March 2016

Dhaka Ahsania Mission wins AGFUND int'l award

Dhaka Ahsania Mission has been awarded the 2015 Arab Gulf Programme for Development prize for its contribution to alleviating unemployment among
30 March 2016