Youth killed in Shariatpur bomb blast

A youth was killed and another injured in a crude bomb blast in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur.
19 May 2015, 12:53 PM

Man to die for killing

A Mymensingh court yesterday sentenced a man to death and his brother to life imprisonment for killing a farmer in Phulbaria upazila of the district in 2005.
18 May 2015, 18:00 PM

iProbono offers free legal aid for NGOs

A non-government organisation in need of legal assistance in any area of its functions or for itself may seek it free from iProbono, a
18 May 2015, 18:00 PM

SC unhappy with law ministry over delay in sending judicial official abroad

The Supreme Court yesterday summoned the law secretary before it and expressed dissatisfaction with his ministry for not complying with an order of the court to take
18 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Small enterprise dev fund for disabled people sought

Speakers at a discussion yesterday called for enhancing the budgetary allocation for people with disabilities to ensure their normal living.
18 May 2015, 18:00 PM

SCBA protests chief justice's remarks

The Supreme Court Bar Association yesterday protested the chief justice's remarks on lawyers.
17 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Dhaka slum dwellers among most vulnerable to climate change

The government should formulate a policy for bettering water and sanitation services in slums and coordinating relevant non-government organisations' activities, speakers told a workshop yesterday.
17 May 2015, 18:00 PM

DSCC public places will have WiFi

Newly elected Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon yesterday announced to bring different public places of DSCC under the WiFi network to ensure free internet service for people.
17 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Cops see major reshuffle

In a major reshuffle in the police administration, 22 additional deputy inspectors general have been transferred and given new
17 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Responsibility of govt for deterrence stressed again

Referring to police failures to arrest the Pahela Baishakh molesters, Gono Songhoti Andolon Convener Zonayed Saki yesterday alleged
17 May 2015, 18:00 PM

3,000 midwives to be deployed in unions, upazilas

The government will start appointing 3,000 trained midwives from December, four at each upazila and one at each union, to reduce
16 May 2015, 20:33 PM

Govt to reclaim 800 acres

The upazila administration of Ishwardi will soon move to free 800 acres from land-grabbers and hand it over to Bangladesh Atomic
16 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Bring them back immediately

The government should immediately engage with the countries concerned to ensure safe and quick return of the Bangladeshi
16 May 2015, 18:00 PM

A section finds discrimination

Bangladesh Government Employees Coordination Council yesterday announced programmes protesting “discrimination” in the pay scale
16 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Operators reluctant to participate

Uncertainty looms over BTRC's upcoming 1800 & 2100 MHz bands spectrum auction as the country's top mobile operators are
16 May 2015, 18:00 PM

DBBL awards scholarships to poor meritorious students

Rafiqul Islam is one of six children of a poor labourer in the northern district of Kurigram. His family had lost everything for his
16 May 2015, 18:00 PM

No need to change cellphone numbers

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has already prepared a guideline to introduce a system that will allow
15 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Govt absorbs 1,233 DTE employees

The government has absorbed 1,233 employees working in 64 technical school and colleges (TSCs) under the Directorate of Technical
15 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Father ‘slaughters’ 3 daughters in Cox’s Bazar

Father allegedly slaughters his three minor daughters following a family feud at Chakaria upazila in Cox’s Bazar.
15 May 2015, 04:41 AM

Date to be fixed after his return from China

Although the dates of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh are yet to be finalised, officials of the two countries
14 May 2015, 20:39 PM