1 killed, 19 hurt in N’ganj boiler blast

1 killed and 19 others injured when a boiler went off in a rice mill at Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj.
3 June 2015, 11:49 AM

BCL’s tender clash in Barisal (video)

At least 5 injured during a factional clash of ruling party’s student front Bangladesh Chhatra League over a local tender drop in Barisal city.
3 June 2015, 08:49 AM

Boy tortured on theft charge

A section of local people, including a union parishad (UP) member, 'tortured' a boy inhumanly, bringing charge of stealing sunglasses
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Defying visual impairment, they do brilliant results

Two visually impaired students of Saptibari High School in Aditmari upazila under the district have set laudable examples by obtaining
31 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Relatives clash with cops in Bhola, 10 injured

At least 10 people, including two policemen, were injured in a clash between police and relatives of five arrestees near Sadar Road under
31 May 2015, 18:00 PM

UK govt to review Queen's income

The income of Queen Elizabeth II is to be reviewed by Prime Minister David Cameron-led UK government after public funding of the royal household surged to 40 million pounds last year.
31 May 2015, 15:25 PM

International effort rescues over 5,000 Mediterranean migrants

Corpses of 17 migrants along with 454 survivors were brought ashore in Sicily by an Italian naval vessel.
31 May 2015, 12:09 PM

US state secretary in Swiss hospital after bicycle crash

US Secretary of State John Kerry has been taken to hospital in Switzerland after a biking accident in the nearby French Alps.
31 May 2015, 11:38 AM

Russia blacklists 89 EU officials

European politicians who discovered they were on a previously confidential Russian travel blacklist yesterday said they were proud of
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Two teenage girls raped, 7 held

Seven youths were arrested on charges of violating two teenage girls in Thakurgaon and Munshiganj districts on Friday.
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM

4,200 more rescued, 17 found dead

The Italian coastguard said it had coordinated the rescue of about 4,200 migrants sailing across the Mediterranean Sea on Friday, but also
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Over 50 eucalyptus trees felled illegally

The authorities of Sadullapur Girls' Dakhil Madrasa felled over 50 matured eucalyptus trees along the earthen road leading to the
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Youth found in Indonesia not Sabbir

AFP Jakarta office confirms student washed away in Bay last year and the youth found in Indonesia are not same.
30 May 2015, 10:23 AM

Oxford University first female head

Oxford University is set to have a female head for the first time in its history, with the nomination of Louise Richardson as vice chancellor.
30 May 2015, 06:38 AM

Mediterranean migrant crisis: Hundreds rescued off Sicily

A total of 741 migrants travelling in six boats have been rescued off Sicily, the Italian coastguard says.
29 May 2015, 10:43 AM

UK takes hard line on EU reform

The European Union must amend its founding treaties to accommodate Britain's renegotiation drive, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond
28 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Certificate forgery, 7 pry teachers sued

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed separate cases accusing seven teachers of different primary schools in Banshkhali upazila on charge of producing fake certificates to get their job.
28 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Auto-rickshaw driver found murdered

Police recovered the body of an auto-rickshaw driver from Purannagar village in Phulpur upazila of the district on Tuesday.
28 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Timeline

In 1915, the Turkish government launched a plan to expel and massacre Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire. While much of
28 May 2015, 18:00 PM

The Voice Against Genocide

Serj Tankian is best known as the frontman of alternative metal/hard rock band System of a Down with which he has been playing since
28 May 2015, 18:00 PM