Body recovered

Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man, aged about 35, from Goghata Bridge on Dinajpur-Rangpur highway in
5 May 2015

Dharla continues to devour farmlands, orchards

The River Dharla devoured agricultural land and orchards at six villages of two unions in Sadar upazila of the district in the last five days.
5 May 2015

Get your paws off me!

Fed up with bawdy remarks and wandering hands, dozens of female French journalists have signed a petition published Tuesday denouncing sexism from male politicians.
5 May 2015

UK polls raise legitimacy question

This week's election in Britain has prompted a heated debate about the potential legitimacy of the next government given that the party that wins the most votes may not end up governing.
5 May 2015

'Dozens die' as migrant boat sinks

Dozens of migrants drown in the Mediterranean after a boat sinks south of Italy's island of Sicily, the Save the Children aid group says.
5 May 2015

Mother, son injured over land dispute

An employee of a tea garden and his mother were injured in an attack by criminals over land dispute in Banshkhali upazila of the district yesterday.
4 May 2015

Baltimore lifts curfew, forces begin pullout

Baltimore lifted a curfew Sunday that was imposed across the US East Coast city following widespread riots, as thousands of National Guard troops began to pull out.
4 May 2015

Its Charlotte Elizabeth Diana

Prince William and his wife Kate have named their two-day-old baby Charlotte Elizabeth Diana and she will be known as Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, their Kensington Palace residence announced yesterday.
4 May 2015

Final push in UK's knife-edge polls

The Conservatives and Labour launched their final push yesterday to woo voters ahead of this week's British general election, as potential kingmaker parties marked out their territory.
4 May 2015

5 more JU students hospitalised following hunger strike

At least five more students of Geological Science department of Jahangirnagar University (JU) students, who are observing the fast-unto-death, have been hospitalised.
4 May 2015

Jubo Dal leader stabbed to death

An identified criminal stabbed a Jubo Dal leader to death in Joypurhat Sadar upazila yesterday.
3 May 2015

Thousands of migrants rescued at sea

Nearly 3,700 migrants rescued in several operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Italian coastguard says
3 May 2015

Govt using state to curb media: Report

The ruling party in Bangladesh is using state mechanisms to curb the media, says a report published by London-based rights group Article 19.
3 May 2015

Babuganj Shishu Academy employee abducted

Microbus riders abducted an office assistant of Shishu Academy in Babuganj upazila under the district from a road in broad daylight on Friday.
2 May 2015

Royal baby: Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to daughter

The Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to a girl, Kensington Palace has announces.
2 May 2015

French president vows 'no mercy' if troops found guilty

French leader Francois Hollande yesterday vowed to "show no mercy" if peacekeeping troops in the Central African Republic accused
30 April 2015

Indian held on intrusion charge in Rajshahi

Police arrested an Indian national at Gohamabona village in Poba upazila on charge of entering Bangladesh on Wednesday.
30 April 2015

Google 'should be allowed in examinations'

Inevitably search engines such as Google will be allowed in public examinations, including GCSEs and A-Levels, the head of an exam board says.
30 April 2015

Ukraine rebels shut down aid agency

The offices of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in eastern Ukraine is closed down by pro-Russian rebels who accused it of spying.
30 April 2015

Potato chip making brings them solvency

Around 300 families of Srikishnapur village in Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat district earned prosperity by producing potato chips on commercial basis.
29 April 2015