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Torching land offices

WE cannot but deplore in the strongest terms the senseless acts of vandalism that have plagued the country in the last two months, the latest victim of which, it seems, has become the land record offices across a big swathe of the country.
10 March 2015, 18:00 PM

The nifty snatcher and his evening mission

Every mobile phone owner, more or less, experiences the onset of panic and despair the moment he realises his phone is missing. But what happened to me is more than that when I suddenly saw my mobile phone gone in the blink of an eye.
10 March 2015, 13:16 PM

Co-creator of 'The Simpsons' dies

Sam Simon, the co-creator of the hit animated show, The Simpsons, dies of colon cancer
10 March 2015, 05:14 AM

UN Women launches HeForShe campaign

UN Women yesterday launched its global campaign HeForShe in Bangladesh with nine male leaders committing to support and establish gender equality in their respective sectors.
9 March 2015, 21:09 PM

Well done Bangladesh!

CRICKET in Bangladesh has indeed come of age. Gone are the days when Bangladesh buckled at the crunch time, miserably failing to live up to the expectations of its millions of fans who stay glued to the television to get a chance of seeing their team play well.
9 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Early alert on swine flu

WITH the deadly H1N1 virus claiming 1,300 lives in India over the last two months alone, we are reassured by the government's proactive steps to minimise the possibility of a similar outbreak of swine flu in Bangladesh.
9 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Frankie the dog ‘sniffs out cancer’

Frankie, the German shepherd dog is used to sniff out thyroid cancer in people who have not yet been diagnosed
9 March 2015, 05:30 AM

Baby survives 14 hours in Utah River

A baby girl is found alive in a car more than 14 hours after the vehicle plunged into a river in Utah
9 March 2015, 05:22 AM

Solar Impulse plane begins epic global flight

A record-breaking attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered plane is under way from Abu Dhabi
9 March 2015, 04:47 AM

Women have to help themselves too for progress

Women themselves have to fight for achieving success and they must not rely on others to set the stage for them, said Prof Nazma Begum, the first ever female chairman in the 94-year-long history of Dhaka University's economics department.
8 March 2015, 18:10 PM

Safety net benefits auditing

ONE major instrument of the government for poverty alleviation consists of safety net coverages called Vulnerable Group Development (VGD), Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) and Employment Generation Programme for the Poorest (EGPP).
8 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Lax progress in Taqi murder case

WE would like to add our voice to that of the eminent citizens in their plea made to the prime minister calling for proper investigation to find out the real culprits in the gruesome killing of a young boy in Narayanganj.
8 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Boko Haram pledge to Islamic State

Nigerian militant group Boko Haram pledges allegiance to Islamic State (IS) via Twitter post
8 March 2015, 05:38 AM

Malaysia remembers loss of MH370

Malaysians is marking the first anniversary of the disappearance of the flight MH370
8 March 2015, 05:21 AM

Palestinian fisherman killed in Israeli fires: Officials

The Israeli navy open fires on boats off the coast of the Gaza Strip killing one Palestinian fisherman
8 March 2015, 05:04 AM

Punishment must

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia must face punishment on charges of corruption as well as killing people.
7 March 2015, 23:07 PM

Regional energy cooperation welcome

Bangladesh's energy woes may soon be over as short and long-term regional energy exchange among four countries appears to be taking
7 March 2015, 19:03 PM

Lowering legal age of marriage

A new draft law proposed by the Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs recommends that while the minimum age for marriage should
7 March 2015, 19:03 PM

Egyptian executed over Morsi clashes

Egypt carries out first death sentence handed down over the violence that followed the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi in 2013
7 March 2015, 14:10 PM

‘Look at me’: Billboard heals when people pay attention

A new billboard campaign in London depicts a woman with a bruised face that actually changes and heals as passersby stop and heed the words "look at me"
7 March 2015, 09:33 AM