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Stop illegal parking, use of hydraulic horns in capital
The High Court yesterday directed the government to immediately stop illegal parking of vehicles, sound pollution and use of hydraulic horns in the capital.
13 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Demo continues, stays peaceful
Private university students yesterday blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar for over an hour on the first day of their three-day
12 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Extortion of transporters of cattle won't be tolerated
Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday urged the public to immediately inform the ministry about any incident of
12 September 2015, 18:00 PM
100 RMG workers of Keya Group fall sick again
Over 100 workers of the Keya Knit Composite Ltd in Jarun area of Gazipur city yesterday fell sick in what doctors said could be assign of
12 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Public univ teachers to strike again today
Teachers of all 37 public universities will observe a daylong work stoppage today, demanding salaries with due dignity in the eighth
12 September 2015, 18:00 PM
10 children rescued at Banashree, 3 held
Police rescue 10 children from a flat at Banashree in Dhaka and detained three persons for their alleged involvement in child trafficking.
12 September 2015, 10:02 AM
A Purist's Struggle
My participation in the Language Movement was not an isolated incident. While I was involved in politics, I studied
11 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Abducted girl rescued after 2 months
Police rescued a girl from Polashbari village of Nilphamari Sadar on Thursday, nearly two months after her abduction.
11 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Ferry mounts, damages Sinohydro dredger
A dredger of Sinohydro Corporation got damaged after a ferry mounted it around 10:00am yesterday although ferry service along the
11 September 2015, 18:00 PM
2 Buet students' residential status suspended
The Sher-e-Bangla Hall authorities yesterday suspended the residential status of two students of the Bangladesh University of
11 September 2015, 18:00 PM
100 turtles seized in Dhaka, 3 traders jailed
Around 100 turtles seized by the members of Rapid Action Battalion and the officials of Bangladesh Forest Department in Shakhari Bazar of Old Dhaka.
11 September 2015, 05:37 AM
Nirapod Jibon launches micro life insurance as pilot project
UDDIPAN, a micro finance institution, and Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Company, Japan launched a cooperative test marketing of micro life insurance project
10 September 2015, 20:18 PM
Mass awareness must to end misogyny
Mass awareness to change people's negative attitudes towards women is required to ensure their security, speakers said at a roundtable yesterday.
They said respect towards women should be implanted in children's minds during the early development years (0-3 years) and later through special classes in school.
10 September 2015, 20:15 PM
Name, shame culprits
Children falling victim to abuse, instead of keeping silent which encourages the perpetrators, should name and shame the culprits
10 September 2015, 18:00 PM
The VAT confusion
Despite widespread protests, Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday categorically said the government would not withdraw the value added tax (VAT) imposed on the private universities.
10 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Daylong traffic chaos stops Bangladesh’s capital
Thousands of private university students took to the streets and blocked traffic in the capital and elsewhere yesterday to press home their demand for lifting the 7.5 percent VAT imposed on their “tuition fees” in the current budget.
City dwellers suffered immensely as thousands of students barricaded key points in Rampura, Mohakhali, Baridhara, Dhanmondi and other areas for over six hours since around 10:00am, causing heavy traffic congestion that spilled over to nearby roads and allies.
10 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Trapped in demo, Dhaka stalls
Traffic problems reaches acute levels in Dhaka after road blockades were set up at several key points by demonstrating public university students.
10 September 2015, 10:23 AM
Thai police ask Interpol to seek help from Bangladesh
Bangkok English daily The Nation reports yesterday that Thai police have asked help from Bangladesh through Interpol to locate the
9 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Visiting Bangladesh, UN expert says concerns should be taken seriously
The civil society's concerns about the shrinking space for public engagement should be taken very seriously, said Heiner Bielefeldt, UN special rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief.
9 September 2015, 18:00 PM
35 hurt as students, cops clash in Dhaka over VAT on tuition
At least 35 people were injured in a clash between students of East West University and police in the capital's Badda area yesterday. The students were demonstrating against the VAT imposed on tuition fees of private universities.
9 September 2015, 18:00 PM