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CMP beefs up security for foreigners in port city
Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) has tightened security for foreign citizens living in the city.
5 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Six get World Teachers' Day Award
Six educationists got “World Teachers' Day Award” yesterday for their contributions to education and research in the country.
5 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Ctg passengers also see overcharging on buses
Altercations and scuffles between passengers and transport workers in buses running on different routes in Chittagong city marked the first day the "new fare rate" set by the government became effective.
5 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh court sends cricketer Shahadat to jail on surrender
A Dhaka court yesterday sent suspended national cricketer Shahadat Hossain to jail after he surrendered before it seeking bail in a case filed for torturing his 11-year-old domestic help.
5 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Japanese man killing: Vital evidence left to be collected
With no visible progress in the Kunio Hoshi murder case, police have yet to gather some vital pieces of evidence.
5 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Japan outraged at killing of its citizen in Bangladesh
Japan's top government spokesman yesterday expressed outrage over the killing of a Japanese citizen who was shot to death by unidentified assailants in Rangpur on Saturday.
5 October 2015, 18:00 PM
US to fight extremism together with its partner counties
Vouching for concerted effort to combat terrorism and violent extremism, US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat said the US is determined to work together with its partners for the safety and security of their countries.
5 October 2015, 18:00 PM
RMG workers block Ctg road for festival bonuses equivalent to basic salary
Over 3,000 workers of two RMG factories blocked the road in Chittagong city's Sher Shah for around two-and-a-half hours yesterday afternoon demanding Eid bonuses equivalent to their full basic salaries.
5 October 2015, 18:00 PM
US working to verify ‘IS clam’ of killing 2 foreigners in Bangladesh
The United States yesterday said it has taken seriously the reported Islamic State claims of killing two foreigners in Bangladesh.
4 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Govt served legal notice for judicial probe into UGC man's custodial death
A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday sent a legal notice to the government seeking a judicial inquiry in 24 hours into the custodial death of a University Grants Commission (UGC) official.
4 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Lawmaker sued, surrenders arms
Gaibandha-1 MP Manzurul Islam Liton yesterday surrendered two licensed firearms to police, a day after he allegedly shot a 10-year-old boy.
3 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Japanese man shot dead in Rangpur
Armed criminals shot to death a Japanese national in Rangpur yesterday, just five days after an Italian aid worker was murdered in the capital's Diplomatic zone.
Victim Hoshi Kunio, 66, was gunned down around 10:00am when he was going by a rickshaw to his farmland at Alutari under the district's Kaunia upazila, police said, quoting witnesses.
3 October 2015, 18:00 PM
100-member youth delegation to visit India for eight days from today
As part of yearly event, a 100-member youth delegation from Bangladesh will pay an eight-day visit to India beginning
3 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Judiciary working independently
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday in Chittagong University said the judiciary of the country is fully
3 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Vegetable price still high in Ctg despite enough supply
Even though supply of vegetables to the kitchen markets in Chittagong city has returned to almost normal, the price
3 October 2015, 18:00 PM
International confce on drug development starts in capital
A four-day long international conference on "Drug Discovery and Development Research in Developing Countries-
3 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Atomic scientists slam 8th payscale
Abolition of financial benefits known as "selection grade" and "timescale" in the newly announced eighth payscale
3 October 2015, 18:00 PM
IBA admission seekers demand permission to retake tests
Admission seekers for the bachelor programme at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) under Dhaka University
3 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Protesters exhibit proofs of question leak
The headmasters of government primary schools of Chittagong district yesterday started their work stoppage
3 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Hindu leaders demand Oct 22 as Durga Puja holiday
The Mahanagar Sarbojonin Puja Committee yesterday urged the government to shift this year's public holiday on Durga Puja from October
2 October 2015, 18:00 PM