State minister for CHT affairs visits flood victims in Bandarban

State Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing yesterday visited Bandarban to see the distribution of UKaid's financial support for the extreme poor communities to recover from recent flood, says a press release.
22 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Rain wreaks havoc on Eid cattle traders

Intermittent showers since Saturday is not only causing immense suffering for thousands of cattle traders seeking better sales in the capital marking Eid-ul-Azha but also causing many of their animals to fall sick.
21 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh’s anti-graft watchdog sues bankers, borrowers

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday started filing cases against bankers and borrowers linked with the BASIC Bank scam. Three cases were filed with Motijheel Police Station in the evening, and the process was on to file 15 more cases with Paltan and Gulshan police stations, accusing 153 people of embezzling over Tk 650 crore from the state lender, said police sources.
21 September 2015, 18:00 PM

46 more cases in 24hrs

At least 46 dengue cases were reported in the capital in the last 24 hours as of 6:00pm yesterday, bringing this year's total to 1,507.
21 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Cops foil students’ demo for fresh medical tests

Six held as students claim cops charge batons to disperse a human chain programme demanding retake of medical and dental college admission tests. The admission seekers allege question leak and demand scrap to the tests that were held on Friday.
21 September 2015, 06:14 AM

Tangail clash instigated

A fourth victim of Friday's “police firing” on locals in Tangail died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday.
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Rain, jam disrupt home journey of Eid holidaymakers in Bangladesh

Long tailbacks compounded with incessant rain yesterday caused untold suffering to thousands of people heading home to celebrate the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Majority of cervical cancer patients die in developing countries

The majority of cervical cancer patients die in developing countries where women delay in seeking help because of ignorance, stigma, poor access to quality care and intention to save money, said a roundtable yesterday.
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Database of all Ctg rivers in offing

The National River Conservation Commission (NRCC) will create a database of all rivers in Chittagong district determining the alignments and prospects, as well as the challenges being faced by those.
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Journalist Humayun Zaman hospitalised with cancer

Associate Editor of the New Age Humayun Zaman, who is suffering from stage-3 lung cancer, was admitted to the capital's Samorita
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM

USAID showcases improved stoves for promoting clean energy

Catalyzing Clean Energy in Bangladesh, a project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in cooperation with
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Ex-BCSIR director develops new brick

A brick developed from a mixture of rice husk, lime, and sand can reduce earthquake casualties because it is one and a half times lighter than clay bricks, a past director of the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) said yesterday.
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Abducted girl rescued in Ctg

An abducted college girl was rescued on Friday night from Baizid area of Chittagong city, nearly one month after her abduction from
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Medical college candidates protest 'question leak'

Students seeking admission into public medical colleges demonstrated in different parts of the country yesterday demanding that they
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Digitisation of judiciary nearing completion

Digital services have been introduced at the Supreme Court as well as many lower ones across the country as a part of bringing the entire
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Appeal for help

Sixth-grader Jinnat Sheikh, 13, has been suffering from a neurological complication for three months.
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Hundreds scramble for train tickets

Hundreds thronged the capital's Kamalapur Railway Station marking the last day's sale of advance train tickets for September 24
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Rain of relief in Dhaka

Dhaka is swept by a brief period of rain this morning that offered relief from the heat that had surged for the last two days.
19 September 2015, 06:03 AM

‘Criminals, stamp forgers’ held in Dhaka

Detectives claim to arrest of six people including an arms dealer and stamp forgers from separate areas in Dhaka.
19 September 2015, 04:50 AM

Favourite Bookshops

Recently I had the pleasure of spending several hours at Strand Bookstore in New York which claims to have eighteen miles of books.
18 September 2015, 18:00 PM