Myanmarese separatist group Arakan Army attack BGB patrol team

Myanmarese separatist group Arakan Army swooped on a Border Guard Bangladesh patrol team in Boro Modak area of Thanchi in
26 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Digital attendance system introduced at DSCC

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) introduced a digital attendance management system yesterday.
26 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Rabies vaccines scarce for Ctg division poor

Poor dog bite victims in rural areas of Chittagong division have to travel all the way to the port city because only two hospitals there
26 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Consumers still feel unsafe about food

Nearly two years into passage of the Food Safety Act 2013 and six months into formation of the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority
26 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Chairman of Rajshahi edu board stand released

The chairman of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Rajshahi has been stand released yesterday reportedly in the face of
25 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Don't stiff low income communities

Field-level officers and staff of Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) should not discriminate while dealing with water supply
25 August 2015, 18:00 PM

CVASU students decry academic pressure

Students of Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) yesterday boycott classes and midterm exams demanding
25 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Journo assault: Official withdrawn from EC project

The public administration ministry withdraws deputy secretary Abdul Bari from an Election Commission project over alleged assault of two journalists.
25 August 2015, 15:06 PM

Why Bihari camp arson victims won’t be compensated: HC

The High Court asks the government to explain in four weeks as to why last year’s arson victims of Kalshi Bihari camp in Mirpur should not be provided with financial aid.
25 August 2015, 10:55 AM

Bangladesh cabinet okays proposal to ratify motor vehicle deal

The cabinet yesterday sent back the draft of the Vested Property Retuned (Amendment) Act-2015 for further scrutiny by the law and land ministries.
24 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion withdraws accused official

The Rapid Action Battalion yesterday withdrew Lt Col SM Masud Rana as the Rab-2 commanding officer and attached him to its
24 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Dhaka Drug Court to hold hearing on charge framing on September 6

The Dhaka Drug Court yesterday fixed September 6 for holding a hearing on charge framing against a managing director, a director and three other employees of a now defunct pharmaceutical company for manufacturing toxic paracetamol syrup in 1992.
24 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Mass hysteria in Barisal schools again

At least 36 schoolgirls from Charkawa Nayani High School and Charkawa Azad Government Primary School in Barisal Sadar were admitted
24 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Abducted girl rescued after two days

A schoolgirl was rescued in Rajshahi yesterday morning, two days after she was kidnapped from Tongi.
24 August 2015, 18:00 PM

125 to return from Myanmar today

A total of 125 Bangladeshi trafficking victims who were rescued by the Myanmar authorities from the Bay of Bengal in May will be brought
24 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh police chief defends law enforcers over ‘gunfights’

The inspector general of police yesterday defended the incidents of gunfights involving law enforcers, a day after an Awami League lawmaker hit out at Rab over the killing of Hazaribagh Chhatra League President Arzu Miah in a
23 August 2015, 18:00 PM

More public awareness needed to boost tax collection

Creation of more mass awareness for boosting tax collection has to be stressed in the greater interest of making the country
23 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Public univ teachers strike for 3 hours for second day

Teachers abstained from work for three hours at Chittagong University and Sylhet Agricultural University yesterday protesting the
23 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Insecurity mirrors Pak regime days

Bangladesh Hindu-Bouddha-Christian Oikya Parishad yesterday demanded protection of religious minorities against repression and torture.
22 August 2015, 18:00 PM

TV reporter sent to jail for 'torturing wife'

A Dhaka court yesterday sent senior reporter of ATN News Atiqur Rahman Khan to jail in a case filed for torturing his wife.
22 August 2015, 18:00 PM