Savar missing boy found dead after 6 days

Police recovered the decomposed body of a seven-year-old boy from a pond beside his house at Baherchor of Savar, outside the capital, yesterday six days after he went missing.
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Mufti Hannan, five others indicted for N'ganj AL office bombing

A Narayanganj court yesterday framed charges against six people, including Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami, Bangladesh (Huji-B) chief Mufti Abdul Hannan, in a case
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM

HC seeks list of grabbers of Rayer Khal in Barisal

The High Court yesterday ordered the authorities concerned to submit a list of structures, which were built filling up historical Lakutia canal, known as Rayer Khal, in Barisal, in six weeks.
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Students demonstrate against VAT on private higher education

Students of different private universities and medical colleges yesterday wearing black badges staged a rally in the capital's Dhanmondi, demanding cancellation of the recently imposed VAT (value added tax) of 7.5 per cent on private education.
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Six Bangladeshis to compete in 56th int'l math Olympiad

Six young Bangladeshi mathematicians will participate in the 56th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), to be held in Thailand's Chiang Mai on
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Rampage near Titumir College in Dhaka

A group of youths have gone on rampage near Dhaka’s Titumir College in Mohakhali and vandalised several vehicles this afternoon.
6 July 2015, 11:09 AM

Protect Sakhipur reserve forest

The High Court yesterday directed the government to take all kinds of effective steps to protect the Sakhipur reserve forest area in
5 July 2015, 18:00 PM

UNHCR gives aid to Ramu flood victims

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) distributed aid to 3,000 families displaced by flood in Ramu in Cox's Bazar.
5 July 2015, 18:00 PM

400 turtles recovered at Dhaka airport

Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) seize over 400 Indian pond turtles from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
5 July 2015, 15:42 PM

Eid travel tickets a matter of privilege

While common people in the capital struggle hard to collect bus tickets ahead of Eid, the task appears very easy for privileged groups
4 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Shopping picks up in port city

With Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the major religious festivals of the Muslims, drawing close, shopping has gained momentum in markets in
4 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Demolish sixty risky Khulna city buildings

Sixty dilapidated and risky buildings in Khulna city have to be demolished immediately, demanded speakers at a human chain on Friday.
4 July 2015, 18:00 PM

HC can give right decision: Dr Kamal

Constitution expert Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday said the High Court would decide whether Awami League leader Mofazzal Hossain
3 July 2015, 18:00 PM

The Power of Connecting the Dots

We have long term treaties with India which is a sign of a strong relationship. But we are handling China by default. We should have a long term partnership agreement with China like what we have with India.
3 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Water level goes down, people begin returning home

The water level in three upazilas of Lalmonirhat that were hit by flash flood has started going down yesterday, bringing relief to the
3 July 2015, 18:00 PM

BSF rescues 30 Bangladeshi enclave residents

India's Border Security Force (BSF) rescued 30 Bangladeshi agricultural labourers who were about to be washed away in a sudden rush of
3 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Ctg ghat workers absent from work

Unloading of goods from lighter vessels at several private jetties on the bank of Karnaphuli river in Chittagong remained suspended since
3 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Gang-rapes almost tripled in 6 months

The number of gang-rapes reported every month in the country has nearly tripled to 24 in the last six months, shows a report of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad.
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Hamida Thakur

Today is the 2nd death anniversary of Hamida Thakur, former associate director of Bangla Academy.
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Director suspended for irregularities in buying machine

The health ministry has suspended Dr AKM Mujibur Rahman, director of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, on the charge of irregularities in
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM