Law enforcers fail to trace 'abducted' man in 28 days

Law enforcers could not make any breakthrough in their search for a private service holder who had been “abducted” 28 days ago in the
7 June 2015, 18:00 PM

CMCH finally gets electricity back

The authorities of Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) installed a new transformer yesterday three days after the old one went
7 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Living on the Edge

A little egret sat gracefully on the floating platform of Jhulanta Para. It was calm and quiet, lazily using its beak to comfort its broken
5 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Adivasis want sufficient budget

Bangladesh Adibashi Union yesterday demanded sufficient budget allocations for economic development, industrialisation, and
5 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Manna's release demanded

Nagorik Oikya at a discussion yesterday demanded immediate release of its convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna, saying the government
5 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Appeal for help

Md Liton, 39, an egg seller in Dhaka, has been suffering from haemophilia A, a bleeding disorder caused by deficiency of clotting factor,
5 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Major streets to remain off-limits to commuters

If you need to go to office or do any work in some part of the capital today and tomorrow, make sure you avoid the routes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would use.
5 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Myanmar brings 727 boatpeople to ashore in Rakhine state

Frontier guards have been put on high alert on the Myanmar border as 727 migrants, found adrift on a Malaysia-bound fishing boat six days ago, disembarked at bordering Maungdaw on Tuesday night.
3 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Garo students demand death or life term

Garo Student Union (Gasu) yesterday hanged rapists in effigies during a rally on Dhaka University campus, demanding death penalty for
3 June 2015, 18:00 PM

19hrs blaze melts 7-storey Gazipur textile mill

7-storey steel-framed building of Dignity Textiles Mills Ltd at Sreepur upazila in Gazipur totally collapsed yesterday due to the devastating fire that was brought under control after 19 hours.
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Price of essentials to remain stable in Ramadan

The price of essentials such as rice, pulse and soybean oil will remain stable during Ramadan, said Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon yesterday.
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM

A third of Ctg city solid waste flows to Karnaphuli

At least one third of the total solid waste of Chittagong city remains outside the waste collection system of the city corporation and thereby falls into the Karnaphuli river
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Stop plans to let foreigners explore gas onshore

A group of university teachers yesterday protested, what they said, government plans to allow foreign companies more scope to explore and drill out onshore gas.
31 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Myanmar denies journos access

Myanmar's navy briefly detained and turned back journalists on Sunday near a migrant boat being held off the country's southern
31 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Students, police scuffle as march to PMO obsructed

Scuffles broke out in the capital's Shahbagh yesterday noon after police stopped a procession aiming to reach the prime minister's office
31 May 2015, 18:00 PM

HC clears way for CU senate meeting to elect VC

The High Court yesterday cleared the way for holding the senate meeting of Chittagong University to form a panel to elect its vice-chancellor.
31 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Panthapath out of danger, opens to traffic

Traffic on Panthapath’s southern lane resumes cleared off for danger four days after it was sealed following the collapse of National Bank’s under-construction site.
31 May 2015, 06:28 AM

UP accountability meetings flouting law

Union parishads are not holding meetings with participation of women and underprivileged people for ensuring accountability, although
30 May 2015, 20:58 PM

SSC results slide for politics, math

After a six-year uptrend, the SSC results this year show a significant drop in pass rates and the number of GPA-5 achievers, which is largely blamed on political unrest and students' not performing as expected in mathematics.
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Dakhil, Vocational Pass rates up

Unlike the other boards, the success rate of madrasa and technical education boards in this year's SSC and its equivalent examinations is higher than that of the previous year.
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM