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Heavy rain brings blessing, curse for Ctg city residents
Heavy rain in Chittagong city yesterday afternoon was a welcome relief for the residents who saw no rain for almost two months. However, the rain also brought misery as
11 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Remove billboards felicitating yourself first
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday urged the new Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) mayor to first remove
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Human chain formed to save Jamburi field in Ctg
Chittagong city dwellers yesterday formed a human-chain protesting the decision to turn the city's Jamburi field into a park and
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Appoint, train teachers to meet Jan 2016 deadline
Teachers must fast be appointed and trained if the government is to start providing indigenous children education in their mother
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM
KSA rejects request for 25,000 more hajis
The Saudi government has rejected an appeal of the Bangladesh government to allow 25,000 additional Bangladeshis to perform Hajj this year.
9 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Gas crisis keeps choking Ctg city
Gas crisis in Chittagong city continued for the fourth day yesterday. Many areas of the city have not been getting any gas, while others are
9 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Ctg Railway demolishes illegal structures
The authority of Bangladesh Railway (east zone) demolished around 75 illegal tin-roofed structures, including houses and shops, in railway station area in Chittagong city yesterday.
9 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Media can help change perceptions of gender violence in Bangladesh
The media can help change perceptions of gender-based violence, and end the culture of acceptance of such violence and the social stigma attached to the victims.
9 June 2015, 18:00 PM
6 held with Tk 50 lakh fake notes in Dhaka
Detectives arrest six persons for producing fake currency and seize counterfeit notes of around Tk 50 lakh from their possession at Mirpur in Dhaka.
9 June 2015, 04:40 AM
Ice-cream factory sealed off, owner fined
A mobile court yesterday sealed off an ice-cream factory in the capital's Tejgaon for producing items using inedible ingredients, says a press release.
8 June 2015, 20:20 PM
Barisal Divisional Museum inaugurated
The Barisal Divisional Museum was inaugurated yesterday.
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Demand for highest penalty still ringing
Police yesterday barred protesters heading to besiege the home ministry at Bangladesh Secretariat, demanding the maximum punishment for those who gang-raped a Garo
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Int'l crimes tribunal unhappy over govt's failure to execute penalty for Jamaat men
International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday expressed discontent over the failure of the government, especially police, in executing its sentence punishing two top Jamaat-e-
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM
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