Earthquake: Live TV show participants taken aback

Live TV shows catch the moment of panic as participants rush out for safety after strong earthquake jolted Nepal, Bangladesh and India.
25 April 2015, 12:16 PM

BSF detains Bangladeshi youth

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up a Bangladeshi youth from near Dharmagarh border in Ranishankoil upazila of Thakurgaon on
24 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Lest we forget

Rana Plaza collapsed on the morning of a hot summer day, on April 24, 2013. Officially, 1100 workers died but the true total is much higher, probably closer to 1400 or 1500. The difference is on account of the 'missing' workers, of the bodies never found or those that lacked documentation as workers.
24 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Appoinment of teachers based on merit list mulled

The government is going to bring some amendments to the existing rules relating to selection and appointment of non-government
24 April 2015, 18:00 PM

500 Satkhira households face fresh water crisis

Nearly 500 households of three villages in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira are facing acute fresh water crisis after two canals in the
24 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Few of last Bangladeshis in Yemen want to return

Very few of the remaining 100 or so Bangladeshis in conflict-torn Yemen are contacting to be evacuated and brought back home,
24 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Khulshi OC transferred following RO's plea

Khulshi Police Station's officer-in-charge (OC), Mainul Islam Bhuiyan, was transferred to Chittagong Metropolitan Police's (CMP) Detective
23 April 2015, 18:00 PM

PM compensates 2 arson victim students of JU

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina donated Tk 30 lakh to two Jahangirnagar University students for their better treatment, said a press release
22 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Customs seizes 70 noncompliant motorbikes in capital

Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department seized 70 illegal motorbikes worth Tk 7 crore from Kamalapur Inland Container Depot in Dhaka yesterday.
21 April 2015, 18:00 PM

2 govt officials summoned by HC for not yet handing over SC land to it

The High Court yesterday summoned the women and children affairs secretary and the Shishu Academy director to appear before it on May 6 for not handing over to the Supreme Court a land that belongs to it despite an order.
21 April 2015, 18:00 PM

SCBA wants review of guidelines given by SC

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) yesterday moved before the SC chamber judge a review petition filed against its guidelines for the High Court in granting anticipatory bail to people.
21 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshis asked to keep business outlets closed

The Bangladeshi High Commission in Pretoria yesterday asked the Bangladeshi expatriates in South Africa to stay alert and keep their shops and business outlets closed until the ongoing xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals end.
21 April 2015, 18:00 PM

136 more returning from Yemen tonight

More 136 Bangladeshis returns from Yemen by a special flight of national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines tonight.
21 April 2015, 09:58 AM

Bangladesh’s state minister for home finds no evidence of sexual assault in video footage

State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said he had found no evidence of sexual assault on women during the Pahela Baishakh celebrations on the Dhaka University campus in the video footage.
20 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Ways to restore Dhaka's liveability well known

The problems making Dhaka an unliveable city and the solutions to reverse the situation are both known, several mayoral aspirants
20 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Mosquito main public nuisance in north Dhaka

The mosquito menace is a major cause of public nuisance in Dhaka north, Awami League-blessed candidate Annisul Huq revealed
20 April 2015, 18:00 PM

136 more Bangladeshis return from Yemen today

One hundred and thirty six more Bangladeshis, who were evacuated from Yemen, will return to Dhaka today by a special flight of Biman
20 April 2015, 18:00 PM

HC wants list of risky structures from Rajuk by April 26

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has yet to comply with a High Court order that directed it two years ago to submit a list of
20 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Kalyanpur slum dwellers in capital sceptical about mayoral promises

A few minutes after mayor aspirant for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Annisul Huq left Kalyanpur slum, dwellers there scoffed
19 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Jhigatola-Hajaribagh residents worried over free, fair franchise

Little of the major problems plaguing Jhigatola-Hajaribagh in the capital came up during campaigns for Dhaka South City Corporation poll's
19 April 2015, 18:00 PM