Chlorination not necessary to make tubewell water safe for drinking

Although chlorine is widely used to make water clean and safe, an ICDDR,B study suggests that storing and handling water correctly is
3 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Shahriar Kabir finds recent city polls among fairest in history

War crimes researcher Shahriar Kabir yesterday said the March 28 city corporation polls, after the national election of 2008, were one of
3 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Lack of qualified guides hampers tourism

The major problem in flourishing and promoting the country's tourism sector is the inadequate number of qualified tourist guides,
3 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Most Ctg kilns still using high emission technology

Out of the total 408 kilns in the district, 321 are still running with the old technology and thus causing pollution at a higher rate, which could have been easily curbed through the use of zigzag, hybrid Hoffman, vertical shaft, and tunnel technologies.
3 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi gets shot in Benghazi as two local groups exchange fire

A Bangladeshi suffered bullet injuries during a gunfight between two local factions in Libya's Benghazi on Friday night.
2 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Find coal's alternative

The need to develop alternative energy sources replacing the use of coal was raised at a conference in the capital yesterday.
2 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Battery-run rickshaws return to Ctg city roads

After a nearly one-and-a half months break, banned battery-run rickshaws started plying across Chittagong city again.
2 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Ctg school students demand arrest of Pahela Baishakh molesters

Students of different English medium schools of Chittagong city on Friday demanded immediate arrest of perpetrators who were involved
2 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Change of mentality must for ending discrimination

At the Joypurhat bar canteen, one set of table and crockery were kept separated for an advocate, not out of respect but because he belonged to the Harijan community. At Dhaka University, Purnima Das is looked down upon by her first-year classmates in accounting and information systems because she got admitted under the Dalit quota.
30 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Chaos over mobile court

At least 15 traders were injured, eight with shotgun pellets, after police opened fire and charged truncheons on a group of traders
30 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Aicraft glitch prevents firefighters from leaving for Nepal

A search and rescue team of Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence could not leave for earthquake-hit Nepal due to a technical glitch
30 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Nepal quake victim rescued after 82 hours

As he lay trapped for some 82 hours under the rubble of his Kathmandu hotel after Nepal's devastating earthquake, Rishi Khanal
29 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Hearing of critiques' reply on penalty for contempt of court May 6

International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday fixed May 6 to hear replies of 23 eminent persons over why they should not be punished for
29 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Laws needed for inheritance rights of transgender people

A legal framework must be established so that people of the transgender (hijra) community can inherit family property and get government jobs under a quota, said speakers at a seminar yesterday.
29 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Plaster falling in dorm panics SBMC students

After the Nepal earthquakes and aftershocks, students of a dormitory at Sher-e -Bangla Medical College, Barisal panicked as plasters from
29 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh mission still doesn't know if any citizen is victim

Officials from Bangladesh embassy in Kathmandu are yet to know whether any Bangladeshi was killed or injured in the 7.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in Nepal five days ago.
29 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Police, Ansar clash in Dhaka

A group of Bangladesh Ansar members, demanding their remuneration of yesterday’s city polls duty, blocked a major road in the capital this evening, leading to a clash with the police at Mirpur.
29 April 2015, 15:40 PM

A bit too late

It was the mobile operator's good intention to provide services to its customers. But it was a bit late.
28 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Ansar-VDP really?

Logo jackets for Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party that are worn by Ansar-VDP members were yesterday worn by some smart young men at many polling centres.
28 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Swedish envoy caught in poll violence (video)

Ambassador of Sweden in Bangladesh Johan Frisell and his officials and staff narrowly escaped violence that erupted at a polling centre in Old Dhaka yesterday.
28 April 2015, 18:00 PM