Nur Hossain's aide remanded

A Narayanganj court yesterday granted a seven-day remand for Raham Ali, an accomplice of Nur Hossain, the prime accused of the
24 March 2015, 18:00 PM

400 illegal structures demolished

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) yesterday demolished around 400 illegal structures on DCC market premises at Gulshan-2 and
24 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Buet teacher questioned over Avijit murder

Detectives question Farseem Mannan Mohammedy, an associate professor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet), in connection with the killing of blogger-writer Avijit Roy
24 March 2015, 15:46 PM

Owners in Ctg want one more month to wrap business

Responding to the latest government move to remove illegal battery-run rickshaws from Chittagong City, the owners and drivers
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Govt to set up two medical universities in Ctg, Rajshahi

Two more medical universities would be established in Rajshahi and Chittagong to create more specialist doctors and nurses.
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Ctg city's potentials untapped

Chittagong has all potentials to become a modern megacity but those were not exploited properly in the past, ruling Awami League-
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM

NHRC decries cop torture on journo of Prothom Alo

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Mizanur Rahman yesterday condemned the reported torture on ABM Mizanur
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Restrictions in CHT to go

The government is withdrawing the wholesale restrictions banning foreign nationals and Bangladeshi citizens from meeting or talking
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Appeal for help

Habiba, 15, daughter of poor farmer Habil Uddin of Bijoynagar village in Singra upazila of Natore, is suffering from blood cancer.
22 March 2015, 18:01 PM

'Return' Salahuddin or face dire consequence

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has warned that the government will face “dire consequences” if it does not return missing BNP leader
22 March 2015, 18:00 PM

‘Hijacked car’ driver found dead from Turag

The body a chauffeur who went missing after the hijacking of a private car from Mirpur area in Dhaka was recovered today from the Turag River in Tongi
22 March 2015, 05:53 AM

No water supply for twelve days

Inpatients of Barisal General Hospital have been undergoing untold sufferings due to suspension of water supply for the last 12 days
20 March 2015, 18:14 PM

Double blow for arson victims

Five microbuses and two ambulances carrying three arson victims, two of them in critical condition, from Chandpur came under a
20 March 2015, 18:14 PM

Global cotton summit begins in Dhaka

A two-day global cotton summit began in Dhaka yesterday.
20 March 2015, 18:14 PM

No headway in probe frustrates father

Prof Ajay Roy could not help but wonder about the investigators' failure to come up with a list of suspects even after nearly a month
20 March 2015, 18:14 PM

Withdraw proposal of conditional 16yrs

Women's rights activists yesterday reiterated their call for the women and children affairs ministry to withdraw its proposal to relax
20 March 2015, 18:14 PM

Cyber security key challenge

Moving ahead with its digitalisation vision, Bangladesh's key challenge now is ensuring proper cyber security, said CTO Forum,
20 March 2015, 18:14 PM

Protecting the Witness

The importance of protecting people who put themselves at risk by assisting law enforcement agencies as witnesses is widely recognised worldwide.
20 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Their Lips are Sealed

Every Thursday evening, the TSC area of Dhaka University becomes a crowded public place where visitors from all
20 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Ctg Wasa to meet 70pc water demand by Oct: Officials

The construction of a water treatment plant, with a capacity of supplying 143 million litres per day (mld) to mitigate water crisis in
19 March 2015, 18:00 PM