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Appeal for help
Five-year-old Md Monayem has been suffering from acute myeloid leukaemia popularly known as blood cancer.
11 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Female journos can play big role in fighting graft: TIB boss
Female journalists can play an important role in combating corruption in the country, said Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman at an orientation programme yesterday.
11 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Titas pipeline leaking gas for 4 days under Turag
The pipeline of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd which has been leaking gas under the river Turag since Sunday is yet to be fixed.
11 March 2015, 18:00 PM
‘Bangladeshis to be relocated if Libya situation worsens’
The government will relocate Bangladeshi migrant workers to the neighbouring countries from Libya if security situation of North African country worsens further
11 March 2015, 09:55 AM
Gold hidden in gaming device seized at airport
Customs intelligence have seized eight gold bars weighing 800 grams concealed in an electronic device at Postal Freight Unit at Dhaka airport
11 March 2015, 06:57 AM
How Ireland legalized drugs for a day
Ireland accidentally legalises ecstasy, crystal meth and ketamine for a day due to a legal loophole
11 March 2015, 05:09 AM
Another expat Bangladeshi ISIS hostage
Another Bangladeshi national was among the nine foreigners abducted from a Libyan oilfield on Friday, the Bangladesh embassy in Tripoli confirmed yesterday.
10 March 2015, 23:10 PM
Rescue abducted girl Snigdha within 30 days
The High Court yesterday directed the government to rescue abducted girl Snigdha Deb Jayee and produce her before it within 30 days.
10 March 2015, 18:34 PM
Dilapidated road in South Jatrabari keeps vehicles away
Taniya Akhtar, a class IV student of Jatrabari Girls High School, walks more than one kilometre every day to commute between her home and school.
10 March 2015, 18:33 PM
Ctg arson victim dies
An auto-rickshaw driver, who suffered burn injuries when pro-hartal activists firebombed his vehicle in Hathazari upazila of Chittagong on March 4, dies at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH)
10 March 2015, 05:31 AM
12-hr break in hartal today
The BNP-led 20-party alliance has relaxed its ongoing hartal for 12 hours from 6:00am today for celebrating the Tigers' historic victory in
9 March 2015, 22:50 PM
Hartal makes little impact on city life
With people hitting the city streets in large numbers over the past few days, the impact of continuous spells of hartals and an indefinite blockade seems to have largely waned.
9 March 2015, 21:39 PM
ISIS militants kidnap Bangladeshi
A Bangladeshi was among nine foreign nationals taken hostage by Islamic State militants in an attack on an oilfield in Libya on Friday.
9 March 2015, 21:23 PM
12-hr break in hartal today
The BNP-led 20-party alliance has relaxed its ongoing hartal for 12 hours from 6:00am today for celebrating the Tigers' historic victory in yesterday's World Cup match. The blockade, however, will continue.
9 March 2015, 21:20 PM
Democracy through blockade too costly for day labourers
Nowadays day labourer Mosharraf Hossain does not care if he is paid half of what he usually gets as long as he can earn money.
9 March 2015, 21:17 PM
Over 200 crash-prone spots on highways
There are over 200 accident-prone spots on highways across the country, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader told parliament yesterday.
9 March 2015, 21:09 PM
2 lakh acres of arable land uncultivated in CHT
About 2 lakh acres of arable land remain uncultivated in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHTs) every year due to various reasons, said DAE sources.
9 March 2015, 20:56 PM
Mithapukur arson accused found dead
Police recovers the body of an accused in an arson case from Mithapukur upazila in Rangpur this morning.
9 March 2015, 14:55 PM
IS takes Bangladeshi hostage in Libya
A Bangladeshi national along with eight other foreigners has been taken hostage allegedly by Islamic State from an oil field, south of Sirte in Libya
9 March 2015, 09:48 AM
Court to decide on charge framing on Mar 18 against 8 accused in blogger Rajib killing
Dhaka court to decide on March 18 whether it will frame charges against eight accused for the blogger's killing
8 March 2015, 06:51 AM