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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
Battery-run rickshaws in Ctg must go off road by Monday
Chittagong Metropolitan Police yesterday directed owners and drivers of battery-run rickshaws to remove batteries from their vehicles or
19 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Grow skills to adapt to new world challenges
To keep pace with the competitive and challenging world, Bangladeshi students should become skilled and capable as a workforce, said
19 March 2015, 18:00 PM
CNG-run Auto-rickshaws in Ctg CitySeveral thousand remain unregistered, untaxed
Several thousand unregistered CNG-run auto-rickshaws have been operating in Chittagong city for more than one year, with more
19 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Wife seeks PM's intervention
The wife of BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, who has been “missing” since March 10, submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister
19 March 2015, 18:00 PM
HRFB also urges open rejection of police proposal for change
Expressing concern over police's recent proposal to amend the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act 2013, a network of 19
18 March 2015, 18:00 PM