Former Maldives president jailed for 13yrs

Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed is jailed for 13 years after being found guilty of terrorism for ordering arrest of a judge when he was in power in 2012
14 March 2015, 04:36 AM

Salinity on rise in coastal groundwater: Expert

Although salinity, which poses a threat to human health, is on the rise in costal aquifer due to the sea level rise, a new
13 March 2015, 19:04 PM

Coordinated efforts a must

Speakers at a high-level side event at the multi-sector programme addressing violence against women at the UN have underscored the need for coordinated effort of the national and international communities to stop such crimes.
13 March 2015, 19:04 PM

Suspended SI 'missing'

Barisal police continues to maintain that a sub-inspector went “missing” after recently being suspended centring a case involving the torture and confinement of “his child bride”.
13 March 2015, 19:04 PM

C'nawabganj Zila Samity AGM held

The annual general meeting (AGM) of Chapai Nawabganj Zila Samilty, Dhaka was held in the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh in the capital yesterday.
13 March 2015, 18:50 PM

A tribute to Jasimuddin

As old Greece had its Iliad and Odyssey and old India its Mahabharata and Ramayana, so modern Bengal does its Nakshi Kathar Math and Sojan Badiar Ghat.
13 March 2015, 18:00 PM

‘Basherkella chief’ held

Detectives today claimed to have detained the prime administrator of pro-Jamaat-e-Islami Facebook page Basherkella from Comilla
13 March 2015, 04:27 AM

Training on transnational crimes for Saarc cops ends in Dhaka

A three-week training for superintendent-ranked police officials from the Saarc countries ended in Dhaka yesterday with a hope to
12 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Magnito Digital to spread word on a2i Programme

Digital marketing agency Magnito Digital from now on will spread the word about the government's Access to Information (a2i)
12 March 2015, 18:00 PM

BCC drive against illegal footpath shops obstructed by 'rowdy youths'

A Barisal City Corporation (BCC) attempt to remove some 20 makeshift shops encroaching on footpaths along a 150-feet stretch of
12 March 2015, 18:00 PM

CJ for enhancing Dhaka CMM Court security

Chief Justice SK Sinha visited the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Dhaka following a bomb blast on its premises.
12 March 2015, 12:53 PM

Ministers irked by poor performance

Concerned by the failure of Malaysian company IRIS Berhad in enrolling expatriates for machine readable passports (MRP) timely,
11 March 2015, 18:00 PM

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

Withdraw blockade, hartal, stop violence

A group of ruling Awami League lawmakers who are also physicians yesterday issued a 24-hour ultimatum on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to withdraw the ongoing blockade, and hartals and stop violence during those times, threatening to “resist it democratically”.
11 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Mosquito menace grows acute at RU

Because of a delay in spraying pesticides, the mosquito menace has grown acute in different parts of Rajshahi city and Rajshahi University in the last one month and a half.
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