6 broken bridges not repaired for years

A large number of people in different areas of Tangail, Jhalakathi, Nilphamari and Barisal districts are suffering from communication
11 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Woes mount as copiers of deed on strike

Service receivers suffer a lot as an indefinite strike, enforced by extra-muharrirs (copiers) at sub-registry office, still continues.
10 December 2016, 18:13 PM

Peak time for brick kilns

Workers at different brick kilns in the district are passing busy time making bricks after a delay of two weeks due to bad
10 December 2016, 18:10 PM

Road to century old temple demanded

Local Hindu people at a human chain in Chirirbandar upazila yesterday demanded a pitch road to Chibuka temple, a 100-year-
10 December 2016, 18:10 PM

Seaports asked to hoist distant warning signal 2

Maritime ports in Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist distant warning signal no. 2 as cyclonic storm ‘Vardah’ over the southeast Bay and adjoining areas moved slightly west-northwestwards.
10 December 2016, 08:23 AM

US envoy for religious freedom to visit Bangladesh

US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom David Saperstein will visit Bangladesh this week.
10 December 2016, 05:00 AM

Cyclone ‘Vardah’ moves northwards

The cyclonic storm, ‘Vardah’, over the southeast bay and adjoining area moves further northwards over the same area.
9 December 2016, 05:14 AM

Hindus in panic

As police are yet to arrest the perpetrators behind the attacks on two temples in the last three months, 200 Hindu families in Shialkhawa
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Another dies, 10 more fall sick in Sylhet

A 65-year-old woman died after eating puffer fish and 10 more fell sick yesterday in Jaintapur upazila of the district.
7 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Call to stop harassing indigenous people

United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) organised a 30-kilometre-long human chain from Khagrachhari Sadar to Dudukchara in Panchari
7 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Mirzapur canal almost dead

An important canal in Mirzapur municipal area of the district has become almost dead due to mindless filling and grabbing.
7 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Another dies after eating puffer fish in Sylhet

Another woman, who fell sick after taking puffer fish in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet yesterday, dies at a hospital in the city, raising the death toll to six.
7 December 2016, 14:14 PM

A cyclone of difference

In the middle of the night, Atul Sur, a fisherman from Koyra, arrives at Dublarchar, an island in the Sundarbans, in a small boat loaded with Batasha (sweets), candles, incense sticks and coconuts.
7 December 2016, 13:14 PM

Dense fog disrupts Paturia-Daulatdia ferry service

Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma river resume after two and half hours of disruption triggered by dense fog.
7 December 2016, 05:01 AM

Mumps creates panic in Khulna primary school

Around 50 students have been suffering from mumps for one month, spreading panic among guardians and teachers and decreasing
6 December 2016, 18:00 PM

5 die after eating puffer fish in Sylhet

Five people including two children die and 12 others fall sick after eating puffer fish in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet.
6 December 2016, 12:49 PM

21,000 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh from Myanmar: IOM

Around 21,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh in recent weeks to escape violence in neighbouring Myanmar, an official of the International Organisation for Migration says.
6 December 2016, 08:12 AM

NCC polls: 20-party campaign starts Dec 10

Excluding the Jamaat-e-Islami, BNP-led 20-party alliance forms three publicity committees to drum for the BNP candidates for Narayanganj City Corporation election.
6 December 2016, 07:52 AM

Ferry services disrupted for fog

Ferry services between Daulatdia of Rajbari and Paturia of Manikganj terminals remain suspended since early morning due to thick fog.
6 December 2016, 02:58 AM

225 Faridpur pry schools sans headmasters

The posts of headmasters at 225 government primary schools in the district are lying vacant for six months to three years as the
5 December 2016, 18:00 PM