FAO to work for erosion-hit people

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will chalk out a plan to solve the problems of the erosion-hit farmers of the coastal areas,
12 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Elderly man killed by family members

Property-greedy family members beat dead an elderly man in Bhangura upazila of the district on Friday.
12 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Why can't we stop the stalking?

Unwanted attention is something that a woman has had to experience at some point of time in their lives. It's not something new and it
11 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Anomalies in distribution

Nekjan Begum, wife of late Azizul Islam of Kasharigasa village under Natore Sadar upazila died on January 1, 2012, but her old-age allowance is still being withdrawn regularly.
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM

14, including Bangladeshi expatriate, injured in KSA by projectiles fired from Yemen

Fourteen including a Bangladeshi were injured by projectiles fired by Yemen's Houthi group into Saudi Arabia.
10 November 2016, 15:25 PM

Bangladesh NGO wins Energy Globe Award at COP22

Tahzingdong, a Bangladeshi non government organisation, has won the Energy Globe Award in Earth category at COP22 this year for its community-based forest conservation project in Rrowangchhari area of Bandarban district.
10 November 2016, 12:50 PM

Women vow to resist child marriage

Women of three villages in Patuakhali Sadar upazila have vowed to resist child marriage in their families and areas as well.
9 November 2016, 18:00 PM

One shot dead by Indian Khasias

A Bangladeshi national was shot dead allegedly by Indian Khasias on Sonar Hat frontier in Goainghat upazila of the district early yesterday.
9 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Attacks on to grab Khasi land

Betel leaf cultivation is the only source of income of the indigenous Khasi people in the district, but some criminals
8 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Char patients suffer

The lone water ambulance meant for carrying patients from char (landmass emerging from riverbed) areas of
8 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Broken classrooms drive students outdoors

From students of 38 primary schools in Nilphamari's Jaldhaka upazila there can be few complaints of stuffy
8 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Urea production stopped due to technical glitch

Urea production at Jamuna Fertiliser Company Ltd (JFCL) at Tarakandi in Jamalpur remained stopped due to mechanical
8 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Repair road or face strike

Bus-truck owners and workers at a human chain programme in the Dariapara area here yesterday demanded repair
8 November 2016, 18:00 PM

HC questions legality of Jessore youth’s imprisonment

The High Court questions the legality of sentencing a youth to two years imprisonment by a mobile court in Chaugachha upazila of Jessore for having drug.
8 November 2016, 14:33 PM

37 Bangladeshi job seekers held in Libya

At least 37 Bangladeshi fortune seekers, who tried to reach Italy through Mediterranean Sea, are kept at a detention centre in Libya’s Gharyan town.
8 November 2016, 12:04 PM

Charges pressed against Khadiza’s attacker

Police have submitted charge sheet against suspended student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Badrul Alam in connection with the gruesome attack on Sylhet college girl Khadiza Akter on October 3.
8 November 2016, 07:30 AM

Home boss, police chief visit attacked Hindus

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and State Minister for Youth and Sports Biren Sikder visit Brahmanbaria's Nasirnagar following the spate of attacks on the Hindus.
8 November 2016, 05:57 AM

65 Bangladeshi fortune-seekers rescued in Libya

At least 65 Bangladeshi fortune-seekers are rescued from the traffickers’ den in the remote area of Tripoli, the capital city of the war-torn Libya. Libyan police also arrest four Bangladeshi human traffickers for their alleged involvement in abducting these 65 jobseekers and realising ransoms from the victim families.
7 November 2016, 11:01 AM

National Service Programme for youths expanded

Bangladesh’s cabinet decides to expand “National Service Programme” in 64 upazilas across the country for youths’ skill development through training.
7 November 2016, 08:41 AM

Gaibandha Santals claim mass tyranny, cops deny

Ethnic minority Santals of Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj have claimed of mass oppression upon them as a sequel to clashes with police over land dispute. They say locals are looting their livestock and belongings. However, police deny such allegations and say peace is prevailing in the area.
7 November 2016, 06:34 AM