An awakened village

It's 8:30 on a cloudy Friday morning and I am having freshly baked cookies with coffee. It feels like home except that I am not.
27 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Salim Osman won't apologise to Narayanganj teacher

Declining to apologise to schoolteacher Shyamal Kanti Bhakta for humiliating him publicly, Salim Osman MP says he might apologise to Health Minister Mohammad Nasim instead.
26 May 2016, 15:12 PM

Youth picked up by 'lawmen' traceless for 5 days

A youth of Jessore town, who was picked up by men introducing themselves as law enforcers on Saturday, still remains traceless.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Lightning kills schoolboy

A schoolboy was killed by lightning at Rupkhali village in Sadar upazila of the district yesterday. The deceased is Jobayer Hossain, 14, son
24 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Journo, wife hurt in attack by UP member

A journalist and his wife were injured in an attack allegedly by a union parishad member in Dhunat upazila of the district on Monday
24 May 2016, 18:00 PM

PUST employees lock administrative bldg

Officers and employees of Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) yesterday locked the administrative building of the
24 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Campaigners press for higher tax on tobacco

Anti-tobacco campaigners demand higher taxes on tobacco products for the budget of 2016-17 to reduce its consumption and health risks.
24 May 2016, 14:48 PM

Life-term convict flees from police custody

Wearing hand-cuffs and shackles, a life-term convict flees away from police custody by jumping off a Mymensingh-bound moving train in Trishal area.
24 May 2016, 14:32 PM

Journalists, media employees demand 9th Wage Board

Sangbadik-Sramik-Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SSKOP), a platform for journalists and media personnel today threatened to go on a greater movement if their demand for the announcement of the 9th Wage Board for media people is not met by a month.
23 May 2016, 11:15 AM

Derailment on Dhaka-Mymensingh route: Train service resumes after 5hrs

Rail communication of Dhaka with Mymensingh is restored after five hours of disruption following a train derailment in Gazipur city today.
23 May 2016, 04:44 AM

Roanu-marooned people in misery

Several thousand cyclone stricken people in Tajumuddin upazila of Bhola are passing miserable days under the open sky.
22 May 2016, 10:36 AM

Launch, ferry services resume

After about 24-hour halt, launch and ferry services resume across the country.
21 May 2016, 15:35 PM

Why is the cyclone called Roanu?

The cyclonic storm Roanu is named by Maldives. “Roanu” means “coir rope” in Maldivian (Dhivehi).
21 May 2016, 13:55 PM

Cyclone Roanu: Sunday’s HSC, equivalent exams rescheduled

The government reschedules the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations scheduled for May 22 as Cyclone Roanu left a trail of devastation in many parts of the country.
21 May 2016, 13:24 PM

Cyclone Roanu hits power distribution hard

The power distribution system has been seriously disrupted today, in the cyclone-hit areas of Chittagong, Comilla and other coastal districts.
21 May 2016, 12:34 PM

Goods handling remains suspended at Chittagong port

Goods loading and unloading from all ships remain suspended at Chittagong seaport since the morning as Cyclone Roanu nears the Barisal-Chittagong coast.
21 May 2016, 05:43 AM

Cyclone Roanu: 20 killed in 5 districts

At least 20 people have been killed in Chittagong, Bhola, Cox's Bazar, Noakhali and Patuakhali as Cyclonic storm Roanu makes its impact across the country. It crossed Bangladesh in the evening, leaving a trail of devastation.
21 May 2016, 03:40 AM

Dhaka University: Can it still lead us?

Professor Dr. A A M S Arefin Siddique, Vice Chancellor, University of Dhaka, talks to Amitava Kar about how the spirit of Dhaka University remains intact despite many limitations
20 May 2016, 18:00 PM

School student killed in Kushtia bomb blast

A school student is killed and another injured in a crude bomb blast in Kushtia Sadar upazila.
20 May 2016, 06:48 AM

Water transport shut as cyclone Roanu gets closer

As cyclone Roanu moved inside a thousand kilometres near Bangladesh’s coast, authorities have suspended water transport through the country until further notice. Met office is optimistic the cyclone will lose steam with rainfall as it makes landfall tomorrow along Chittagong-Noakhali coast.
20 May 2016, 05:30 AM