40 Bangladeshi women brought back from India

The Border Guard Bangladesh have brought back 40 Bangladeshi women, who were detained by Indian police from bordering area near Netrakona.
14 April 2016, 17:12 PM

Cop apologises for discourteous behaviour with DU female student

A policeman apologises for his discourteous behaviour with a female student of Dhaka University during Pahela Baishakh celebration at Shahbagh in Dhaka.
14 April 2016, 16:07 PM

Diarrhoea affects 600 in Laxmipur

At least 600 people, including children, were admitted to different clinics and hospitals after being affected with diarrhoea amid sweltering heat throughout the district in the last seven days.
13 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Wheat blast affects 15,500 hectares of land in 5 dists

Around 15,500 hectares of wheat fields have been infected with blast disease in south-western districts of Kushtia, Meherpur,
13 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Missing friend of Tonu's brother returns

Mizanur Rahman, a friend of the younger brother of slain college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, returns home safely 16 days after he went missing from Comilla.
12 April 2016, 04:57 AM

HC stays proceedings of 72 cases against Star editor

High Court stays for three months the proceedings of 72 cases against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam. The court also issues a rule upon the authorities concerned to explain as to why the initiation and continuation of the cases should not be declared illegal. The rule is returnable in three weeks, the court says.
11 April 2016, 09:46 AM

Khulna jute mills workers block road, rail routes

State-run jute mills’ workers of Khulna have blockaded the road and railway in the district to press for their five-point demand. The blockade is running parallel to a strike they are observing since April 4.
11 April 2016, 04:56 AM

Muktijuddho: Polyphony of the Ocean

As a Ph.D. candidate at Columbia University with a research focus on Bangladesh history, I paid close attention when media reports came out about a draft bill that would punish any distortion of the history of Muktijuddho.
8 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Protest continues against power plant in Ctg

National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power, and Ports holds a human chain at Banshkhali upazila of Chittagong protesting the killing of the four people who were shot while protesting the installation of a coal-based power plant there.
8 April 2016, 09:51 AM

Eight HSC examinees expelled

Eight students were expelled from two HSC examination centres in Rajapur upazila of the district yesterday for cheating in the English
7 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Housewife rescued 3 days into abduction

Police rescued a housewife of Parbatipur upazila in the district on Wednesday, three days after her abduction.
7 April 2016, 18:00 PM

All 206 sawmills operating without license

All the 206 sawmills in the district are operating without any valid license issued by forest department, thanks to the lax monitoring of the authorities concerned.
7 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Amnesty urges action to stop attacks on secular activists

Amnesty International today urges the Bangladesh authorities to ensure protection of activists and writers who are under threat.
7 April 2016, 14:30 PM

40pc students drop out in 4 years from JSC to HSC

A staggering 69,348 students (39.90 percent) in eight northern districts of Rangpur division dropped out in last four years, shows the official statistics as Higher Secondary Certification (HSC) examinations under Dinajpur Education Board began on Sunday.
6 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Thousands suffer as bridge lies incomplete halfway

Thousands of people of Patuakhali Sadar and Galachipa upazilas are suffering as a 12.50-kilometre-long road, completed three years ago, cannot be opened for vehicular movement due to non-completion of a girder bridge for three years.
6 April 2016, 18:00 PM

5 Tangail transport leaders sent to jail on surrender

A court here yesterday sent five of the six transport leaders, who allegedly tried to protect the rapists of a female garment worker, to jail after they surrendered to the court and sought bail.
6 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangla Bhai's aide held in Naogaon

Police arrested an accomplice of Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai, executed second-in-command of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), from Barochhara village in Raninagar upazila of the district on Tuesday night.
6 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Special squad to check stalking

A seven-member special squad of the Detective Branch of police has been formed in Manikganj to prevent eve-teasing and drug abuse.
6 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Storm injures 16, damages 80 houses in Sylhet

A child was killed in a landslide in Kamolganj upazila of Moulvibazar district on Monday, while at least 16 people were injured and over
5 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Power, water crises grip Bandarban town

Set in a landscape of rugged hills and spoilt for scenic beauty, Bandarban town should be a heavenly place to visit or live. In many
5 April 2016, 18:00 PM