University teachers’ strike continues for 4th day

Teachers of all 37 public universities observe the fourth day of their indefinite strike protesting the “government inaction” on addressing their demand for removing the “pay disparity” with bureaucrats.
14 January 2016, 13:31 PM

Dense fog disrupts ferry service

Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River resumed after three hours of disruption caused by dense fog yesterday morning.
13 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Classes held in mosque corridor due to lack of classrooms

Abdul Khaleque Maksuda High School in Mymensingh's Ishwarganj upazila has been facing an acute classroom shortage for years. Established in 1999, the school has around 700 students, including 400 female students, but only five classrooms.
13 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Coastal forests at risk as fish barriers block flow in canals

A section of local people are building closures and removing water with power pumps to catch fish in different canals of mangrove forest areas in coastal islands under the district, causing harm to the bio-diversity there.
13 January 2016, 18:00 PM

New way for extortion

In a bizarre incident, cleaners of Dhaka City Corporations dump large quantity of stinky garbage in front of some business establishments in Gulshan after the offices refused to pay them ‘tips’.
13 January 2016, 07:08 AM

Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services halted for 3hrs

Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River halted for three hours due to dense fog.
13 January 2016, 05:16 AM

Bridge useless for 3 years in Patuakhali

With most of the sleepers broken or displaced, the iron bridge on Humoibunia canal in Amragachhia union of Mirzaganj upazila under the district remains virtually useless for three years, much to the sufferings of thousands of people.
12 January 2016, 18:00 PM

ASP, OC withdrawn after Brahmanbaria violence

The authorities withdraw an assistant superintendent of police and an officer-in-charge from Brahmanbaria following a clash that left a madrasah student dead.
12 January 2016, 04:29 AM

Interns at Pabna Medical College Hospital on strike

Interns at Pabna Medical College Hospital (PMCH) went on an indefinite strike yesterday, protesting assault on two of their fellows by relatives of a patient who had died at the hospital.
11 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Teachers protest PM’s remarks

Public university teachers on strike demanding the removal of “pay disparity” in the new national pay scale protests the premier’s warning against their class boycotts.
11 January 2016, 14:49 PM

SQ Chy’s lawyer exonerated of contempt charge

A special tribunal in Dhaka exonerates a counsel of executed war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury from a contempt of court charge after he offered unconditional apology.
11 January 2016, 10:02 AM

Teachers in resolute strike over ‘pay disparity’

Public university teachers across the country have begun an indefinite strike from this morning protesting the “government inaction” in removing their “pay disparity” despite being dubbed "illogical" by the finance minister and slammed by the prime minister.
11 January 2016, 04:40 AM

12 return from Indian jail

Twelve teenage girls returned home through Benapole check post on Friday night after serving two years in an Indian jail. BSF handed over
9 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Dense fog disrupts ferry service

Ferry service on the Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed on Saturday after seven hours of disruption caused by dense fog.
9 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Devotees brave fog, cold at Biswa Ijtema

The quest for the soul’s salvation drives countless devotees to brave the inclement weather at the Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj.
9 January 2016, 06:41 AM

Habiganj tea workers go on strike against SEZ

Thousands of tea workers in Habiganj abandon work and gather for a mass rally against government plans for a Special Economic Zone in the area.
9 January 2016, 04:56 AM

AGREEING TO SAVE THE PLANET

The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21, held in Paris from 30 November to 12 December 2015, was the biggest event of its kind.
8 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Charges against 2 Kishoreganj ‘Razakars’ accepted

International Crimes Tribunal-1 accepts the charges brought against two alleged Razakars for their “war crimes” in Kishoreganj during 1971.
7 January 2016, 06:49 AM

Gazipur floodplain fish project a great success

The night is dark, the weather cold. Through winter's silence, I move from Kashimpur in Gazipur towards Namabazar. The clock says
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Brahmanbaria war crimes suspect arrested

Police arrest a war crimes suspect of Brahmanbaria after a special tribunal issued arrest warrant against him for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
6 January 2016, 11:34 AM