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Shajahan gives 72hrs to sand, coal traders to free Beribadh
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan yesterday gave 72 hours to the sand and coal traders to free 20km of pathway
29 December 2015, 18:00 PM
No outdoor celebrations
The government has imposed a ban on all outdoor programmes and gatherings from New Years Eve dusk to dawn the next day “on security grounds”.
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Dhaka-Koica sign $1m deal for grant
An agreement (record of discussions-RoD) has been signed between Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica) and Economic
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Mega Beach Carnival starts Dec 31 at Cox's Bazar
A three-day “Mega Beach Carnival” will begin at Cox's Bazar sea beach on December 31 marking Tourism Year-2016.
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Newspaper hawkers slam demolition of 2 Dhaka kiosks
Dhaka Sangbadpatra Hawkers Bohumukhi Samabaya Samity has condemned the demolition of two newspaper sale centres at the capital's Gulistan.
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Blogger Tareq Rahim out of hospital after a month
Secularist writer-blogger Tareq Rahim who was critically injured in an attack at Shuddhashwar publisher's office in the capital's Lalmatia a month ago was released from Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday.
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Female student presses assault charges against BCL president
A female student of Mirpur Bangla College yesterday filed a case against the president of the college unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League
26 December 2015, 18:00 PM
RU teachers to abstain from work today protesting Muhith's remarks
Rajshahi University Teachers Association (Ruta) will observe a work stoppage from 8:00am to 2:00pm today protesting Finance Minister
26 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Section of JU teachers want removal of proctor
An association of left-leaning teachers of Jahangirnagar University yesterday demanded removal of the proctor who allegedly instigated,
26 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Database of internet service providers on cards
The government has taken an initiative to form a database of internet service providers as part of its ongoing efforts to ensure cyber
26 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Pakistan summons Bangladesh envoy twice
Islamabad yesterday summoned the Bangladesh high commissioner there twice to lodge protest against the recent “treatment meted out to its envoy” in Dhaka.
24 December 2015, 21:27 PM
Almas president, Imtiaj secy of AAA
Syed Almas Kabir, CEO of Metro Net Bangladesh Ltd, and Imtiaj Rasul, consultant of Data Search, were elected
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM
8 journos get fellowships on farm sector reporting
Society for Media and Suitable Human-Communication Techniques (SoMaSHTe) yesterday organised a seminar on the
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Razzak's life paralleled country's history
Awami League leader and Liberation War organiser Abdur Razzak had made sacrifices time and again for different
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Protests go on at Chandpur tea estate
Workers of Chandpur Tea Estate in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj yesterday held a rally at the estate, protesting the government move to set up a special economic zone there.
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Step up security for Christians
Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikya Parishad (BHBCOP) yesterday urged the government to step up security for the Christian religious and community leaders who were threatened with death recently.
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Policy execution shortfall pushing Adivasis out
Lands of indigenous people are being grabbed unabated in Chapainawabganj's Nachole upazila as the government policies and legislation in this regard are not being fully implemented, says a survey of the Parliamentary Caucus on Indigenous Peoples.
23 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Hatirjheel area gets bus service
The first bus service for Hatirjheel area was launched yesterday with a view to helping visitors take a trip around the project as well as to facilitate the daily journeys of the residents of the nearby areas.
23 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Gabtoli bus stand traffic jam-free by Dec 30: Annisul
Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq pledges to rid traffic congestion in the Gabtoli bus terminal area by December 30.
23 December 2015, 08:55 AM
Give refuge to Bangladeshi freethinkers in danger
A group of human rights organisations has appealed to the US government to allow or arrange emergency relocation of Bangladeshi
22 December 2015, 18:00 PM