Benazir’s immovable properties: Court appoints administrators to look after them
6 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Greece to regularise 15,000 undocumented Bangladeshis
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
10 injured as BNP, police clash in Tangail
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Sohan captain for Zim T20Is
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Grain exports via black sea: Ukraine, Russia sign deal
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Lanka troops raid main protest camp
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
BSF seizes ‘record’ 41.49 kg gold near Benapole border
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
2 Covid patients die; positivity rate 8.36
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
25-yr-old tourist drowns in Nikli haor
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Schoolgirl raped in Manikganj
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Stopping Drugs Smuggling: Couriers denied access to NID server
Despite repeated use of courier services by transnational syndicates to smuggle drugs through Bangladesh to a third country, the government has turned down a proposal to use the National Identity Card server to verify the identity of the product sender.
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Teacher in jail for 18 days in case under DSA
A college teacher has been languishing in Kushtia District Jail for 18 days. His crime was that he made a comment on social media about a local Awami League leader.
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangabandhu’s appeal to U Thant
In a press statement issued on March 10, 1971, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman urged the UN Secretary General to take action to avert the threat of genocide in East Pakistan.
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Laundering Tk 782cr: Halder prime accused in 10 graft cases
The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed 10 cases against 37 people, including former managing director of now-defunct NRB Global Bank PK Halder, for laundering about Tk 782 crore of International Leasing and Financial Services Limited (ILFSL).
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Padma Bank: Ex-chief says incumbent misused Tk 100cr funds
Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, founder chairman of Padma Bank, has accused incumbent Chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat of misusing Tk 100 crore from the troubled lender.
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Maintain highest possible caution
With the Covid infection rate on the rise, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the people to follow the health safety protocols to check the spread of the virus in the country.
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Indomitable March: A roving treasure trove of war stories
When parents and teachers alike bemoan that children and young students know little about the Liberation War, one freedom fighter has taken it upon himself to be a roving educator on the battles of 1971.
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Rajshahi AL seeks govt permission for filing sedition case against Minu
Rajshahi city Awami League yesterday sought approval from the government to file a sedition case against Mizanur Rahman Minu, an adviser to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, over his remarks on “repeating 1975 assassination”.
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Coup in Myanmar: Security forces snuff out protests
Myanmar security forces quickly snuffed out sporadic anti-junta protests yesterday after hundreds of young activists who had been trapped overnight in a district of its biggest city Yangon were able to get out.
9 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Biden salutes Pope’s ‘historic’ visit to Iraq
US President Joe Biden yesterday welcomed the “historic” visit by Pope Francis to Iraq, saying it sent an “important” message of peace.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Get qualified, realise rights
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the country’s women to become more qualified through education and training to realise their own rights.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
600 miners march off coalmine
Over 600 miners of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited in Dinajpur left the project area Sunday night protesting against unbearable working conditions.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Protests in Myanmar: Crackdown on, 3 more killed
Three demonstrators were killed in Myanmar yesterday, witnesses said, while shops, factories and banks were closed in the main city Yangon in protests against last month’s military coup.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
45 ‘BCL men’ sued for vandalising, looting shop
Some 45 alleged BCL activists were sued yesterday over ransacking and looting a store that sells clothes, shoes, and perfume in Barishal city.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
‘We could not fulfil people’s expectations’
The Anti-Corruption Commission could not completely fulfil people’s expectations regarding curbing graft, outgoing ACC Chairman Iqbal Mahmood said yesterday.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Bhashani’s support for non-cooperation movement
Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani addressed a mass gathering at Paltan Maidan on March 9. In his address, he proclaimed full support to the ongoing non-cooperation movement and called upon the people to continue the struggle unless success was achieved.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
4 EC officials sued for forging NID cards in Kushtia
Four election officials in Kushtia have been sued for their alleged involvement in National Identity Card forgery.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid deaths, infections rise again
Bangladesh’s novel coronavirus caseload rose to 551,175 yesterday after the health authorities confirmed 845 new cases in 24 hours till the morning.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Probe if he’s the right one jailed
The High Court yesterday directed the authorities concerned to launch a judicial enquiry into the allegation that an innocent man has been in jail instead of a convict in a drugs case.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Quader Mirza’s men’ assault freedom fighter
Companiganj upazila AL president was assaulted allegedly by people led by ruling Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader’s younger brother Abdul Quader Mirza yesterday.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM