Benazir’s immovable properties: Court appoints administrators to look after them
6 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Schoolgirl raped in Manikganj
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshis highest number of irregular migrants to Italy
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
BSF seizes ‘record’ 41.49 kg gold near Benapole border
22 July 2022, 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
Row Over Cricket Match: 30 JU students hurt in clashes with villagers
At least 30 students were injured in clashes between students of Jahangirnagar University and villagers in Savar’s Gerua Bazar yesterday evening.
19 February 2021, 18:00 PM
US consults Japan, S Korea on N Korea review
The United States Thursday consulted jointly with South Korea and Japan, allies often at odds with each other, as President Joe Biden reviews how to move forward on North Korea.
19 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Algeria’s president appeases protesters with pardons
Algerian President Abdelmadjid declared pardons for jailed anti-government activists and called early elections Thursday, as the crisis-hit country grapples with renewed protests on the second anniversary of a popular uprising.
19 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Dr Sharif Ahmed passes away
Dr Sharif Ahmed, a dental surgeon, died at a hospital in the capital yesterday. He was 66, said a press release.
19 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Man held over rape of teenager
Police yesterday arrested a man in Jashore for his alleged involvement in the rape of a teenage girl in the district’s Jhikargachha upazila.
19 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Three arrested over murder of madrasa student
Police yesterday arrested three people in connection with the murder of a Madrasa student in Jashore’s Manirampur upazila.
18 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Food Adulteration: Clamp down on it with an iron hand
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the authorities concerned to curb food adulteration in Bangladesh with an iron hand alongside creating awareness among businesspeople against such offences.
18 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Six children killed playing with old bomb in Uganda: police
Six children were killed and five others injured in northwest Uganda after an old explosive they found in the bushes detonated as they played with it, police said yesterday.
18 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Former Malaysia first lady’s graft trial to proceed
The corruption trial of Malaysia’s scandal-plagued former first lady will proceed after a judge ruled yesterday that prosecutors had presented sufficient evidence to make a case, boosting efforts to bring her to justice.
18 February 2021, 18:00 PM
UK, Canada slap sanctions on Myanmar generals
Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s ruling generals yesterday for toppling the civilian-led government while Japan said it had agreed with the United States, India and Australia that democracy must be restored there quickly.
18 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Bank Heist: US charges North Korean hacker
Almost five years after the Bangladesh Bank heist, the most sensational cybercrime involving a financial institution to date, the US Department of Justice has formally announced charges against Park Jin Hyok, a North Korean hacker.
18 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Spat Over New Aussie Law: Facebook blacks out news
Facebook faced an angry backlash yesterday after blocking news feeds in Australia in a surprise escalation of a dispute with the government which could be a test for the future of online publishing worldwide.
18 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Shimulia-Banglabazar: ‘Technical glitch’ halts ferry service
Ferry services between Shimulia and Banglabazar were suspended for over two hours yesterday morning when a motorcade of the BNP was supposed to go across the Padma river.
18 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Road Transport: Operators place flurry of demands
Leaders of road transport associations yesterday demanded the government increase bus fares and give them financial benefits as their businesses were “hit hard by the pandemic”.
18 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Reducing Fatalities on Roads: Aim gets lowered
As road safety authority failed to achieve the target to halve the number of road accident fatalities by last year, it is now going to extend the deadline by another 10 years.
17 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Comet from edge of solar system killed dinosaurs
Sixty-six million years ago, a huge celestial object struck off the coast of what is now Mexico, triggering a catastrophic “impact winter” that eventually wiped out three-quarters of life on Earth, including the dinosaurs.
17 February 2021, 18:00 PM
20 unives to hold uniform entry tests
Twenty public universities have decided to hold uniform admission tests, likely in June-July.
17 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Turkey detains Russian IS suspect at Syria border
Turkish border guards have detained five Russians, including a woman suspected of being a member the Islamic State group, and a Libyan who were attempting to cross from Syria, officials said yesterday.
17 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Arrest warrants issued for Khaleda, Gayeshwar
A court in Narail issued arrest warrants for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and party standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy yesterday.
17 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Verdicts in Dipan, Avijit murder Cases: Article 19 welcomes judgement
Article 19 yesterday sent a statement welcoming the judgement of the Bangladesh court against those involved in the atrocious 2015 murders of blogger Avijit Roy and Faisal Arefin Dipan, but pointed out that a new type of silencing is underway.
17 February 2021, 18:00 PM