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19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Rubaiya Murshed’s ‘Nobody’s Children’: UPL publishes book on struggles of street children
2 July 2022, 13:13 PM
Culture
ACC looking into procurement anomalies at BR
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Dhaka Airport: Passenger leaves behind Saudi riyal worth Tk 6cr
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
70 died in political clashes this year
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
101st birthday of DU
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Youth
‘Enough with mere formalities’
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
What steps taken for their birth certificates?
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
‘Corruption, anarchy the new norm’
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Dengue cases shot up in June
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Health
Architect Mahbub, wife Afreen pass away in USA
Renowned Bangladeshi-American architect Mahbub Hasan Dewan and his wife Afreen Dewan, a social activist, died from Covid-19 in Dallas in a span of 10 days.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Charges framed against Papia, husband
A Dhaka tribunal yesterday framed charges against expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon in a case filed under the narcotics control act.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM
13-year-old girl killed in wall collapse
A thirteen-year-old girl was killed and three people, including the girl’s mother, were injured after wall of a one-storey building collapsed on them in Ashulia yesterday.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Vivekananda’s legacy revisited
Yesterday marked the 158th birth anniversary of legendary social reformer Swami Vivekananda. On the day, Vivekananda Shiksha O Sangskriti Parishad (VSSP), Dhaka University, and VSSP- Bangladesh jointly organised several programmes to recount the life and times of Vivekananda.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Mizanur Rahman Khan laid to rest
Noted journalist Mizanur Rahman Khan, the joint editor of Prothom Alo and one of the few journalists who became known for their expertise on writing about judicial matters, was laid to final rest yesterday at the Martyred Intellectual Graveyard at city’s Mirpur.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Children cannot afford another year of school closure: Unicef
Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore yesterday said no effort should be spared to keep schools open or plan reopening, as they enter the second year of pandemic, and cases continue to soar around the world.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM
PBI officials visit Hathazari madrasa
Officials of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), Chattogram visited Al Jameyatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam Madrasa, commonly known as Hathazari madrasa, yesterday to probe into the case filed over the death of Hefajat-e Islam’s former chief Shah Ahmad Shafi.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Steps taken to protect 1,220 Bangabandhu murals and monuments
The Police Headquarters yesterday submitted a report to the High Court saying that it has taken necessary measures to ensure protection of all monuments and murals of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman across the country.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Shakrain Festival On Jan 14: SCC to host it at all 75 wards for the first time
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) will host this year’s Shakrain festival, also known as a festival of kites, on January 14 at all of its 75 wards for the first time.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Port city gearing up for elections
With Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) election candidates campaigning daily in different areas since Friday, the port city has taken a festive look. Posters of mayoral and councillor candidates can be seen all around, reminding voters that election day is approaching.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM
HC wants to know about fire safety measures in jails
The High Court yesterday wanted to know what steps have been taken to ensure adequate fire safety measures in all the 68 prisons across the country and to save the lives of prisoners from fire related accidents.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Winter care for senior citizens
For all its comfort, winter also brings with it a number of challenges. Most of these health-related risks can have undesirable effects, especially for the elderly. Here is a list of tips and best practices to help senior citizens avoid common cold and other weather-related problems this winter.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM
HC asks why family shouldn’t get Tk 2cr as compensation
The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking authorities concerned of the government to explain in four weeks why they should not be directed to give Tk 2 crore as compensation to the family of poet Abdul Basit Mohammad.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Rawshan Ara passes away
Rawshan Ara Wahed, a close relative of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, passed away from old-age complications yesterday at her Fatehpur village residence in Rangpur’s Pirganj upazila, at age 80.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Youth sent to jail over rape of 10-yr-old girl
A Narayanganj court yesterday sent a youth to jail on charge of raping a 10-year-old girl. The accused is Md Rakib Miah (22), who used to live in a rented house near the girl’s home.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Zakat Fund Graft: Sayedee among six indicted
A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee and five others in a case filed for embezzling Tk 1.27 crore from Islamic Foundation’s Zakat Fund.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Revolutionary Deben Ghosh remembered
Yesterday marked the 22nd death anniversary of anti-British revolutionary Debendra Nath Ghosh. To mark the day, a programme was organised by Biplobi Deben Ghosh Smrity Rakkha Committee at Barishal city’s Kali Group Theater auditorium in the afternoon.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Arms Case Against Erfan Salim: Court to decide on probe report Feb 8
A Dhaka court will decide on February 8 whether it will accept the probe report submitted by police clearing Mohammad Erfan Salim, son of Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim, from an arms case.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Conjoined twins born at RMCH
Conjoined twins were born at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital early yesterday.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Pay Tk 30 lakh to victim families: HC
The High Court yesterday directed United Hospital authorities to pay Tk 30 lakh as initial payment to each of the families of four victims, who were killed in a fire at its isolation unit on May 27 last year, in 15 days.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM