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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
Sitting too much is not good for your health
Let’s compare transit drivers, who sit most of the day, and conductors or guards, who don’t. Though diets and lifestyles are a lot similar of both groups, the drivers are about twice as likely to get heart disease than the other groups. It is just because of sitting.
17 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Even ‘Fokinni Bazar’ not spared from price hike
It had nearly been an hour, but Khadiza Khatun was still moving from vendor to vendor with her empty bazaar bag in Tejgaon kitchen market.
17 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Muted Durga Puja celebrations due to pandemic: leaders
This year’s Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the country’s Hindu community, will be celebrated on a limited scale amid the coronavirus pandemic, Hindu community leaders said yesterday.
17 October 2020, 18:00 PM
BNP leader Mosharraf Hossain dies
Former state minister and BNP leader AKM Mosharraf Hossain died at a private hospital in Dhaka today.
17 October 2020, 16:16 PM
3-hour shutdown: Internet service providers, cable operators to sit with Mustafa Jabbar
Ahead of the announced three-hour internet shutdown across the country every day from tomorrow, internet service providers and cable operators are going to sit with Post and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar at 6pm today to resolve the issue.
17 October 2020, 10:14 AM
Sylhet Mayor Ariful Haque hospitalised
Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Mayor Ariful Haque was admitted to a hospital in the city today.
17 October 2020, 09:30 AM
35 yrs of Jagannath hall tragedy: With more buildings crumbling, students fear a rerun
On October 15, 1985, the roof of Dhaka University's residential Jagannath Hall collapsed. The tragedy claimed the lives of as many as 40 people, including 26 students and 14 guests. Since then, October 15 is observed as a day of mourning for the university.
17 October 2020, 07:38 AM
Newborn, back from the dead, in critical condition at DMCH
The condition of the baby girl -- declared dead at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early yesterday but found alive before burial hours later -- is critical. She is under treatment at the Neonatal Intensive Care unit at the hospital.
17 October 2020, 06:46 AM
Dhaka-5 by-polls: voters few, supporters of ruling party outside polling centres many
The by-election of Dhaka-5 constituency with participation of the two major political parties -- Awami League and BNP -- started at 9:00am.
17 October 2020, 06:30 AM
Peacekeepers’ safety, security imperative
Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima has reiterated the importance of ensuring safety and security of the peacekeepers.
16 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Ensure justice for all
The judiciary will not get proper respect from people unless justice reaches them, said Law Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday.
16 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Cops to hold countrywide anti-rape rally today
Bangladesh Police will hold countrywide rallies today in a bid to create public awareness against rape and all sorts of violence against women.
16 October 2020, 18:00 PM
39,000 yaba pills seized from export cargo at airport
Members of Aviation Security (AVSEC) recovered around 39,000 pieces of yaba tablets during a security screening at the export cargo of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday night.
16 October 2020, 18:00 PM
By-polls to Dhaka-5, Naogaon-6 today
Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6 constituencies are going to by-polls today with the participation of two major political parties -- Awami League and BNP.
16 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Hard times for rhythmic instrument makers
With artisans busy making and repairing musical instruments, walking around many roads in Boro Kalibari, Boro Bazar and other areas in Mymensingh city, passers-by are usually greeted with a rhythmic sound around this time of the year, ahead of Durga Puja.
16 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Captain Cook’s Voyages
Recently I read a biography of the famous English explorer Captain James Cook (1728-1779). He was an expert sailor, surveyor and cartographer who mapped thousands of miles of the Southern Hemisphere over three epic ocean voyages.
16 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Internet, cable TV services to be halted across country for 3hrs starting Oct 18
Internet service providers and cable operators will shut down their services across the country for three hours from Sunday after a move by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) to remove hanging cables.
16 October 2020, 15:01 PM
39,000 yaba tablets seized from cargo bound for Saudi at Dhaka airport
Members of Aviation Security (AVSEC) recovered around 39,000 yaba tablets during a security screening at the export cargo of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport last night.
16 October 2020, 11:14 AM
Newborn declared dead by DMCH, found alive before burial
A newborn girl, declared dead by a doctor at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early today, was found alive hours later, just before she was being buried at a city graveyard.
16 October 2020, 05:46 AM
Long way to eradicate rape culture: speakers
Speakers at a virtual roundtable yesterday discussed ways to prevent and remedy the ongoing incidents of violence against women.
15 October 2020, 18:00 PM