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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
2002 Attack on Hasina: SC extends stay on seven convicts’ bail
The Supreme Court yesterday extended till June 20 its chamber judge’s order that stayed the High Court bail to seven convicts in a case filed over the attack on the then opposition leader and now Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Kolaroa in Satkhira in 2002.
30 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Women don’t report harassment in fear of victim-blaming
Speakers at a virtual roundtable demanded a violence-free and safer city for women and girls, especially those who work in the informal sector and contribute to the gross domestic product (GDP).
30 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Prioritise land rights of women, ethnic minorities’
Participants during a virtual dialogue yesterday urged the government to give priority to landless poor women, including those belonging to ethnic minorities in the plains, during allocation of arable khas land.
30 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Increase allocation for hygiene in the budget
Allocation for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities must be increased in the national budget 2021-2022 to address the overwhelming challenges posed by Covid-19, said speakers at a press conference yesterday.
30 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Enforce polythene ban, incentivise alternatives
Experts at a discussion yesterday called for strict enforcement of ban on polythene, and incentivising producers of plastic alternatives.
30 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘I believe in three principles: loyalty, devotion, perseverance’
Born on January 5, 1937, Abdul Monem was a veteran civil engineer, industrialist, and entrepreneur.
30 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Edu Institutes: DU students demand resumption of classes
A group of Dhaka University students held a protest at the base of Raju Sculpture on the campus yesterday morning, demanding reopening of educational institutions and dormitories.
30 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Financial Express Execuive Editor Shahiduzzaman Khan passes away
The Executive Editor and Chief News Editor of The Financial Express (FE) Shahiduzzaman Khan has passed away.
30 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Sylhet earthquakes: SCC orders 8 at-risk buildings to be kept vacant
Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) has ordered to keep eight at-risk buildings vacant to limit the damage caused in case of a major earthquake.
30 May 2021, 16:19 PM
Financial Express Executive Editor Shahiduzzaman Khan passes away
Veteran Journalist Shahiduzzaman Khan, the executive editor and chief news editor of The Financial Express died at a hospital in the capital today. He was 71.
30 May 2021, 14:54 PM
Two lives lost in Habiganj road crash
Two people were killed in a head-on collision between a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a motorcycle on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj yesterday, our Moulvibazar correspondent reports.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
UN Peacekeepers branding Bangladesh as a peace- loving nation: Momen
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has lauded the role of Bangladeshi peacekeepers as “ambassadors of peace”, saying they are helping brand the country abroad as a peace-loving nation.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Three of a family suffer burns in city
Three of a family, including a child, sustained burn injuries in a fire at their tin-shed house in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area early yesterday.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Oikya Parishad slams ‘poor’ allocation for religious minorities
Bangladesh Hindu-Bouddha-Christian Oikya Parishad yesterday condemned and expressed serious discontent over the poor allocation for religious
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Experts urge alert after four mild tremors jolt Sylhet
After repeated mild tremors in Sylhet yesterday, experts warned the possibility of a major earthquake at Dauki Fault Line and urged all to stay alert.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Democracy only in mind, not in action’
Strong institutions are vital for ensuring economic development and carry forward the practice of democracy in the country, said speakers at a webinar yesterday.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Domestic Violence: Situation worsened due to lockdown constraints
Although domestic violence was pervasive in Bangladesh even before the pandemic, the situation has worsened due to lockdown-induced constraints in access to justice for survivors of domestic violence, found latest research.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
COP26 chief Alok Sharma due in Dhaka next week
UK MP and COP26 president-designate Alok Sharma will be visiting Bangladesh next week. As part of his tour to Asia, Sharma will look to strengthen support for climate priorities ahead of the UN climate change summit in Glasgow this November.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘No pressure to reopen educational institutes’
Education Minister Dipu Moni yesterday said there is no pressure from larger portion of students and guardians to re-open educational institutions.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Six killed in road crashes
Six people were killed and 11 injured in road accidents during the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents and a news agency.
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM