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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
Looking out for avian friends
A group of youths have started setting up nests for birds at Masua village in Kishoreganj’s Katiadi upazila. This initiative is the first of its kind in the district.
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Govt to bring them under legal framework
The government is going to make informal grassroots service providers in labour migration accountable by formally recognising them under the relevant law with the aim to end fraudulence in the sector.
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Paradise Flycatcher
Taking in a sharp breath and forgetting to exhale is a common reaction when watching a flying male Asian Paradise Flycatcher.
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Two accused confess
Two more accused confessed to a magistrate yesterday that they were directly involved in the killing of trader Shahinuddin in the city’s Pallabi area on May 16.
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM
School staffer arrested for assaulting head teacher
Police yesterday arrested an office assistant of a school for allegedly assaulting the head teacher on Thursday.
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM
UN honours eight fallen Bangladeshi peacekeepers
The United Nations has awarded eight fallen peacekeepers from Bangladesh posthumously with the “Dag Hammarskjöld Medal”.
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Buet students threaten class boycott if Abrar murder accused continues classes
Buet students formed a human chain yesterday protesting Ashikul Islam Bitu joining online classes despite his expulsion in 2019 for his alleged involvement in the killing of Abrar Fahad.
27 May 2021, 20:09 PM
VC files petition seeking stay on UGC inquiry
Begum Rokeya University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah has filed a writ petition with the High Court, seeking stay on University Grants Commission’s (UGC) inquiry into allegations raised against him of irregularities and corruption over recruitments.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM
M Afzal no more
Former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Bangladesh Police M Afzal Hossain has passed away this Tuesday. He was 92.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Sohail Humayun passes away
Sohail Humayun, managing director of Unicorn Group and Thyrocare Bangladesh Limited, passed away on Wednesday night. He was 53 years old.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Break the taboo’ campaign launched
The stigma surrounding menstruation has a direct adverse effect on the lives of women and girls. Few are well-informed on the topic of menstruation, and simply the word “period” is often stigmatised.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Shishu Bokta’ on 3-day remand
A virtual court in Dhaka yesterday placed Rafiqul Islam Madani, widely known as “Shishu Bokta”, on a three-day remand in a case filed with Paltan Police Station over the March 26 violence in Dhaka centering Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Accused Babu remanded
A Dhaka court yesterday placed Md Babu alias Kala Babu on a three-day remand in a case filed over murder of trader Shahinuddin in the capital’s Pallabi on May 16.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Family of money launderers’
The Supreme Court yesterday observed that Mahbubul Haque Chisty, former chairman of Farmers Bank audit committee, used his entire family in “criminal activities of money laundering”.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Road accidents kill four in the capital
At least four people, including two students, were killed and three injured in separate road accidents in Dhaka in the last two days.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Recruitment racket that ‘made crores’ busted in Dhaka
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police claimed to have arrested four members of a fake recruitment racket, who embezzled crores of money by promising jobseekers jobs at Biman Bangladesh Airlines or government offices.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM
HC clears way to continue MBBS admission process
The High Court yesterday cleared the way for the authorities concerned to continue the MBBS admission process for the academic session 2020-21.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM
UNGA determined to ensure better future for Rohingyas
UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir has expressed their determination to ensure a better future for the Rohingyas, a persecuted minority of Myanmar.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Netflix plans to expand into the gaming industry by 2022
The move comes at a time when the video gaming industry has benefited from a surge in demand from gamers staying at home during the Covid-19 pandemic. Currently, Netflix has more than 200 million subscribers it can reach with games.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Students’ demand to reopen campus logical: DU VC
The Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University Professor Dr Akhteruzzaman said the students’ demand to reopen the campus is logical and they have no disagreement with the movement by students.
27 May 2021, 14:42 PM