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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
Death of Elephants: Writ petition to form probe body rejected
The High Court yesterday summarily rejected a writ petition that sought its directive upon the government to form a high-standing committee to conduct an inquiry into the deaths of 84 wild elephants in Chattogram region in the last 19 years.
8 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Railway to add 84 trains between Sept 10 and 16
Bangladesh Railway (BR) is adding 84 more trains, mostly locals and commuter services, to the fleet in between September 10 and 16, as the state-run transport agency is trying to normalise service.
8 September 2020, 18:00 PM
9-year-old flower seller rescued
Nine year-old Zinia, who used to sell flowers in Dhaka University’s TSC area and was abducted a week ago from the campus, was rescued in Narayanganj on Sunday night.
8 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Countrywide chemical metrology service soon
Parliament yesterday passed a bill aimed at forming Bangladesh Reference Institute for Chemical Measurements to provide chemical metrology service across the country.
8 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Fire at Mymensingh power grid leaves entire division without electricity
A fire at Mymensingh city’s Kewatkhali Power Grid has snapped power supply in the entire Mymensingh division since this noon.
8 September 2020, 11:29 AM
Civil society members condemn attack on Drik Gallery exhibition
Civil society members have condemned and protested an attack on a photography exhibition on extrajudicial killings organized by Drik Gallery on September 4.
8 September 2020, 11:17 AM
Reopen Ramna Park in 24 hours: petition seeks HC order
A Supreme Court lawyer today filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the secretary to the ministry of housing and public works to reopen Ramna Park in Dhaka in 24 hours so that people can walk and move about in the park.
8 September 2020, 10:39 AM
Narayanganj mosque blast: HC order on compensating victims tomorrow
The High Court will pass an order tomorrow on a writ petition seeking its directive upon the authorities concerned to give Tk 50 lakh each as compensation to the families of the victims, who died and suffered injuries in the Narayanganj mosque blast.
8 September 2020, 09:42 AM
9-year-old, abducted from Dhaka University campus, rescued
Nine year-old Zinia, who used to sell flowers at Dhaka University’s TSC area and was abducted a week ago from the campus, was rescued from Narayanganj last night.
8 September 2020, 07:56 AM
Gazipur City Corporation to be modernised; bill passed
A bill titled 'Gazipur Unnayan Kartripakkha Bill 2020' was passed in the Parliament today to turn the fast-growing Gazipur city into a planned, livable and environment-friendly urban area.
8 September 2020, 07:22 AM
DNCC auctions off materials kept on roads, footpaths
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) yesterday started a drive against construction materials kept illegally on footpaths and roads, creating obstacles to pedestrian movement.
7 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Family demands justice for Riaj
‘’We want justice for Riaj’s murder. But so far the police have not been able to arrest Masum, the main accused in the murder case. We want the real motive behind this murder to be revealed as soon as possible,” said Riaj’s brother Ripon, the plaintiff in the case.
7 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Zareef youngest jury at UN art contest
Saied Muhammad Zareef Saleh, who is only 14-year-old, has become the youngest jury member of the international art contest “The Future We Want”.
7 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Four die in Habiganj road crash
Four people -- including Nazmul Islam Kajal, chairperson of Jashore’s Bagherpara Upazila Parishad -- were killed after their SUV collided with a truck in Habiganj’s Madhabpur upazila yesterday.
7 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Travel agency amendment bill placed at JS
“The Bangladesh Travel Agency (Registration and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2020” was placed in parliament yesterday, keeping a provision of maximum six months’ imprisonment or Tk 5 lakh fine or both in the case of violation of any provision under the proposed law.
7 September 2020, 18:00 PM
HC upholds death penalty of three
The High Court yesterday upheld the death penalty of three convicts in Abdur Razzaq Fakir murder case of Mymensingh.
7 September 2020, 18:00 PM
17 testify before district admin probe body
A total of 17 people, who witnessed the explosion that left 26 persons dead and some others injured in Narayanganj, yesterday described the incident before the probe body formed by the district administration.
7 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Cyber-bullying an omnipresent threat
Eighty-seven percent of youths are victims of cyber-bullying, while 60 percent of children are exposed to cyber-risks globally, said speakers at a webinar yesterday.
7 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Musicians struggle to stay afloat in Ctg
With no income for over six months, instrumentalists in port city are passing their days amid serious financial crisis as all sorts of social and cultural programmes have remained stopped since March due to the ongoing pandemic.
7 September 2020, 18:00 PM
AL announces candidates for two by-polls
Awami League yesterday announced the names of its candidates for the Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6 by-elections.
7 September 2020, 18:00 PM