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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
Ehsanul Haque passes away
KM Ehsanul Haque (Peyara), former secretary, Ministry of Defence, breathed his last in a hospital at Saint Loui, USA on May 8, at the age of 76. He was suffering from multiple health complications.
9 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Waliur Rahman Reza’s 1st death anniversary
Today is the first death anniversary of former lawmaker Waliur Rahman Reza. He passed away from a cardiac arrest at his residence in Gaibandha last year. He was 85 at the time.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Navy distributes relief in remote coastal areas
During the ongoing “lockdown”, Bangladesh Navy has been helping poor and destitute people in remote areas with relief.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Four killed, 13 injured in road accidents
Four people were killed and 13 others injured in road accidents in three districts during the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents and a news agency.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Manabatar Bazar’ halted in Barishal
Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) yesterday alleged that a vested quarter is pressuring to close their relief activities in Barishal city, including their “Manabatar Bazar” initiative.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Doubling of incentive on inward remittance proposed: minister
A proposal has been sent to the finance minister to double the existing two percent incentive for inward remittance, said Expatriates Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad yesterday.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘An interference of bureaucracy’
Public university teachers have demanded cancellation of the appointment of a former additional secretary as treasurer of Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science and Technology University in Jamalpur.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Allocations for Indigenous People: ‘Every ministry should have dedicated budget’
As the national budget is allocated among ministries, every ministry should have a dedicated budget for indigenous people, said rights activists and members of a parliamentary caucus on indigenous and ethnic minority in an virtual discussion yesterday.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
26pc developed antibody without testing Covid-19 positive in Ctg: researchers
Around 89 percent of people who tested positive for Covid-19 in RT-PCR tests, and 26 percent who tested negative in Chattogram, developed antibodies against the virus, according to a study conducted by researchers in the port city.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Govt to set up rehabs in 7 divisions
The government has taken up a project to construct seven 200-bed drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation centres in seven divisions, under the Department of Narcotics (DNC).
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Suhrawardy Udyan: Trees given names of freedom fighters
Environmental activists yesterday put placards with the names of freedom fighters, including seven Bir Shreshthas, on trees at the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan -- in a symbolic bid to save them.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Filing complaints now easier than ever
It was quite a pleasant surprise for Kawser Alam when he found Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) workers clearing the dumped waste in front of his house, a day after he lodged a complaint through an app called “Sobar Dhaka”.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Cutting trees in name of dev must stop: experts
Suhrawardy Udyan, located adjacent to Dhaka University, has a long history as a public park. From political rallies to public fairs, the grounds of this historic site have always been used for varied purposes throughout the years.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Protests rage on
Protests against cutting down trees at the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan for the implementation of a mega project at the historic site continued throughout the day yesterday.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Death Valley
When friends suggested going to Death Valley for Christmas I was startled. It was not exactly a warm and fuzzy name. But in the end I agreed to join them for a camping trip in this desert wilderness in south-eastern California.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Mamata thanks Momen, highlights stronger ties
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has thanked Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen for his recent congratulatory message to her.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Over 1 lakh released on bail in two phases
A total of 1,03,432 under-trial prisoners including 1,291 accused children have got released from jails on bail from virtual courts across the country in two phases over 76 working days.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
No excuse for polluting the environment: Gowher Rizvi
Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi yesterday said industries are important for economic growth, but there is no excuse behind polluting the environment recklessly.
6 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Eight returnees who fled hospital didn’t carry Indian variant
Eight Covid-19-positive Bangladeshis, who had returned from India and then fled from quarantine at Jashore General Hospital, were not infected by the Indian variant of coronavirus, according to the genomic sequencing report prepared by Jashore Science and Technology University’s genome centre.
6 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Wait for justice gets longer
Justice could not be delivered even 17 years after the grisly murder of Awami League lawmaker Ahsanullah Master as appeals in case are still now pending with the apex court.
6 May 2021, 18:00 PM