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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
Bracing for traffic jam
Despite no buses plying the roads, the capital is still witnessing heavy traffic amid the “lockdown”. If that is the scenario right now, when buses start running from Thursday, Dhaka may once again turn into a city of traffic jams, city dwellers fear.
3 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Shopping malls thrive amid lax lockdown
Lockdown imposed by the government to contain the second wave of Covid-19 appears to be in place only on paper, as there are little to no restrictions being implemented in reality.
2 May 2021, 18:00 PM
CAAB Puts Oman on High-Risk List: Returnees left in the lurch
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh’s (CAAB) latest decision to put Oman as one of 12 “high risk” countries has left hundreds of expatriates in the Gulf country waiting to come home on Eid vacation in trouble.
2 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Star journalist ABM Aminul Islam no more
ABM Aminul Islam Liton, Jamalpur corres-pondent of The Daily Star, died of stroke at a Delhi hospital on Saturday. He was 52.
2 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Clash, case, counter- case over land in Ctg
A dispute over land has heated up between son of a former minister and a former Chhatra League activist, in the port city.
2 May 2021, 18:00 PM
HC clears way to hold FBCCI polls on May 5
The High Court yesterday cleared way for holding election to the posts of directors of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on May 5.
2 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Fake currency gang busted in Dhaka
Detective Branch (DB) of police claimed to have arrested three persons yesterday in connection with note forgery from Kamrangichar area of Dhaka.
2 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Ensure economic incentive for indigenous people: MJF
The government in its next budget must ensure a special economic incentive for indigenous people severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, demanded leaders of indigenous rights organisations yesterday at a webinar organised by Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF).
2 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘It might create more panic’
A High Court bench yesterday said more panic might be created if it interfered with the government’s decisions and actions regarding the Covid-19 pandemic.
2 May 2021, 18:00 PM
265 journos attacked last year: Article 19
A total of 631 incidences of attacks on journalists and human rights defenders took place in 2020, Article 19 in its annual report yesterday.
2 May 2021, 18:00 PM
My friend Jamilur Reza Choudhury
It was to be a busy day. Tomorrow is the meeting of our construction advisory committee. Many renowned architects and engineers of the country are members of this committee. We are fortunate to have them all together.
1 May 2021, 16:01 PM
‘Defaming Hasina, Modi’: Man arrested under DSA
Police on Thursday arrested a man in Sylhet allegedly for putting up a Facebook post “defaming” Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian PM Narendra Modi.
30 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Stone-laden vessel capsizes near Ctg port
A stone-laden vessel capsized at the outer anchorage of Chattogram port yesterday morning.
30 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Oxygen supply too low at Ctg health complexes
Most of the upazila health complexes in Chattogram have no high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) facility, although all 14 of them have isolation wards to treat Covid-19 patients. Even many of the medical centres have no central oxygen system.
30 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Rocket launcher, 2 more mortar shells found in RU pond
Two more mortar shells and a rocket launcher were recovered from a pond near the martyrs’ memorial on the Rajshahi University (RU) campus yesterday morning.
30 April 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Never bought such small amounts of groceries before’
Forty-year-old Tasmin Begum was seen buying a pack of lentils for Tk 10 from her local shop near Karail slum last Monday.
30 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Streets of San Francisco
In 1983, upon completing my engineering education in the United States, I took a software engineering job in California’s Silicon Valley.
30 April 2021, 18:00 PM
DU provost committee recommends against reopening residential halls on May 17
Considering the current Covid-19 situation in Bangladesh, the provost standing committee of Dhaka University (DU) has recommended against reopening residential halls on May 17.
30 April 2021, 16:51 PM
Bashundhara Group MD’s wife, 4 other family members leave country via chartered flight
Sabrina Sobhan, wife of Bashundhara Group Managing director Sayem Sobhan Anvir, along with seven members of their family left the country through a chartered flight this evening.
29 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Apple’s new privacy feature pits it against Facebook over user data
The new feature makes a big change when it comes to app developers tracking user data to sell it to advertisers.
29 April 2021, 18:00 PM