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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
Gas explosion leaves 11 injured in Narayanganj
At least 11 people of two families suffered burn injuries after a gas explosion at a building at Paschim Talla area of Narayanganj Sadar upazila today.
23 April 2021, 04:55 AM
26th death anniv of Syed Mozammel Haque
Today marks the 26th death anniversary of eminent journalist Syed Mozammel Haque, special correspondent of the Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Abdul Jabbar Khan’s 37th death anniversary
The 37th death anniversary of Justice Abdul Jabbar Khan, a former speaker of the then Pakistan national assembly, will be observed with special prayers today.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Journo imposter arrested in Ctg for blackmailing people
Police yesterday arrested an alleged fraudster and journalist impersonator for blackmailing people in Chattogram city’s Pahartali area.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Amiya Bhushan Poddar passes away
Former district judge Amiya Bhushan Poddar has passed away of old-age complications on April 6 at his residence in Dhaka, said a press release.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
SC to hear Erfan Salim’s petition on Sunday
The Supreme Court yesterday fixed Sunday for hearing a petition filed by Erfan Salim, son of Awami League MP Haji Md Salim, for vacating its stay order on the High Court bail for him in a case filed over attacking a navy officer in October last year.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Traders at Rajshahi market open shops defying restrictions
Traders of a market in Rajshahi opened their shops yesterday, defying the government-imposed restrictions.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Using ‘movement pass’ to peddle heroin!
Rab yesterday arrested a man for carrying heroin in a private car, while possessing a “movement pass” issued for delivering masks and hand sanitiser.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Allocate Tk 35,000cr for pandemic-hit poor
Speakers at a sit-in yesterday said the emergency fund of Tk 10.5 crore announced by the prime minister on Wednesday for the poor and daily wage-earners hit hard by the lockdown is not sufficient. They demanded allocation of Tk 35,000 crore to meet the people’s needs.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Allocate Tk 35,000cr for pandemic-hit poor
Speakers at a sit-in yesterday said the emergency fund of Tk 10.5 crore announced by the prime minister on Wednesday for the poor and daily wage-earners hit hard by the lockdown is not sufficient. They demanded allocation of Tk 35,000 crore to meet the people’s needs.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
24,600 migrant workers departed Bangladesh since April 17: CAAB
A total of around 24,600 migrant workers have left the country for their respective workplaces in five countries, including Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and UAE, in the last five days since April 17 via special flights.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Cholera germs in rivers, canals behind Barishal’s diarrhoea cases: IEDCR
The widespread cases of diarrhoea in Barishal division is due to the presence of cholera-causing germs in rivers and canals, from where water is being taken and used for household work, Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) and Barishal Civil Surgeon Office have confirmed.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Writ petition seeks High Court order for judicial inquiry
Rights organisation Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the authorities concerned to conduct a judicial inquiry into the killings of workers at SS Power I Plant at Chattogram’s Banshkhali upazila on April 17.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Strict’ Lockdown
If one goes out in the streets of Dhaka, they might mistake the ongoing “strict lockdown” for a public transportation strike -- after all, all sorts of vehicles are plying the streets, save for buses. At some points of the city, there was enough congestion of vehicles and people to cause traffic jams.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
First Set of Metro Trains: 3 of 6 coaches shifted to Diabari depot
Three coaches, out of six of the first set of metro trains, have been shifted to the metro rail depot in Dhaka’s Diabari yesterday.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Over 1,300 under-trial prisoners released on bail in a day
A total of 1,349 under-trial prisoners got released from jail after they were granted bail by the subordinate courts and tribunals on Wednesday.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Hefajat’s Dhaka city Joint Office Secretary Ihteshamul Haque Sakhi arrested from Bangshal
A team of Detective Branch of Police today arrested Dhaka Metropolitan Joint Office Secretary of Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh Hazrat Maulana Ihteshamul Haque Sakhi from the capital’s Bangshal area.
22 April 2021, 13:27 PM
UIU hosts Outcome Based Education network launching
The inauguration of the International Network for Outcome Based Education (IN4OBE) Bangladesh chapter was held virtually this Sunday.
21 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Two lakh metres of illegal fishing net seized in Barishal
Nearly two lakh metres of illegal fishing nets worth around Tk 65 lakh have been seized from different rivers in Barishal as the authorities started a joint drive to protect jatka yesterday.
21 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Over 12,000 released on bail in 6 working days
A total of 12,258 under-trial prisoners got released from jails after they secured bail from virtual courts across the country in last six working days.
21 April 2021, 18:00 PM