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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
‘A hero like him should be remembered forever’
Founder of Association for Social Advancement (ASA), Shafiqual Haque Choudhury dedicated his life to improving the lives of underprivileged people. Through his organisation, he has played a great role in alleviating poverty in Bangladesh, speakers at a memorial event said yesterday .
24 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Man shot dead in capital
A man was shot dead in broad daylight allegedly by his neighbour, following a quarrel in the capital’s Dakshinkhan area yesterday morning.
24 March 2021, 18:00 PM
BNP halts all events due to Covid-19
BNP has postponed till March 30 all its activities to celebrate the golden jubilee of the independence, considering the present coronavirus situation.
24 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Erfan Salim’s bail challenged at apex court
The state has filed a petition with the Supreme Court challenging the High Court verdict that granted bail to Erfan Salim, son of Dhaka-7 lawmaker Haji Md Salim, in a case filed over attacking a navy officer in the capital’s Dhanmondi in October last year.
24 March 2021, 18:00 PM
HC clears way for medical admission tests on April 2
The High Court yesterday cleared the way for holding admission tests for MBBS enrolment on April 2.
24 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Close shops by 8pm: Taposh
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh yesterday urged shopkeepers and owners of businesses to close down their establishments by 8pm to prevent the transmission of Covid-19.
24 March 2021, 18:00 PM
CCC leaves it up to divine intervention
Unable to bring the mosquito menace under control in the port city through drives, repellents and other action, Chattogram City Corporation seems to have “surrendered” the matter to natural phenomena like rain and storm.
24 March 2021, 18:00 PM
USA to fund restoration of Lalbagh Fort
United States is funding the restoration of Old Dhaka’s Lalbagh Fort under a project of Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP).
24 March 2021, 18:00 PM
An ode to the glorious history of Bangladesh
Muktijuddho Olympiad, an online competition based on the Liberation War, concluded yesterday, after the winners were handed prizes.
24 March 2021, 18:00 PM
City traffic to be regulated on March 26, 27: DMP
Traffic on various important and main roads of the capital will be controlled or will be closed for some time on March 26 and 27, the Traffic Department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said today.
24 March 2021, 17:51 PM
Cotton warehouse in Rajshahi city gutted in fire
A cotton warehouse (godown) was gutted in a fire in Gonokpara area of Rajshahi city this afternoon.
24 March 2021, 12:37 PM
Gas supply disruption in Dhaka: Public woes continue for 2nd day
Severe gas crisis following the damage to Titas connection in Amin Bazar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on Monday night continued for the second consecutive day today.
24 March 2021, 11:39 AM
Close shops by 8pm: Taposh
Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today urged businesses and shop owners under Dhaka South City Corporation to bring down their shutters by 8pm every day from now on -- to curb the transmission of coronavirus.
24 March 2021, 10:38 AM
Security forces in Dhaka airport recover 1,415 pieces of yaba from Saudi-bound passenger
Security forces at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday recovered 1,415 pieces of yaba from a Saudi-bound passenger.
23 March 2021, 18:19 PM
Int’l cooperation needed to protect labour rights
The government has decided to work on a six-year action plan to ensure labour rights and safe working spaces, said Law Minister Anisul Huq.
23 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Holiday moved to Mar 30
The government has rescheduled the public holiday for the upcoming Shab-e-Barat on March 30 instead of March 29 since the holiday for the religious event is determined based on the sighting of the new moon.
23 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Shamsul Huq Chowdhury passes away
Shamsul Huq Chowdhury passed away on March 19 at the Bangladesh Specialized Hospital in the capital. He was 100 years old, and was suffering from old-age complications, says a press release.
23 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Why govt shouldn’t be directed to digitise marriage reg: HC
The High Court yesterday wanted to know why the government should not be directed to take necessary steps to digitise marriage and divorce registrations to save people from fraudulence.
23 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Serving jail time by proxy
When “Kulsuma Akhter” came to the Chattogram Central Jail in 2018 with a conviction warrant in hand, after being convicted in a murder case, she had all the correct answers -- the name of her father, husband, home addresses and other related information.
23 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Torture in police custody: Serious cause for concern
In the aftermath of the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in custody, the nation was shocked to hear the details of the treatment of his fellow co-accused, cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore, in police custody.
23 March 2021, 18:00 PM