Stop sand-filling, road building along Kohelia

The government must stop sand filling and road construction beside the river Kohelia in Cox’s Bazar, demanded National River Alliance and Bapa yesterday.
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Mass Upsurge Day today

The historic Mass Upsurge Day will be observed today to commemorate the 1969 movement for autonomy of the then East Pakistan -- a movement that eventually led to the 1971 Liberation War and emergence of Bangladesh.
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Shahadat promises to be a servant of the city

BNP nominated mayoral candidate Dr Shahadat Hossain yesterday pledged to make Chattogram city safe, clean and tourist-friendly, keeping international standards and communal harmony in mind.
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Rezaul for a modern, tourism-friendly city

Awami League (AL) nominated mayoral candidate for Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) polls Rezaul Karim Chowdhury said he would like to develop the port city to be modern, aesthetic and of international standards, if voted mayor.
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid-19 vaccine: Who will get it first in Rajshahi division?

Even though the authorities in Rajshahi have started preparing for Covid-19 vaccination campaign by setting up centres and storages across the division, they are yet to prepare a list of people to be vaccinated.
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Rapists are emboldened due to low conviction rates in rape cases, delayed justice: speakers

Due to the abysmally low conviction rates in rape cases, an overwhelming majority of rapists in Bangladesh believe that they will get away after raping a girl or woman, said Manusher Jonno Foundation Executive Director Shaheen Anam this morning.
23 January 2021, 10:02 AM

Indian student found dead at private medical college’s hostel in Rajshahi

An Indian student of a private medical college in Rajshahi city was found dead in his room at the dormitory last night.
22 January 2021, 19:54 PM

Election campaign peaks in port city

With Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) polls knocking at the door, the election campaigns are reaching their peak.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM

DNCC eviction drive continues

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) yesterday conducted their drive against illegal structures to widen the road at Mirpur section-11. DNCC will construct a 2km long road there for better connectivity with the airport.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Solution at a standstill

Goods-laden trucks rushing to cross Sylhet city through the busy Amberkhana intersection continue to claim lives, with two persons being killed in two separate accidents last week.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Two new fruit varieties get registered

Rajshahi Fruit Research Centre, a wing of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), has added two new varieties to Bangladeshi fruits.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Grey-headed Fish Eagle

The Grey-headed Fish Eagle, which lives all year in Bangladesh, is the most common of our four fish eagles and found all over the country.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM

DNCC demolishes over 400 structures in Mirpur

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has so far demolished over 400 structures, most of them shops, during an eviction drive in Dhaka’s Mirpur area.
22 January 2021, 16:10 PM

2 KU students fall sick during hunger strike

Two students of Khulna University, who have been on hunger strike since Tuesday evening, demanding the withdrawal of their suspension order, fell ill this morning.
22 January 2021, 08:48 AM

Rafique Uddin passes away

Alhaj Rafique Uddin Bhuiyan, former president of Bangladesh Human Rights Commission (Narayanganj district) and son of late Gul Baksh Bhuiyan, has passed away on Monday. He was 67.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Rebels beware: AL

Awami League may take disciplinary actions against party’s “rebel candidates” before the Chattogram City Corporation elections.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Over 100 BNP activists accused in three cases

Over 100 leaders and activists of BNP have been made accused in three cases over violence centring the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) elections.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Govt planning diplomatic zone at Purbachal: Momen

The government is planning to build a new diplomatic zone in Dhaka’s Purbachal area due to a shortage of land in Gulshan and Baridhara diplomatic zones, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Three-hour transport chaos to file a case!

Supporters of a ward-level ruling party leader in Barishal on Wednesday night blocked a highway, shut down bus and launch services for over three hours.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Future of news media ‘digital-first’: speakers

With the Covid-19 pandemic having severe impact on the media industry at large in Bangladesh, the future will be “digital-first”, experts of the field said at a programme yesterday.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM