SC clears way to evict structures from Sugandhya point of Cox's Bazar beach

The Supreme Court today cleared the way for the government to evict unauthorised business structures from Sugandhya Point at Kalatali area on Cox's Bazar sea beach.
1 October 2020, 12:57 PM

Before Rohingya relocation, allow UN visit to Bhashan Char: HRW to govt

Human Rights Watch has called for Bangladesh government to allow a visit by the UN to Bhashan Char before any Rohingya relocation.
1 October 2020, 12:41 PM

Release 370 returnee migrant workers detained in July-September: Amnesty International

Amnesty International has called for the Bangladesh authorities to immediately release at least 370 migrant workers who were arbitrarily detained between July and September following their return to the country.
1 October 2020, 12:20 PM

Online classes for newly admitted HSC students to start from Oct 4

The Dhaka Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board has decided to conduct online classes for class XI students under academic year 2020-21 from October 4.
1 October 2020, 11:27 AM

Ain O Salish Kendra report shows 975 raped in last nine months

At least 975 people were raped across the country in the last nine months from January, rights organisation Ain O Salish Kendra said in a report today.
1 October 2020, 11:17 AM

Legal notice served for probing ‘violation’ of rights at 3 child development centres

A Supreme Court lawyer has sent a legal notice to the government, requesting it to form a high powered inquiry committee in three days to probe the “violation of fundamental rights of children” in the three child development centres of the country.
1 October 2020, 10:11 AM

Govt working for air connectivity with different countries: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government has given special focus on establishing air connectivity with different countries.
1 October 2020, 10:03 AM

Closure of schools, colleges, universities extended till Oct 31

The closure of all educational institutions in the country due to the Covid-19 outbreak has been extended till October 31.
1 October 2020, 08:39 AM

Former Ghoraghat UNO Wahida released from hospital

Former Ghoraghat Upazila Nirbahi Officer Wahida Khanam, who was undergoing treatment at National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital after a brutal attack at her official residence in Dinajpur, has been released from the hospital this noon.
1 October 2020, 06:29 AM

Migrants hoping to reach EU stranded in Bosnian woods as cold sets in

Hundreds of migrants hoping to reach the European Union are sheltering in forests and ruined former factory buildings near Bosnia's border with Croatia, with the cold setting in and conditions becoming more miserable.
1 October 2020, 06:22 AM

Cox’s Bazar court orders charge framing against 101 drug dealers

A Cox’s Bazar court has ordered for the charges to be framed against 101 drug dealers, who had surrendered before the home minister in 2019, in a narcotics case.
30 September 2020, 18:40 PM

Youth found dead near border

The body of a Bangladeshi youth, who was detained allegedly by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on September 18 and then brutally tortured, was recovered from Nagor river near Ratnai border under Baliadangi upazila on Tuesday.
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM

People of Baharbunia living in constant fear

People of Baharbunia, a remote union near the Panguchi and Keora rivers in Morrelgonj upazila of the district, are living in constant fear as there is no embankment in the area to protect them from tidal surges, storms and saline water.
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM

When road less travelled holds key to success

A hard working person, who has clear vision and has the capacity to take advantage of modern digital services, can make a new business endeavour profitable anywhere -- even in the middle of nowhere.
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh declares one-day mourning for Sheikh Sabah’s death

Bangladesh will observe a one-day national mourning tomorrow to honour the memory of Kuwait’s emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al Jaber Al-Sabah, who breathed his last on Tuesday. He was 91 years old.
30 September 2020, 17:44 PM

HC forms body to inquire into illegal sand extraction from Surma, Kushiara rivers

The High Court has formed a three-member committee to conduct an inquiry into the allegations of illegal sand extraction from Surma and Kushiara rivers in Sylhet’s Bianibazar area and to identify the persons responsible in this connection.
30 September 2020, 17:41 PM

AL picks candidates for Dhaka-18, Sirajganj-1 by-polls

The ruling Awami League has picked Habib Hasan for Dhaka-18 and Tanvir Shakil Joy for Sirajganj-1 to contest the upcoming by-polls constituencies.
30 September 2020, 15:12 PM

Consider interests of Bangladeshi workers during pandemic: Dhaka to host countries

Dhaka today urged the countries which host migrant workers, to consider the interests of Bangladeshi expatriates sympathetically in the present context of Covid-19 pandemic.
30 September 2020, 14:48 PM

Rape of Chakma girl: key accused on two-day remand

A local court today placed the key accused on a two-day remand in two cases filed over gang-rape of a Chakma girl and robbery in Khagrachhari on September 24.
30 September 2020, 14:15 PM

Bagerhat man dies in PBI custody: unnatural death case filed

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has filed an unnatural death case with Bagerhat Sadar Police Station over the death of a man in custody.
30 September 2020, 14:09 PM