5 to die for killing ex-UP member

A Manikganj court yesterday sentenced five people to death in connection with a case for killing a former union parishad (UP) member in Ghior upazila in 2013.
19 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Dipping winter vegetable prices worry farmers in Pirojpur

When vegetable farmers in Pirojpur were getting ready to bounce back from the losses they incurred due to the Covid-19 pandemic, inclement weather forced them to refrain from preparing the land for cultivation.
19 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Livelihood of 2,000 Kurigram fishermen in jeopardy

Sixty-year-old Lalchand Das lives on fishing in the Chakirpasha river of Kurigram’s Rajarhat upazila. Like him, 2000 people from 420 fishing families have been making a living by fishing in the river for years.
19 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh to launch Bangabandhu Satellite-2 in 2023

Bangladesh is getting ready to launch its second satellite "Bangabandhu Satellite-2" by 2023.
19 January 2021, 17:54 PM

Minimum fee will be charged for integrated university admission test

It has been decided that a minimum fee will be charged for integrated university admission test.
19 January 2021, 16:48 PM

KU authorities to sack 3 teachers who expressed solidarity with 2020 student movement

The authorities of Khulna University have decided to terminate three teachers of the university for expressing their solidarity with a student movement at the university in 2020.
19 January 2021, 16:30 PM

Some speakers at waz mahfil giving indecent speeches on women: CTTC chief

Police will monitor those who made provocative statements in the name of giving sermon at waz mahfils.
19 January 2021, 13:17 PM

One killed, 5 injured as train hits human hauler in Pabna

A man was killed and five others injured when a train hit a three-wheeler, locally known as “Nasiman”, in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna this morning.
19 January 2021, 09:18 AM

Bill placed to set up medical university in Khulna division

A bill titled “Sheikh Hasina Medical University, Khulna Bill, 2021” has been placed in parliament to set up a medical university in Khulna division, aiming to expand the facilities for medical education, research and healthcare services in the region.
19 January 2021, 06:56 AM

Abducted, converted, murdered: Rights groups demand justice for Lakingme Chakma

Rights organisations -- Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) and International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) -- have demanded justice for 14-year-old Lakingme Chakma who was abducted, converted and married off to one of her abductors, and eventually murdered in Teknaf of Cox's Bazar last year.
19 January 2021, 06:48 AM

One killed, 15 injured as bus hits auto-rickshaw in Manikganj

A person was killed and 15 were injured as a bus hit an auto-rickshaw on Hemayetpur-Singair-Manikganj regional highway this morning.
19 January 2021, 05:45 AM

Publishing HSC results without exams: Parliamentary body finalises 3 bills

A parliamentary body today finalised three bills to publish the results of the HSC and equivalent examinations by January 28.
19 January 2021, 05:41 AM

Jubo League leader stabbed

Criminals stabbed a local Juba League leader in Kulaura municipality area on Sunday night.
18 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Man killed, 6 injured in clash over land dispute

A man was killed and six others severely injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over occupying a piece of disputed land in Kurigram’s Phulbari upazila on Sunday.
18 January 2021, 18:00 PM

IRRI-Boro cultivation in full swing

IRRI-Boro cultivation is going on in full swing in nine upazilas of the district.
18 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Rafikul shines in gourd farming

Farming has a great potential across the world nowadays and a jobless educated man of Shahpur-Ghighati village in Kaliganj upazila sets the recent example by becoming a successful entrepreneur through gourd farming.
18 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Similar projects, different stories

In 2017, the government took up a four-and-a-half-year project, worth over Tk 3,900 crore, to construct bridges in rural areas for boosting agricultural and non-agricultural productions as well as sending the produce to the market easily.
18 January 2021, 17:40 PM

US should focus on homegrown terrorism, says Hasan Mahmud; bins Al-Qaeda presence in Bangladesh

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud today said Al-Qaeda has no presence in Bangladesh, adding that the USA should focus more on tackling homegrown extremism.
18 January 2021, 15:15 PM

Truck hits motorbike, leaving 2 policemen dead in Lalmonirhat

Two policemen were killed when a stone-laden truck hit their motorcycle at Hatibandha in Lalmonirhat.
18 January 2021, 11:27 AM

Play your due role in parliament: President to treasury, opposition members

President Abdul Hamid today told the parliament that opposition parties will have to play a constructive role in maintaining transparency, accountability, tolerance to others’ views, human rights, consolidation of the rule of law, and the march forward of the nation.
18 January 2021, 11:23 AM