What’s the point then?

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday expressed disappointment that the 2003 High Court verdict, barring police from making arbitrary arrests on suspicion and torturing people during remand, have not been executed in 17 years.
13 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Two more Bangaldeshis infected in Singapore

Two more Bangladeshi expatriates in Singapore have been infected with the novel coronavirus, The Straits Times reported yesterday.
13 February 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Defaming’ Ilias Kanchan: Court accepts suit against Shajahan

A Dhaka court yesterday accepted a Tk 100 crore defamation suit filed by road safety campaigner Ilias Kanchan against former shipping minister Shajahan Khan.
13 February 2020, 18:00 PM

'Direct DCs to go tough on river grabbers'

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has asked the cabinet secretary to give directions to district deputy commissioners (DCs) to save rivers from encroachers and take legal action against them.
13 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Deadliest day of coronavirus crisis

China’s official death toll from the new coronavirus spiked dramatically yesterday after authorities changed their counting methods, fuelling concern the epidemic is far worse than being reported.
13 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Pahela Falgun, Valentine's Day: '2 days' in 24 hours

In recent memory, Pahela Falgun, the first day of spring according to the Bangla calendar, has fallen on February 13… or has it?
13 February 2020, 18:00 PM

No one is above the law: HC

Issuing a stern warning against the operation of unfit vehicles on roads, the High Court yesterday said vehicles without valid fitness documents will not be allowed to run in Bangladesh.
12 February 2020, 18:00 PM

A homecoming for champions

There were incredible scenes as a cavalcade of at least 300 motorbikes showed up to the home of cricket in Mirpur yesterday afternoon with a brass band, preparing to head towards the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to receive the 2020 ICC Under-19 World Cup champions.
12 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Coronavirus Outbreak: Rate of new cases drops

The death toll from China’s coronavirus epidemic climbed past 1,100 yesterday but the rate of new cases per day fell.
12 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Uniform Admission Test: UGC all set; 4 major univs still undecided

From this year, all public universities have to enrol students through a centralised admission test as the University Grants Commission is all set to introduce the new system to reduce hassles of admission seekers.
12 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Hail the power of one

The wider social impact small individual actions can have and the immense transformative power one single person can harness are often underestimated. There are far too many in the society who are content with injustices and inequalities around them, or resign themselves to sufferings they endure.
12 February 2020, 18:00 PM

DU teachers uninterested in uniform entrance test

Most Dhaka University teachers and Ducsu leaders oppose the University Grants Commission’s move to hold uniform admission test for all public universities.
11 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Treacherous journey ends in tragedy: 15 Rohingyas drown, 50 still missing

At least 15 Rohingyas were killed as a trawler sank in the Bay of Bengal near St Martin’s Island in Teknaf upazila early yesterday. They were trying to go to Malaysia illegally.
11 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Triumphant homecoming of U-19 today

At around 4:55 pm today, the nation will for the first time have the opportunity to welcome home world champions.
11 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Coronavirus ‘grave threat to world’

The World Health Organization yesterday warned that the novel coronavirus was a “very grave threat” for the planet as it hosted the first major conference on fighting the epidemic.
11 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Families of road accident victims demand justice

Carrying a small bag, Ahsan Ullah Tutul yesterday attended a press conference organised to seek justice for his son and numerous others killed in road accidents.
11 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Shringla to visit Dhaka early next month

Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla is set to visit Dhaka in the first week of March ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to attend the launch of birth centenary celebrations of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 17.
10 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Another Test humiliation

Pakistan crushed Bangladesh, handing the Tigers a humiliating innings-and-44-run defeat on the fourth day at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium yesterday to take a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series.
10 February 2020, 18:00 PM

No separate tribunal for drug cases

The cabinet yesterday approved in principle the draft of an amendment bill, dropping the provision of setting up separate narcotic control tribunals, to pave the way for competent courts to try narcotic-related crimes.
10 February 2020, 18:00 PM

We may be seeing tip of the iceberg: WHO chief on coronavirus situation

The head of the World Health Organization has warned that confirmed cases of coronavirus being transmitted by people who have never travelled to China could be the “tip of the iceberg”.
10 February 2020, 18:00 PM