Kill rapists in ‘crossfire’

Senior lawmakers in parliament yesterday demanded that the law enforcement agencies kill rapists “in crossfire” to stop rape incidents, which have increased alarmingly in recent times.
14 January 2020, 18:00 PM

HC bins writ seeking city polls delay

The High Court’s rejection of a writ petition filed for shifting the date of two Dhaka city elections -- as the Saraswati Puja coincides with the voting day -- has shocked Hindu community members who are demanding deferral of the date.
14 January 2020, 18:00 PM

That ‘48 hours’ never ended

48 hours. This was exactly the timeframe the then home minister Sahara Khatun had announced to catch the killers of journalist couple, Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi, hours after the gruesome murder in 2012.
14 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Public Hospitals: Outrage over circular on publication of info

A government circular banning publication of any public hospital’s information without the consent from the authorities concerned has sparked criticisms with media professionals and experts considering the move as a blow to press freedom.
13 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Mob beats 3 to death on suspicion

Three suspected cattle lifters were beaten to death by an angry mob in Jashore’s Abhaynagar upazila early yesterday.
13 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Illegal Casino Business: Absconding AL duo arrested

Two brothers who allegedly ran a casino illegally were arrested in Dhaka’s Keraniganj yesterday.
13 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Change Maker: Making life a little easier for farmers

As a farmer’s wife in a remote village of Lalmonirhat, Aklima Begum’s life was never easy. She and her husband used to grow rice in her 90-decimal land in Ramdash village in the district. With the crop, they could hardly meet the expenditures of her seven-member family.
13 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Payra coal power plant takes off

Coal-fired Payra power plant in Patuakhali began test production yesterday, making it the first large-scale plant to come into operation since the Awami League swept to power a decade ago.
13 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Longest bridge to link Bhola, Barishal

The government is going to build the country’s longest bridge over the Tentulia river to connect island district Bhola with Barishal.
13 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Khulna through to the final

The Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) will now see three teams vie for the trophy following yesterday’s first eliminator and first qualifier matches.
13 January 2020, 18:00 PM

BBPL’s last four stage begins today

The race for the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) title begins today with Dhaka Platoon taking on Chattogramm Challengers in the eliminator match in today’s first fixture at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
12 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Questions rise after ‘shootout’

A suspected drug dealer was killed and two others, including a woman, were shot in the legs during what Rab said was a shootout in the capital’s Malibagh area yesterday morning.
12 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Cold wave to linger

The cold wave sweeping over the country is likely to linger one or two more days.
12 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Councillors in Dhaka City Polls: Pro-BNP aspirants face 1,024 cases

At least 69 BNP-backed councillor candidates in Dhaka city are facing more than a thousand cases while only six Awami League-supported aspirants are facing 10 lawsuits, show their affidavits submitted to the returning officers.
12 January 2020, 18:00 PM

City Polls Date: EC waiting for HC ruling on deferral plea

The Election Commission would wait for High Court directives on whether to change the election date for the Dhaka city corporations, which is now January 30, an election commissioner said.
12 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Form bodies to stop ragging on campuses

The High Court yesterday directed the government to form anti-ragging committees and squads at all educational institutions, especially at universities and their affiliated colleges, within the next three months.
12 January 2020, 18:00 PM

ANTIBIOTICS USE, SALE: Who needs PRESCRIPTION?

Despite a court directive to stop the over-the-counter sale of antibiotics, the health authorities have taken no concrete steps in this regard, raising the spectre of superbugs, which cause some seven lakh deaths globally per year.
12 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Najmul ton guides Khulna

Khulna Tigers opener Najmul Hossain Shanto became the first local player to score a century in the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) during his side’s eight-wicket win over Dhaka Platoon under lights at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
11 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Dhaka City Polls: EC, AL at odds over lawmakers campaigning

Tension has grown between the ruling Awami League and Election Commission over MPs participation in the Dhaka city polls campaign.
11 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Failing to rape, driver kills woman in bus

A woman was killed in a bus by its driver after he failed to rape her in Dhaka’s Dhamrai upazila on Friday, said police.
11 January 2020, 18:00 PM