Modi defends CAA, NRC at mega rally

Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday sought to reassure India’s Muslims as a wave of deadly protests against a new citizenship law put his Hindu nationalist government under pressure like never before.
22 December 2019, 18:00 PM

Moncho, BCL men attack Nur

Activists of a faction of Muktijuddho Moncho, mostly comprised of Chhatra League men, again beat up and injured Ducsu Vice President Nurul Haque Nur, storming into his office at the Ducsu building yesterday.
22 December 2019, 18:00 PM

‘Indian Yaba’ getting in

He is known as a rakhal (cowboy) as he brings in cattle smuggled from across the border. But what the 36-year-old says about his additional source of earning is no less startling. The inhabitant of Shibganj upazila in bordering Chapainawabganj district is a carrier of mad drug.
22 December 2019, 18:00 PM

City polls on Jan 30

The elections to Dhaka South City Corporation and Dhaka North City Corporation will be held on January 30, the Election Commission announced yesterday.
22 December 2019, 18:00 PM

Tribute To Sir Fazle Hasan Abed: He dreamt big and made them come true

Abed Bhai, as Sir Fazle Hasan Abed was lovingly called by almost all those who knew him, was well into his fatal illness when Cyclone Bulbul struck Bangladesh.
22 December 2019, 18:00 PM

Adieu, friend of the poor!

Hundreds of people braved the morning chill yesterday as they thronged the Army Stadium to pay tribute to Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, who passed away in a hospital in the capital on Friday night.
22 December 2019, 18:00 PM

Tributes shower on Abed

Tributes poured in from around the world for Brac founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, who breathed his last at a city hospital on Friday night.
21 December 2019, 18:00 PM

In Remembrance: You are our friend, forever

Abed left us. But it is not possible to bid him farewell. He will remain our friend and a fellow nation builder forever.
21 December 2019, 18:00 PM

Cold spell on though mercury rising

The cold spell continued for the third consecutive day yesterday, hitting people’s day-to-day life across the country. The northern and northeastern regions are the worst affected.
21 December 2019, 18:00 PM

Separating party from the govt?

Seven ministers do not feature in the partially announced Awami League Central Working Committee, and party insiders view it as an effort to separate the party from the government.
21 December 2019, 18:00 PM

Poverty Alleviation, Women Empowerment: Champion goes, legacy lives on

A bolt from the blue came in 2005 and left Sufia Begum in despair: she lost her husband, the sole breadwinner in her family, in an instant to electrocution, leaving her with no money and three young daughters to raise by herself.
21 December 2019, 18:00 PM

Tech trailblazers honoured

Bangladeshi entrepreneurs are not behind their global counterparts in leveraging technology for the greater good.
20 December 2019, 18:00 PM

Condolences pour in

Condolences began pouring in after news of the death of Brac founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed broke.
20 December 2019, 18:00 PM

Chattogram ace run fest

It rained fours and sixes in Chattogram as the Chattogram Challengers posted 238 for four, the highest score of the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL), which Cumilla Warriors threatened to chase down before falling 16 runs short at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium yesterday.
20 December 2019, 18:00 PM

India’s Divisive Citizenship Act: 6 killed in UP

Six more protesters died in India yesterday in fresh clashes between police and demonstrators, taking the death toll to 15 in more than a week of unrest triggered by a citizenship law seen as anti-Muslim.
20 December 2019, 18:00 PM

All eyes on gen secretary post

Festivity was in the air. Large flags, banners, festoons and portraits of Awami League leaders were everywhere at the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan, where thousands of leaders and activists went to join the party’s 21st council yesterday.
20 December 2019, 18:00 PM

A LIGHT HAS GONE OUT

Some personalities are so much larger than life that boiling down their accomplishments to a few words is an almost impossible task. Sir Fazle Hasan Abed is one such person.
20 December 2019, 18:00 PM

BBPL to resume today

After a day’s break, the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) resumes today at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram and hosts Chattogram Challengers will be looking to consolidate their place at the top of the table in the evening match against Cumilla Warriors.
19 December 2019, 18:00 PM

Protests Over India’s Citizenship Act: Thousands held

Indian police yesterday detained thousands of protesters from various venues across the country as they defied bans on assembly in growing anger at a new citizenship law seen as anti-Muslim.
19 December 2019, 18:00 PM

Awami League Council: Hints over future leadership likely

Beginning today, the two-day Awami League council may drop hints about the future leadership of the party.
19 December 2019, 18:00 PM