Road, rail blocked in Khulna, Ctg

Thousands of agitating jute mill workers blocked roads and railways in Khulna and Jashore and roads in Chattogram yesterday, the first day of their indefinite strike at state-owned jute mills for better wages and arrears.
13 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Heat wave may ease a little today

The intensity of the heat wave, which currently sweeping across different regions of the country, may come down today at some places, according to a weather forecast.
12 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Nusrat Murder: Police super withdrawn for negligence

The Superintendent of Police in Feni SM Jahangir Alam Sarkar was yesterday closed for negligence of duty over the murder of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.
12 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Shipwreck in Mediterranean: 37 Bangladeshis among the dead

Siraj Miah has not stopped shedding tears since hearing news of his son Liton Miah’s death in the tragic boat capsize off the Tunisian coast on Friday night. In between mourning, he repeatedly demanded punishment for the travel agent who had planned Liton’s journey to Italy.
12 May 2019, 18:00 PM

RMCH stops using 4 drugs on children

The Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) authorities yesterday suspended use of four drugs on children after 14 child patients experienced extreme side ef-fects for taking those through intravenous infusion on Saturday night.
12 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Wage war on food adulteration

Urging the prime minister to declare a war on food adulteration, the High Court yesterday directed the government to immediately remove from the market the 52 food items that have been found substandard by Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution.
12 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Jute Workers: No pay scale in 9 years, no pay for months

On September 7, 2015, the cabinet approved the eighth national pay scale effective from July that year, and it has been implemented in al-most all government offices and corporations.
12 May 2019, 18:00 PM

New Vat Law: FBCCI, NBR at loggerheads

The NBR and the FBCCI are at loggerheads over the new VAT law, reminiscent of past pushbacks from the business community that have delayed its implementation by four years already.
11 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Rape suspect killed in ‘gunfight’ with police

A rape suspect was killed in a “gunfight” with police in Meherpur early yesterday, while three girls were allegedly raped in three districts since Thursday.
11 May 2019, 18:00 PM

60 migrants, mostly Bangladeshis, die

Around 60 migrants, mostly from Bangladesh, died after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea on the way to Italy from Libya Thursday night, the Tunisian Red Crescent said yesterday.
11 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Mother’s Day: Teach your sons to respect women

Mothers, who have overcome all challenges to become successful professionals and be role models to their sons and daughters, say that teaching sons to share their familial and social space equally with girls is the first step for removing the double standards that have been instilled in generations.
11 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Road Accidents: ‘1,552 killed, 3,039 hurt in four months’

At least 1,552 people were killed and 3,039 others injured in 1,495 road accidents across the country in the first four months of the year, revealed a report of the National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways (NCPSRR), a non-government organisation that works for road safety.
11 May 2019, 18:00 PM

PCJSS man shot dead in Bandarban

Another supporter of Parbatya Chattogram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS-MN Larma) was shot dead by a group of armed men in Bandarban’s Sadar upazila on Thursday night, only two days after the killing of a member of the same party in the upazila.
10 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Jute Mill Workers: Agitation on in Khulna, Jashore

Workers of state-run jute mills will block roads in the capital today to press home their demands for arrears and fair wages.
10 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Nusrat Murder: Sonagazi OC suspended for negligence

Former officer-in-charge of Sonagazi Police Station Moazzem Hossain has been suspended over the murder of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan in Feni. Moazzem was attached to the office of deputy inspector general (Rangpur Range) on Wednesday, said Sohel Rana, assistant inspector
10 May 2019, 18:00 PM

US-China trade war escalates

The United States escalated a tariff war with China yesterday by hiking levies on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods amid last-ditch talks to rescue a trade deal, as US President Donald Trump signalled that talks could drag on beyond this week.
10 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Aircraft shortage hits Biman flight schedule

Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ flight schedule on domestic routes is in disarray following the crash-landing of its Dash-8 aircraft in Myanmar’s Yangon on Wednesday.
10 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Tania ‘Rape-murder’: Protests on, bus seized

Police seized the bus, whose driver and helper allegedly raped and killed nurse Shahinoor Akter Tania, from Gazipur’s Kapasia upazila on Thursday evening.
10 May 2019, 18:00 PM

National University Graduates: Lagging behind in job market

Nayan Ahmed started searching for a job since his graduation in 2016. Every day, he browses through newspapers and online job portals for employment opportunities in public service and spends hours to ready himself.
10 May 2019, 18:00 PM

No mercy for killers, money launderers

Hinting at BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, now in London, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the killers and money launderers must be punished.
9 May 2019, 20:21 PM