Sri Lanka Terror Attacks: Gun battle with militants kills 15

A gun battle between troops and suspected Islamist militants on Sri Lanka’s east coast left 15 dead, including six children, a military spokesman said yesterday, six days after suicide bombers killed more than 250 people on the island.
27 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Let me see my son before I die

“I am growing old. I am becoming sick… I want to see my son for one last time before I die.” The voice of Saleha Begum, 65, was cracking repeatedly as she sought to know the whereabouts of her son Moazzem Hossain Topu.
27 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Dam makeshift, damage extensive

The Chattogram-based GPH Ispat Ltd has constructed a makeshift dam on a stream bordering the Jangal-Bashbaria reserve forest in Sitakunda to secure water supply to its new factory.
27 April 2019, 18:00 PM

11th Parliament: BNP expels Zahidur for taking oath

Zahidur Rahman for taking oath as a member of the 11th parliament violating the party’s decision.
27 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Ex-Jamaat men move to float new party

A number of former leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami have taken an initiative to form a political party that will not be based on religion.
26 April 2019, 18:00 PM

No pressure on MPs to take oath

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said it is not her policy to divide any party or do anything that leads to a split in a party.
26 April 2019, 18:00 PM

In search of a lost time

Archaeologists in Sirajganj have unearthed a brick structure which they claimed could be more than 1,000 years old.
26 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Murders he wrote

A politically-affiliated murderer may just be planning his big comeback. At least that is what the locals in his area believe. For them, it is a nightmare come true.
26 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Prescription now must for antibiotics

The High Court yesterday directed the government to take necessary steps to stop the sale of antibiotics without prescription from registered doctors.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Modhumoti Stays Illegal

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld its earlier verdict that had directed the authorities concerned to restore the wetland in Savar where Modhumoti Model Town, a housing project, has been developed.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Trouble from transport strike

The transport strike in Chattogram and Rangpur was called off yesterday after it caused immense suffering to commuters and businesspeople.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM

BNP MP-elect takes oath

In a surprise move, BNP-lawmaker elect Zahidur Rahman took oath as MP yesterday against the party’s decision of not joining parliament.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Fighting Terror: Precautions in place: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the intelligence and law enforcement agencies were on alert as attempts were underway to carry out terror attacks in Bangladesh.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Dhaka Flood Flow Zones: Urban sprawl eats up 57pc

Individuals, businesses, real-estate developers, organisations, and even government agencies have gobbled up 1,072 acres (57pc) of the 1,879-acre flood flow zones in core Dhaka city in this decade, said leading urban planners yesterday.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM

No electricity at home, yet a defaulter!

Jalal Uddin Mondol, a Mymensingh resident, spent three days in jail for defaulting on an electricity bill despite not having power connection in his entire village.
24 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Beggars’ Rehabilitation: Govt failure writ large

Feroz, 13, leaves Habib from time to time in his makeshift wheelchair outside the High Court Mazar gate and disappears into the distance. The young boy was hired seven days ago to wheel around Habib -- who earns his living by begging.
24 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Bomber studied in UK, Australia

Sri Lankan authorities have confirmed one of the suicide bombers responsible for the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks studied in UK and Australia.
24 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Sri Lanka admits major intel lapses

Sri Lanka’s government yesterday acknowledged “major” lapses over its failure to prevent the horrific Easter attacks that killed more than 350 people, despite prior intelligence warnings.
24 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Boro Harvest: SMILES in HAOR

In 2017, the shock was overwhelming for Chan Mia -- he lost all the Boro paddy grown on seven acres of land to flash floods. The next year, the paddy he cultivated on three acres was damaged. This time it was pest attack.
24 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Stay alert

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in parliament yesterday asked people to be alert and inform law enforcement agencies about any suspected terror and militant activities without delay.
24 April 2019, 18:00 PM