Road crashes on rise despite govt measures

Despite measures taken by the government following an unprecedented student movement for road safety, the numbers of road crashes and fatalities had increased last year compared to those of the previous year.
19 March 2019, 18:00 PM

GDP growth may cross record 8pc

Bangladesh economy is going to cross a record 8 percent growth mark in the current fiscal year, powered by high performance in manufacturing and service sectors, the finance minister has claimed.
19 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Student's blood stains road again

A university student was killed yesterday as a bus ran him over while he was reportedly using a zebra crossing near the capital's Bashundhara Residential Area, touching off a firestorm of protests.
19 March 2019, 18:00 PM

7 shot dead in Rangamati

At least seven people, including two polling officials and four Ansar personnel, were shot dead in Rangamati's Baghaichhari upazila in a violent turn of events in the second phase of upazila polls yesterday.
18 March 2019, 18:00 PM

AL candidates, rebels fight in low turnout election

Awami League candidates and party rebels fought hard in yesterday's second phase of upazila polls that saw a low turnout.
18 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Situation gets even more critical

The situation in what was then East Pakistan, and is now Bangladesh, was getting more critical by the day.
18 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Turkish-origin gunman kills 3

Dutch police arrested a Turkish man suspected of shooting dead three people and wounding five on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht yesterday.
18 March 2019, 18:00 PM

NZ pledges gun control

New Zealand will tighten gun laws in the wake of its worst modern-day massacre, the government said yesterday, as it emerged that the white supremacist accused of carrying out the killings at two mosques will represent himself in court.
18 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Fight Against Terror: Hasina, Trudeau for joint action

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau have underscored the need for initiating a global movement to stamp out terrorism.
18 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Terror attacks by non-Muslims get less media coverage

Terror attacks carried out by non-Muslims get less coverage compared to those by Muslims, said a report by the University of Alabama.
18 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Mahbub for reform of polls process

Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar yesterday emphasised on reforming the current electoral process to make polls meaningful.
18 March 2019, 18:00 PM

116 upazilas go to polls today

In the second phase, 116 upazilas go to polls today amid a growing number of candidates being elected unopposed.
17 March 2019, 18:00 PM

2 killed as AL factions clash

Two people were killed and 12 others injured in a factional clash of ruling Awami League over upazila elections in Joypurhat on Saturday night.
17 March 2019, 18:00 PM

5 Bangladeshis killed in NZ attack named

Five Bangladeshi nationals who were killed in Friday's attacks on Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Mosque in New Zealand's Christchurch have been named by the Honorary Consul of Bangladesh in Auckland, NZ yesterday.
17 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Attacker was 'lone gunman'

New Zealand police said yesterday the man charged over Friday's twin mosque attacks in Christchurch was believed to have acted alone.
17 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Nur again calls for Ducsu repolls

Even a week into the Ducsu election, the crisis at the Dhaka University is yet to be over as five agitating panels including that of new Vice President Nurul Haque Nur have again demanded fresh polls.
17 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Bailout for big loan defaulters

Bangladesh Bank and a government committee have come up with a generous scheme to allow easy rescheduling of defaulted loans, which experts say will hurt the banking sector and the economy at large.
17 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Working for bright future of children

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday reiterated her firm commitment to present a “bright future” to the children by building a developed and prosperous Bangladesh, free from hunger, poverty and illiteracy.
17 March 2019, 18:00 PM

MARCH 18, 1971: So-called talks enter third day

The so-called negotiation, which will later be proved as a ploy of the Pakistan military junta to kill time for military buildup in East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, rolled into third day.
17 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Nation marks Bangabandhu's birth anniv

The country is all set to celebrate the birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Children's Day-2019 today in a befitting manner.
16 March 2019, 18:00 PM