Swadhinata Padak: Govt picks 12 persons,1 organisation

The government yesterday finalised the names of 12 noted personalities and one institution for Swadhinata Padak-2019 for their remarkable contributions at the national level.
10 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Ethiopian plane crash kills 157

An Ethiopian Airlines passenger jet bound for Nairobi crashed minutes after take-off yesterday, killing all 157 people on board and raising questions about the safety of the Boeing 737 MAX 8, a new model that also crashed in Indonesia in October.
10 March 2019, 18:00 PM

MARCH 11, 1971: In defiance of tyrants

As the non-cooperation movement gained momentum by the day, East Pakistan was literally run under the direct orders of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
10 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Home boss defends deaths in crossfire

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday defended crossfire deaths saying the law enforcement agencies opened fire during the anti-narcotics drives only in self-defence.
9 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh-nz 2nd Test: Rain washes out Day Two

Rain played hide and seek throughout the day in Wellington before umpires eventually abandoned play for the second consecutive day of the second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand yesterday.
9 March 2019, 18:00 PM

UZ polls kick off, festivity lacking

In the first phase of upazila election, 78 of the local government bodies go to the polls today amid a lack of enthusiasm and festivity.
9 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Flags of freedom flutter

A blood-soaked sun dotted almost every roof. The flag inlaid with the map of Bangladesh could not be missed.
9 March 2019, 18:00 PM

'Shootout witness' missing for 5 months

An eyewitness to an alleged shootout between drug peddlers and Rapid Action Battalion-7 in Chattogram's Muradpur area has been missing for almost five months.
9 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Join forces to stop violence against women

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday put emphasis on creating awareness in the society to eliminate discriminations and violence against women.
9 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Students wary of ‘fear tactics’

With the Ducsu election just a day away, many general students and rival candidates allege that they are being intimidated by some Chhatra League men.
9 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Violence Against Women: Not all forms recognised

More than 40 percent people in Bangladesh consider physical abuse to be the only form of violence against women, according to a Brac study.
8 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Bhasani voices solidarity

It was a day of solidarity to demonstrate support for Bangabandhu's non-cooperation movement.
8 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Women voters the deciders?

Candidates are campaigning giving special attention to female students who constitute about 36 percent of the total number of voters in the Ducsu polls on Monday.
8 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Media control at the heart of freedom

Dhaka University authorities yesterday imposed a limit on the number of journalists each media house would be allowed to assign to cover Monday's Ducsu polls.
8 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Dhaka to have circular rails

Construction of a rail track around the capital is expected to begin in June next year, to further ease the city's perennial traffic woes, officials said.
8 March 2019, 18:00 PM

CEC knows why EVM necessary

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday said the EC was planning to use electronic voting machines to make sure that ballot boxes could not be stuffed on the night before an election.
8 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh-NZ 2nd Test: Rain washes out Day One

The first day of the second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand was washed out without even the toss taking place at the Basin Reserve Stadium in Wellington yesterday.
8 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Another stiff Test for Tigers

All the talk about needing to adapt to hostile New Zealand conditions should take a back seat for the visiting Bangladesh team when they take on the hosts in the second and potentially series-saving Test at the Basin Reserve in Wellington from today.
7 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Saudi Investment: Dhaka places $35b proposal

The $35 billion investment proposal submitted by Dhaka to Riyadh will be reviewed by a joint working committee headed by a senior minister of Saudi Arabia.
7 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Security Checks at Airports: It has to be 'foolproof'

The Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry yesterday instructed all airports to ensure “foolproof” security checks amid allegations of security breaches at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
7 March 2019, 18:00 PM