Hope of 'light' against cancer

The breakthrough discovery of optical biomarkers that can help diagnose cancer has opened up a new field of research and work must continue to get greater benefits from it, said Yasmeen Haque, who led the team behind the discovery.
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Robots to deal with bombs

Two bomb-disposal robots would soon be used in Bangladesh for busting explosive-stashed militants' dens where the risk of death lurks in every corner.
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM

People will vote AL to power again

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said she believes that the people will vote Awami League to power again in the next general election for the sake of continuation of the development trend.
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM

'Do not cook up any story'

Ramisa Khanam, bent with age and illness, held her son Shafiul Alam in her arms, to try and save him from being taken away from in front of her eyes.
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Docs examine Khaleda in jail

A newly formed five-member medical team yesterday examined Khaleda Zia in jail and will give its recommendations today. “Initially she was reluctant to be examined by the medical team, saying that her personal physicians knew the actual problems. But she
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM

'Greater nat'l unity begins'

Prof AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury-led Juktafront and Dr Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikya Prokriya yesterday formally announced forging of a “greater national unity” to ensure that people elect their representatives through a fair election.
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Over 66,000 hectares lost to Padma since 1967: NASA report

Over 66,000 hectares (256 square miles) of land have been lost -- roughly the area of Chicago, one of the biggest cities in the US -- to erosion caused by the Padma river since 1967.
14 September 2018, 18:00 PM

No Ducsu polls in 27 years

The Dhaka University authorities have been collecting hefty fees from the students in the name of central students' union and hall unions although these unions have no existence for the last 27 years.
14 September 2018, 18:00 PM

BNP 'finalises' 100 party candidates

The BNP high-command has given “green signal” to at least 100 candidates to contest the upcoming parliamentary polls, party leaders said.
14 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Living in fear, uncertainty

Tens of thousands of foreign workers in Malaysia have been living in fear and uncertainty since the government began a massive crackdown on undocumented foreign workers on July 1 following the end of a over two-year rehiring programme
14 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Human Dev Index: Bangladesh 3 notches up

Bangladesh has moved three notches up to the 136th place among 189 countries in the Global Human Development Index (HDI) 2017, according to the Human Development Report (HDR) of the United Nations Development Programme.
14 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Mozammel released

Road safety campaigner Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury was freed from jail last night, hours after a Dhaka court rejected a police petition seeking to show him arrested in a case filed under Explosive Substances Act.
13 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Tk 8,000 a month

The government has raised the minimum monthly wage for 4.4 million garment workers by around 51 percent to Tk 8,000 from the existing Tk 5,300 with effect from December.
13 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Road transport bill placed in parliament

The much-talked about proposed Road Transport Act-2018 was placed in parliament last night, amid criticism over the “lenient” nature of the punishment over deaths caused by reckless driving.
13 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Pvt medical colleges need monitoring

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the need for improving the quality of education and healthcare services at private medical colleges.
13 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Paralysed, yet implicated

One is an 85-year-old paralysed man who cannot move out of his bed by himself. Another left the country for Malaysia in February and is still there. Two others are hajj pilgrims -- one of them returned home just yesterday while the other is still to come back.
13 September 2018, 18:00 PM

BNP wants UN's effective role in polls

The BNP yesterday told the UN that it wants the global body to play an effective role to help hold the upcoming parliamentary elections in Bangladesh in a free and fair manner.
13 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Cases too puzzling

Implicated in three “false cases” and tired of police harassment, Ahad Khalifa was desperately looking for a break.
12 September 2018, 18:00 PM

PM slams traffic rules violators

Even after the recent vigorous students' movement for road safety, people are still not conscious, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in parliament yesterday.
12 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Recruitment, Promotion at Univs: Irregularities for lack of uniform guidelines: VCs

Vice-chancellors of the country's public universities yesterday painted a grim picture of their teachers' recruitment and promotion process, saying different irregularities take place during the procedures as there is no uniform set of guidelines.
12 September 2018, 18:00 PM