'Disproportionate'

The UN human rights chief yesterday slammed Israel's deadly reaction to protests along the Gaza border as "wholly disproportionate", backing calls for an international investigation.
18 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Indo-Pak border shelling kills 9

Indian and Pakistani forces exchanged fire across the tense, heavily militarised Kashmir border yesterday, leaving eight civilians and an Indian soldier dead, officials said.
18 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Home of hope

It was the year 2010. After the demise of her parents, six-year-old Nargis Akter found shelter in one of her relatives' house. Yet, 'shelter' was the least of what she had gotten. The ill-fated little girl was compelled to do laborious household work, and often faced physical abuse from those she was living with.
18 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Banking on Germany

Every four years some economists turn their talent for making predictions about global finance to the topic of the World Cup. Will Iceland or Panama lift the trophy this year, or perhaps hosts Russia?
17 May 2018, 18:00 PM

TIB Study on 10th JS: Only 24 hrs spent on lawmaking in 2017

Lawmakers of the 10th parliament, until December last, spent just nine percent of their time in parliament to pass laws, according to a TIB study.
17 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Mysterious madrasa

From a distance, the red building appears to have been left neglected for a long time.
17 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Run news on good jobs of government

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged journalists to properly run news on her government's good activities in the interest of the country.
17 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Refugee Camps: Some 60 babies born a day: UN

Around 60 babies a day are being born in vast refugee camps in Bangladesh, sheltering hundreds of thousands of mainly Rohingya Muslims who have fled Myanmar, the United Nations children's agency Unicef said on Wednesday.
17 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Another mad race shatters another family

Just three days ago, he had become a father for the second time.
17 May 2018, 18:00 PM

No date for repatriation

The Joint Working Group has failed to fix any date to start repatriation of around 700,000 Rohingyas even three months after Bangladesh handed over a list of 8,032 refugees to Myanmar.
17 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Khaleda's bail upheld, but release uncertain

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia cannot walk out of prison right now even after winning a hard-fought legal battle for bail at the Supreme Court yesterday, as she didn't get bail in seven other cases in which she was shown arrested.
16 May 2018, 18:00 PM

A turnout that raises eyebrows

Of all the 286 polling centres in Khulna City Corporation, the one at Nayabati Haji Shariatullah Bidyapith in ward-10, stands out for recording a turnout of 99.94 percent voters.
16 May 2018, 18:00 PM

77pc pasteurised milk unsafe: icddr,b

Around 77 percent of pasteurised milk samples assessed in a study were found to have high levels of bacteria, making direct consumption of such milk unsafe.
16 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Neymar still scared

As Neymar, the world's most expensive player, battles to be fit for Brazil's World Cup campaign, he is aware of the pressure. "Nobody is as scared as me," he said on Tuesday.
16 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Dhaka-Ctg Highway: No let-up in tailbacks, sufferings

Congestion on Dhaka-Chittagong highway is nothing short of a nightmare.
16 May 2018, 18:00 PM

KCC victory boosts AL

Ruling Awami League and BNP insiders believe they have gained more than their arch rival from the just-concluded Khulna City Corporation elections.
16 May 2018, 18:00 PM

BCL threatens quota leaders with life

Chhatra League men have allegedly threatened to shoot and kill quota reform activists if they do not stop their movement.
16 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Ramadan begins tomorrow

The holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins in the country tomorrow as the new moon was not sighted anywhere in Bangladesh sky yesterday.
16 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Salah boosts Ramadan sales

Egyptian football star Mohammed Salah set a scoring record this season that helped Liverpool clinch fourth place in the Premier League. Now pictures of his bearded face are boosting sales ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
15 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Tailback for Feni Overpass: Lack of traffic management plan caused it

The massive tailback due to the construction of Fatehpur rail overpass on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Feni over the past week was expected, said a leading traffic system expert. He noted that the work lacked a traffic management plan.
15 May 2018, 18:00 PM