Dozens 'killed in Syria gas attack'

US President Donald Trump said there would be a "big price to pay" for a chemical attack against a besieged rebel-held town in Syria where medical aid groups reported dozens of people were killed by poison gas.
8 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Shahbagh aflame with quota demo

At least 75 people were injured yesterday as police clashed with students demanding reforms in the quota system in public service, turning the capital's Shahbagh intersection and its adjacent areas into a battlefield.
8 April 2018, 18:00 PM

AL Finalises Candidates: Khaleque in Khulna, Jahangir in Gazipur

The ruling Awami League last night nominated Talukder Abdul Khaleque and Jahangir Alam as the party's mayoral candidates for
8 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Borrow money, never pay back

It was a time when politics played havoc with the economy.
7 April 2018, 18:00 PM

55,000 without fitness clearance

Over 55,000 vehicles, including 3,740 belonging to different ministries and government agencies, have not had their fitness certificates renewed for more than a decade in breach of rules, official data showed.
7 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Hasina starts 4-nation tour 'next week'

In addition to visit to United Kingdom and Australia, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to visit two more countries, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and New Zealand, for bilateral talks as well as to attend important international events.
7 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Gazipur, Khulna City Polls: Jamaat men eye councillor posts

The BNP-led 20-party alliance will nominate a single mayoral candidate for each of the Gazipur and Khulna city corporation elections.
7 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Forget polythene!

A Bangladeshi scientist has synthesised a polymer from jute fibre which can be used to create a kind of bag that works, looks and feels like a polythene bag but without the negative environmental impact.
7 April 2018, 18:00 PM

'Apparently healthy'

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University yesterday from the city's old central jail.
7 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Khaleda needs treatment immediately

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said even though Khaleda Zia's physical condition was not good, she was
6 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Treatment cost too high to bear

Hasna Begum used to dream that one day her children would have higher education and do decent jobs. Her rickshaw puller husband toiled hard for the dream to come true.
6 April 2018, 18:00 PM

BNP may pick 'tested' leaders

The BNP is likely to give the party ticket to the two current mayors of the Gazipur and Khulna city corporations for contesting the
6 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Tough race for AL candidacy

The ruling Awami League is facing two crucial problems in picking mayoral candidates in Khulna and Gazipur city polls, slated for May 15.
6 April 2018, 18:00 PM

4-Lane Dhaka-Ctg Highway: Up for mending all too soon

RHD engineers and ministry officials who were involved with the project now squarely blame overloaded vehicles for the condition of the highway, known as the economic lifeline of Bangladesh. This highway is responsible for carrying 90 percent of the export and import volume.
6 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Charitable Case: Khaleda's bail extended until April 22

A Dhaka court yesterday extended the bail of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia until April 22 in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
5 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Corruption a big concern

The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UNCESCR) has expressed concern over the pervasiveness of
5 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Rajib not out of danger

College student Rajib Hossain, who lost his right hand in a road mishap in the city three days ago, was not out of danger yet, doctors said yesterday.
5 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Repatriation: PM sees virtually no progress

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said there has been virtually no progress on repatriation of the Rohingyas although Bangladesh
5 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Licence to harm Sundarbans

Going against its own policy, the government over the last few years permitted setting up of 190 industrial and commercial units in the ecologically critical area (ECA) of the Sundarbans, which, according to experts, poses a serious threat to the biodiversity of the world's largest mangrove forest.
5 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at DMCH: Shortage of funds, staff making its job difficult

Haizur Rahman Himel, a first-year student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, might have had a very different
4 April 2018, 18:00 PM