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Rohingya genocide case to proceed
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Rohingya Influx
Need 1 week to assess situation
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Wasfia 1st Bangladeshi to conquer K2
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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CU sexual assault: Fingers pointed at BCL men
22 July 2022, 03:00 AM
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Noab hikes newspaper price by Tk 2 from Jul 25
21 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Yet-to-start mega projects: Consider putting them on hold
21 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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‘You cannot remain silent’
21 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Electricity crisis may worsen
20 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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EC’s dialogue hits a snag as BNP skips it
20 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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50 Yrs of Independence: Three high-profile visits this month
There will be a number of high-profile visits to Bangladesh later this month, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and Nepalese President Bidya Devi Bhandari, to attend the country’s celebrations of 50 years of independence.
2 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid Fallout on Fast-Track Projects: Some coping better than others
Annual allocations for four of the seven ADP-funded first-track projects have either increased or remained the same, a sign that those are coping well with the pandemic fallout.
2 March 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Mahbub out to disgrace EC’
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday came down on Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar after the latter said level playing field was not being ensured for all in polls.
2 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Govt won’t supply vaccine to pvt hospitals
The government will not provide Covid-19 vaccines for the private healthcare sector, Prof ABM Khurshid Alam, director general of the Directorate General of Health Services, said yesterday.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Foiling BNP programmes: Transport strike, a tool govt using
Is this just a coincidence?
When the BNP tries to organise a large political programme, it faces obstacles to mobilising its leaders and activists as transport services become unavailable all of a sudden.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Commentary by Mahfuz Anam: Celebrating our graduation
There are two realities of today’s Bangladesh – the reality of graduation to a developing country and that of the repressions of digital security act, the former we celebrate and the latter we condemn. Today, however, we only celebrate.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Erfan cleared in narcotics case as well
Mohammad Erfan Salim, son of Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim, has been cleared of drug charges, days after officers dropped the charges of possession of illegal firearms in another case.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Artworks at DU library: Masterpieces left to decay
Four important examples of the country’s modern art -- a sculpture by Novera Ahmed and three murals by Hamidur Rahman -- have been decaying on the walls of Dhaka University Central Library.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM
State-Run Jute Mills: Govt going for lease to private
The government has decided to lease out all 25 state-run jute mills to the private sector despite initial plans of reopening them either through joint venture, public-private partnership, or a government-to-government (G2G) agreement.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM
PK Halder beat them by an hour
Former NRB Global Bank managing director Proshanta Kumar Halder fled the country through Jashore’s Benapole land port less than an hour before immigration police received his travel ban notice, Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik said yesterday.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Opinion: Hiss or boom?
Steam goes off, lid in the handle slides down to be in airtight mode, and pressure starts to mount again within the sealed pot before the next hiss.
28 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Transition to Developing Nation: Govt to make roadmap soon
The government is going to prepare a roadmap soon for Bangladesh’s smooth transition from a least developed country to a developing one in the next five years.
28 February 2021, 18:00 PM
The Santal warrior
At the age of only 20, Shyam Murmu joined the Liberation War to free the motherland, reportedly as the only Santal freedom fighter from Chapainawabganj’s Sadar upazila.
28 February 2021, 18:00 PM
CHT Peace Accord Policemen will replace Army personnel leaving camps
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday said police will be deployed in the camps left by the army in Chattogram Hill Tracts.
28 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Police foil JCD protests
At least 40 people, including cops, were injured in a series of clashes between the activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and police in front of the National Press Club after police foiled a protest rally yesterday morning.
28 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Crackdown on Myanmar Protests: 18 killed, 30 hurt in police firing
Myanmar police fired on protesters around the country yesterday in the bloodiest day of weeks of demonstrations against a military coup and at least 18 people were killed, the UN human rights office said.
28 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Kishore was tortured in custody
Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore was subjected to inhumane physical and mental torture in custody after Rab members picked him up from his Lalmatia house on May 5 last year, Kishore’s lawyer told a Dhaka court yesterday.
28 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Unrest over any death undesirable
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said that the death of anyone is not desired and so is not any unrest centering the demise.
27 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Border Killings: Use non-lethal weapons
Bangladesh has once again asked its counterpart India for using “non-lethal” weapons in the Indo-Bangla border to bring down the border killing to zero.
27 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Schools, colleges to reopen on March 30
After a year of closure due to the pandemic, and significant academic losses, the government yesterday announced that all schools and colleges will be reopening on March 30.
27 February 2021, 18:00 PM