7 killed as bus plunges into ditch

At least seven people were killed and 20 others injured as a bus skidded of a road and fell into a ditch following a collision with a
6 January 2018, 18:00 PM

BNP bid to stage protests foiled

Law enforcers yesterday obstructed BNP's protest programmes at different places in the capital and elsewhere, the party claimed.
6 January 2018, 18:00 PM

New voters to get NID cards from March

The Election Commission is set to start handing over laminated NID cards this March to those who have been included in the voter list since 2013.
6 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Troubled banks worry Muhith

Some banks are in serious trouble. A number of sponsors are bankrupting banks, while another group is out to grab power of banks.
6 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Rohingyas keep coming

Rohingya refugees from Myanmar's Rakhine State are still crossing into Bangladesh though the two countries are expected to start the repatriation of the Rohingyas, who have already taken shelter here, in weeks.
5 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Police obstruct BNP processions in dists

The BNP could not hold its planned rally in the city as the government did not give permission, while police foiled the party's processions in at least 25 districts and upazilas across the country yesterday.
5 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Election will not wait for anyone

The next parliamentary election will be held in line with the constitution and with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in office, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said yesterday.
5 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Teachers call off hunger strike on PM's assurance

Six days into their hunger strike demanding MPO facilities, non-MPO teachers called off the progamme yesterday following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's assurance that the demand would be fulfilled.
5 January 2018, 18:00 PM

In search of her roots

Her expression began to change as soon as she stepped into the Missionaries of Charity at Islampur in Old Dhaka on Christmas morning. The colourful Christmas decor of the premises could hardly draw her attention.
5 January 2018, 18:00 PM

More teachers may get MPO

The government is likely to bring more private educational institutions under the Monthly Pay Order scheme. The education ministry has already sent a draft of the revised MPO policy to the finance ministry which is now reviewing it, said sources in the two ministries.
5 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Three injured in Rohingya insurgent attack

Rohingya Muslim insurgents ambushed a vehicle in western Myanmar's Rakhine State yesterday, wounding three people, including two members of the security forces, the military said.
5 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Hunger Strike Day 5: 44 more teachers fall sick

Forty four more teachers fell sick on the fifth day of their ongoing hunger strike in front of the capital's Jatiya Press Cub yesterday.
4 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Upbeat despite warning from his predecessor

Seemingly undaunted by a warning from his predecessor about the challenges ahead, new Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal yesterday said turning Biman into a profitable venture would be a piece of cake for him.
4 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Cold wave rolls in, hits poor hard

A mild cold wave is sweeping over several districts of the country causing sufferings to the poor and the elderly. The Met office said temperatures could drop even further this evening.
4 January 2018, 18:00 PM

56 days without chief justice

In an unprecedented instance, the office of the chief justice has remained vacant for 56 days. In the past, the longest period the post lay vacant was less than two weeks, that too under extraordinary circumstances.
4 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Educate yourselves to lead country

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders and workers to pursue education attentively to be able to lead the country.
4 January 2018, 18:00 PM

DNCC by-polls on Feb 26

By-election to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral post will be held on February 26, said Election Commission officials.
4 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Observing January 5: AL to hold rallies, BNP denied nod

The Awami League will hold rallies and bring out processions in Dhaka to mark “Victory Day for Democracy” today but its arch-rival the BNP was denied permission to hold any rallies in the capital to mark what it calls "Democracy Killing Day".
4 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Trust fund public or private?

The defence counsels of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday placed closing arguments for the seventh day, mainly to establish their arguments that the prosecution had submitted “forged documents” to implicate her in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
4 January 2018, 18:00 PM

SC authority over lower courts intact

The Supreme Court yesterday accepted the disciplinary rules formulated by the government for the lower court judges.
3 January 2018, 18:00 PM