HSC results by Jan 28

The results of last year’s HSC and equivalent examinations are expected to be published by January 28, said Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Muslim Marriage Registrar: Fighting for job they won’t let her have

In 2012, Ayesha Siddiqua saw a circular for Muslim marriage registrars for Dinajpur’s Phulbari municipality.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Incumbent vs Ex-Dscc Mayor: Verbal spat now moves to court

The verbal spats between the former and incumbent mayors of Dhaka South City Corporation have now turned into a legal battle as the former has been sued for making “defamatory comments” against the latter.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Unworthy of a response

Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh yesterday said a person of his stature should not reply to comments made by his predecessor Sayeed Khokon.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Stabilising Rice Market: Experts call for effective policy

An efficient government policy to collect, reserve and import rice is crucial to maintaining a balanced price in the market, said the Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh yesterday.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Bangabandhu killer Mosleh Uddin stripped of FF status

The government has cancelled the freedom fighter certificate of former army officer Risaldar Mosleh Uddin, a convicted killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Homecoming speech had guidelines to run country

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangabandhu’s January 10, 1972 speech has all the guidelines required to run an independent state.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid Vaccination: Registration likely to begin Jan 21

The country’s Covid-19 vaccination drive will soon begin, with an app for online registration set to be operational from January 21.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Uttara Finance & Investments Ltd: BB probe reveals Tk 5,100cr scam

When one applies for a loan from any financial institution, the lender has to make sure that the loan application goes through at least five layers of scrutiny.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine: Govt may go for it despite challenges

The government decided to take the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from COVAX despite challenges of maintaining the cold chain and ensuring the supply of the particular syringes required.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Bangabandhu’s homecoming day today

The historic Homecoming Day of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be observed today across the country in a befitting manner.
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Focus on issues that’ll help you get GSP Plus

The European Union is moving from a development partner of Bangladesh to trade partner as Bangladesh is graduating to a developing country by 2024.
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Illegal Modhumoti Model Town: Still active in disguise

The Modhumoti Model Town developers continue operations while the government authorities turn a blind eye -- both failing to comply with the highest court’s verdict on retaining the flood flow zone in Savar where the housing project was built illegally.
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Khokon questions Taposh’s eligibility

Former mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation Sayeed Khokon yesterday claimed incumbent Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh to be ineligible to continue the mayoral post.
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Explore alternative sources of vaccine

The government should explore more sources of Covid-19 vaccines, instead of relying only on the ones currently being considered, and take part in vaccine trials immediately to meet future needs, experts say.
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Student Rape, Murder: Police looking for a missing security guard

Police are looking for a security guard of the building where the 17-year-old girl was raped before her death on Thursday.
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM

16 more die from Covid, 785 infected

Bangladesh recorded 16 Covid-19 deaths and 785 fresh cases overnight.
8 January 2021, 18:00 PM

US Capitol Riot: Calls for Trump’s impeachment getting louder

Despite promises of smooth transition of power to Joe Biden, Congressional Democrats accused US President Donald Trump of inciting insurrection and weighed up impeaching him for a second time after supporters fired up by his false claims of election fraud stormed the US Capitol this week.
8 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Man held over rape of third- grader in Feni

Police arrested a 22-year-old man on charges of raping a 10-year-old girl in Daganbhuiyan upazila of the district on Thursday night.
8 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Money Laundering: Interpol issues red notice for PK Halder

Interpol yesterday issued red notice against Proshanta Kumar Halder, also known as PK Halder, who allegedly laundered over Tk 10,000 crore of four non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) abroad, following a request from Bangladesh Police.
8 January 2021, 18:00 PM