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22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Rohingya genocide case to proceed
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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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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$597m pledged for Rohingyas
The international community yesterday pledged $597 million in humanitarian assistance for Rohingyas in the region and urged Myanmar to create conditions for their repatriation.
22 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Embezzling Tk 10,200Cr: HC orders PK Halder’s arrest upon his return
The High Court yesterday directed the law enforcement authorities to arrest Proshanta Kumar Halder, who fled the country after allegedly siphoning off around Tk 10,200 crore from some non-banking financial institutions, immediately after his return home.
21 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Lighter Vessel Strike: Importers stare at huge losses
Businesses are counting massive losses as almost 22 lakh tonnes of goods have been waiting to be unloaded for two days at sea and river ports across the country.
21 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Pregnant woman raped, filmed
A pregnant woman in Noakhali’s Senbagh was raped by a man and filmed by his associates on October 9, just five days after the Begumganj rape.
21 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Stop rape arbitration
The High Court yesterday directed law enforcers to take necessary steps to stop the use of salish (arbitration) in adjudicating rape incidents in the country.
21 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Short-staffed BRTA failing to deliver
To get a driving licence from the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority, an aspiring driver is supposed to pass three tests -- written, practical and viva.
21 October 2020, 18:00 PM
News Analysis: Of promises, of legislature
Road transport and traffic management, over a period of time, has gone through major changes, but road safety remains one of the most serious social concerns in Bangladesh and emerges as a “man-made epidemic”.
21 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Puja mandaps, temples to stay closed after evening ritual
Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community, will be celebrated on a limited scale this year due to coronavirus pandemic.
21 October 2020, 18:00 PM
No final exams for class 6-9
More than one crore students of class 6-9 will be promoted to next classes this year without any annual examinations, the government announced yesterday.
21 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Air Travellers: Ten pvt labs can give them Covid reports
The health ministry yesterday nominated 10 private RT-PCR labs in the capital for issuing air passengers Covid-19 test reports.
20 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Dream coming true bit by bit
A nuclear reactor and a steam generator, the key components of the first unit of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, arrived in Bangladesh yesterday, paving the way for completing the main phase of the mega project.
20 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Misappropriating Tk 585cr: ACC sues BIFFL ex-CEO, official
Attaching importance to infrastructural investment, the government set up Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited (BIFFL) in 2011 with Tk 1,600 crore in paid-up capital.
20 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Admission for 2020-21: DU to hold tests in divisional cities
The Dhaka University authorities yesterday decided to hold admission tests in divisional cities.
20 October 2020, 18:00 PM
JS body to make list of 90k forest grabbers public
The parliamentary standing committee on environment has decided to make the list of 90,000 individuals and organisations public who have grabbed around 2.87 lakh acres of forestland across the country.
20 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Breathing in poison
Air pollution led to 1,73,500 deaths in Bangladesh last year, says a global report as experts find the country’s air becoming increasingly poisonous in the absence of effective measures to control the release of pollutants.
20 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Traders’ Pressure: Govt raises potato price to Tk 35 a kg
Caving in to the pressure from businesspeople, the government yesterday raised the price ceiling for potato by Tk 5 to Tk 35 per kg at retail markets.
20 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Rape verdict in 7 working days
A tribunal in Bagerhat has delivered its verdict in a rape case in just seven work days, setting what experts said was a record for the fastest disposal of a criminal case.
19 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Ensnaring children in the dark web
Girls as young as nine to 15 are first targeted on different social media, especially Instagram, and then they are provoked by different sexual content.
19 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Murder of Ruling Al Leader: Family points the finger at rival faction
The family of slain Swechchasebak League leader Masudur Rahman Shuvra has alleged that a local faction of the ruling party was behind his killing while party leaders blame the BNP for the murder.
19 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Why should Kajol not get bail?
The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the government’s authorities concerned to explain in two weeks why photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol should not be granted bail in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.
19 October 2020, 18:00 PM