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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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Sensational Rifat Murder Case: Gallows for Minni and 5 others
Ayesha Siddika Minni, the widow of slain Rifat Sharif, and five others were sentenced to death yesterday for killing the youth in broad daylight in Barguna in June last year.
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Help the stranded migrant workers
The government yesterday requested Saudi Arabia and other major labour-receiving countries to address the problems of Bangladeshi migrant workers desperately waiting to go back to their workplaces.
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Act fast to get WHO-okayed antigen kits
Bangladesh should take an aggressive initiative to obtain effective yet low-cost antigen testing kits approved by the World Health Organization, said healthcare experts.
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM
JS not as effective as expected: TIB
The Jatiya Sangsad was not as effective as expected in terms of legislation passed, representation of the people, and ensuring accountability of the government, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday said.
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM
A-Level Exams Today: Covid worries weigh on many students, parents
Advanced Level examinations of the October and November session are set to begin today amid the coronavirus pandemic, leaving many candidates and their guardians in utter dismay and anxiety.
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Babri Masjid Demolition Case: Indian court acquits all 32 accused
A special CBI court in India yesterday acquitted all the 32 accused, including Bharatiya Janata Party veterans Lal Krishna Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti, in the 28-year-old case relating to the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, saying “there is no conclusive proof” against them.
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Amnesty Int’l halts India operations
Human rights group Amnesty International stopped its work in India yesterday saying the government had frozen its bank accounts in the latest action against it for speaking out about rights violations.
29 September 2020, 18:00 PM
20,000 fake N95 masks supplied to 10 hospitals
In a bid to make a quick buck cashing in on the pandemic, several health officials purchased more than 20,000 fake N95 masks and supplied those to 10 hospitals for staffers treating Covid-19 patients.
29 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Antigen Test Introduction: DGHS keeps on dragging its feet
The introduction of antigen tests for suspected Covid-19 patients still remains uncertain, as health officials are yet to start the process of procuring the kits, despite getting the nod from the government over a week ago.
29 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Poorer nations to get 120m $5 testing kits
Some 120 million rapid diagnostic tests for coronavirus will be made available to low- and middle-income countries at a maximum of $5 each, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
29 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Water-Sharing Issues: Delhi to work for prompt resolution
India has agreed to hold the Joint River Commission (JRC) meeting on solving outstanding issues relating to water sharing, especially the Teesta deal, with Bangladesh soon.
29 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Akhaura-Sylhet rail line project: What’s the point?
A project undertaken more than five years ago to convert the metre gauge railway line into dual gauge from Akhaura to Sylhet is likely to see further delay as questions have been raised over its rationale and high cost.
29 September 2020, 18:00 PM
No better than a jail
“It is a jail, isn’t it? Have you ever heard that a person lived happily in a jail?”
29 September 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Neo JMB’ rising again?
Militant outfit “Neo JMB” has declared its new chief and brought changes in the top leadership as the IS-inspired terror group is trying to get back on its feet by reorganising its structure.
28 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Shahed gets life term in arms case
Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed has been sentenced to life imprisonment in an arms case.
28 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Place detailed report on returnees
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen to place a comprehensive report over sending back the stranded expatriates to their workplaces abroad.
28 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 Stimulus Package: Disparity in disbursement
Implementation of government’s stimulus package, announced to absorb the economic shock from the coronavirus pandemic, saw a mixed progress as around 26 percent of the massive Tk 111,141-crore scheme was disbursed in four months till July.
28 September 2020, 18:00 PM
River Grabbing: Protector became perpetrator
The government, alongside the private actors, itself encroaches on rivers it is supposed to protect, speakers at a discussion said yesterday.
28 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Trump paid no income taxes for yrs
US President Donald Trump on Sunday faced allegations that he paid little or no federal income tax for years before he came to power, as his cloudy financial past stoked controversy ahead of the first election debate.
28 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Another 32 migrants land in jail
Another 32 migrants, who have returned to the country recently, were thrown into jail yesterday after completion of their quarantine period.
28 September 2020, 18:00 PM