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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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22 July 2022, 03:00 AM
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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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Thrown into abyss of abuse
The recruiting agency that sent 14-year-old Umme Kulsum to a Saudi employer, who tortured her to death, threw many others into similar pits of abuse.
19 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Onions start rolling in at land ports
Onion-laden trucks yesterday started entering Bangladesh from India through different land ports after the Indian government lifted a temporary ban on onion export on Friday evening.
19 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Ahmed Shafi laid to rest
Hundreds of thousands of people took part in the namaz-e-janaza of Hefazat leader Ahmed Shafi in Chattogram’s Hathazari yesterday.
19 September 2020, 18:00 PM
A rare and welcome instance
Authorities of a project under the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) have proposed building 10 more bridges under their ongoing-project as they were able to save Tk 286 crore so far.
19 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Wasa MD for 11 years and counting
Ignoring widespread criticism, Dhaka Wasa board yesterday approved a proposal for extending the tenure of their controversial Managing Director Taqsem A Khan by three more years.
19 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Zero Border Killings: BSF makes the promise, yet again
The chief of Indian Border Security Force yesterday pledged to bring the killing of Bangladeshis along the border down to zero, a promise made by the neighbouring country on numerous occasions but never been fulfilled.
19 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Hefajat leader Shafi dies
Shah Ahmad Shafi, the supreme leader of Hefajat-e Islam who often drew controversy for opposing women’s empowerment and education, passed away yesterday evening.
18 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Paturia Ghat: Disruption in ferry service triggers chaos
Commuters from south and south-western districts of the country traveling through the Paturia ferry terminal have been suffering long tailback.
18 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Human Trafficking Case: Kuwait court denies bail to MP Shahid
A Kuwait court has rejected the plea of Bangladeshi MP Shahid Islam Papul and other defendants for their release in a case involving human trafficking, money laundering, bribing and threatening state security.
18 September 2020, 18:00 PM
India to permit export of 25k tonnes of onion to Bangladesh
The Indian government is likely to grant its authorities a special permission to export 25,000 tonnes of onion to Bangladesh.
18 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Refugees settle down far away from camps
Amir Ali, his wife Amina Khatun, and their five children came to Bangladesh from Myanmar’s Maungdaw around five years ago.
18 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Ramp up efforts to get vaccine
With the country still trailing behind in the race to get the potential Covid-19 vaccines, a high-powered technical body advised the government to make payments in advance for the vaccines.
18 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Land of fortune!
In August 2018, Sabiha Begum (not her real name) was approached by a group of locally influential men who wanted to buy her homestead.
18 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Onion added to the list of thorny issues
The recent market disruption in Bangladesh due to India’s ban on onion exports could potentially cause a glitch in an Indo-Bangla relationship which is otherwise at its friendliest, analysts said.
17 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Human Trafficking: MP Shahid’s trial begins in Kuwait
Lawmaker Shahid Islam Papul and three managers of his company were taken to a Kuwait court yesterday on charges of human trafficking, money laundering, bribing and threatening the state security.
17 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Dealing with Covid-19: PM lauds health ministry
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the health ministry showed enough efficiency in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic in the country by taking necessary measures properly in time.
17 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Antigen test for Covid-19: Policy tangled in red tape
The government’s Covid-19 testing expansion policy has been caught up in a bureaucratic red tape, leaving many suspected coronavirus patients dependent on expensive and time-consuming RT-PCR testing for diagnosis of the disease.
17 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Narayanganj Mosque Blast: Admin probe blames Titas, mosque committee
Negligence of the mosque’s committee was behind the explosion at Baitus Salat Jame Mosque in Narayanganj Sadar upazila on September 4, found a probe committee formed by Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited.
17 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Padma Bridge Rail Link: Tweak rail design to let tall vehicles pass
In a major setback, Padma Bridge Rail Link Project authorities have been asked to change its viaduct designs as the poor clearance of bridges would impede large lorries on approach roads.
17 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 Situation: 21 more die, 1,615 infected
The total number of Covid-19 deaths yesterday rose to 4,823 as 21 new deceased patients were added to the tally.
16 September 2020, 18:00 PM