Why did they need to make him disappear?

Every night Jahanara Khatun went to sleep in the hope that her husband would come home the next morning.
29 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Khaleda seeks 6 more months out of prison

Family members of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia sought a six months’ extension on the government order that released her for six months.
29 August 2020, 18:00 PM

BRT to be linked to metro rail

The authorities have taken an initiative to connect two major projects -- MRT-6 and BRT -- through a “link service” between Diabari and House Building areas of the capital’s Uttara.
29 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Nothing better than beating

Lawmaker of Rajshahi-3 constituency Md Ayeen Uddin has said “nothing is more effective than beating” while describing how the “so-called” journalists involved in various crimes should be treated.
29 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Int’l day of the victims of enforced disappearances: Truth dwells in their silence

Shafiqul Islam Kajol was missing for 53 days, discovered by law enforcers roaming the India-Bangladesh border in Benapole in the middle of the night, subsequently thrown in jail and denied bail for 3 months -- and yet the only investigation being done by the state is about a Facebook post by Kajol.
29 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Sinha Murder: OC Pradeep, 2 other cops placed on remand

A Cox’s Bazar court yesterday placed suspended Teknaf OC Pradeep Kumar Das and two other police officers on a three-day remand each in a case filed over the killing of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan.
28 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Ailing Abe quits as Japan PM

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday announced he will resign, ending his record-breaking tenure in a bombshell development that kicks off a leadership race in the world’s third-largest economy.
28 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Covid-19 vaccine production: Beximco Pharma ties up with Indian firm

Beximco Pharmaceuticals, one of the leading drugmakers of the country, announced yesterday it will invest with the Serum Institute of India (SII) to ensure Bangladesh receives Covid-19 vaccine on a priority basis, once approved by the regulator.
28 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Weekly count shows drop in Covid cases

Though the number of tests has increased in the last three weeks, the weekly total number of cases has dropped in the country, data shows.
28 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Covid-19 danger far from over, experts warn

There is no chance the coronavirus outbreak will come to an end without proper measures to curb its transmission, leading experts said.
28 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Waterlogging in Dhaka: Collective failure made it perennial

The desire expressed by the two Dhaka city mayors to take over the responsibility of drainage management from Dhaka Wasa in a bid to end the capital’s perennial waterlogging problem has widely been regarded as a popular idea.
28 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Rahat Khan no more

Veteran journalist and litterateur Rahat Khan passed away at his Eskaton residence in the city last night. He was 79.
28 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Camps: 3G, 4G mobile services to resume soon

A technical committee of the telecom regulatory commission also found that Rohingyas of Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox’s Bazar were using around three lakh mobile connections of local carriers.
27 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Suspension of Sentence: Khaleda to seek extension on health grounds

With Khaleda Zia’s suspension of jail sentence ending in less than a month, her family members and lawyers are preparing documents to seek extension of the government order through which she was released for six months.
27 August 2020, 18:00 PM

OC Pradeep sued over murder of a driver

Suspended police officer Pradeep Kumar Das was accused in a new murder case filed yesterday with a court in Cox’s Bazar.
27 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Every house to be lit up by 2021: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday reaffirmed her government’s goal of illuminating every house of the country by next year and urged the people to be frugal with electricity use.
27 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Social Distancing: Only a quarter practised it

Only one out of four people practiced social distancing in the country in March and April, finds a study.
27 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Govt allows trial of China vaccine

After months-long stalemate, the government has finally given nod to the icddr,b to run phase-III trial of the Chinese vaccine for Covid-19.
27 August 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Murdered’ Girl Alive: HC summons 2 investigation officials

The High Court yesterday summoned two investigation officers in a case in which three accused confessed to raping and killing a class-V female student, who was later found alive in Narayanganj.
27 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Promotion of Students to Higher Grade: PM hints at no exams this year

This year’s Junior School Certificate and its equivalent exams were cancelled yesterday while Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hinted that students might be promoted without having to sit for class final tests.
27 August 2020, 18:00 PM