Bangladesh

The light of education is yet to shine at Rabindra University

When Rabindranath Tagore took his first steps in bringing his education philosophies to life he started small. In 1901, with no
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM

App to help Dhaka commuters share bike rides

Imagine you are in your Mirpur home in the morning and you get a call and you need to be in downtown ASAP. You're probably thinking you are done.
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM

'Pir' killed in northern Bangladesh district of Rajshahi

Less than half a month back a university professor was brutally murdered in the district. Almost in a similar fashion, a pir (spiritual leader) was killed there by unknown assailants on Friday night.
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Power distribution entities’ due bills Tk 47.5b now

Despite repeated directives by Power Division, there is hardly any progress in realising the unpaid bills from different power distribution entities from their customers, particularly those in the public sector.
7 May 2016, 14:35 PM

UP polls: Situation worsened, says BNP

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) alleges that the electoral scenario in the country had worsened further.
7 May 2016, 13:04 PM

Avijit’s father demands IGP’s resignation

Ajoy Roy, father of slain blogger and writer Avijit Roy, demands resignation of the inspector general of police as “he failed to protect people”.
7 May 2016, 08:07 AM

Sour green-mango delights to beat summer blast

The tangy scent or even the sound of the delightfully sour mangoes ‘kacha aam’ is all it takes to make the mouth water. This is one heavenly fruit, you would want to eat to the point of stomach ache. To us Bengalis, Kacha aam is the gift-of-gods!
7 May 2016, 07:18 AM

Man stabs cop in Old Dhaka’s Nawabpur

An on-duty policeman was stabbed by unknown miscreants at Nawabpur in old part of Dhaka.
7 May 2016, 07:06 AM

Pir hacked to death in Rajshahi

A Pir (spiritual leader) has been hacked to death in Rajshahi’s Tanor upazila in a fashion that bears the hallmark of previous murders of bloggers and secular activists. This killing is the latest in the spate of grisly murders that has been haunting the north since last year.
7 May 2016, 06:59 AM

Bus-covered van collision kills 4 in Bogra

Four people are killed and 15 injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a covered van on Dhaka-Bogra highway in Sherpur upazila of Bogra .
7 May 2016, 05:37 AM

UP polls: Violence claims 5 lives in 4 districts

Four persons, including a 17-year-old, have been killed during clash among supporters of Union Parishad election candidates and police in Rajshahi, Thakurgaon and Comilla districts while a sexagenarian man was killed in Narsingdi by alleged supporters of a pro-Awami League candidate as he protested casting of his vote by others.
7 May 2016, 05:34 AM

Ctg BCL leader held with gun during voting

A leader of Chittagong city unit Bangladesh Chhatra League, ruling Awami League’s student affiliate, was held with gun during union parishad voting in Hathazari upazila.
7 May 2016, 05:23 AM

A ‘productive’ Bangladesh trip: Nisha Biswal

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal says that she has had a “productive” Bangladesh trip taking forward bilateral cooperation on countering terrorism and extremism.
7 May 2016, 04:29 AM

4th UP polls: Vote counting begins

Vote counting begins in the fourth phase of union parishad elections in 703 unions of 47 districts today.
7 May 2016, 02:24 AM

'Robber' killed in 'gunfight' with Rab

An alleged robber gang leader was killed in a "gunfight" between his cohorts and Rapid Action Battalion in Chandpai range of the
6 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Family meets death row war criminal Nizami in jail

Family members met condemned war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami in Kashimpur jail in Gazipur yesterday.
6 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Fire for fish

Abrupt rusty patches here and there in the otherwise green forest look like fatal wounds from the sky.
6 May 2016, 18:00 PM

UP polls: 4th phase of voting today

Another 703 unions of 47 districts go to polls in the fourth phase today amid tension and fear of violence as many ruling Awami
6 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Feni AL men assault UNO

Local Awami League leaders and activists allegedly assaulted the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Parshuram in Feni yesterday.
6 May 2016, 18:00 PM

An undesirable disagreement

The vociferous reaction of some ministers and MPs against the cancellation of the constitution's 16th amendment that had
6 May 2016, 18:00 PM