News From Your Area

BNP announces 2-day programme to observe Ekushey February

The leaders and activists of the party will also gather in front of Balaka Cinema Hall at Nilkhet at 6:15am wearing black badges the same day under the leadership of Fakhrul
19 February 2023, 09:58 AM

HC cancels casino kingpin Salim Prodhan's bail

The HC also ordered the lower court concerned to finish the trial proceedings of the case in four months
19 February 2023, 09:40 AM

Kalshi Balur Math to be turned into a playground: PM

The PM also said her government would build Dhaka as a "Smart City"
19 February 2023, 08:32 AM

Keeping students' faces, ears uncovered: Writ challenges DU Bangla dept's move

Three students submitted the petition saying the decision is contradictory to their religious belief and independence and therefore liable to be declared illegal
19 February 2023, 07:04 AM

PM opens Kalshi flyover, 6-lane road

The flyover will further improve connectivity between Mirpur DOHS, Pallabi, Kalshi, Mohakhali, Banani, Uttara and the Dhaka airport. It will take 15 minutes to reach Mirpur from the Airport
19 February 2023, 05:04 AM

Rampal electricity cost nearly doubles due to rise in coal price, dollar rate

"The recent hike in coal prices in the global market has pushed up the generation cost. If the coal price declines, the generation cost will also come down," said Subhash Chandra Pandey, the project director of the Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company (Pvt) Ltd (BIFPCL)
18 February 2023, 17:36 PM

'Freedom of thought and expression is not a gift'

"You have to always speak up and assert yourself. That is how freedom is earned," said Rehman Sobhan
18 February 2023, 16:28 PM

Tagore 'returns' to DU

They placed it in its earlier spot, around the Raju Memorial Sculpture near the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC).
18 February 2023, 14:35 PM

PM to inaugurate Kalshi flyover tomorrow

According to the project details, the flyover looks like English alphabet "Y". The previously four-lane roads have been widened to six lanes to ease passenger commute
18 February 2023, 12:11 PM

2 DU students sent to jail for mugging people posing as cops

Police detained the two BCL leaders yesterday from Suhrawardy Udyan as they tried to mug four people by posing as police officials
17 February 2023, 15:51 PM

PM Hasina has no social media account

Assistant Press Secretary Emrul Kayas urges all not to be misguided
17 February 2023, 15:40 PM

Scrap Adani power deal if necessary: TIB to govt

According to national and international media reports, the electricity generated from the Adani power plant located in Godda, Jharkhand, will cost almost three times more than the electricity produced in the country
17 February 2023, 12:49 PM

Chhatra Odhikar Parishad event attacked by 'BCL men', 10 hurt

Parishad's President Bin Yeamin Molla is among the injured
17 February 2023, 07:24 AM

Farzi: Can it top The Family Man?

After huge success of 'The Family Man', directors Raj and DK are back with their new series Farzi.
17 February 2023, 06:06 AM

MRT engineer comes back to family

Officials of Turag Police Station claimed that Shahriyar Kabir had left his house due to family issues
16 February 2023, 18:58 PM

Two promoted to secretaries

Two officials previously ranked as additional secretaries to the post of secretary.
16 February 2023, 17:38 PM

Fire at Karail slum in Mohakhali under control

Five firefighting units rushed to the spot around and brought the blaze under control around 11:33pm
16 February 2023, 17:31 PM

Single-use plastic to be cut by 90% by 2026

"In addition, it has been planned to increase the recycling of plastic waste to 80 percent by 2030 and reduce the generation of plastic waste to 30 percent during the period," said Shahab Uddin
16 February 2023, 13:55 PM

HC orders probe into assault on female student in Islamic University, Kushtia

The court also directed Kushtia's deputy commissioner to form a three member committee to probe the incident and submit a report to this court in three days
16 February 2023, 12:03 PM

Dhaka world's 2nd most polluted city this morning

Pakistan's Lahore and India's Delhi occupied the first and the third spots with AQI scores of 245 and 190 respectively
16 February 2023, 06:09 AM