Benazir’s immovable properties: Court appoints administrators to look after them
6 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh
BSF seizes ‘record’ 41.49 kg gold near Benapole border
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Crime & Justice
Greece to regularise 15,000 undocumented Bangladeshis
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Diplomacy
10 injured as BNP, police clash in Tangail
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Crime & Justice
Sohan captain for Zim T20Is
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Cricket
Grain exports via black sea: Ukraine, Russia sign deal
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Lanka troops raid main protest camp
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
South Asia
BSF seizes ‘record’ 41.49 kg gold near Benapole border
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh
2 Covid patients die; positivity rate 8.36
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus
25-yr-old tourist drowns in Nikli haor
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Accidents & Fires
Man killed as bus hits rickshaw
A man was killed after a bus hit a rickshaw carrying him in port city’s Agrabad area yesterday. The deceased -- Anwar Hossain (61) -- was from Suparipara.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Shahidul Islam Pannu’s death anniversary
Today is the 13th death anniversary of Md Shahidul Islam Pannu, director of Sara Advertising Ltd, said a press release. His family members have requested all to pray for the salvation of the departed soul.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Know your deshi ‘superfoods’ Raw turmeric
Raw turmeric is the ground root of the turmeric plant. The roots have been used in various forms for centuries in the subcontinent. Many of its health benefits have also been proven by science.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Charred body of woman found in Faridpur
Police yesterday recovered the charred remains of a woman from inside a trolley bag in Faridpur Sadar upazila’s Bilnalia Gazirchak area yesterday.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
We appointed PR firm, not lobbyists
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday said the Awami League government had appointed a PR (public relations) firm, not lobbyist, to promote good governance and a positive image of Bangladesh.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Social media content: IGP wants a ‘community contract’
Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed has suggested forming of a “community contract” in Bangladesh to deal with inappropriate contents on social media, especially Facebook.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Should be sent straight to jail’
The High Court yesterday blasted the government officials who purchased substandard fog lights for ferries plying Mawa and Paturia routes and embezzled the money allocated for buying suitable fog lights.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Metro rail milestone: Entire 20.10km viaduct to be completed this month
In a major breakthrough for the country’s first metro rail project, the construction of the entire 20.1-kilometre viaduct will be completed by the end of this month.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Russia adds Navalny to ‘terrorists and extremists’ list
Russia yesterday added jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and a number of his allies to a list of “terrorists and extremists”, as authorities further clamp down on the opposition.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
EC formation law for staying in power
The BNP yesterday alleged that the government’s attempt to “hurriedly” and “secretly” enact a law on the Election Commission formation was nothing but a blueprint to cling on to power illegally.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Scale of education loss ‘nearly insurmountable’
School dropouts are also a problem: in South Africa, between 400,000 and 500,000 students “reportedly dropped out of school altogether between March 2020 and July 2021.”
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Cleanse force of corrupt members
President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday asked the police force to launch a cleansing campaign to get rid of its corrupt members and improve its service to the society.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
4 Rangamati UP chairmen arrested in murder case
Four newly elected union parishad chairmen were arrested in a murder case yesterday soon after taking the oath of office at the Rangamati deputy commissioner’s office.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Man killed after train hits rickshaw van in Joypurhat
The driver of a rickshaw van died after a train hit his vehicle at a level crossing in Akkelpur of Joypurhat yesterday.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
HK’s top judge dismisses concerns about rule of law
Hong Kong’s chief justice yesterday defended the handpicking of judges to hear controversial national security cases, dismissing “unsubstantiated” concerns about the rule of law in the Chinese finance hub.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Muhith to start foundation to fight pandemic
AMA Muhith might have retired from public service but he could not stop working towards the welfare of people.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Several hurt in German lecture hall shooting
A gunman injured several people in a shooting inside a lecture hall at Heidelberg University in southwestern Germany yesterday, police said, adding that the perpetrator was now dead.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Slap sanction against Rab
A European Parliament member has asked the European Union to impose sanctions against the Rapid Action Battalion, saying it has been involved in numerous extrajudicial killings and disappearances.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Don’t want to be in news for bad deeds: IGP
Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed yesterday warned police members that any immoral act by anyone in the force would not be tolerated.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM
1 killed, another hurt as truck hits vans
A man died while another was injured after a truck hit their rickshaw vans on Bailey Road in the capital.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM