OC in trouble for demanding biriyani, sweets
15 October 2023, 15:16 PM Country
Water scarcity hampers jute processing
19 July 2022, 18:00 PM Bangladesh
Auto rice mill near school
18 July 2022, 18:00 PM Bangladesh
Sudden Jamuna erosion makes many homeless
13 July 2022, 18:00 PM Natural disaster
Natore UP member found dead, wife injured
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM Crime & Justice
Two kids drown in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM Accidents & Fires
Permanent shops on leased land!
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM Crime & Justice
Illegal pond: A threat to surrounding cropland
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM Crime & Justice
Payra erosion threatens Barguna villages
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM Bangladesh

Medical students block Shahbagh, demand resolving session jam

A section of medical students took position on Shahbagh intersection in the capital to press home their three-point demand including reduction of session jam.
1 November 2020, 07:42 AM

Over 9.32 lakh tonnes onion production expected in Rajshahi division

Over 9.32 lakh tonnes of onion is expected to be produced from around 88,800 hectares of land in all eight districts under the Rajshahi division during the ongoing Rabi season.
1 November 2020, 07:26 AM

Police arrest suspect after stabbings in Quebec City kill 2

Police in Quebec City today arrested a man on suspicion of killing two people and injuring five others in a stabbing rampage near the provincial legislature on Halloween.
1 November 2020, 07:06 AM

‘Kali O Kolom’ editor Abul Hasnat passes away

Abul Hasnat, editor of ‘Kali O Kolom’, a popular monthly magazine on art, literature and culture of the country, passed away this morning while undergoing treatment at a Dhaka hospital.
1 November 2020, 06:04 AM

Interns of Barishal SBMCH go on strike

Interns at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital went on an indefinite strike yesterday, to realise their three-point demands including withdrawal of a case filed by a doctor against some their leaders.
1 November 2020, 05:44 AM

103 poverty-stricken indigenous families struggling to survive

Indigenous people from the Musahar community, who used to live on catching and selling eel and snail, are struggling to survive as they cannot sell eel and snail amid coronavirus outbreak.
31 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Mosque, Temple on Same Yard: Authorities stumped over land claim

The piece of land in the front yard, shared by two houses of worship of two different faiths in Lalmonirhat’s Puran Bazar, has been claimed by a third party.
31 October 2020, 18:00 PM

473 women migrant workers dead abroad since 2016, 175 in Saudi Arabia alone

A year after she was sent to Saudi Arabia as a domestic worker, Nodi returned to Bangladesh last night, lifeless, crammed inside a coffin, only to be received by her wailing relatives on the premises of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
31 October 2020, 17:02 PM

Sramik League leader’s wife lands in jail for assaulting cop in Khulna

A Khulna court today sent the wife of a leader of Sramik League, ruling party Awami League's labour front, to jail in a case filed over assaulting a police officer.
31 October 2020, 16:38 PM

Lalmonirhat mob attack: Body handed over to family members

The body of the man, who was beaten to death and later burnt at Burimari Union Parishad premises for ‘hurting religious sentiment’ in Rangpur district's Patgram upazila on Thursday evening, was handed over to family members this evening.
31 October 2020, 15:41 PM

Extraction of local coal for power generation not feasible: Nasrul Hamid

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said that all studies till now show that local coal extraction for power generation is neither feasible nor cost-effective.
31 October 2020, 15:37 PM

CUET student suspended for ‘derogatory remarks’ on prophet in Facebook

The authorities of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) have suspended a student for allegedly making derogatory remarks on Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) on Facebook.
31 October 2020, 14:52 PM

Lalmonirhat mob attack: 3 cases filed, 5 arrested

Three separate cases were filed in connection with the incident of a mob beating a man to death and burning him on Burimari Union Parishad premises on allegations of hurting religious sentiment in the district's Patgram upazila on Thursday evening.
31 October 2020, 13:48 PM

Chattogram police inspector beaten by SI; complaint lodged with CMP commissioner

A police Inspector of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) was beaten by a sub-inspector and later handcuffed in the port city’s Riazuddin Bazar area.
31 October 2020, 13:22 PM

Narayanganj mosque blast: CID ends investigation for submitting charge sheet

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police today said it has ended its investigation for submitting charge sheet in a case filed in connection with the explosion at a Narayanganj mosque, which left 34 people dead.
31 October 2020, 11:39 AM

Agreement on Covid-19 vaccine in 2 to 4 days: Health minister

Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque today said an agreement to bring Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh would be done within two to four days.
31 October 2020, 11:37 AM

Father arrested for raping 12-year-old daughter in Bogura

A 55-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping his 12-year-old daughter in Bogura’s Sherpur upazila yesterday.
31 October 2020, 10:31 AM

35th span of Padma Bridge installed; 5,250 metres now visible

The 35th span of the much-anticipated Padma Bridge was installed today, bringing a total of 5,250 metres of the structure into view.
31 October 2020, 10:24 AM

Covid-19: 18 die, 1,320 infected, 1,442 recover in 24 hours

Eighteen people have died from Covid-19 in the country during last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
31 October 2020, 10:00 AM

PM vows to eliminate poverty through united efforts

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today vowed to eradicate poverty from the country through united efforts of all.
31 October 2020, 08:42 AM