Ctg woman 'commits suicide'

A woman committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her house following a quarrel with her husband in Chandgaon area of Chittagong city on Sunday night.
4 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Death anniversary

Today is the 67th death anniversary of Kanchon Munshi, a social worker and educationist. He died in 1949.
4 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Journos give 48hrs ultimatum to arrest abductors

Journalists in Rangpur yesterday threatened to wage a tougher movement if the accused, who abducted journalist SM Piyal, and killed another journalist Utsho, are not arrested within 48 hours.
3 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Obituary

AMAH Siddiqui, the founding director general of the Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET), died of old-age complications in his Uttara residence in the capital on Friday night. He was 81.
3 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Journalist Jharna Moni gets award

Jharna Moni, a senior reporter of Bangla daily Bhorer Kagoj, has won PIB-Sohel Samad Memorial Award-2015 for her story on the arson victims during 2014 blockade enforced by BNP-led alliance.
3 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Rally demanding trial of 195 Pakistani war criminals today

Antorjatik Juddaporadh Gonobichar (International War Crimes mass trial) committee will hold a rally and procession today demanding trial
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Former KCC mayor Tayebur Rahman dies

Former Khulna City Corporation mayor and BNP leader Sheikh Tayebur Rahman died at Nargis Memorial Clinic in
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Begum Nur Jahan

Begum Nur Jahan, mother of Prof ABM Faroque, former dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy at Dhaka University, died
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM

CHT has tremendous potentials for dev

Chittagong Hill Tracts has huge potentials for flourishing as a tourism sector, and producing a number of high-value
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Rehabilitate beggars

Terming begging disgraceful, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the social welfare ministry to take steps for the
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM

New Sylhet jail near completion

The construction work of the new Sylhet central jail at Badaghat, eight kilometers off the city, is continuing in full
1 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Jasimuddin's birthday today

The 113th birth anniversary of Polli Kobi Jasimuddin will be observed today.
31 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Death anniversary

Today is the first death anniversary of Prof SA Wadud, an eye specialist.
31 December 2015, 18:00 PM

98.52% pass primary school tests

A total of 98.52 percent of fifth graders passed the primary terminal tests with 91.87 percent of madrasa students clearing equivalent ebtedayee exams this year.
31 December 2015, 04:57 AM

Radiotherapy machine at MMCH lies inoperative for four months

The lone radiotherapy machine for treating cancer patients at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) has been out of order for four months, much to the suffering of the patients.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Huge date expired worm killers stocked in community clinics

Huge quantities of expired worm killer Albendazole tablets are stored in different community clinics (CC) of Sadar upazila under the
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Arms peddlers held with pistols, bullets

Two alleged arms peddlers were arrested in Shibganj and Nachole upazilas of the district on Monday and the day before.
29 December 2015, 18:00 PM

One dies, 50 fall sick in Bhairab

A woman died and at least 50 people, including students and guardians, fell sick after taking food at a programme at Kalika Prasad High
29 December 2015, 18:00 PM

CU cancels studentship of 3 ‘JMB suspects’

Chittagong University authorities cancels the studentship of its three students three days after their detention as “JMB suspects”.
29 December 2015, 10:14 AM

TIB concerned over Rooppur nuke plant’s safety

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) expresses concerns over safety and reliability of Russian nuclear reactors to be set up at Rooppur nuclear power plant project.
28 December 2015, 10:16 AM