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'71 Foundation honours 11 women for Liberation War contributions

Eleven valiant women were given reception yesterday for their unforgettable contribution to the Liberation War and implementing its spirit afterwards.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM

8 BCL men denied bail in Sylhet university student murder case

A Sylhet court yesterday rejected bail petition of eight BCL men in a case filed over the murder of a Sylhet International
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Waning human rights, political space, detentions may be causes

Undermining human rights, restricting political space and arbitrary detention can give rise to radical ideologies, extremism and violence, said US State Department Under Secretary Dr Sarah Sewall yesterday.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Death anniversary

Today is the 12th death anniversary of Noorunnahar Fyzennessa, a professor of Institute of Education and Research
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM

40 hurt as cops pummel unemployed nurses

Some 40 persons were allegedly injured after police charged baton, fired teargas canisters and used pepper spray
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Testimony recording deferred again

A Sylhet court yesterday again deferred the recording of testimonies of witnesses till today in the former finance minister SAMS Kibria murder case as only one
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM

RU expels 3 BCL men

Rajshahi University (RU) expelled three master's students, two current and one former Bangladesh Chhatra League's RU unit leaders on Tuesday over the
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Newspaper owners must pay staff’s income tax: SC

The Supreme Court upholds a wage board provision that instructs the owners of newspapers and news agencies to pay the income tax of their employees.
30 March 2016, 08:25 AM

10 hurt as cops thwart Dhaka nurses’ demo, 7 held

At least 10 people injured as police use force to disperse a road blockade of unemployed nurses in Dhaka city’s key intersection Shahbagh.
30 March 2016, 07:14 AM

Programme, demo cripple Dhaka

Inaugural of the Mouchak-Moghbazar flyover and a road blockade enforced by nursing students at Shahbagh have led to traffic sufferings for the Dhaka dwellers.
30 March 2016, 06:51 AM

PM opens part of Mouchak-Moghbazar flyover

PM Sheikh Hasina inaugurates a two-kilometre section of the 8.5km Mouchak-Moghbazar flyover in Dhaka. The four-lane carriageway linear section passes over the Moghbazar level crossing and flies over Saat Rasta and Moghbazar, two intersections notorious for congestion.
30 March 2016, 05:04 AM

RMG factory catches fire

Fire damaged valuables worth Tk 2.5 lakh of a RMG factory in Shah Amanat Bridge area of Chittagong city early
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Tonu murder protests gaining strength

Tonu murder protests gaining strength
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Road crashes kill four

Two members of a family were killed as a Bus hit their motorcycle on Benapole-Jessore highway in Beniali area of
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM

BNP questions govt actions for finding BB heist culprits

BNP yesterday expressed dissatisfaction at the government's action following the stealing of money from Bangladesh Bank's account with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM

25pc of pregnant women with hepatitis E die

Around 25 percent of pregnant women, who are infected with hepatitis E virus by having polluted water and food, die every year in the country.
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM

UGC, Macquarie University signs MoU

The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding yesterday with Macquarie University of Australia to promote academic, research, and governance cooperation.
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Integrity must for obtaining fund

Transparency and accountability must be ensured to obtain global fund to mitigate and adapt to the threats of climate change, said speakers at a seminar yesterday.
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM

FBUTA calls off movement

With the government meeting a majority of their demands, the Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers Association (FBUTA) yesterday called off their movement over the 8th national pay scale.
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Obituary

Firoz Akhter Mohammad Hossain, a freedom fighter and an eminent lawyer, passed away in a hospital at Rangpur on
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM