A Right or a Commodity?

Sumaya Sarah has enrolled in an MBA programme in a private university. The tuition fee of the one-year-long MBA programme costs 300,000 takas. Sumaya, the daughter of a retired government officer does not want to impose this burden of tuition fee on her
16 July 2015, 18:00 PM

KolpoKoushol: A Knowledge Initiative

The World Bank's Knowledge Economic Index ranks innovation in Bangladesh at 191 and shows a long and winding road ahead for innovation and technology here.
15 July 2015, 18:53 PM

Study Clans

So this one time my maths teacher at university told us that 1+1>2 when it comes to group studies.
15 July 2015, 18:10 PM

4 maunds of hemp seized

Police in a raid seized four maunds of Indian contraband hemp worth about Tk 20 lakh from a truck on Rangpur-Kurigram road in Teesta
15 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Body recovered

Police recovered the body of an unidentified man, aged about 40, from Chiteshwari village in Mirzapur upazila of the district on Tuesday.
15 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Bank official among 3 held for Tk 1.18 cr embezzlement

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday arrested three people including a bank official and his wife for embezzling Tk 1.18 crore from Sonali Bank's Tanore branch in the district.
15 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Sabrang's Termite House and a Dream of Prosperity

Who is it that would live in a house full of termites?
15 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Fishermen, traders happy as hilsa abundant in Bay

Plenty of hilsa fish is being netted for the last several days in Patuakhali and Barguna districts, much to the happiness of fishermen and traders.
14 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Suspect Ismail remanded over Rajon killing

A Sylhet court gives police five days to grill in custody Ismail Hossain – a suspect in the murder of 13-year-old boy Rajon.
14 July 2015, 06:27 AM

3 cops held on extortion charge

Three police constables were arrested in Sadar upazila of the district yesterday on charge of extortion.
12 July 2015, 18:00 PM

CAUGHT IN THE COLLEGE CONUNDRUM

Azman Rahman passed his Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination this year with 80 percent marks in all subjects. Instead of being overjoyed with his astounding academic performance, which is popularly known as the golden A+, Azman and his parents are passing days with great anxiety.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Specialist University Entrance Exams

Getting ready to apply for universities abroad?
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Using Proper Grammar

First rule of social media: use proper grammar. Second rule of social media: use proper grammar.
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM

15 shops gutted

At least 15 shops were gutted in a fire at Gridokalindia Bazar in Faridganj upazila of the district on Tuesday. Witnesses said the fire originated from an electric
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM

All 9 policemen get ad interim bail

A Gaibandha court yesterday granted ad interim bail to nine policemen and the manager of Sonali Bank local branch in a case for
7 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Lightning kills two

Two people were killed by a lightning strike at Chabbishnagar village in Godagari upazila of the district on Monday night. The deceased
7 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Infant’s body found in medicine packet

The body of an infant is found abandoned inside a medicine packet at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka.
7 July 2015, 15:59 PM

2nd merit list for class XI admission published

The Dhaka Education Board authorities publish the second merit list for admission in class XI for the academic session of 2015-2016.
6 July 2015, 14:22 PM

Arrest warrants against 9 cops, bank manager

A Gaibandha court yesterday issued arrest warrants against ten people, including nine cops and manager of Sonali Bank's local branch
5 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Fire guts 50 slum houses in Narayanganj

Around 50 houses of a slum have been gutted and five people injured as a devastating fire broke out at a slum in Fatullah in Narayanganj.
3 July 2015, 05:25 AM