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Declare Dec 1 'Freedom Fighters' Day'

Freedom fighters of Gaibandha have urged the government to declare December 1 'Freedom Fighter's Day' to honour thousands of freedom fighters who fought for the country's independence during the Liberation War.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Raj Punnah begins December 21

Raj Punnah, the biggest and most colourful traditional festival of the Bohmong Circle, will begin in Bandarban on December 21.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Unabated illegal power crushing in Natore

Illegal crushing of sugarcane by power crushers in the district is going on unchecked that may hamper sugar production in achieving the target.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Cotton farming gets popular in Teesta basin areas

Cotton farming on vast char lands along the Teesta river basin areas in Sundarganj upazila of the district is gaining popularity as the local farmers are showing much interest in cultivating the item.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM

TIN holders stand at 24.41 lakh

The number of total TIN (Tax Identification Number) holders in the country stands at 24,41,572 as the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has registered 10,00,000 fresh TINs so far this year.
1 December 2016, 13:42 PM

KSA embassy to increase workforce in Dhaka office

The Saudi Arabian Embassy in Dhaka will increase workforce at its local office for smooth operation of issuing more work visas for the Bangladeshis, says Saudi Ambassador Abdullah HM Al-Mutairi.
1 December 2016, 12:35 PM

Saima to join Unesco award giving ceremony in Paris

Saima Wazed Hossain, the chairperson of Shuchona Foundation and the National Advisory Committee on Autism in Bangladesh, is to attend an award distribution ceremony of the "UNESCO-Emir Jaber Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah Prize for Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities".
1 December 2016, 11:28 AM

16 Days: Cricket captain, foreign envoys speak on gender-based violence

As part of worldwide activism— 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign --speaker of Bangladesh’s Parliament, captain of Bangladesh’s Cricket Team, and thirteen ambassadors including US Ambassador Marcia Bernicat and other dignitaries launched a video today calling on people to eliminate gender-based violence.
1 December 2016, 09:59 AM

Risking life, N’ganj gateman saves youth attempting suicide under train

He laid himself down flat on the railway tracks with a train slowly approaching; seemingly it was a suicide attempt but all of a sudden he was dragged away by an on duty gateman.
1 December 2016, 08:43 AM

Kans grass harvest, gift of season

Few can deny the poetic beauty of kans grass, locally called kashful. When the monsoon recedes and grass colonises newly exposed
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Fulbaria College protest postponed

The ongoing movement for nationalisation of Fulbaria Degree College in the district has been postponed for one month, following discussion between the representatives of agitating teachers and students, and the political leaders and administration officials.
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Return the cyber heist money

The much-talked about Bangladesh Bank (BB) cyber heist of USD 81 million entered a new twist as Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC) of the Philippines has stated that there is no need for it to return USD 2.7 million as it was “negligence” on the part of BB that led to the heist in the first place.
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Kofi Annan's visit to Myanmar

We, along with the rest of the world, have been witnessing the resurgence of violence against Rohingya in Myanmar recently that has led to the displacement of some 30,000 of them.
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Attack on UK envoy: SC stars hearing on appeal

The Supreme Court starts hearing the appeals of two Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji) death row convicts including its chief Mufti Abdul Hannan against the High Court verdict in a case filed for the 2004 grenade attack on the then UK envoy in Bangladesh.
30 November 2016, 13:36 PM

The heritage of Munshiganj

In Munshiganj is a longstanding tradition of constructing houses uniquely of tin and wood. Such houses which are to be found across
29 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Santals worried about job in sugarcane farm

Santals in Gobindaganj are worried about getting jobs again in Shahebganj sugarcane farm, where they had been working almost regularly prior to beginning a movement for return of what they said was their forefathers' lands acquired by the government.
29 November 2016, 18:00 PM

State-owned banks continue to bleed

When the finance minister states that some state-owned banks (SoBs) flout the rules to give loans to dubious entities and individuals without collateral, it is a frank admission that things are anything but normal.
29 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Pedlars of children's death go free

Five officials of a pharmaceuticals company that allegedly manufactured toxic paracetamol which led to the death of 28 children in 2009 were acquitted on Monday.
29 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Attack on Fulbaria protestors

We are seeing a dangerous trend of using coercive means by the law enforcing agencies in handling any form of protest instead
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Special Provision in anti-child marriage law disastrous

It is without a doubt that the recently Cabinet-approved provision in the proposed Child Marraiage Restraint Act, that allows
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM