Drive for illicit SIM cards Jul 7: Minister

The government will launch a special drive to nab noncertified SIM cards in the country from July 7, state minister for telecom Tarana Halim says.
10 June 2016, 14:35 PM

Technological breakthrough at BAU

Boro is the single largest crop in the country, contributing to 55 percent of nearly 35 million tonnes of the annual crop.
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Has the TCB already run out of supplies?

Come every Ramadan, we are confronted with rampant price hikes and unethical trade practices in sharp contrast to the spirit of the holy month.
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Christian trader’s tenant on fresh remand

A Natore court places a man on a fresh three-day remand in connection with the killing of a Christian grocer in Baraigram upazila.
9 June 2016, 09:35 AM

UNDP survey

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has carried out a survey of 1,500 households in Dhaka city, 17 municipalities and 33 village covering 45 districts and its findings shared recently.
8 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Substandard drugs in the market

While we appreciate the directive of the High Court to stop production of twenty drug companies we are dismayed at the role of the drug administration which failed to take immediate action against the companies at fault.
8 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Kulaura upazila declared free from child marriage

Kulaura has been declared as the first upazila in Moulvibazar district to be free from child marriage.
7 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Khasis in fear of eviction

We are outraged by the government notice that demands the Khasis of Nahar Punjee in Moulvibazar to vacate the hillocks in which they ...
7 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Ramadan prices up as usual!

Regular as clockwork, prices of essentials started to rise well before the month of holy Ramadan.
7 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Killers of SP's wife won't go scot free: PM

Describing the killing of the wife of a police officer in Chittagong as a cowardly act, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vows to bring the perpetrators of such a secret killing to justice.
7 June 2016, 10:47 AM

Slain Christian trader’s tenant remanded

A court in Natore placed a man on a two-day remand this morning in a case filed in connection with the killing of a Christian grocer in Baraigram upazila of the district.
7 June 2016, 05:59 AM

Murder of SP's wife by extremists

The murder of a police officer's wife in Chittagong has added a new dimension to the ongoing terrorist attacks in the country. Targeting a
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Section 155 (4) goes against rape victims

It is incomprehensible that in this day and age we are forced to confront a situation whereby a rape victim is further victimised because of
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Lightning kills two

Two housewives were killed by lightning in Ghior upazila of the district yesterday. The victims are Bilkis Begum Swapna, 35, wife of
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM

War trial: Death warrant for Quasem reaches Dhaka jail

The death warrant for war criminal Mir Quasem Ali reaches Dhaka Central Jail around half an hour after the international crimes tribunal issued the warrant.
6 June 2016, 06:47 AM

Protecting the environment

We observed yet another World Environment Day, and perhaps it is time to seriously evaluate if our actions on the ground match our grand pledges, in summits and seminars, to protect the country from the threat of climate change and further environmental degradation.
5 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Final phase of UP election no less violent

We wonder whether the Chief Election Commissioner was talking about the recently concluded six-phase elections in Bangladesh or some other election in some other country when...
5 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Green chilli price doubles in Lalmonirhat markets

The price of green chilli doubled in local markets in the district yesterday, two days ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. One kg of
5 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Road Kill

The reason behind the head-on collision between a bus and a stone-laden truck on the Dhaka-Bogra highway on Friday is
4 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Muhammad Ali is no more

The man who “floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee” is no more. Muhammad Ali achieved what no other boxer had ever
4 June 2016, 18:00 PM