Take steps to save haor harvest urgently
29 April 2026, 19:00 PM
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Appoint new ACC without further delay
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Bid to reclaim defunct SIBL rings alarm bells
28 April 2026, 19:09 PM
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Safeguard women migrant workers’ rights
29 April 2026, 12:00 PM
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Remove ageing buses from roads
28 April 2026, 12:00 PM
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Don’t let investigation delays derail justice for July uprising
27 April 2026, 19:12 PM
Editorial
How long will the National Public Library stay closed to the public?
27 April 2026, 11:00 AM
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Rid Geneva Camp of drug trade
26 April 2026, 18:30 PM
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Measles response is clearly not enough
27 April 2026, 12:00 PM
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For how long will traffickers go free?
25 April 2026, 19:00 PM
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There’ll be more investment for women: Planning minister
State Minister for Finance and Planning MA Mannan commits to make more investments for women and girls.
19 May 2016, 11:15 AM
Nahid lauds ‘protests’ over N’ganj teacher’s humiliation
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid lauds the “peaceful protests” on social media that broke out over the humiliation of a Narayanganj school headmaster.
19 May 2016, 06:54 AM
Harassment of the headmaster continues
First the headmaster, Shaymal Kanti Bhakta, was publicly humiliated by the local MP, and now he has been suspended by the school management committee!
18 May 2016, 18:00 PM
CJ's concern is also ours
We are waiting with bated breath the Supreme Court judgment fixed for May 24th.
18 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Natore under construction bridge collapses
An under-construction bridge collapsed at Jolarkandi area under Natore Sadar upazila of the district at noon yesterday, police and locals said.
18 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Diploma physicians go on indefinite 2-hr break in service
Diploma physicians and students of Medical Assistant Training School (MATS) announce to go on a break in service for two hours from 11:00am to 1:00pm indefinitely over their five-fold demand.
18 May 2016, 14:25 PM
Anthrax Alert!
We note with alarm that the number of people infected with Anthrax is already 87 and counting as health officials are predicting more cases in the coming weeks.
17 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Cost of living high in jail!
An overcrowded jail system in Bangladesh is hardly news. What is news however is that the average prisoner incarcerated is spending Tk 30,000...
17 May 2016, 18:00 PM
A painful goodbye to Jhalakathi's natural canals
As in neighbouring Barisal, canals have been a defining part of Jhalakathi's landscape for centuries. Being the principle source of
17 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Govt gives Tk 10.70 lakh to families of 81 lightning victims
The government provides financial assistance worth Tk 10.70 lakh to the families of 81 victims who died by lightning strikes during recent storms in 26 districts.
17 May 2016, 11:37 AM
'Sorry, Sir!'
Netizens stir social media being infuriated by the public humiliation of a school teacher in Narayanganj in presence of a lawmaker.
17 May 2016, 09:25 AM
Lightning kills schoolboy
A schoolboy was killed by lightning in Zakiganj upazila of the district yesterday morning. The deceased is Nayeem Ahmed, 16, a Class X
16 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Antique black stone statue found
Labourers recovered an antique black stone statue from Poysar village of Bakal union under Agailjhara upazila of the district while re-
16 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Defying odds, they bring glory to community
Twelve boys of the backward Harijan community in different upazilas of Dinajpur and Nilphamari districts passed their SSC
16 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Kutubdia's energy crisis
It is a puzzle that despite a significant investment in wind turbine power that should have produced enough electricity to cater to the demands of Kutubdia's 1.75 lakh residents...
16 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Long route bus fare reduced
It has become a common practice in Bangladesh that with the slightest hint of price hike in the international market we see disproportionate...
16 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Public humiliation of a teacher
We take an extremely grim view of a headmaster being punished on alleged claims of making derogatory comments about religion.
15 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Another monk killed!
Yet another monk, this time a Buddhist living as an ascetic in a remote place in Khagrachari, has been killed.
15 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Not enough seats in DU library!
The picture in this daily's Friday issue is a reminder of how little we as a nation, have paid attention to the central library of our most
14 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Wholesale promotions
We are all for promotion of deserving persons, but the government decision to promote 85 joint secretaries to the rank of additional
14 May 2016, 18:00 PM