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Stop the use of toxic chemicals in plastic
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Take steps to save haor harvest urgently
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Appoint new ACC without further delay
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Bid to reclaim defunct SIBL rings alarm bells
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Safeguard women migrant workers’ rights
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Remove ageing buses from roads
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Don’t let investigation delays derail justice for July uprising
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Jubo League-BCL clash over control of bus terminal
Three people, including the president of Ward No 7 unit of Jubo League under Kuakata municipality, were injured in a clash between the
15 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Save the Pyain River!
This paper has always been a strong voice against the destruction of rivers. We have highlighted in the past and continue to do so the plight of rivers nationwide...
15 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Child domestic worker allegedly raped and killed
The alleged rape and murder of yet another teenaged domestic worker, Mussammat Jonia, in Mirpur is testament to the vulnerability of girl children working in households.
15 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Union Parishad election
The Union Parishad election that is slated to start next week is crucial for us on many counts. This is for the first time polls are going to
14 March 2016, 18:00 PM
JU hall at risk of collapse
Around 200 students of Jahangirnagar University are living in fear that the dorm they live in might collapse on them at any time. Large
14 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Save Boral, save Chalanbeel
An appeal with the signature of one lakh people living in Chalanbeel area was submitted to the prime minister
14 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Recognised as freedom fighters at long last
It is, indeed, a momentous occasion when 26 war heroines are finally recognised by the state as freedom fighters for their contributions during the Liberation War...
13 March 2016, 18:00 PM
NID card
The ordeal that Umme Kulsum had to go through to obtain her national ID (NID) card from the national ID Registration Wing (NIDW)...
13 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Workshop in April for finalising road transport act
A national workshop will be organised in April to finalise the draft of road transport act, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says today.
13 March 2016, 11:22 AM
Cybercriminals operating with impunity
The recent siphoning off of US$101 million from Bangladesh Bank (BB) by international cyber criminals has brought to the limelight the
12 March 2016, 18:00 PM
High achievers in 'A' and 'O' levels
We hail the 1,915 'O' and 'A' level students from 85 schools across the country for their excellent performance. Competing internationally, eight of them have scored the highest mark in subjects as diverse as law, biology, chemistry, physics, accounting,
12 March 2016, 18:00 PM
2 girls saved from early marriage
Two girls were saved from child marriage in Jessore and Bogra districts on Friday.
12 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Freedom fighter, poet Rafiq Azad dies
Renowned poet Rafiq Azad passes away at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital in Dhaka at the age of 73.
12 March 2016, 09:27 AM
CHT Peace Accord
We wholeheartedly endorse the call of politicians, cultural activists, and indigenous leaders to the government to declare a definite roadmap for effective implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord.
11 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Serious breach of financial security
The US$101 million siphoned off from Bangladesh Bank (BB) by cyber criminals was not only the single largest heist but also the first of its kind.
11 March 2016, 18:00 PM
An indomitable spirit
For Md Nasiruddin of Jhalakathi, perseverance is a long word for a simple idea: never giving up.
10 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Air cargo flights to UK suspended
The ban on all air cargo flights out of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to the UK has just come into effect on security grounds.
10 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Tangail school kids protest 'occupation' of playground
Students of Government Town Primary School in the district headquarters blocked a busy road yesterday protesting construction of a
10 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Plight of women stone breakers in Lalmonirhat
Women labourers are preferred for the arduous work of breaking stones in Patgram upazila under the district as they can be exploited,
10 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Pre-poll clashes in Patuakhali
With the union parishad polls just a few days away, the news of deadly clashes during election campaign is really worrying.
9 March 2016, 18:00 PM