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Affordable dialysis must not be delayed any longer
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Ensure food security for all
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Hold those liable for Milestone tragedy
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Banned pesticides in use!
It is extremely concerning that substandard, fake and banned pesticides are being marketed across the country, under the very nose of
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Bearish mood prevails over banking sector
The recent London-based BMI research has highlighted the vulnerability of the banking sector of Bangladesh, particularly the state-owned
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM
After 1971 defeat, Bhutto dreamt of confederation
Even before the bloods of 30 million Bangalis had dried, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the villain behind the breakup of Pakistan and the political mastermind of genocide in 1971, had expressed an audacious proposal of Pakistan and Bangladesh uniting again.
16 December 2015, 11:12 AM
Sun rose from ruins
It was a treacherous journey. On bull-carts and on foot. But it was the journey that finally led to the fall of Dhaka in 1971 and the victory for Bangladesh and its 75 million Bangalis.
15 December 2015, 18:00 PM
The true taste of victory
On this momentous day, we pay tribute to the martyrs, freedom fighters and Birangonas who have made supreme sacrifices for our
15 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Illegal brick kilns in Bandarban
As per a report published in this paper on December 15, dozens of illegal brick kilns are using firewood from the forests in Bandarban
15 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Death anniversary
Today is the 26th death anniversary of Dr Kali Krishna Majumder, a drama artist of the then undivided Bengal's Tripura,
15 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Death anniversary
Today is the sixth death anniversary of Quazi Azher Ali, a distinguished educationist, former secretary to the Bangladesh government, founder president and the first vice chancellor of Bangladesh University.
14 December 2015, 18:54 PM
Death anniversary
Today is the third death anniversary of Prof Fazlul Quader Chowdhury.
14 December 2015, 18:46 PM
Fugitive war crimes accused
In this month of our nation's victory over the Pakistan occupation army, we reinforce our call to bring all the perpetrators of the heinous
14 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Harassment of indigenous community
For over a decade, the indigenous population of Madhupur has been vociferously protesting the Forest Department's move to encroach
14 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Explain what is 'Hanadar Bahini'
On Sunday, the BNP, Jatiya Party and the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh issued their statements on the occasion of Martyred Intellectuals Day without naming the Pakistani army and their local collaborators who spearheaded the killing of the intellectuals.
14 December 2015, 18:00 PM
In Mourning, In Fury
Observance of the Martyred Intellectuals Day was markedly different this year.
The day was observed yesterday with a renewed demand for banning Jamaat-e-Islami, and a call to severe ties with Pakistan for denying the atrocities it had carried out during the 1971 Liberation War.
14 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Death anniversary
Today is the 10th death anniversary of Abdul Hakim, a businessman and a social activist of Comilla.
14 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Dr Fazle Rabbi's martyrdom day today
Today is the 44th death anniversary of martyred intellectual Dr Fazle Rabbi.
14 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Sector commanders seek unconditional apology
Sector Commanders Forum (SCF) - Liberation War' 71 yesterday handed over a protest letter to the Pakistan high commission condemning the Pakistan government's recent remarks on the war crimes trials and denial of the Pakistani occupation army's atrocities during the 1971 Liberation War.
14 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Chaos at UN as Pakistan limps to defeat
As another day concluded with Indian Air Force MIG-21s and Hunter jets screaming across Dhaka sky, firing off missiles and strafing targets below with the strange sound of a heavy steel chest being dragged upon a coarse concrete floor, General AAK Niazi rode towards the governor's house in downtown Dhaka.
All he could do was look up at the sky and see the glowing tracer rounds from his Ack Ack battery drawing lazy arcs across the dark sky in a city engulfed in air raid precaution darkness. He could hear anti-aircraft guns around the air field going off furiously. Acrid smell hung in the cold December air.
14 December 2015, 18:00 PM
COP 21 Agreement reached
AT last a deal has been reached to put a cap on greenhouse gas emissions, something that has been eluding us for almost twenty years.
13 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Martyred intellectuals
Of the most calumnous and barbaric acts perpetrated in post-World War II era, the killings of our intellectuals in 1971 by the marauding
13 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Death anniversary of five martyrs of a family today
Today is the 44th death anniversary of four martyred brothers Mukarram Hossain Mukul, Mansur Hossain Manju,
13 December 2015, 18:00 PM