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Undeterred, 4 NGO workers will keep working for the street kids

The four youths, freed on Monday after serving 38 days in jail on charges that could not be proved, are not suffering from low morale.
21 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Death anniversary

Today is the second death anniversary of Hamida Begum, wife of late Adeluddin Ahmed who was a founder member of
21 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Harassed for being good Samaritans

Over the last week we have witnessed two instances betraying major discrepancies in police's handling of cases. In the first example, the
20 October 2015, 18:00 PM

City park a dumping ground

The Chittagong city corporation is regularly dumping garbage and mud into Jatisangha Park in the port city's Panchlaish area, ostensibly
20 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Obituary

Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman Khan died of old-age complications at the capital's United Hospital yesterday. He was 85.
20 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Marriageable age for girls must remain 18

We welcome the State Minister for Women and Children Affairs, Meher Afroze Chumki's reiteration that the minimum marriageable age for
19 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Transport workers hold city hostage

It is utterly preposterous that a city can be held hostage by transport workers protesting the punishment of a co-worker caught charging
19 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Obituary

Abdur Rashid Mia, chief treasurer of Millat Group, died of a heart attack on Friday at Dhaka's Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital. He was 58.
19 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Death anniversary

Today is the 11th death anniversary of Abdul Hamid, former senior assistant secretary of Ministry of Industry.
19 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Youth with extraordinary courage

Kumar Bishwajit Barman has stopped about 700 child marriages and saved many teenagers and adults from the deadly claws of drug abuse in the northern district of Kurigram.
18 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Attack on Satkhira temple

We are unnerved by the news from Satkhira where six idols of a Hindu temple have been desecrated by miscreants only hours before the start of the Durga Puja.
18 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Obituary

Motahar Hossain Chowdhury, chairman of Motahar Group of Industries, died due to old-age complications in Rangpur Medical College
18 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Death anniversary

Today is the 20th death anniversary of Jahurul Islam, founder of Islam Group, said a press release.
18 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Shafiuddin Ahmed

Today is the third death anniversary of Shafiuddin Ahmed; a Liberation War organizer and politician.
18 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Addressing rising inequality

The richest one percent now owns half of all the wealth in the world, according to the Global Wealth Report 2015. Although the report
17 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Is money above the law?

We are appalled to see that influence and money has gotten the better of the law in a recent incident. We hope that the record is straightened out and that ours is a society based on laws, not influence, is established.
17 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Chevron regional chief opens work for Bibiyana school new building

President of Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration and Production Bangladesh Melody Meyer recently unveiled the
17 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Adolescent girls must be educated to fulfil SDGs

Adolescent girls must be provided with proper education, healthcare and other necessary opportunities to ensure their participation in
17 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Pesticide use surges six-fold

A press conference titled “Pesticides and Health Risk: Find Alternatives and Save the Lives of Rural Women” held at the capital's Jatiya Press Club recently revealed some startling facts.
16 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Prime accused in Rajon murder case brought back

We are comforted by the fact that our government has been successful in bringing back the prime accused in the Rajon murder case after he had escaped to Saudi Arabia.
16 October 2015, 18:00 PM