Manjur's focus integrity, Nasir's waterlogging

With the official electioneering for the Chittagong City Corporation poll starting tomorrow, both Awami League and BNP are busy
6 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Downpour pushes Ctg city under water again

Chittagong city residents had to wade through waterlogged streets yesterday as most of the roads were submerged by rainwater
6 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Political stalemate: Farmers in Bangladesh struggle to recover loss

Last winter, Naresh Chandra Biswas grew potato, cauliflower and cabbage on two acres of land. He invested Tk 1.2 lakh, hoping to make a good profit from the yield. But fate had something else in store for him. All he got from sale of his produce was Tk 47,000, about one-third his investment.
3 April 2015, 18:00 PM

An Avian Bonanza

One morning last October, the birder Omar Shahadat and his friends crossed the Buriganga river from Dhaka into Keraniganj and
3 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh govt plans mandatory pension scheme for private sector

The government plans to make a law to introduce a mandatory pension scheme in the private sector.
2 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Dangerous desensitisation

We have known of many deaths over many years. In fact, we are running the risk of becoming desensitised about it all as if unnatural
2 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Speaking of the 'unspeakables'

THERE is something fundamentally wrong with men (and women) who rape.
31 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Killing of blogger Oyasiqur Rahman was too much for his father

Tipu Sultan woke up his son Oyasiqur Rahman around 6:00am yesterday morning and asked him to close the door. He was leaving his
30 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Session jams debilitate CU

Around 35 departments out of the total 41 and almost all seven institutes at Chittagong University are chronically plagued with
30 March 2015, 18:00 PM

13 vie for Ctg city mayor

Bringing allegations of violating electoral code of conduct against each other, AJM Nasir Uddin and M Manjur Alam Manju, the Awami
29 March 2015, 18:00 PM

7 lakh Bangla words added to Google

On the eve of the Independence Day, Bangalee volunteers breaking a record contributed around seven lakh Bangla words and phrases to
27 March 2015, 18:00 PM

A Mirpur road in shambles for 3yrs

Roads in terrible condition in Dhaka city is not a new concept, however, the state of Road-17 in Mirpur-10 still shocks pedestrians and
27 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Blossom

It is spring and blossoms are blooming for many of our summer fruits. While the mango blossom has been immortalized in our national
27 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Stampede kills 10 devotees

A bathing ritual for thousands of Hindu pilgrims in Narayanganj turned into a tragedy when a stampede killed at least 10 devotees yesterday morning.
27 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Holy dip ends in tragedy

Fifty-five-year-old Bhagabati Das, her relative Rakhi Das, and her husband Johny Das had just bathed in the Brahmaputra, holding each
27 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Rangamati Medical College set to commence Saturday despite indigenous resistance

Students of the maiden academic session at Rangamati Medical College fear more than a year of session jam, with the classes
25 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Part of Bhagalpur without water supply for months

After the water tap ran completely dry at her house three months ago, Saleha Begum visited the nearby Durga temple to collect water
24 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Consultant set to become builder

In complete violation of procurement rules, the government is going to award the construction of the Karnaphuli tunnel to the consulting firm of the project.
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM

First Bangladeshi batch to reach Malaysia by April

The first batch of Bangladeshi migrants to work in palm gardens in Sarawak province of Malaysia may reach there by the first week of
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Barisal Nursing College calls off agitation

Agitation of Barisal Nursing College students ended yesterday after authorities assured them that their academic building will not be
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM