Tangail clash instigated

A fourth victim of Friday's “police firing” on locals in Tangail died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday.
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Rain, jam disrupt home journey of Eid holidaymakers in Bangladesh

Long tailbacks compounded with incessant rain yesterday caused untold suffering to thousands of people heading home to celebrate the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Majority of cervical cancer patients die in developing countries

The majority of cervical cancer patients die in developing countries where women delay in seeking help because of ignorance, stigma, poor access to quality care and intention to save money, said a roundtable yesterday.
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Database of all Ctg rivers in offing

The National River Conservation Commission (NRCC) will create a database of all rivers in Chittagong district determining the alignments and prospects, as well as the challenges being faced by those.
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Journalist Humayun Zaman hospitalised with cancer

Associate Editor of the New Age Humayun Zaman, who is suffering from stage-3 lung cancer, was admitted to the capital's Samorita
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM

USAID showcases improved stoves for promoting clean energy

Catalyzing Clean Energy in Bangladesh, a project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in cooperation with
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Ex-BCSIR director develops new brick

A brick developed from a mixture of rice husk, lime, and sand can reduce earthquake casualties because it is one and a half times lighter than clay bricks, a past director of the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) said yesterday.
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Abducted girl rescued in Ctg

An abducted college girl was rescued on Friday night from Baizid area of Chittagong city, nearly one month after her abduction from
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Medical college candidates protest 'question leak'

Students seeking admission into public medical colleges demonstrated in different parts of the country yesterday demanding that they
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Digitisation of judiciary nearing completion

Digital services have been introduced at the Supreme Court as well as many lower ones across the country as a part of bringing the entire
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Appeal for help

Sixth-grader Jinnat Sheikh, 13, has been suffering from a neurological complication for three months.
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Hundreds scramble for train tickets

Hundreds thronged the capital's Kamalapur Railway Station marking the last day's sale of advance train tickets for September 24
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Rain of relief in Dhaka

Dhaka is swept by a brief period of rain this morning that offered relief from the heat that had surged for the last two days.
19 September 2015, 06:03 AM

‘Criminals, stamp forgers’ held in Dhaka

Detectives claim to arrest of six people including an arms dealer and stamp forgers from separate areas in Dhaka.
19 September 2015, 04:50 AM

2 Bangladeshis killed in mortar attack from Yemen on Saudi hospital

Two Bangladeshi nationals were killed and 12 others injured in mortar attacks allegedly from Yemen in Saudi Arabia's southeastern
18 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Favourite Bookshops

Recently I had the pleasure of spending several hours at Strand Bookstore in New York which claims to have eighteen miles of books.
18 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Unlocking Dhaka's Gridlock

It seems a measure of how badly things have gone out of hand that Montu Sardar peddles lemonade beneath a foot bridge, 5 Taka a glass, amid the piercing horns of the line of traffic he is blocking.
18 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Gazipur mill workers block road for pay

Workers of a spinning mill yesterday blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Sreepur of Gazipur demanding their salaries for the
18 September 2015, 18:00 PM

CNG-run auto-rickshaw strike withdrawn in port city

The indefinite strike called by a faction of CNG-run auto-rickshaw owners and drivers in Chittagong city was withdrawn yesterday
17 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Strong monitoring, review system to be adopted

The United Nations will adopt a strong monitoring and review system on the progress and implementation stages of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the special summit in New York on September 25-27.
17 September 2015, 18:00 PM