Protests pour in

Different social and political organisations yesterday protested the brutal murder of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy, and
8 August 2015

Sultan -- Artist of the land

Sheikh Mohammed Sultan (better known as SM Sultan) was a type by himself as a painter in the artistic tradition of
7 August 2015

Police refused to record blogger Niladri’s general diaries for security

Fearing for his life, Niladri Chattopadhyay approached police to file a general diary but the law enforcers refused to record it, the wife
7 August 2015

Ctg rains damage crops in 29,500ha

Crops on 29,500 hectares of land and aman seedbeds of 1,229 hectares in Chittagong district have been damaged due to heavy rainfall
7 August 2015

Killing of another blogger sparks protest

Condemning the murder of a fourth blogger in the last six months in Bangladesh, New York-based secularist group Center for Inquiry
7 August 2015

Bangladesh aircraft makes emergency landing in India

A Bangladesh aircraft with 173 people on board landed under emergency conditions at Vivekananda Airport in Raipur, capital of central
7 August 2015

Petition challenges DU's bar on admission test retake

Guardians of 26 aspirants yesterday petitioned the Supreme Court to direct Dhaka University's administration so that it allows candidates,
6 August 2015

Employees demand restoration of perks

Officials and staff of Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) in Rajshahi yesterday observed a half-an-hour long work
6 August 2015

Teachers send letter to education minister

A section of teachers under the banner of “Mohan Muktijuddher Chetonay Udbuddho Shikkhak Brindo” yesterday reiterated their demand
6 August 2015

Go tough on grabbers of Adivasi's land

Grabbing of indigenous people's lands and their eviction from homes must be stopped with an iron hand and the Chittagong Hill Tracts
6 August 2015

DNCC councillor obstructs Rajuk mobile court

A mobile court of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) was forced to back away from an eviction drive midway yesterday as a ward councillor with his 60-70 men chased the team.
6 August 2015

EU gives Dhaka 5 lakh as flood assistance

The European Commission is providing emergency support to Myanmar and Bangladesh following floods and mudslides in both the countries.
6 August 2015

Fire dept not ready to tackle quake fallout

It will be difficult for the Fire Service and Civil Defence Department to tackle a massive earthquake in the capital, should once occur, due
5 August 2015

Container seized at Ctg port over false declaration

Customs Intelligence officials yesterday seized a container carrying plastic sheets at Chittagong Port over false declaration of the goods
5 August 2015

BCC chief engineer gets show cause notice

Barisal City Corporation Chief Engineer Nurul Islam received a show cause notice from the LGRD ministry on Tuesday for giving an
5 August 2015

Rights bodies call for zero tolerance

The government should implement zero tolerance policy against child abusers irrespective of their political or social connection or
5 August 2015

Owners, drivers threaten tougher movement

Owners and drivers of auto-rickshaws yesterday threatened to launch a tougher movement, if the government's ban on three-wheelers
5 August 2015

Progress not reflected in indigenous people's lives

Though Bangladesh has made significant progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and joined the ranks of
5 August 2015

Students protest VAT on tuition (video)

University of Asia Pacific students forms a human chain at Dhaka’s Farmgate demanding withdrawal of 7.5 percent VAT on tuition fees of private universities.
5 August 2015

Bangladesh’s HR commission chairman says suspension not enough

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Mizanur Rahman has demanded trial of the policemen who were closed or suspended over the killing of Rajon.
4 August 2015