CU teachers wear black badges protesting proposed payscale

Teachers of Chittagong University (CU) yesterday wore black badges protesting the new proposed payscale terming it "discriminatory" and "disrespectful" to university teachers.
26 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh govt bans Islamist outfit Ansarullah Bangla team for anti-state activities

The home ministry yesterday banned Islamist outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) for its militant and anti-state activities.
25 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Khulna bus strike called off

Transport workers yesterday called off their indefinite strike in Khulna division, ongoing since May 19, after the authorities assured them
25 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Prothom Alo journo Mizanur gets bail

The High Court yesterday granted ad-interim bail to Prothom Alo journalist ABM Mizanur Rahman who was allegedly tortured in police
25 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Mojaheed's lawyer finds PWs biased, evasive

A defence counsel yesterday told the Supreme Court that the witnesses against Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed in three crimes against
25 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Sust jeopardises Prothom Alo journo's exam despite HC order

The Shahjalal University of Science and Technology authorities yesterday initially barred a student from his semester final exam although the High Court has asked the Sust administration to let him take exams, the Prothom Alo reported.
25 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Malaysia finds 139 graves, 28 torture camps amid Southeast Asian migrant crisis

Malaysian police say they found 139 grave sites and 28 abandoned detention camps used by people-smugglerslaying bare the grim extent of the region's migrant crisis.
25 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Police in Bangladesh arrest Pakistani citizen on suspicion of being ISI agent

Pakistani citizen Khalid Mehmud, a suspected ISI agent who was arrested in Gazipur on Sunday, will be tried under Bangladesh law, police say.
25 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Home ministry draws up safety plan for family members of Bangabandhu

The government has taken a number of steps to ensure foolproof security for the family members of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
25 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Union Parishads must get autonomy, resources

Union Parishads (UP) should be given greater autonomy and equipped with resources so that they do not remain dependent on the
24 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Condemnations continue

Dhaka University Mass Communication and Journalism Alumni Association (DUMCJAA) yesterday formed a human chain demanding
24 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Acute water crisis in two Sust dorms of female students

About 1,200 female students of two dormitories at Sylhet's Shahjalal University of Science and Technology have been facing acute water
24 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Youth's body found in Rajshahi

Police recovered the body of a youth from a drain in Nawdapara area of Rajshahi city yesterday.
24 May 2015, 18:00 PM

EU wants restriction, Dhaka for protection

With a series of deadly trafficking incidents across the Mediterranean and Southeast Asian coasts coming to the fore, nine European
24 May 2015, 18:00 PM

JU finally expels 5 BCL assaulters of Adivasi female student

The Jahangirnagar University authorities last night expelled five activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League for sexually harassing a female
23 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Heat wave intensifies across country

Heat wave is sweeping through the country forcing people to stay inside their houses or in cooler places to avoid scorching hot
23 May 2015, 18:00 PM

CU forms 2 bodies to probe looting, vandalism during BCL-Shibir clash

Chittagong University yesterday formed two committees to probe into the allegations of looting and vandalism at two dormitories during
23 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Chunnu sees no shrinkage of legal migration channel

The state minister for labour and employment yesterday dismissed experts' observation that illegal migration from the country has
23 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Double blow for child patients

In the soaring summer heat, child patients in Pirojpur General Hospital are undergoing immense sufferings due to malfunctioning ceiling fans in the child ward and a total halt of water supply.
22 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Boat carrying rice capsizes in Bhola

An engine-run boat carrying 16 tonnes of rice capsized after hitting a shoal in the river Meghna near Hazirhat area in Bhola's Monpura
22 May 2015, 18:00 PM