Tourism reporters get own council

Syed Ishtiaq Reza, Channel-71 news director and Mizanur Rahman, staff reporter of Alokito Bangladesh, were elected president and general secretary respectively of Media Council for Tourism Bangladesh (MCTB) yesterday.
12 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Gonojagoron Mancha faction demands arrest

Demanding immediate arrest and punishment of the killers of blogger Ananta Bijoy Das, the Gonojagoron Mancha faction led by Imran H
12 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Graft free DNCC, streetlights by Shab-e-Barat in South Dhaka

Newly elected Dhaka north Mayor Annisul Huq expressed his commitment to make the city corporation corruption free, while his
12 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Create ministerial div for plain land Adivasis

The Parliamentary Caucus on Indigenous Peoples yesterday demanded creation of a division under the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) affairs ministry to look after the welfare of indigenous people of plain land.
12 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Agitation on against cop brutality on protesters of sexual assault during Baishakh celebration

Police yesterday came under heavy criticism from platforms of professionals, teachers, human rights and left-leaning student bodies
12 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh police to probe how brutality victims attacked cops while protesting sexual assault

Amid widespread criticism over Sunday's police brutality on Chhatra Union activists, Dhaka Metropolitan Police yesterday formed a committee to investigate how protesters made it to Minto Road from Dhaka University crossing several barricades and "attacked" on-duty cops.
11 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Shelling by Yemen’s Houthi rebels kills 2 Bangladeshi expatriates in KSA

Two Bangladeshi nationals were killed in Saudi Arabia's border city of Najran in mortar shell attacks launched by Yemen's Houthi
11 May 2015, 18:00 PM

One victim's wife doesn't trust DB's charge sheet

A no confidence (naraji) petition was filed with a court yesterday against the charge sheet submitted by the detectives dropping names of five accused in Narayanganj seven-murder case.
11 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Apex Footwear rebuts allegation of refusal to give maternity leave

Apex Footwear Limited yesterday issued a press statement in relation to Saturday's incident when a female worker, allegedly denied of
11 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Appeal for help

Gulzar Rahman, 69, a retired assistant controller of Dhaka University, has been suffering from acute heart disease and asthma for several
11 May 2015, 18:00 PM

HC asks Buet to allow expelled BCL men to attend classes

The High Court directs Buet authorities to allow its four expelled students, also leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League, to avail all student facilities including attending classes and examinations.
11 May 2015, 12:42 PM

Cut summer vacation

Educational institutions which incurred academic loss due to hartals and blockades of the BNP-led alliance can reduce their summer vacation by half to recover the loss, suggested participants at a meeting at the education ministry yesterday.
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM

HC summons Apex boss, staff

The High Court yesterday summoned on May 24 three officials of a footwear factory in Gazipur's Kaliakoir upazila to explain their role
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Three tiger cubs die in Cox's Bazar

All three cubs of tigress Jyoti born in Dulahazara Safari park in Cox's Bazar have died.
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM

CAAB staff's detention triggers chaos at airport

Chaos erupted at the capital's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday after security staff of Civil Aviation Authority of
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Rapid steps to be taken for implementation

Rapid steps will be taken to implement the Land Boundary Agreement after discussions between Bangladesh and India, said Indian High
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Protest against sexual assault during Baishakh celebration met with police brutality

Police yesterday used brute force to crush a demonstration against their failures to make any arrest over the Pahela Baishakh sexual assault on women.
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM

17 Myanmar citizens among 142 held

Police in overnight drives arrested 142 people including 17 Myanmar citizens in different upazilas of Chittagong yesterday.
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Cut vacation in half

Educational institutions which incurred academic loss due to hartals and blockades of the BNP-led alliance can reduce their summer
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Indian NGO giving free prostheses for amputees at Nitor

An Indian NGO is providing free artificial limbs to amputees in association with the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic
9 May 2015, 20:29 PM