Bangladeshis asked to keep business outlets closed

The Bangladeshi High Commission in Pretoria yesterday asked the Bangladeshi expatriates in South Africa to stay alert and keep their shops and business outlets closed until the ongoing xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals end.
21 April 2015, 18:00 PM

136 more returning from Yemen tonight

More 136 Bangladeshis returns from Yemen by a special flight of national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines tonight.
21 April 2015, 09:58 AM

Bangladesh’s state minister for home finds no evidence of sexual assault in video footage

State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said he had found no evidence of sexual assault on women during the Pahela Baishakh celebrations on the Dhaka University campus in the video footage.
20 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Ways to restore Dhaka's liveability well known

The problems making Dhaka an unliveable city and the solutions to reverse the situation are both known, several mayoral aspirants
20 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Mosquito main public nuisance in north Dhaka

The mosquito menace is a major cause of public nuisance in Dhaka north, Awami League-blessed candidate Annisul Huq revealed
20 April 2015, 18:00 PM

136 more Bangladeshis return from Yemen today

One hundred and thirty six more Bangladeshis, who were evacuated from Yemen, will return to Dhaka today by a special flight of Biman
20 April 2015, 18:00 PM

HC wants list of risky structures from Rajuk by April 26

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has yet to comply with a High Court order that directed it two years ago to submit a list of
20 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Kalyanpur slum dwellers in capital sceptical about mayoral promises

A few minutes after mayor aspirant for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Annisul Huq left Kalyanpur slum, dwellers there scoffed
19 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Jhigatola-Hajaribagh residents worried over free, fair franchise

Little of the major problems plaguing Jhigatola-Hajaribagh in the capital came up during campaigns for Dhaka South City Corporation poll's
19 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Manzill Murshid sues unknown persons for identity theft on Facebook

Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh President Manzill Murshid yesterday filed a case with New Market Police Station against some
19 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Marriage registration eradicates social curses in shoal areas

It was quite unthinkable even a decade ago that the extremely poor char (shoal) people living on the Brahmaputra basin could think
19 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Protests resound in capital five days into incident without any arrest

The capital saw a plethora of protests for the fifth day yesterday against Pahela Baishakh's mass molestation of women at Suhrawardy Udyan but a group of Dhaka University's fine arts students was denied entrance to Shahbagh Police Station when they tried to protest on the premises against “the cops' gross negligence in duty on the day of the incident”.
19 April 2015, 18:00 PM

CUTA condemns Pahela Baishak's mass molestation on DU campus

Chittagong University Teachers Association (Cuta) yesterday protested the mass molestation of women during Pahela Baishakh celebrations on
19 April 2015, 18:00 PM

AIUB VC gives speech at Philippines embassy on women's empowerment

The Philippines Embassy in Bangladesh celebrated the International Women Month 2015 in its function room on Friday in Dhaka to pay
19 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Demand for exemplary punishment ringing

Demands continued to come in protests and through social media and statements yesterday for arrest of and trial-based exemplary
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Autistic children need extra care, attention

Extra care and special attention are needed to help autistic children overcome their mental barriers, said Prof Shaheen Akhter, a pediatric
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Workshop on eucalyptus plantation impact held in Ctg

More research should be conducted on eucalyptus plantation to assess its impact on the environment and to decide on its plantation,
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM

20 more Bangladeshis to get Russian scholarships

Twenty more Bangladeshi students will get scholarships this year to study nuclear energy at under-graduate and post-graduate levels in
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh, Serbia keen to revive ties

Bangladesh and Serbia emphasised reviving bilateral relations with a particular focus on economic cooperation.
17 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Dhaka complained of security lapses

Dhaka has complained to New Delhi about security lapses during President Abdul Hamid's visit to India in last December for talks to
17 April 2015, 18:00 PM