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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A CANDID DIPLOMAT

In conversation with H.E. Mr. Shiro Sadoshima, the outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
17 April 2015

JAPAN: An all-weather friend of Bangladesh

Japan recognised the People's Republic of Bangladesh on February 10th, 1972, soon after its independence. Japan was thus one of the
17 April 2015

If this is not sexual assault, what is?

The CCTV footage that police released yesterday clearly shows multiple incidents of sexual assault on women by rowdy men during the
17 April 2015

Capitalism root cause of discriminations against adivasis

The root cause of discrimination faced by the indigenous communities in Bangladesh is the practice of capitalism, said Prof Serajul
17 April 2015

Bangladesh, Serbia keen to revive ties

Bangladesh and Serbia emphasised reviving bilateral relations with a particular focus on economic cooperation.
17 April 2015

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

Govt not sure of any Bangladeshi victim

Foreign-owned shops in South Africa were attacked and looted in eastern Johannesburg yesterday, the latest in a series of xenophobic
17 April 2015

Rotary int'l, Bondhu Foundation to provide 'Bondhu Chula'

Rotary International District 3281 and Bondhu Foundation, supported by German International Cooperation (GIZ), signed a memorandum
17 April 2015

JU suspends 8 students

The Jahangirnagar University authorities yesterday temporarily suspended eight Chhatra League activists for their alleged involvement
17 April 2015

Mahi for safe neighbourhoods

Mahi B Chowdhury, Bikolpodhara Bangladesh-backed candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation, yesterday pledged to build a safe and clean city.
16 April 2015

Outrage keeps pouring in

Different social and political organisations, citizens' platforms and individuals yesterday demanded immediate arrest and exemplary
16 April 2015