US expresses support for war crime trials

The US supports bringing to justice those who committed atrocities in the 1971 Liberation War, recognising that it is an important
15 April 2015

US congressman happy over normalcy’s return

Republican Congressman Steve Chabot during a meeting with Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Tuesday
15 April 2015

Colleagues start six-day strike

Buet Teachers Association started their six-day work abstention yesterday protesting an assault on a colleague by ruling Awami League
13 April 2015

Kerry greets Bangladeshis on national new year

US Secretary of State John Kerry, on behalf of President Obama and Americans, has greeted Bangla-speaking people marking Bangla New
13 April 2015

Kamaruzzaman buried in Sherpur

Executed war criminal Kamaruzzaman was buried at his village Kumri Mudipara in Sherpur early yesterday.
12 April 2015

Driverless train runs backwards for 27km

It was bizarre. A train ran 27km backwards yesterday, crossing three stations in Rajbari, without its driver. The train -- Faridpur Express -- could finally be stopped near Pangsha station thanks to a ticket checker's presence of mind.
12 April 2015

Barisal Church pond almost filled ignoring vehement protest

Despite protest by the Christians, an old pond belonging to Barisal Saint Peter's Church adjacent to Barisal District and Sessions Judge's
12 April 2015

Tobacco companies flouting law thru open ads

Tobacco companies are putting on advertisements at shops across the country, although it is a “punishable offence”, said anti-tobacco
12 April 2015

Foolproof security for Pohela Boishakh: DMP

Police today assured of foolproof security throughout Dhaka ahead of Pohela Boishakh celebrations – the Bangla new year.
12 April 2015

Journey to justice

Kamaruzzaman was arrested along with his party colleague Abdul Quader Mollah on July 13, 2010 in connection with a criminal case.
11 April 2015

Manju gets show cause notice

Returning officer yesterday issued a show cause notice to BNP-backed mayoral candidate Manjur Alam Manju in Chittagong City
10 April 2015

Is poetry dying?

Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings…” while “poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.”
10 April 2015

11 Bangladeshis return home

Eleven Bangladeshis, who had taken shelter in Djibouti after being evacuated from war-torn Yemen, reached home yesterday afternoon.
10 April 2015

Survivors still crying for compensation

Almost two years have passed since Rana Plaza collapsed on April 24 leaving 1,136 people dead and hundreds injured but the survivors
10 April 2015

8km tailback on Dhaka-Ctg road

An eight-kilometre tailback was created on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway as a truck got stuck on Meghna-Gomati Bridge in Gazaria of
10 April 2015

Dhaka finally gets German envoy after ten months' void

Amid diplomatic tension with Berlin, Dhaka finally received after a void of 10 months a new German ambassador, Thomas Prinz, who
9 April 2015

125 female cops fly for Congo to join UN peacekeeping mission

A unit of 125 female police flew for Congo yesterday to join the UN peacekeeping mission there .
9 April 2015

Kamaruzzaman seeks time to 'think about' mercy petition

With differing views coming in over how much time a war criminal would get to ask for presidential clemency, death-row convict Muhammad Kamaruzzaman yesterday...
9 April 2015

DoE launches online application for clearance certificate

The Department of Environment (DoE) launched the online application submission system for environment clearance certificate yesterday.
8 April 2015

UN official urges Bangladesh to halt execution

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in a statement on Wednesday urged the Bangladesh government to halt the
8 April 2015