Online registration for maids starts soon: Minister

Online registration for people who seeking domestic jobs in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia begins across the country soon, says the expatriate welfare minister
17 February 2015, 09:56 AM

In pain, in panic

“I will die. Doctors said I will not survive,” Anwar Hossain kept repeating, lying in his bed at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
16 February 2015, 18:30 PM

Withdraw hill restrictions

The Chittagong Hill Tracts International Commission has expressed grave concern over the home ministry order banning any unsupervised meeting or talking with the adivasis and restricting foreigners' access to the hill districts.
15 February 2015, 23:33 PM

Baby Nazneen freed minutes after detention

Prominent singer Baby Nazneen has been picked up when she went to visit BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office in Dhaka
15 February 2015, 14:50 PM

Almost 200 pilot whales stranded in New Zealand

Almost 200 pilot whales have stranded themselves on New Zealand's South Island, as rescuers and volunteers raced to refloat them
13 February 2015, 08:15 AM

Kids made to stand in the sun for hours

More than one thousand students from 25 education institutions, mostly schools in Motijheel and adjacent areas, were made to stand in the sun for two and a half hours for a human chain yesterday.
12 February 2015, 23:46 PM

Trial, not talks

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government would sue BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for "instigating, patronising and financing" the ongoing violence that left around 70 people dead in the country.
11 February 2015, 22:44 PM

So many deaths, no proper explanation

Deaths of 32 patients, including 10 babies, in less than 24 hours have brought to the fore allegations of negligence in treating patients at the MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital in Sylhet.
10 February 2015, 22:48 PM

SSC exams stumble again

Defying all odds, the first paper of the Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations was held yesterday peacefully amid tight security, but only to meet with fresh uncertainties ahead.
6 February 2015, 20:00 PM

Another major gold haul

In yet another major haul, customs intelligence yesterday seized 61 kgs of gold from a Biman aircraft at Shahjalal International Airport.
2 February 2015, 19:30 PM

Syed Mujtaba Ali - a pioneer of our Language Movement

How many among us know Syed Mujtaba Ali as a great nationalist or as a Language Movement activist?
10 February 2009, 18:00 PM

Remembering Moulana Bhasani

Moulana Bhasani fought uncompromisingly for the oppressed people during his whole life.
16 November 2007, 18:00 PM