Jannati Hossain yet to be released

Young entrepreneur Jannati Hossain is yet to be released although the High Court granted her bail on March 12 in a case filed over
15 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Abducted boy’s body found at Sylhet cop’s house

The body of a kidnapped boy is recovered from a police constable’s house in Sylhet city
15 March 2015, 12:27 PM

DFID top official in Dhaka

Mark Lowcock, UK Permanent Secretary for Department for International Development (DFID), arrives in Dhaka on a two-day official visit
15 March 2015, 09:11 AM

US issues alert for Riyadh embassy

The US embassy in Riyadh has cancelled all consular services for Sunday and Monday due to "heightened security concerns"
15 March 2015, 06:28 AM

Rescue ends with death toll at seven

Rescue operation was called off on Friday, 23 hours after the roof of cement factory warehouse collapsed at Mongla, with the death toll
14 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Cable TV viewers forum wants representation in broadcast commission

Bangladesh Cable TV Viewers Forum yesterday placed a set of demands, including inclusion of its actual representative in the committee
14 March 2015, 18:00 PM

NU holds anti-blockade programme

Thousands of students and teachers of National University form human chains across the country demanding withdrawal of the ongoing blockade, which is badly hampering education
14 March 2015, 07:55 AM

Former Maldives president jailed for 13yrs

Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed is jailed for 13 years after being found guilty of terrorism for ordering arrest of a judge when he was in power in 2012
14 March 2015, 04:36 AM

Coordinated efforts a must

Speakers at a high-level side event at the multi-sector programme addressing violence against women at the UN have underscored the need for coordinated effort of the national and international communities to stop such crimes.
13 March 2015, 19:04 PM

Suspended SI 'missing'

Barisal police continues to maintain that a sub-inspector went “missing” after recently being suspended centring a case involving the torture and confinement of “his child bride”.
13 March 2015, 19:04 PM

Salinity on rise in coastal groundwater: Expert

Although salinity, which poses a threat to human health, is on the rise in costal aquifer due to the sea level rise, a new
13 March 2015, 19:04 PM

C'nawabganj Zila Samity AGM held

The annual general meeting (AGM) of Chapai Nawabganj Zila Samilty, Dhaka was held in the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh in the capital yesterday.
13 March 2015, 18:50 PM

A tribute to Jasimuddin

As old Greece had its Iliad and Odyssey and old India its Mahabharata and Ramayana, so modern Bengal does its Nakshi Kathar Math and Sojan Badiar Ghat.
13 March 2015, 18:00 PM

‘Basherkella chief’ held

Detectives today claimed to have detained the prime administrator of pro-Jamaat-e-Islami Facebook page Basherkella from Comilla
13 March 2015, 04:27 AM

Training on transnational crimes for Saarc cops ends in Dhaka

A three-week training for superintendent-ranked police officials from the Saarc countries ended in Dhaka yesterday with a hope to
12 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Magnito Digital to spread word on a2i Programme

Digital marketing agency Magnito Digital from now on will spread the word about the government's Access to Information (a2i)
12 March 2015, 18:00 PM

BCC drive against illegal footpath shops obstructed by 'rowdy youths'

A Barisal City Corporation (BCC) attempt to remove some 20 makeshift shops encroaching on footpaths along a 150-feet stretch of
12 March 2015, 18:00 PM

CJ for enhancing Dhaka CMM Court security

Chief Justice SK Sinha visited the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Dhaka following a bomb blast on its premises.
12 March 2015, 12:53 PM

Titas pipeline leaking gas for 4 days under Turag

The pipeline of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd which has been leaking gas under the river Turag since Sunday is yet to be fixed.
11 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Withdraw blockade, hartal, stop violence

A group of ruling Awami League lawmakers who are also physicians yesterday issued a 24-hour ultimatum on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to withdraw the ongoing blockade, and hartals and stop violence during those times, threatening to “resist it democratically”.
11 March 2015, 18:00 PM