Process to send workers to Malaysia starts in Dec

Bangladesh government will start the process to send workers to Malaysia from December’s first week, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam says.
16 November 2016, 05:58 AM

Water transport strike called off

Sunamganj Water Transport Workers' Co-operative Association called off their strike yesterday following a meeting between the district
15 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Stalked schoolgirl in trauma

A Junior School Certificate (JSC) examinee could not sit for the mathematics examination due to abuse by a stalker on way to her
15 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Bamboo ladders set to make bridge usable!

Believe it or not, villagers use bamboo-made ladders to get on a bridge on the Kharia river in Phulpur upazila of the district, as it has
15 November 2016, 18:00 PM

2 wounded Santal men sent to jail

A Gaibandha court sends two Santal men, who were injured and arrested in a case filed for attacking police during a clash on November 6 at Gobindaganj upazila, to jail.
15 November 2016, 13:45 PM

10-km tailback on Dhaka-Sylhet highway

A 10-kilometre gridlock has been created on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Narayanganj district’s Gawsia area causing immense sufferings.
15 November 2016, 07:58 AM

Waterways strike on

Sunamganj Water Transport Workers' Cooperative Association went on an indefinite strike from November 10,
14 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Mahendranagar road still in sorry state

Road communication between the district and other parts of the country is still disrupted due to the awful condition
14 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Over 2,000 cattle die so far

Over 2,000 cattle, including cows, buffaloes and rams, in remote char areas of the district died due to incessant rain
14 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Gaibandha Santals refuse govt aid after eviction

Enraged, hungry, and out of work, ethnic minority Santals in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj are rejecting the government relief sent for them after eviction from their lands. They say they will not accept anything from the government "even if they die out of hunger".
14 November 2016, 07:22 AM

Protest continues

A two-day protest demanding punishment of those responsible for attacks on the Hindus in Nasirnagar of
13 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Sand lifting threat to croplands

Illegal sand lifting from the Bangalee river in Shaghata upazila of the district goes unabated, posing threat to the
13 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Villagers repair dyke to save crops

Residents of four villages under Kalapara upazila of the district have voluntarily started repairing a damaged
13 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Arson attack in Nasirnagar again

Miscreants set fire to a room of the house of a Hindu family in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria where the people of minority community have been living in fears following recent several attacks there.
13 November 2016, 09:13 AM

FAO to work for erosion-hit people

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will chalk out a plan to solve the problems of the erosion-hit farmers of the coastal areas,
12 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Elderly man killed by family members

Property-greedy family members beat dead an elderly man in Bhangura upazila of the district on Friday.
12 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Why can't we stop the stalking?

Unwanted attention is something that a woman has had to experience at some point of time in their lives. It's not something new and it
11 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Anomalies in distribution

Nekjan Begum, wife of late Azizul Islam of Kasharigasa village under Natore Sadar upazila died on January 1, 2012, but her old-age allowance is still being withdrawn regularly.
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM

14, including Bangladeshi expatriate, injured in KSA by projectiles fired from Yemen

Fourteen including a Bangladeshi were injured by projectiles fired by Yemen's Houthi group into Saudi Arabia.
10 November 2016, 15:25 PM

Bangladesh NGO wins Energy Globe Award at COP22

Tahzingdong, a Bangladeshi non government organisation, has won the Energy Globe Award in Earth category at COP22 this year for its community-based forest conservation project in Rrowangchhari area of Bandarban district.
10 November 2016, 12:50 PM