17 killed in Tangail, Sylhet, Jhalakathi road crashes

Seventeen people are killed and 73 injured in separate road accidents in Tangail, Sylhet and Jhalakathi.
17 September 2016, 04:40 AM

The Dhaka Masterpiece Paintings

My friend Charles Greig is a distinguished British Art historian and scholar. He was born in 1955 of aristocratic British and
16 September 2016, 18:00 PM

16 killed in Brahmanbaria, Madaripur, Tangail road crashes

At least 16 people are killed in separate road accidents in Brahmanbaria, Madaripur and Tangail districts.
16 September 2016, 04:34 AM

Overloaded truck causes further damage to risky bridge

Road communication between Nilphamari and Panchagarh via Domar remained suspended for a few hours as an overloaded stone carrying truck damaged an already vulnerable bridge over the Dhepa River near Kachua Chowrongi Bazar in Nilphamari Sadar upazila yesterday morning.
15 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Bridge lies unused for want of road

One year into the construction, a bridge over Jaramnadi canal in Sundarganj upazila under the district has yet to become usable due to lack of connecting roads.
15 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Upstream water floods Moulvibazar

Heavy rain coupled with onrush of water from the hills in the upstream has triggered flash flood in vast areas of Kamalganj upazila under Moulvibazar district, rendering one thousand families marooned.
15 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Tongi factory disaster: Search on amid stench of death

Stench of the dead weigh heavy in the air around the collapsed Tampaco Foils Limited where a search operation continues to find remains of the missing people.
15 September 2016, 07:06 AM

Another Tampaco fire victim dies; death toll now 34

Another man who suffered serious burn injuries at 'Tampaco Foils' factory fire in Tongi BSCIC Industrial area on Saturday dies at a private clinic in the capital, raising the death toll in the fatal fire incident to 34.
14 September 2016, 06:03 AM

Rain likely on Eid day

Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at country's different places in the morning on the day of Eid-ul-Azha tomorrow while it may intensify in the afternoon.
12 September 2016, 11:12 AM

Gazipur factory fire: Authorities report 12 missing persons

The district authorities put the number of missing persons at 12, three higher from yesterday’s figure.
12 September 2016, 06:48 AM

Another victim of savagery

With his hands tied behind him, he was beaten mercilessly for 'stealing' T-shirt and trouser from a mess in
11 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Son traceless in Malaysia

Family members of one of the victims who fell prey to a human trafficking gang active in shoal areas of Rangabali
11 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Tongi factory disaster: Death toll climbs to 29

Four more bodies have been found from the rubble of Gazipur’s Tampaco Foils Limited raising the factory disaster death toll to 29 with many more missing. The fire that has proved hard to put out has been finally extinguished and rescue workers are now carrying out a search mission.
11 September 2016, 04:46 AM

Police are yet to register case

Police are yet to register a case in connection with the 'rape' of a schoolgirl in Niguari union under Gafargoan upazila.
10 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Free dying Louhaganj River

People from all walks of life formed a human chain beside the Louhajang River in Housing area of the town yesterday
10 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Launch intercity train service

Leaders of Panchagarh Nagorik Committee threatened to go for a tougher movement after Eid-ul-Azha if the intercity
10 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Tongi factory fire: Tk 2 lakh each for deceased families as compensation

Families of the deceased who are killed in a boiler explosion at a factory in Tongi of Gazipur will get Tk 1 lakh each as compensation, says State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu.
10 September 2016, 09:18 AM

10-km tailback on Dhaka-Chittagong highway

With only three days left before the holy Eid-ul-Azha, the mad rush for going home reaches its peak but there is still no respite from traffic congestion.
10 September 2016, 06:22 AM

Huseyn Shaheed SUHRAWARDY: An icon of democracy

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, known for his pivotal role in championing democracy in the Indian subcontinent, was born into an
9 September 2016, 18:00 PM

33 Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims dead in KSA

A total of 33 Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims die between August 7 and September 8 – because of various reasons including old age complications – in Saudi Arabia this year.
9 September 2016, 11:46 AM