Villagers repair 2-km road thru' self-help

Taking spades and other tools from their homes, several hundred villagers of Boaldar union under Hakimpur upazila of the district
18 July 2016

Lalmonirhat floods worsen further

With the surge of floodwater from upstream in Teesta and Dharla rivers, the flood situation in Lalmonirhat has worsened.
18 July 2016

Maya rules out possibility of mega-quake

Relief and Disaster Management minister rules out the possibility of high magnitude earthquake in Bangladesh.
18 July 2016

Tk 10 lakh reward for militant who returns to normal life: Rab

Benazir Ahmed, director general of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), announces Tk 10 lakh reward if any activist of militant outfits returns to normal life and gives specific information about their activities.
18 July 2016

Missing trader rescued

Police rescued a trader of Naogaon, who had been missing for six days, from Kushtia yesterday. Islam Hossain, 26, of Chawkadheen
17 July 2016

Commuters suffer as bridge wall collapses

Road communications between Rowangchhari upazila and Bandarban district town has remained suspended since July 6 folowing collapse
17 July 2016

Land feud kills one

A youth was killed and seven others were injured in a clash over a disputed land at Raghunathpur village in Sadar upazila. The deceased is
16 July 2016

35 return from Indian jail

Twenty-nine Bangladeshi women and six children returned home through Benapole check post on Friday after serving three years' jail in
16 July 2016

Patrons of Gulshan, Sholakia attacks indentified: Home minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says the patrons of Gulshan and Sholakia terrorist attacks have been identified.
16 July 2016

Turkey crisis: No info on any Bangladeshi casualties

The Bangladesh Embassy in Ankara and the Consulate General of Bangladesh in Istanbul has not received any information regarding casualty of Bangladeshi nationals in Turkey following the coup situation.
16 July 2016

Shahidullah's sadhana

“Archimedes once made the remark: give me a farm spot to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world. Archimedes strived for the impossible. But I am making a realistic claim to you: Give me a dozen writers imbued with fresh thoughts and I will move Bangladesh"
15 July 2016

Seize connectivity as 'strategic opportunity'; PM Hasina at ASEM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lays importance on smooth connectivity among all countries and communities to secure peace, stability and prosperity saying connectivity should be taken as a strategic opportunity.
15 July 2016

11 Sundarbans robbers surrender to home minister

Eleven members of two Sundarbans-based robber gangs surrender and hand over 25 firearms to Home Minister Assaduzzaman Khan at Mongla port in Khulna.
15 July 2016

Child marriage bid foiled

A teenage girl was saved from early marriage at Parampasha under Nalchity upazila of the district on Wednesday night.
14 July 2016

Prothom Alo journalist aquitted in extortion case

A Patuakhali court yesterday acquitted Md Mizanur Rahman, Baufal correspondent of Prothom Alo, a Bangla newspaper, in an extortion
14 July 2016

200-year-old playground grabbed in Joypurhat

Frustration grips the people of Roar village in Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat as the 200-year-old playground in the locality has been
14 July 2016

Sale halted after unusual purchase for 2 days

Authorities of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) temporarily suspended sale of coal from Wednesday after 60,000 tonnes
14 July 2016

Common khutba for tomorrow’s jumma

Bangladesh Islamic Foundation authorities issue circular requesting imams of all mosques across the country to recite a common khutba (sermon) during the jumma prayer tomorrow.
14 July 2016

Tarana frustrated with call drop compensation

State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim alleges that she finds no compensation despite facing huge call drops in different parts of the country.
14 July 2016

Recent terror attacks won’t affect manpower export: Minister

Manpower export from Bangladesh to different countries will not be affected by recent militant attacks in Gulshan and Sholakia, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam says.
14 July 2016