Under construction bridge lacks required height

An under construction bridge on the Ichhamoti River in Sirajdikhan upazila under the district is likely to pose serious threat to the water transports plying under the bridge in the rainy season as the structure lacks required height.
1 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Bus strike withdrawn

The bus strike on Chittagong-Khagrachhari road was withdrawn on Tuesday after three days of its enforcement following a clash
1 June 2016, 18:00 PM

120 Indian cows seized

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 120 Indian cows worth about Tk 1 crore from Daulatpur area of Jessore yesterday. On
1 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Network restored, Airtel says

Mobile operator Airtel successfully restores its network more than 12 hours after technical glitches disrupted its operation on June 1, 2016 around midnight.
1 June 2016, 14:00 PM

ICT reading out summary verdict on 3 Habiganj ‘war criminals’

A tribunal in Dhaka starts reading out the summary verdict in a case filed against three war criminal suspects from Habiganj on charges of crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
1 June 2016, 04:32 AM

Lightning kills 3 of a family in Noakhali

Three members of a family were killed by lightning in Musapur Union under Companiganj upazila of the district yesterday.
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM

32-km Sylhet road to be upgraded to nat'l highway

The government is going to upgrade Airport-Salutikar-Companiganj-Bholaganj road, one of the battered roads in Sylhet, to a national
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Abducted schoolgirl traceless for 7 days

A schoolgirl, abducted from Sapher Ghera area under Lama upazilla of Bandarban district on May 24, is yet to be rescued.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

500 families under erosion threat in Sylhet

At least 500 families of Shimulkandi village under Kadimnagar union of Sylhet Sadar upazila have been passing their days in panic as
29 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Capital punishment to Konika's killer demanded

Teachers and students of different educational institutions formed a human chain at Mohipur Intersection in Sadar upazila yesterday,
28 May 2016, 18:00 PM

An awakened village

It's 8:30 on a cloudy Friday morning and I am having freshly baked cookies with coffee. It feels like home except that I am not.
27 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Salim Osman won't apologise to Narayanganj teacher

Declining to apologise to schoolteacher Shyamal Kanti Bhakta for humiliating him publicly, Salim Osman MP says he might apologise to Health Minister Mohammad Nasim instead.
26 May 2016, 15:12 PM

Youth picked up by 'lawmen' traceless for 5 days

A youth of Jessore town, who was picked up by men introducing themselves as law enforcers on Saturday, still remains traceless.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Lightning kills schoolboy

A schoolboy was killed by lightning at Rupkhali village in Sadar upazila of the district yesterday. The deceased is Jobayer Hossain, 14, son
24 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Journo, wife hurt in attack by UP member

A journalist and his wife were injured in an attack allegedly by a union parishad member in Dhunat upazila of the district on Monday
24 May 2016, 18:00 PM

PUST employees lock administrative bldg

Officers and employees of Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) yesterday locked the administrative building of the
24 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Campaigners press for higher tax on tobacco

Anti-tobacco campaigners demand higher taxes on tobacco products for the budget of 2016-17 to reduce its consumption and health risks.
24 May 2016, 14:48 PM

Life-term convict flees from police custody

Wearing hand-cuffs and shackles, a life-term convict flees away from police custody by jumping off a Mymensingh-bound moving train in Trishal area.
24 May 2016, 14:32 PM

Journalists, media employees demand 9th Wage Board

Sangbadik-Sramik-Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SSKOP), a platform for journalists and media personnel today threatened to go on a greater movement if their demand for the announcement of the 9th Wage Board for media people is not met by a month.
23 May 2016, 11:15 AM

Derailment on Dhaka-Mymensingh route: Train service resumes after 5hrs

Rail communication of Dhaka with Mymensingh is restored after five hours of disruption following a train derailment in Gazipur city today.
23 May 2016, 04:44 AM