Roanu-marooned people in misery

Several thousand cyclone stricken people in Tajumuddin upazila of Bhola are passing miserable days under the open sky.
22 May 2016, 10:36 AM

Launch, ferry services resume

After about 24-hour halt, launch and ferry services resume across the country.
21 May 2016, 15:35 PM

Why is the cyclone called Roanu?

The cyclonic storm Roanu is named by Maldives. “Roanu” means “coir rope” in Maldivian (Dhivehi).
21 May 2016, 13:55 PM

Cyclone Roanu: Sunday’s HSC, equivalent exams rescheduled

The government reschedules the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations scheduled for May 22 as Cyclone Roanu left a trail of devastation in many parts of the country.
21 May 2016, 13:24 PM

Cyclone Roanu hits power distribution hard

The power distribution system has been seriously disrupted today, in the cyclone-hit areas of Chittagong, Comilla and other coastal districts.
21 May 2016, 12:34 PM

Goods handling remains suspended at Chittagong port

Goods loading and unloading from all ships remain suspended at Chittagong seaport since the morning as Cyclone Roanu nears the Barisal-Chittagong coast.
21 May 2016, 05:43 AM

Cyclone Roanu: 20 killed in 5 districts

At least 20 people have been killed in Chittagong, Bhola, Cox's Bazar, Noakhali and Patuakhali as Cyclonic storm Roanu makes its impact across the country. It crossed Bangladesh in the evening, leaving a trail of devastation.
21 May 2016, 03:40 AM

Dhaka University: Can it still lead us?

Professor Dr. A A M S Arefin Siddique, Vice Chancellor, University of Dhaka, talks to Amitava Kar about how the spirit of Dhaka University remains intact despite many limitations
20 May 2016, 18:00 PM

School student killed in Kushtia bomb blast

A school student is killed and another injured in a crude bomb blast in Kushtia Sadar upazila.
20 May 2016, 06:48 AM

Water transport shut as cyclone Roanu gets closer

As cyclone Roanu moved inside a thousand kilometres near Bangladesh’s coast, authorities have suspended water transport through the country until further notice. Met office is optimistic the cyclone will lose steam with rainfall as it makes landfall tomorrow along Chittagong-Noakhali coast.
20 May 2016, 05:30 AM

Auto-owners besiege Thakurgaon municipality

Owners and drivers of diesel-run three-wheelers and battery-run auto-rickshaws, with their vehicles, besieged Thakurgaon Municipality
19 May 2016, 18:00 PM

4 missing in Pabna

Four people, including three of a family, have been missing for the last ten days since May 10 in Pabna as plainclothes men
19 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Patients suffer in Bogra clinics, hospitals

Medical technologists and pharmacists of the district observed a two-hour work abstention for the last two days in their respective work
19 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Cyclone Roanu heads towards Bangladesh

After battering the Indian coast for last two days, the first cyclone of the monsoon is heading north to Bangladesh.
19 May 2016, 12:57 PM

3 high-ups of edu ministry made OSD

Three officials of the education ministry have been withdrawn and punitively made officer on special duty (OSD) today.
19 May 2016, 12:05 PM

138 children raped in last 4 months: Report

A total of 138 children were raped during the first four months of the current year, according to a report revealed by Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum.
19 May 2016, 06:12 AM

Crops, houses damaged as storm hits different areas

A college student was killed and a number of houses and vast croplands were damaged as storms lashed Panchagarh and Jhenidah districts on Tuesday.
18 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Digital driving licence to be costlier by 50%

The cost of digital smart card driving licence is likely to go up by about 50 percent following Cabinet Purchase Committee's approval of a tender proposed by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA).
18 May 2016, 14:11 PM

Lightning kills 3 cows

Three cows were killed by lighting in Dhamoirhat upazila of Naogaon district on Monday evening. Locals said a thunderbolt struck the
17 May 2016, 18:00 PM

200 families homeless as Jamuna erosion serious

Erosion by the Jamuna River has rendered over 200 hundred families under five unions of two upazilas homeless in the last five days.
17 May 2016, 18:00 PM