19 brokers sending Bangladeshis to Libya illegally identified

At least 19 Bangladeshi brokers, who are allegedly cheating and trafficking fellow countrymen into Libya illegally, are identified, say officials at Bangladesh embassy in Tripoli.
6 May 2016, 13:45 PM

Transport workers’ strike in Ctg Monday

Bangladesh Road Transport Worker’s Federation announced to enforce a 24-hr strike for Monday in greater Chittagong to meet their six-point demand.
6 May 2016, 11:43 AM

Rana Plaza: US court scraps case against 3 retailers

Judge in Delaware dismisses lawsuit filed against three major US clothing retailers following massive collapse of Rana Plaza complex, where over 1,100 people died in 2013.
6 May 2016, 11:38 AM

‘Nizami’s death penalty execution after all legal procedure’

The death sentence of condemned war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami will be executed after maintaining all legal procedure, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says.
6 May 2016, 07:19 AM

HSC exams rescheduled for hartal

The government reschedules the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations scheduled for Sunday due to the 24-hour hartal called by Jamaat-e-Islami.
5 May 2016, 13:54 PM

Security beefed on SC premises ahead of Nizami’s review plea verdict

The government beefed up security in the Supreme Court area this morning ahead of the verdict on war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami’s petition seeking review of the SC judgement that upheld his death penalty for wartime crimes.
5 May 2016, 05:33 AM

Take steps to stop coaching business, DSHE to officials

The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) asks all the concerned officials across the country to implement the policy to stop teachers from doing coaching business.
4 May 2016, 16:07 PM

A luxury car bought dodging tax seized in Dhaka

Customs intelligence seizes a luxury sports car worth around Tk 10 crore from Banani area in Dhaka that was purchased by dodging tax.
4 May 2016, 11:23 AM

Bodies of two missing men found in Padma

The bodies of two people, who had gone missing after a sand-laden trawler capsized in the Padma River in Shibalaya upazila on Sunday,
3 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Classes hampered as storm damages school in Bhaluka

Students of Medila Adarsha High School in Bhaluka upazila of the district cannot attend classes as the tin-roofed school was badly
3 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Solar power brightens life of Teesta char people

With the installation of an 1800 watt solar panel at Char Nayarhat Bazar in Paschim Haldibari village, the lives of residents of Teesta
3 May 2016, 18:00 PM

People fear to talk: Sultana Kamal

Human rights activist Sultana Kamal today observed that people are afraid to talk.
3 May 2016, 13:08 PM

Long-haul bus fare cut by 3 paisa per kilometre

The government decides to reduce passenger fare by 3 paisa per kilometre for long haul buses following the recent cuts in fuel prices.
3 May 2016, 09:20 AM

Farmer dies of heatstroke

A farmer died of heatstroke in Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Abu Hossain, 30, son of
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Cargo vessel owners withdraw strike

Cargo vessel owners call off their strike following the government’s assurance of a fresh wage structure for the workers in the sector.
2 May 2016, 11:14 AM

Move to build market on playground protested

Local people formed a human chain and held a rally in the district town yesterday, demanding cancellation of the decision of building a
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM

The World's Bishwa-Kobi

A little less than a hundred years ago, Bishwa-Kobi Rabindranath Tagore, wrote a poem that he had titled simply “Shakespeare”.
29 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Malaysia to announce foreign workers’ recruitment soon, says Deputy PM

The Malaysian government will announce a decision on the intake of foreign workers soon, says Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
29 April 2016, 06:18 AM

ESCAP projects 6.8% growth for 2016

In contrary to the government’s growth expectation of beyond 7 percent for 2016, a United Nations body has said it would not exceed 6.8 percent.
28 April 2016, 05:14 AM

Sugar mill workers stage demo

Workers of Natore Sugar Mills staged a demonstration in front of the factory yesterday to press home their six-point demand. Workers of
27 April 2016, 18:00 PM