Mithapukur upazila chairman, 2 vice-chairmen removed

Chairman, vice chairman and female vice chairman of Mithapukur Upazila Parishad in Rangpur district have been removed from their
21 June 2016

Gaibandha farmers opt for sesame cultivation

Sesame (teel) farming on fallow lands is gaining popularity in different areas of the district and farmers are earning a better profit than
21 June 2016

Villagers build bamboo bridge on self-help basis

People of three char villages along the Teesta River basin have built a bamboo bridge on voluntary basis over a tributary at Tambulpur
21 June 2016

‘Crossfire’ not solution but weakness: Menon

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon says that terrorism cannot be controlled by killing alleged militants in encounters as he thinks that ‘crossfire’ shows the weakness and failure of law enforcement agencies.
21 June 2016

Rights group protest harassment of vested property claimers

Rights activists today threatened to wage a movement if the government does not intervene to stop the impediments to the legal procedure and harassment suffered by vested property claimers.
21 June 2016

Bangladeshi businessman gunned down in S Africa

A Bangladeshi businessman was gunned down by terrorists in Lucy Krishy town of South Africa on Monday night.
21 June 2016

Elephant kills man

A man was killed by an elephant in Bengchari area under Kaptai upazila of the district on Sunday. The victim is Sonadhan Chakma, 37, a
20 June 2016

Locals block road, torch killer vehicle in Noakhali

Locals blocked Choumuhani-Sonaimuri road at Bagadia under Sonaimuri upazila of the district and set fire to a pick-up van yesterday
20 June 2016

Group out to grab power illegally abandoned arms, ammo: DMP

A vested group, which wants to grab state power by creating anarchy, might have dumped firearms and ammunition in a canal in Dhaka’s Uttara area, police say.
20 June 2016

EU to give $2.26m for Roanu victims

The European Commission declares it will provide US$ 2.26 million for the victims of cyclone Roanu in Bangladesh under humanitarian grounds.
19 June 2016

Verdict on 8 Jamalpur ‘Al-Badr men’ any day

A tribunal in Dhaka is to deliver verdict any day in a case filed against eight Jamalpur “Al-Badr men” for their offences during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
19 June 2016

Child marriage bid foiled

A schoolgirl was saved from child marriage in Bahubol upazila of Habiganj district on Friday night. Jhuma Akther, 14, a Class VIII student
18 June 2016

Family meets Quasem at Kashimpur jail

Family members of condemned war crimes convict Jamaat leader Mir Quasem Ali met with him at Kashimpur jail in Gazipur.
18 June 2016

Jihan's Story, Greece

Like so many others, 34-year-old Jihan was willing to risk everything in order to escape war-torn Syria and find safety for her family.
17 June 2016

Mouhamad's journey

Mouhamad, a 40-year-old dentist and poet, lived in Aleppo, Syria, for many years. In his dental clinic, he offered
17 June 2016

Saving Our Drowning Humanity

In the last week of May, at least 1,050 migrants and asylum-seekers died in the Mediterranean Sea, victims of the international
17 June 2016

Eid allowance: RMG workers for payment before 20th Ramadan

Different garment workers' associations call upon the factory owners to pay the apparel workers’ salary and Eid allowance before the 20th Ramadan.
17 June 2016

Spl crackdown ends, 194 ‘militants’ held

Police conclude a weeklong special crackdown with the arrest of 194 suspected militants including 151 members of banned outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
17 June 2016

CPJ lauds arrest of Tutul 'attacker'

The Committee to Protect Journalists praises the arrest of a suspect who took part in the killing attempt on publisher Ahmedur Rashid Tutul last year.
17 June 2016

Lightning kills 2 kids

Two minor boys were killed in a lightning strike at Sardarpara village in Melandah upazila of the district yesterday. The
16 June 2016