Amnesty's statement sparks protest

Several organisations of rights and cultural activists and freedom fighters yesterday protested Amnesty International's recent statement
31 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Freethinking Mauled Once Again

In what appeared to be synchronised attacks on publishers of slain secularist writer-blogger Avijit Roy, unknown assailants hacked to death Faisal Arefin Dipan of Jagriti Prokashani and critically injured Shuddhoswar's Ahmedur Rashid Tutul yesterday. The body of 43-year-old Dipan was recovered from his second-floor office at Aziz Market in the capital.
31 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Convening committee for Greater Mymensingh Samity formed

A 19-member convening committee for the overall welfare and development of the Greater Mymensingh Samity was formed on October
31 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Two attacks might be ‘simultaneous’: Cop

The brutal attacks killing a publisher and injuring three others in the capital today may have been carried out at the same time, police suspect.
31 October 2015, 16:22 PM

Father’s fear came true

Prof Abul Kashem Fazlul Haque feared for his son when he heard of the attack on Avijit Roy’s publisher Ahmedur Rashid Tutul.
31 October 2015, 14:51 PM

12 fall sick after having dinner in Sylhet

Twelve members of two neigbouring families were hospitalised as they fell sick after having dinner at one of their houses in Baluchar area
30 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Investigators for shutting cargo vessel route through Sundarbans

Investigators said the cargo master was responsible for the sinking of the coal-carrying vessel in the Shela river inside the Sundarbans.
30 October 2015, 18:00 PM

18 Bangladeshi peacekeepers freed

South Sudan rebels on Thursday released 18 Bangladeshi peacekeepers they had taken captive, but were still holding 12 UN contractors
30 October 2015, 18:00 PM

YES, A BETTER DHAKA IS POSSIBLE!

Had traffic been more disciplined, had housing been a serious enterprise, had civic and public spaces been nurtured, and had the landscape of water and green been sustained, Dhaka would also have been a magnificent, livable place. And that city is possible.
30 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Tremor jolts Sylhet district

A tremor shook different parts of Sylhet district yesterday.
30 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Saheed Sinha Gold Medal introduced at DU

'Saheed Sinha Gold Medal' has been introduced at the Department of International Relations (IR) of Dhaka University
29 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Web platform to connect youths for girls' rights launched

Aiming to create awareness among the young people about child rights, child marriage and violence against women, "Hub for Change", an online platform for the girls' rights and youth activism, was launched yesterday.
29 October 2015, 18:00 PM

SITE stands by its reports on IS claims

The US-based SITE Intelligence Group has said it stands by its reports on the Islamic State's claims of responsibility for the killing of two foreigners and the bomb attacks on a Shia programme in Bangladesh.
28 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Correct data, political will must to ensure housing for urban poor

Correct demographic data on slums and their dwellers, proper financing mechanisms and strong political will to back poor-friendly housing policies are needed to solve the housing problem of the urban poor, speakers observed at a policy seminar yesterday.
28 October 2015, 18:00 PM

DU student, another held

Police yesterday arrested two persons, including a DU student, for allegedly dealing an illicit agreement of question paper leakage with an admission seeker of 'Ka' unit at the university's Jagannath Hall.
28 October 2015, 18:00 PM

JS body for developing railway clinic systems

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Ministry at a meeting yesterday discussed the latest progress of
28 October 2015, 18:00 PM

SC to hear Mojaheed, Nizami's petitions for lawyers Nov 2

The chamber judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday sent two petitions of convicted war criminals Jamaat-e-
27 October 2015, 18:00 PM

US not sure about IS presence in Bangladesh

A US State Department spokesperson has said the US is not certain about the presence of Islamic State in Bangladesh.
27 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Quake kills 280

Nearly 280 people were killed yesterday as a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake centred in the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan ripped across South Asia, toppling buildings, triggering stampedes and knocking out communication lines.
26 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Lone website that 'finds ISIS link'

Since the September 28 murder of Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella in Dhaka's diplomatic zone, one site seems to have taken it upon itself to link Bangladesh with ISIS.
26 October 2015, 18:00 PM