2 killed in capital

The body of a man was found in a toilet of a hotel room while two youths were killed in separate incidents in the
21 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Three hurt workers die in port city

Three ship-breaking workers, who were injured in a gas-tank explosion at RA Ship-breaking Yard in Chittagong's
21 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Gonotantrik Bam Morcha to demo Nov 5 in solidarity with other protesters

Gonotantrik Bam Morcha yesterday announced holding a programme on November 5 to express solidarity with others demanding cancellation of the coal-based Rampal power plant project to preserve the Sundarbans, situated some 14 kilometres away.
21 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Accused Bikrom suspended by Gono Bishwabidyalay

The Gono Bishwabidyalay authorities yesterday suspended BBA first year student Bikrom Moni Das in an allegation of stabbing a girl to death at her school gate at Boardghar in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur on October 13.
21 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Khoka's health condition worsens in NY

The condition of BNP leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka, who is being treated in the US for cancer in the rib, has been deteriorating since the last couple of months.
21 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Question leak protesters to hold solidarity rally again tomorrow

Agitating medical college admission seekers will hold a solidarity rally at the capital's Shahbagh at 4:00pm tomorrow, renewing the demand for rerun of the entrance test.
21 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Hindu demotes celebrate Kumari Puja across Bangladesh

Hindu devotees yesterday celebrated Kumari Puja, a major attraction of Maha Ashtami, amid fanfare at Ramkrishna Mission's puja mandaps across the country.
21 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Garment sector can create 54 lakh new jobs in Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s garment exports would more than double if the country could capture 20 percent of China’s share in a year, as China has been shifting its manufacturing base to other sectors, according to a World Bank study.
21 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Re-cross-exam of 11 Rajon murder witnesses starts

Counsel for the key accused Kamrul Islam yesterday completed cross-examinations of 11 witnesses in 13-year-old
21 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Smuggled gold, mobiles, cigarettes seized at Ctg airport

Customs intelligence officials seized around 0.5kg of gold, 42 mobile phone sets and 20 cartons of foreign cigarettes
21 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Five laundromats fined in capital

The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined five washing factories Tk 27 lakh in the capital's Rupnagar for
21 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Biometric registration on trial run

The trial run of biometric SIM registration system will be inaugurated today.
20 October 2015, 18:00 PM

BDR mutiny convict dies in hospital

A former havilder of now defunct BDR, who was convicted of being involved in the massacre of its officers and their
20 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Pry school teachers to stage grand rally on Dec 24

Primary school teachers yesterday called for rallies at district- and division-level from November 1 to December 15,
20 October 2015, 18:00 PM

45 get this year's Meena Media Awards

Forty-five journalists, creative writers, television and radio programme producers were honoured with 11th Meena
20 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Doctors Without Borders bolsters fight for ending Kala Azar

New research about treating Post Kala Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis (PKDL), done by international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Mymensingh uncovered an improved treatment regimen.
20 October 2015, 18:00 PM

BMA, agitators at loggerheads

High Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) officials and representatives of agitators demanding fresh medical and dental college admission tests yesterday failed to reach consensus on forming a body to probe allegations that the September 18 tests' question papers were leaked.
20 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Harassed for no crime

The four employees of an NGO, arrested in a case filed under the Human Trafficking Act over a month ago, were granted bail by a Dhaka court yesterday as a police probe found no proof of their involvement.
19 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Five stranded workers return from Iraq

Five Bangladeshi migrant workers soon after returning from war-torn Iraq yesterday submitted a written complaint to National Human Rights Commission against a Bangladeshi recruiting agency, demanding compensations.
19 October 2015, 18:00 PM

RMG workers block highway for arrears in Savar

Several hundred workers of a readymade garment factory blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway at Radio colony of Dogormora in Savar yesterday, demanding their arrears.
19 October 2015, 18:00 PM