Bangladesh
Teachers to inspect educational institutions: Nahid
The chiefs of school, college, madrasa and technical educational institutions will inspect other similar institutions from now on to evaluate their performance, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says today.
18 October 2015, 08:47 AM
Bangladesh eyes $1bn from IT outsourcing
Bangladesh seeks $1 billion export earnings from IT outsourcing as it makes its mark at Gitex Technology Week 2015.
18 October 2015, 08:30 AM
DU ‘Ga’ unit result published, 17.56% pass
The admission test result of Ga (C) unit under business faculty of Dhaka University for 2015-2016 Session is published today.
18 October 2015, 08:06 AM
Fish production doubles as farming gets popular
The country’s fish production has nearly doubled over the last decade thanks to popularity of fish farming. Consequently, the overall fish production increased by around 88 percent during this period.
18 October 2015, 07:58 AM
PM for stern action against child abusers
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina warns of stern actions against children repressors and killers.
18 October 2015, 07:15 AM
Tavella murder blueprint unearthed: DMP chief
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia said they have unearthed the conspiracy and blueprint behind the killing of Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella.
18 October 2015, 07:01 AM
Software Technology Park opens for IT start-ups
A Software Technology Park is inaugurated that will prioritise start-up businesses in the information technology (IT) sector of Bangladesh.
18 October 2015, 06:27 AM
6 idols desecrated in Satkhira Hindu temple
Miscreants desecrate six idols at a temple in Satkhira Sadar upazila early today, hours before start of the Durga Puja, the biggest Hindu religious festival.
18 October 2015, 05:16 AM
2 burnt in Bangshal shoe factory fire
At least two workers were burnt as a fire broke out at a shoe manufacturing factory in Bangshal area of Dhaka.
18 October 2015, 05:09 AM
Is money above the law?
We are appalled to see that influence and money has gotten the better of the law in a recent incident. We hope that the record is straightened out and that ours is a society based on laws, not influence, is established.
17 October 2015, 18:00 PM
SUVs and Rickshaws
The key facts of the case I analyse here are as follows: An underage driver crashed into two rickshaws. He was caught red-handed. Police officers who responded to the incident have given statements confirming that the perpetrator was drunk, that he did not hold a driver's licence.
17 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Terror threat in Bangladesh 'real, credible'
Amid concerns following the killing of an Italian aid worker and a Japanese citizen, the US Embassy in Dhaka yesterday updated its
17 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Gonojagoron Mancha’s Imran gets death threat
Gonojagoron Mancha spokesman Imran H Sarker says that he gets death threat through his Facebook page.
17 October 2015, 13:05 PM
Secretaries meet on the bank of Padma
Secretaries of different ministries hold a meeting at the bank of the Padma River and discuss several issues including Padma bridge project.
17 October 2015, 11:40 AM
GP to launch iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus
Mobile phone operator Grameenphone will offer iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus from November 5.
17 October 2015, 10:01 AM
'Couple' found dead in Rajshahi
Police recover the bodies of young man and a woman from a rented house in Rajshahi city.
17 October 2015, 07:58 AM
Green Dhaka possible in 3yrs: Annisul
A united effort can make Dhaka green in three years, Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq says.
17 October 2015, 07:05 AM
‘Robber’ hurt in Joypurhat ‘gunfight’ dies
An alleged robber, who was injured in a “gunfight”, in Joypurhat Sadar upazila, dies at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogra.
17 October 2015, 05:33 AM
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed receives World Food Prize
Brac Founder and Chairperson Sir Fazle Hasan Abed receives the 2015 World Food Prize for his outstanding contribution to enhance the world's production and distribution of food to those most in need.
16 October 2015, 11:45 AM
BNP terms PM’s remarks on Khaleda ‘baseless’
BNP terms Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's remark accusing Khaleda Zia of conspiring from abroad to tarnish the country’s image through killing foreigners as “baseless and fabricated”.
16 October 2015, 10:38 AM