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19 July 2022 Bangladesh
ACC looking into procurement anomalies at BR
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30 June 2022 Crime & Justice
Dhaka Airport: Passenger leaves behind Saudi riyal worth Tk 6cr
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30 June 2022 Crime & Justice
70 died in political clashes this year
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30 June 2022 City
101st birthday of DU
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30 June 2022 Campus
‘Enough with mere formalities’
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30 June 2022 Bangladesh
What steps taken for their birth certificates?
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30 June 2022 Bangladesh
‘Corruption, anarchy the new norm’
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30 June 2022 Politics

A lifetime of lifting people out of poverty

Each of the organisations founded by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed is dedicated to the welfare of people, said National Professor Anisuzzaman yesterday.
27 December 2019

Quality education top priority

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni yesterday said the government is working relentlessly to ensure quality of education along with improving human resources.
27 December 2019

Gaibandha-3 MP Yunus Ali no more

Awami League lawmaker from Gaibandha-3 Yunus Ali Sarker died at a hospital in Dhaka yesterday morning. He was 67.
27 December 2019

Remembering Syed Shamsul Haq

Be it verses, plays or stories -- Syed Shamsul Haq depicted a nation’s proud history with a mastery that no one else could hope to achieve in one life.
27 December 2019

Benapole Customs fails to achieve revenue target

Benapole Customs House has failed to achieve its revenue collection target for the period between July and November.
27 December 2019

Travelling Light

Recently I had a pleasant surprise when checking in for a flight at Dhaka airport. After I placed my suitcase on the weight scale, the ticketing agent looked at me, puzzled. “Sir, your luggage is so light that it is showing a negative weight.”
27 December 2019

Dhaka, Hanoi to work to double bilateral trade volume by 2021

Bangladesh and Vietnam want to work closely to enhance the bilateral trade volume from around US $1 billion to $2 billion by 2021.
27 December 2019

Govt to procure food grain directly from farmers thru app

The government will use a mobile application -- billed as “Krishoker App” -- to collect food grain directly from farmers across the country, said Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder yesterday.
27 December 2019

Boatman’s body recovered from Karnaphuli

Police recovered the body of a boatman at Banglabazar Ghat from the Karnaphuli river in the port city yesterday morning.
27 December 2019

Missing teen’s body found in septic tank

A teenager was found dead in a septic tank of a mosque in Kaunia upazila of Rangpur yesterday, 10 days after he had gone missing.
27 December 2019

Roof collapse in Cumilla kills one, injures ten

The roof of an under-construction building collapsed in Cumilla yesterday -- killing one worker and injuring 10, according to fire service.
27 December 2019

Barishal univ admission tests being held

The admission test of “Ka” unit of Barishal University (BU) for the 2019-2020 session will be held on the BU campus and 17 other local venues today. The exam is scheduled to take place between 11am and 12:30pm.
27 December 2019

Back to back accidents on same Kishoreganj road

Four people were killed in separate accidents across the country in the last two days, reports our correspondents and a news agency.
27 December 2019

BNP fears vote rigging in Ctg by-polls

With Chattogram-8 by-polls around two weeks away, BNP has expressed fears of vote rigging.
27 December 2019

Chief justice stresses coordination among state organs

There is no alternative to coordination of three organs of the state for greater interest of the nation, in making economic progress and for continuation of overall development, said Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain yesterday.
27 December 2019

Legal action to be taken against those involved in Ducsu incident: Monirul

Monirul Islam, spokesperson of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner says law enforcers will take legal action against those who were involved in Sunday’s incident at Ducsu building.
27 December 2019

Friendly terms needed between 3 state organs for rule of law

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain says there is no alternative to coordination of the three organs of the state for the greater interest of the nation, in making economic progress and for continuation of overall development.
27 December 2019

AL to name its candidates tomorrow: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says his party will finalise its candidates for the mayoral race in elections to two city corporations in Dhaka tomorrow.
27 December 2019

Gaibandha-3 MP Yunus Ali Sarker passes away

Awami League lawmaker from Gaibandha-3 Younus Ali Sarker dies at a hospital in Dhaka. He was 67.
27 December 2019

6 Huji men held in Dhaka

Police claim to have arrested six members of Banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad Bangladesh (Huji) in Badda of Dhaka.
27 December 2019