Rohingya genocide case to proceed
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22 July 2022 Rohingya Influx
Need 1 week to assess situation
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22 July 2022 Bangladesh
Noab hikes newspaper price by Tk 2 from Jul 25
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21 July 2022 Bangladesh
Yet-to-start mega projects: Consider putting them on hold
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21 July 2022 Bangladesh
‘You cannot remain silent’
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21 July 2022 Bangladesh

Ershad slams govt for 'graft, misrule'

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has proposed an election-time government comprising the political parties that have representatives in the current parliament.
24 March 2018

Democracy Index: Govt rejects German study

The government yesterday rejected the Bertelsmann Stiftung report which highlighted shrinking democratic practices in Bangladesh
24 March 2018

Colossal loss

Traffic congestion in Dhaka eats up around 5 million working hours every day and the average speed of vehicles during rush hours has come down to 5kmph, according to the Accident Research Institute of Buet.
24 March 2018

MARCH 25, 1971: Pakistan army unleashes terror

Bangladesh witnessed a deadliest night. Around 11:00pm, the army pounced on sleeping citizens of Dhaka.
24 March 2018

Blueprint for genocide

The planning and execution of genocidal brutality in history is marked by efforts to wipe out traces of such acts but surprisingly,
24 March 2018

40km Elevated Expressway: Govt moves to link highways

The government plans to build a nearly 40km elevated expressway from Hemayetpur in Savar to Madanpur in Narayanganj for creating a vital link between major highways. The East-West Elevated Expressway would allow traffic to switch highways and skip the congested streets of the capital. Vehicles on Dhaka-Aricha highway would be able to speed towards the Dhaka-Chittagong highway with options to go in the direction of Mawa and Sylhet.
24 March 2018

MARCH 24, 1971: Face-off and firing

From morning to night without any rest, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman continues to give speeches for the many processions
23 March 2018

3 killed in French 'terror attack'

At least three people were killed yesterday in a shooting spree and hostage siege in southern France by a man claiming allegiance to
23 March 2018

Cop murder suspect killed in ‘shootout’

A man suspected of shooting dead a detective on Tuesday was killed in what police say was a gunfight between gang members and law enforcers in the capital's Mirpur early yesterday.
23 March 2018

A war for oil #3: When the friend turns a foe

Saddam was a great ally of the US and the West as well. His grabbing power was with the help of the CIA. He got all the support during its war with Iran. But then why did he fall apart?
23 March 2018

Last light out too

Tamjid Sultan Mahi has become numb. At the tender age of around 16, he lost both his parents in the span of 10 days.
23 March 2018

New scams hit Farmers Bank

Bangladesh Bank has unearthed another string of scams at the Farmers Bank involving loans of around Tk 500 crore that were sanctioned to 11 companies in violation of banking norms and procedures. Of the amount, loans of more than Tk 367 crore that the bank's Motijheel branch gave to 10 of the companies from November 2013 to November last year have become defaulted. Some of the firms are either obscure or little-known.
23 March 2018

Festivity all over

People across the country yesterday celebrated Bangladesh becoming eligible for graduating to Developing Country by bringing out
22 March 2018

His fight takes new turn

He wanted to be a banker but a single incident on this day in 2011 changed his life forever.
22 March 2018

A war for oil #2: Iraq's new deals make case for invasion

Planning for the Iraq invasion started much before the real attack, as soon as Iraq signed oil contracts with Russia, China and
22 March 2018

It is people's achievement

Giving credit to people for meeting the eligibility criteria for Bangladesh's graduation to a developing country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the people can achieve anything. “It is an achievement of the people of Bangladesh. I think the country's people are the main source of all power. They can achieve anything,” she said.
22 March 2018

MARCH 23, 1971: Red-green everywhere

March 23 is Pakistan Resolution Day and on this day, in 1971, Pakistan's flag was supposed to be hoisted atop buildings and
22 March 2018

War Crimes Cases: 23 appeals await disposal at SC

Appeals filed by convicted war criminals or the government with the Supreme Court have been piling up as the apex court did not hear
22 March 2018

Pilot deserves credit: Chhetri

Moments before impact, the pilot of the US-Bangla flight BS211 yanked the Bombardier Dash-8 to miss the Air Traffic Control tower
22 March 2018

MARCH 22, 1971: Yahya postpones March 25 Nat'l Assembly session

Pakistan's president Yahya Khan declared postponement of March 25 National Assembly saying it was deferred to create unity among
21 March 2018