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

Bangladeshi Deported from KL: Now in jail in 2 arms cases

The Bangladeshi businessman deported by the Malaysian authorities early this month was accused in two arms cases around
23 September 2016

Taskin, Sunny cleared by ICC

Bangladesh fast-bowler Taskin Ahmed and left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny have had their remodelled actions cleared by the
23 September 2016

Ensuring safe food a far cry

A nationwide outcry against widespread food adulteration had prompted the government to replace the archaic Pure Food Ordinance of 1959 with a stringent Safe Food Act in 2013.
23 September 2016

'IS releases' new video of Gulshan attackers

The SITE Intelligence Group, a US-based organisation that monitors terrorist activities, last night said the Islamic State released a video
23 September 2016

Work together to root out terrorism

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the world community to work together to root out militancy and terrorism, and plug the sources of funds, arms and ammunitions across borders.
22 September 2016

No question of mid-term election

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday ruled out the possibility of mid-term polls, seeking to know why there is a need for one.
22 September 2016

Death toll 24 in launch capsize

Ten more bodies were recovered from the Sandhya river yesterday, a day after a launch capsized in the river in Barisal's Banaripara upazila.
22 September 2016

Saudi Arabia: 6 Bangladeshi workers killed in car crash

Six Bangladeshi migrant workers, including two brothers, were killed and another was injured in a road accident in Saudi Arabia yesterday.
22 September 2016

Dead baby found alive

A newborn baby girl cried out at the graveyard when family members were preparing to bury her yesterday morning, six hours after a doctor said she was dead.
22 September 2016

Extortion in Transport Sector: Home ministry goes for warning first, not action

The home minister and the shipping minister yesterday acknowledged that extortion was rampant in transport sector. But both spoke of warning the extortionists instead of going straight into action against them.
22 September 2016

PM awarded for women empowerment

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been conferred with the “Agent of Change” award and “Planet 50-50 Champion” honour for her outstanding contributions to women empowerment.
22 September 2016

Top Quote!

“Investment in fictional companies is nothing new in Bangladesh. People get cheated but again go after them,”
21 September 2016

Father, set on fire by son, dies

The father who was set on fire allegedly by his teenage son six days ago for refusing to buy him a new motorcycle died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday.
21 September 2016

Rampal would harm aquatic resources of Sundarbans

Hot water and chemicals to be discharged into water bodies from Rampal power plant would cause significant damage to aquatic life in the river and canal networks in the Sundarbans, said a Unesco report.
21 September 2016

Local cattle meet 80pc Eid demand

The country has met around 80 percent of its demand for sacrificial animals this Eid-ul-Azha with locally reared cattle, reducing its dependence on cattle from India, say traders, farmers and livestock officials.
21 September 2016

PM for lasting solution to refugee issue

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh looks forward to working with the new Myanmar leadership to find a lasting solution to the refugee issue.
21 September 2016

Govt revives new int'l airport plan

The government has taken a fresh initiative for a large international airport and dethrone Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport from being the hub aerodrome.
21 September 2016

210 accidents, 265 deaths in 12 days

At least 265 people were killed and 1,153 others injured in 210 accidents on roads, waterways and railways across the country in 12 days from September 7, including the Eid-ul-Azha holidays, according to a report.
21 September 2016

14 die in Barisal launch capsize

At least 14 people, including seven women and a child, died and 13 others went missing as a passenger launch sank in the Sandhya river in Barisal yesterday, officials said.
21 September 2016

Don't we have the right to call for justice?

Baul artists yesterday joined a protest in the city against the sluggish investigation into the murder of college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu.
20 September 2016