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26 fall sick drinking tea

Twenty six people fell sick after drinking tea mistakenly made with insecticide instead of sugar at Sonahar Balapara village in Debigaj
15 April 2016

Nat'l Bar Association demands 'complete separation' of judiciary

National Bar Association of Bangladesh (NBAB), a lawyers' organisation, has placed a five-point demand including a “complete separation”
15 April 2016

Sale of low quality OMS rice protested

Protesting distribution of low quality rice under the open market sale (OMS) programme, low-income people of ward 10 and 11 of
15 April 2016

Indo-Bangla destinies interlinked

Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla yesterday said Bangladesh and India were interlinked in their destinies and
15 April 2016

Attendants clash with interns, staff at RMCH

The interns at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) went on a three-hour wildcat strike yesterday, protesting attacks on doctors
15 April 2016

Barkat's book on poverty launched

A book by eminent economist Prof Abul Barkat was launched at Dhaka University senate bhaban yesterday.
15 April 2016

25pc of patients die within one hour of heart attack

Physicians yesterday said at least 25 percent of patients die within one hour of heart attack. Therefore, a patient must be rushed to the
15 April 2016

Lack of skills hindrance to protecting cyberspace: Norwegian expert

An international cyber security expert working for protecting cyberspace of the government of Bangladesh said yesterday the
15 April 2016

BBC dismisses anti-GMO activist complaints over Panorama film’s portrayal of Bangladesh Bt brinjal

BBC dismisses complaints by anti-GMO activists that its Panorama film ‘GM Food: Cultivating Fear‘, broadcasted in June 2015, is biased and inaccurate. In a lengthy judgement just published (pdf), the BBC’s highest complaints body, found that all the complaints made about the programme were without merit.
15 April 2016

Man stabbed dead by muggers in city

A man is stabbed to death by muggers at Siddikbazar in the capital’s Bangshal area this morning.
15 April 2016

1 killed as car gas cylinder explodes in Ashulia

A person is killed and three others are injured as a gas cylinder of a car explodes at Ashulia, on the outskirts area of the capital, Dhaka.
14 April 2016

DU hall provost confined for raid against outsiders

A group of students, including Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists, confined the provost of Amar Ekushey Hall of Dhaka University
13 April 2016

Court orders judicial probe against 2 cops for abuse

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered a judicial inquiry into the allegations against two police officials of Rampura Police Station of detaining
13 April 2016

Death anniversary of five martyrs of a family tomorrow

The 45th martyrdom anniversary of Engineer Fazlur Rahman and four of his family members will be observed on Friday, said a press
13 April 2016

Tarana gets death threat

State Minister for Posts and Communications Tarana Halim received a death threat last evening.
13 April 2016

HC questions legality of MPs being on governing bodies

The High Court yesterday challenged the legality and issued a rule asking the authorities concerned of the government to explain in four
13 April 2016

Awareness must for childhood cancer prevention: Experts

Nine percent of the childhood diseases in Bangladesh is cancer, said health experts yesterday, calling for creating more awareness about
13 April 2016

ACC arrests four current, former govt officials for embezzlement

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday arrested four current and former government officials in three separate cases for
13 April 2016

RU also slaps 5:00pm bar on celebrations

The Rajshahi University authorities yesterday asked the students to conclude all the programmes celebrating Pahela
13 April 2016

Road crashes kill 8 including 8-year-old boy, injure 30

Eight people, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed and 30 others injured in road accidents in four districts yesterday.
13 April 2016