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World
Climbers return to Everest, despite back-to-back disasters
When the earthquake struck last year and thousands of tons of snow and ice and earth came crashing down the mountain, some feared the climbers might never return to Mount Everest.
23 April 2016, 11:47 AM
Stop inhuman activities at CMC morgue immediately
It is very unfortunate that family members of the deceased have to pay money for performing autopsy at Chittagong Medical College (CMC) Morgue. This adds to the emotional trauma suffered by families who have just lost a loved one. It’s a double blow for the family members who already face shock of sudden demise of one of their family members.
23 April 2016, 10:42 AM
Torch march for Tonu tomorrow, hartal the day after
Students will march with torch tomorrow in favour of the countrywide hartal on April 25 protesting government’s failure to catch the killers of Comilla college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu.
23 April 2016, 07:49 AM
RU teacher killing: Unknown people sued, ‘IS claims responsibility’
Police say they have found similarities between the murder of RU teacher Rezaul Karim Siddiquee and the killings of blogger and secular activists, pointing to the use of sharp weapons to cause heavy damage from rear. Slain professor's son sues anonymous people for the murder, which, US-based SITE Intelligence Group says, was claimed by militant group Islamic State.
23 April 2016, 06:53 AM
Teachers, students protest RU teacher’s murder
Students at Rajshahi University have been staging demonstration on the campus, protesting the murder of professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee. Miscreants kill Siddiquee, a professor of English department of the university, in Shalbagan area of the city.
23 April 2016, 06:27 AM
CPD lauds safety steps at factories, says more needs done
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) lauds the reforms in ensuring safety standard at garment factories in three years, following Rana Plaza disaster, and adds that more needs to be done.
23 April 2016, 05:09 AM
Another RU teacher killed brutally
Miscreants kill AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, a professor of English department at Rajshahi University, in Shalbagan area of the city. Several persons, who have not been identified yet, swooped on him while he was waiting for university bus.
23 April 2016, 02:39 AM
3 lakh new tourism jobs by 2018
The Cox's Bazar airport will be upgraded to an international airport by 2018, and the government is taking measures to further enrich
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Mahmudur Rahman's mother seeks PM's help
Amar Desh Editor Mahmudur Rahman's mother Mahmuda Begum yesterday demanded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's intervention to
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM
CU student feared drowned in Halda
A Chittagong University student went missing while he was taking a bath in the Halda River in South Nangalmora area of Hathazari upazila
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM
BFUJ faction demands 9th wage board
A faction of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) yesterday sought formation of ninth wage board for journalists and press
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Six eminent personalities honoured
Literature magazine “Obinaswar” honoured six eminent personalities for their contributions to their respective fields, in the capital's
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Zakaria Swapan new pro-VC of BSMMU
Prof ASM Zakaria Swapan has been appointed as the pro-Vice Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM
RU professor forced to retire over ‘sexual harassment’
The Rajshahi University authorities have sent a senior professor on forced retirement on the charge of “sexually
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Nazrul president, Masud general secretary of BAED
Mohammad Nazrul Islam and Mohammad Masud Alam were elected president and general secretary respectively of Bangladesh
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Woman's body found in Surma
An unidentified woman's body was recovered from Surma River in Gopal Dakaiyaghat area of Sylhet Thursday evening.
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Female drivers driving towards empowerment
Ferdous Begum has been driving for 18 years and has traveled to 55 districts already.
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Patuakhali man arrested after wife found dead in house
Police recovered body of a woman from her residence on Etimkhana road in the Kalapara upazila on Thursday.
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM
US leader urges end to violence against religious minorities
A US congresswoman has called for an end to violence against religious minorities and secular activists in
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Woman killed in road accident
A woman was killed when a bus hit her while she was crossing the Baliadangi-Ranishankoil road in Holdibari village under Baliadangi
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM