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An unspeakable crime

It is impossible to describe in words the revulsion we feel to write about the unspeakable abuse of the five-year-old girl allegedly by Saiful Islam, 42, of Jamirhat village in Dinajpur town on Monday night.
27 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Bir Shrestha Hamidur's anniversary of death today

The 45th death anniversary of Bir Shrestha Hamidur Rahman will be observed today at the memorial complex built in honour of the
27 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Moneylenders' pressure costs life

Hundreds of villagers formed a human chain on Panchagarh-Chaklahat road in Kekupara village under Panchagarh Sadar upazila
27 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Analysis: ACC’s probe on home buyers sends chill in realtors

Home buyers are jittery as the country’s anti-graft agency has stepped in. In its latest move, the ACC started sending out letters to the Rehab seeking information on the property ownership of individuals.
27 October 2016, 09:43 AM

Abuse female expatriate workers face

The additional secretary at the expatriates welfare and overseas employment ministry recently stated at a seminar that “we have observed
26 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Saving the Sundarbans

Alot has been said about the possible dangers posed to the Sundarbans by the Rampal power plant project. But what has perhaps escaped our notice is the growing industrialisation near the Rampal power plant which too has the potential to do great harm to the Sundarbans and its biodiversity.
26 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Hearing impairment no barrier for Bidhan

Meeting life's biggest challenges can take tenacity, and then some. And it isn't usually a solo effort. Being surrounded by a supportive family and community can make all the difference in achieving success in the pursuit of one's dreams.
26 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Int'l literary conference begins in Manikganj today

A three-day international literary and cultural conference will begin in Manikganj today.
26 October 2016, 18:00 PM

SC stays HC verdict to transfer Sakhipur UNO, OC

The Supreme Court stays for four weeks a portion of the High Court verdict that ordered the government to transfer Tangail’s Sakhipur Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mohammad Rafiqul Islam and Sakhipur Police Station's officer-in-charge Mohammad Maksudul Alam.
26 October 2016, 11:52 AM

Bangladesh’s 40m people remain food insecure

40 million people of Bangladesh have remained food insecure although the country has achieved food sufficiency and improved access to food.
26 October 2016, 11:23 AM

Bay storm ‘Kyant’ slowly moving west

Bangladesh’s coastal ports have been advised to maintain warning signal 2 with cyclonic storm “Kyant” lurking in the distance at the Bay of Bengal.
26 October 2016, 04:46 AM

Reconsider decision to relocate

A meeting between the two city mayors and representatives of the hospitality industry took place recently to discuss the problems of
25 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Wealth from waste

We laud the initiative of Bangladeshi entrepreneur Khadem Mahmud Yusuf who has started to industrially recycle plastic bottles that will rid the environment of a perennial nuisance and will save millions of the government exchequer that are spent on the import of raw
25 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Jamuna about to devour school

Erosion by the Jamuna is about to devour Kalmu Government Primary School at Goghat village in Sadar upazila,
25 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Noakhali medical college closes sine die

Authorities of Noakhali Abdul Malek Ukil Medical College announces to shut down indefinitely following a clash between two groups of students early on Monday.
25 October 2016, 16:11 PM

Caution at ports for Bay storm ‘Kyant’

All fishing boats and vessels at the coastal areas have been advised to remain close to the coast for the depression-turned storm “Kyant” in the Bay of Bengal.
25 October 2016, 07:42 AM

Economic zone on farmland

We are deeply disturbed by a business group's move to set up a resort city encroaching on a part of the Meghna and filling its bank with sand in a low-lying wetland and multi-crop fertile land.
24 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Council in preparation for election

The Awami League Council that ended yesterday with much pomp and grandeur did not bring any dramatic facelift as far as the organogram of the party was concerned.
24 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Road safety as political issue

Given that a large number of people die and are incapacitated for life every year, the idea that road safety be taken up as a political agenda by the political parties, has very strong rationale. It was mooted by Ilias Kanchan recently.
23 October 2016, 18:00 PM

6-yr old domestic help tortured

The way the 6-year-old Eva of Comilla was tortured by her employers is inhumane and magnifies the injustice that defines the working conditions of domestic workers.
23 October 2016, 18:00 PM