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15-year-old girl weds in 'child marriage-free' Kaunia

Just four days of declaring Kaunia upazila in Rangpur free from child marriage a 15-year-old girl becomes victim of early marriage on
30 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Faraaz, not militants, symbol of Bangladesh

Speakers at programmes in Mymensingh and Sylhet on Friday recalled the rare sacrifice of Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain, the 20-year-old youth
30 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Minors raped in orphanage

Two girls, aged 7 and 8, were raped in a government-run orphanage in Kushtia this week. Sadly, cases such as this are not new or infrequent.
29 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Effective investigation so far

The police's search for militants connected to the deadly Gulshan and Sholakia attacks have so far yielded positive results.
29 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Home minister’s India visit timely, productive: Envoy

Mentioning the visit of home minister of Bangladesh very timely and productive Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla says they are discussing on bilateral issues including counter terrorism.
29 July 2016, 07:12 AM

Hillary Clinton for US president

We congratulate Hillary Clinton who, after a grueling 15-month campaign, has finally clinched the Democratic Party's nomination for US president...
28 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Cold storage with a difference

The cold storage built by a seed trader in Dinajpur's Kaharol upazila holds a lot of promise. It runs without electricity and its design has been proven to be effective for the last five years.
28 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Habiganj tea workers agitate for arrears

Workers of Baikunthapur Tea Garden in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj yesterday formed a human chain demanding
28 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Govt verifying if recent attacks have int’l link: Minister

Law enforcement agencies are working extensively to verify if surfacing extremists in Bangladesh are receiving any guidance from international terrorist groups, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali says.
28 July 2016, 09:58 AM

Teenage girls need more attention

Teenage brings a whole gamut of problems in girls that range from child marriage, sexual harassment to deprivation of education.
27 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Rab's revised list

The Rab has revised the list of missing persons, where the number of such individuals has been reduced to 68 from the previous 265. While we are relieved by this drastic fall in number yet the question persists: Is this the right number?
27 July 2016, 18:00 PM

5 yrs on, still works properly without electricity

More than five years ago, seed trader Touhidul Islam Bakul, from Kamlapur village in Dinajpur's Kaharol upazila had a dream. He decided to build a cold storage facility, but one with a difference. Built using traditional cooling features it requires no electricity.
27 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Nahid asks DCs to raise vigilance at educational instt

In the wake of recent terror attacks, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid today called upon the deputy commissioners to increase their surveillance at all educational institutions.
27 July 2016, 07:02 AM

Worsening flood situation

Large tracts of land in northern and north-eastern regions of the country have been flooded and the situation is expected to worsen as waters in the Teesta, Brahmaputra, Dharla and Surma Rivers continue to rise.
26 July 2016, 18:00 PM

A commendable operation in Dhaka

We congratulate the law enforcing agencies on their successful operation in busting a terrorist hideout in the heart of the capital.
26 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Water hyacinth clogs Kaptai Lake

Waterways in the district are becoming clogged up due to alarming increase of water hyacinth in Kaptai Lake, causing immense
26 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Freshwater shrimp farming sees success in Nilphamari

The English saying 'you can't teach an old dog new tricks' suggests that as people age they are less open to change, that they become
26 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Unfit vehicles plying the streets

The photo of a dilapidated vehicle published in this paper on 24th July beggars belief. The jalopy that is carrying passengers on the road of the capital as well as the inaction of the police and the agencies that are supposed to enforce road safety have shocked us.
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Barbaric murder of a child – again!

There are no words to express our abhorrence and shock at the barbaric torture and killing of 10-year-old Sagar Barman, by co-workers of the factory he worked at in Narayanganj. The monsters who killed him did so by inserting an air pump into his rectum and pumping air into his abdomen which led to his horrible death.
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM

4-kid murder: Court orders to attach 3 fugitive accused’s property

A Habiganj court today orders to attach property of three fugitive accused in a case filed for killing four children in Bahubal upazila on February 12.
25 July 2016, 08:48 AM