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Obituary

Sabura Khatun, mother of Chittagong based the Daily Purbokone's photo journalist Monjur Alam Monju, died of old-age complications at
5 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Death anniversary

Today is the 6th death anniversary of Sayed Mohammad Muntasir Yousuf, son of former senior vice president of National Press Club Syed Akhter Yousuf.
5 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Obituary

Badrun Nahar Tani, the lone female freedom fighter of Hatibandha upazila in Lalmonirhat, died of heart attack in Rangpur Medical
5 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Comilla city life quite bumpy

Cracks and potholes have developed in most of the road stretching around 500 kilometres in Comilla City Corporation area, causing inconvenience to movement of vehicles and pedestrians.
5 July 2015, 18:00 PM

BSF man acquitted again!

We are shocked that for the second time a Border Security Force (BSF) court has exonerated the BSF jawan accused of killing 15-year-old
4 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Homegoers' misery

This is a problem recurring every year and it is the unfortunate homebound passengers who have to endure the trauma. No sooner were
4 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Obituary

Najma Majid, former additional director of the Directorate of Ministry of Women's Children's Affairs, died on Wednesday, said a press
4 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Janaza

The namaz-e-janaza of A Khaleque, a banker, will be held today at Uttara Sector-4 mosque after Asr prayers.
4 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Death anniversary

Today is the 20th death anniversary of Muhammad Ansar Ali, a freedom fighter and justice of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
4 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Remittance at record high commendable

It is heartening to note that the fiscal year has closed posting $15.31 billion worth of remittance, the highest ever in Bangladesh's history.
3 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Admission to colleges remains an ordeal

The fate of many admission seekers to colleges is still hanging in the balance, even though classes have already commenced at colleges across the country on Wednesday.
3 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Disappointing

The father of Felani Khatun, the girl in the iconic photo showing a body hanging from a barbed-wire fence, has rejected the verdict of an Indian court that once again acquitted a BSF man of shooting his daughter on Indo-Bangla border in January 2011. Constable Amiya Ghosh of Border Security Force (BSF) was brought to a second round of trial earlier this week after he was exonerated in 2013. Hearing the retrial, the General BSF Court in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district on Thursday upheld the previous judgment that Amiya was "not guilty", sources told our New Delhi correspondent yesterday.
3 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Dr Zafar Iqbal quits Sust administrative posts

Eminent writer and professor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust), Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, resigned from all three
3 July 2015, 18:00 PM

40pc girls skip schools during menstruation

Over 40 percent girls skip school for three days each month on average during menstruation due to poor toilet facilities, according to a
3 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Attaining 'lower middle income' status

It is no doubt a hopeful sign for Bangladesh that it has graduated from a low income status to a lower middle income one (LMIC) according to the World Bank's classification.
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Stop plying faulty vessels

We are used to hearing assurances offered by the operators of various transport services as well as the relevant authorities in the administration that faulty vessels would not be allowed to run, particularly during the Eid holidays.
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh’s SC says political leaders to shoulder responsibility for violence

The Supreme Court yesterday said those who had enforced agitation programmes must shoulder the responsibility for violence and criminal activities that took place during the programmes.
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Death anniversary

Today is the 3rd death anniversary of Anowar Hossain (FCA), a chartered accountant.
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Language hero Usuya no more

Usuya Howlader, a Language Movement veteran and founder president of Kalapara Rakhine Samaj Kalyan Samity, died in his Kalapara
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Death anniversary

Today is the first death anniversary of Sabbir Yousuf, former captain of the national hockey team and joint secretary of Dhaka Chambers
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM