Salinity’s silent intrusion
37 MIN(s) ago Editorial
Will there be no end to this farce?
27 July 2026, 12:00 PM Editorial
Overhaul Met Office’s warning system
26 July 2026, 12:00 PM Editorial
An exit that ends uncertainty
25 July 2026, 19:02 PM Editorial
Ensure food security for all
24 July 2026, 20:10 PM Editorial
Hold those liable for Milestone tragedy
21 July 2026, 18:58 PM Editorial

Bangladesh hermaphrodites, ethnic groups to get SME loan

Entrepreneurs belonging to third gender, who are often looked down upon, will get bank loans from now on under the central bank's financial inclusion drive.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Carry out new child labour census

Against the backdrop of outdated information on the number of child labourers in the country, speakers yesterday urged the
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Obituary

AH Abdur Rahman, an architect and engineer, died due to old-age complications at Apollo Hospital in the capital early Monday.
9 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Bank heists by militants

Following the arrests of nine suspected operatives of banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) the police has revealed the formation of an umbrella organisation 'Bangladesh Jihadi Group' that has come up with a new way to raise funds for religious militancy: through bank heists.
9 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Super cereal developed by ICDDR,B

The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Control, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) has formulated a special cereal made from local ingredients that will help address severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children.
9 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Joynal made press secretary to president

Joynal Abedin, additional principal information officer of Press Information department, has been appointed as press secretary to the President.
9 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Budgetary allocation for people with disabilities

Jatiya Pratibandi Forum (JPF), in a press conference on Sunday, highlighted that there has not been any significant allocation for development of people with disabilities in the national budget...
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM

How to communicate better with people

Here is an example of how to keep public and journalists better informed.
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Sky the limit

Nineteen hundred sixty-five was a year for the people of Bangladesh, West Bengal and northeastern region of India to remember for all the wrong reasons. After the Indo-Pak war that year, road, rail and waterway connections between the regions were cut off permanently. After Bangladesh's independence in 1971, only the inland water communications with India reopened.
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Miracle food made in Bangladesh

Scientists at the icddr,b have developed a special food rich in protein and micronutrients that can help recover children suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM).
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Top Quote!

“The prime minister [Modi] has not been politically correct, politically honest in the [Dhaka] visit... He is expected to show more grace.”
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Modi's action-packed visit ends

Indian PM Narendra Modi must have left Dhaka a satisfied man achieving demonstrative success in clinching the deals with Bangladesh that India had been striving for.
7 June 2015, 18:00 PM

A hospital without electricity

The patients at Chittagong Medical College Hospital have gone through untold sufferings due to lack of electricity for three days, as the hospital administration failed to repair...
7 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Ex-JS speaker Razzak Ali passess away

Sheikh Razzak Ali, former speaker of Jatiya Sangsad, died of old age ailments in his Khulna residence yesterday afternoon, aged 87.
7 June 2015, 18:00 PM

No breakthrough on Teesta

We have already editorially welcomed Prime Minister Modi and will comment again after the visit is over. Today we are focusing on the
6 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Reservations remain on budget

The budget has been overwhelmingly welcomed by most quarters. The business community and the various chambers of commerce have
6 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Top Quote!

"The future I dream for India is the future I wish for Bangladesh."
6 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Confident about Teesta solution

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed firm resolve to reach a solution on the long-standing issues of the Teesta and Feni rivers.
6 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Death anniversary

Today is the 10th death anniversary of Dr AKM Saidul Islam, a freedom fighter and physician.
6 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Warm welcome to PM Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks today on his august visit to Bangladesh, 'with a sense of enthusiasm and delight', to borrow his own words.
5 June 2015, 18:00 PM