Third Ashulia factory fire victim dies

A female worker, who sustained burns in a factory fire in Ashulia on November 22, died undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dhaka raising the death toll of the incident to three.
28 November 2016, 04:37 AM

Most of Lalmonirhat roads in sorry state

Most of the roads in the district have been in awful condition for long, causing immense suffering to the users.
27 November 2016, 18:00 PM

23 Gaibandha Santals get HC bail

The High Court grants anticipatory bail to 33 people including 23 Santals of Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj for eight weeks in a case filed on charge of attacking police on November 6.
27 November 2016, 12:29 PM

Buddhist leaders condemn atrocities on Rohingyas

Protesting the atrocities on the Rohingyas in Myanmar, leaders of Bangladesh Buddhist Federation condemn the ongoing repression.
27 November 2016, 09:21 AM

Accused flees from police custody

An accused in a narcotics case fled from police custody in Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj on Friday.
26 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Prepare to face cyber war

State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak said it seems there is now no world war but there is cyber war.
26 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Child marriage on rise

Child marriage is on the rise in Shajahanpur upazila of the district despite the local administration's efforts to prevent
26 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Protest continues

Char people in the district reiterated their demand to spare their homesteads and farmlands from acquisition.
26 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Sand from upstream ruins vast tracts of fertile land

Sand brought by water flowing in from India has covered about 3,500 acres of fertile land, resulting in damage to
26 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Other countries neighbouring Myanmar should open up more, says Bangladesh envoy to India

Bangladesh says other countries neighbouring Myanmar should open up more to Rohingya refugees as it alone cannot cope with the problem.
26 November 2016, 14:51 PM

Transport strike in Ctg on Tuesday

Transport workers call a strike in Chittagong division on November 29 to press their nine-point demand including setting up terminal for all modes of the motorised vehicle at a convenient place.
26 November 2016, 13:25 PM

Nat’l committee calls hartal in Dhaka on Jan 26

National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports announces to observe a half-day hartal in Dhaka city on January 26 protesting Rampal power plant near the Sundarbans.
26 November 2016, 11:30 AM

Munier Chowdhury: Personal Glimpses

Tomorrow is the 91st birth anniversary of Munier Chowdhury, educationalist, playwright, literary critic and political dissident, who was picked up on December 14, 1971 by local collaborators and later tortured and killed by the Pakistan Army. Asif Munier, his youngest son gives a glimpse of the life of the martyred intellectual.
25 November 2016, 18:29 PM

Call to protect rivers of Bangladesh

The government must take effective steps to save the country’s rivers from grabbing and polluting for the sake of the environment and people’s livelihood, say speakers at a national convention on saving the rivers.
25 November 2016, 11:27 AM

Some Rohingyas entered Bangladesh illegally, BGB chief admits

Some of the Rohingya people from Myanmar have intruded into Bangladesh territory through the borders along the Naf river in last seven days, Border Guard Bangladesh Director General Maj Gen Abul Hossain says.
25 November 2016, 07:52 AM

Fish drying starts in coast

Seasonal fish drying has started in the coastal areas of Bhola, Patuakhali and Barguna and thousands of people, including a good number of women and children, are now engaged in the job.
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM

1,451 wild birds rescued

The forest department with the help of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-7) in separate drives rescued 1451 wild birds from different areas of Feni Sadar upazila early yesterday.
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Nat’l Committee’s ‘March towards Dhaka’ begins

The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources, Power and Ports starts its ‘March towards Dhaka’ from seven divisional headquarters on Thursday demanding cancellation of the Rampal Power Plant near the Sundarbans.
24 November 2016, 14:23 PM

HRW calls Bangladesh to protect Rohingya refugees

Calling upon the Bangladesh government to accept and protect Rohingya refugees, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the country is obligated to allow them to enter into its territory for their protection.
24 November 2016, 11:51 AM

Minimum age for girls’ marriage stays 18yrs

The cabinet approves the draft of the ‘Child Marriage Prevention Act 2016’ fixing minimum age for girls’ marriage at 18 years and incorporating a provision for special marriage.
24 November 2016, 10:18 AM