1,451 wild birds rescued in Feni

Rapid Action Battalion with the help of forest department rescues 1451 wild birds in Feni Model Thana area in Feni.
24 November 2016, 06:45 AM

14 sent to jail in Jhenidah

A Jhenidah court yesterday sent 14 people to jail for their alleged involvement in stalking two sisters and maiming their father for protesting the stalking in Kaliganj upazila of the district on October 16.
23 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Coral in abundance

It is a time for celebration for fishermen of Noakhali and Laxmipur as they are passing busy time netting coral in the Meghna river.
23 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Myanmar has to solve Rohingya crisis itself: Foreign secy

Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque says that the Rohingya crisis will have to be solved by Myanmar as it is the country’s internal issue.
23 November 2016, 12:15 PM

Brahmanbaria police asks increased vigilance at borders

Brahmanbaria police has requested to increase vigilance at borders and ports so that no culprit involved in the attack on Nasirnagar Hindus can escape.
23 November 2016, 10:30 AM

Amar Desh acting Editor Mahmudur Rahman freed on bail

Acting editor of daily Amar Desh Mahmudur Rahman walks out on bail, after staying behind bars for over three-and-half years.He was implicated in over 70 cases including one filed over plots to abduct and kill the prime minister's son.
23 November 2016, 07:20 AM

High demand for chemical-free bottle gourd in Lalmonirhat

Chemical-free farming of vegetables is gaining popularity and radish is bringing high profit to the growers in
22 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Bailey bridge deck sinks again

Road communication on Lalmonirhat-Burimari route was disrupted again yesterday as the steel deck of the Bailey
22 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Top soil cutting rampant

The top soil of cultivable land is being dug up illegally and sent to brick fields by a syndicate in the district, resulting in
22 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Santals demand return of land, not rehabilitation

A team from Ekatturer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul committee led by its adviser Justice Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik
22 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Why not legal action against attackers: HC

The High Court issues a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain in two weeks as to why they should not be directed to take legal action against the persons responsible for looting, firing bullets on Santal people and torching their houses in the name of eviction in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj on November 6.
22 November 2016, 09:20 AM

Headmaster assaulted by ‘UP member’ in Natore

A headmaster of a high school is beaten allegedly by a local union parishad member this morning following a conflict over forming the school managing committee in Boraigram upazila of Natore.
22 November 2016, 08:32 AM

Rally, where obstruction: Sundarbans activists

Pro-Sundarbans activists have threatened to hold rallies on spot if they are faced with bar during their “March to Dhaka” programme ahead of a grand rally.
22 November 2016, 07:16 AM

Hundreds more Myanmar Rohingya flee to Bangladesh

Hundreds of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar have crossed the border to Bangladesh over the weekend, aid workers say.
21 November 2016, 19:15 PM

Land subsidence worries villagers

Several hundred villagers near Barapukuria coal-fired power plant in Parbatipur upazila at a human chain yesterday
21 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Remove illegal vehicle stands, parking in NCC: HC

The High Court directs the local administration to take necessary steps to remove unauthorised vehicle stands, arbitrary parking and to free the footpaths from grabbing in Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) area in next 10 days.
21 November 2016, 13:30 PM

HC questions power abuse by cops under CrPC

The High Court questions the legality of power abuse by police under the relevant section of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in calling for the witness of a case.
21 November 2016, 12:38 PM

Red Crescent’s aid for Nasirnagar Hindus

Bangladesh Red Crescent Society has distributed humanitarian assistance to affected minority Hindu community in Brahmanbaria’s Nasirnagar who suffered a spate of hate attack over this month.
21 November 2016, 06:17 AM

Thousands suffer as train derails

Rail communications between Dhaka and the northern and southern districts remained suspended after a freight train
20 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Over 150 Patuakhali primary school buildings unfit for use

Over 150 primary school buildings in seven out of eight upazilas in Patuakhali district have become badly damaged
20 November 2016, 18:00 PM