SC again stays Tangail-4 by-polls

The Supreme Court yesterday once again stayed the Tangail-4 by-polls that was scheduled to be held on March 20.
15 March 2016

Obituary

Rukunuzzaman Daptari, a Gafargoan correspondent of local daily Ajker Kagoj, died of a heart attack at a Dhaka
15 March 2016

RU fisheries students don't want zoologists as BCS fisheries cadre

Hundreds of students of the fisheries department of Rajshahi University yesterday observed a sit-in programme
14 March 2016

Donate buses to edu instts to ease city traffic

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the well-off section of society and business organisations to donate buses to
13 March 2016

Qatar emir's adviser seeks Dhaka's support for Unesco DG post

Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani's Cultural Adviser Dr Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari has sought Bangladesh's
12 March 2016

Sylhet int'l trade fair postponed

Sylhet Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industries has postponed the Sylhet International Trade Fair 2016.
12 March 2016

German national confesses to ATM scam

A German national accused of siphoning off cash from ATM booths yesterday made a confessional statement about his
10 March 2016

4-day march against Rampal power plant starts

Hundreds of people embarked on a motorcade titled "Janajatra" towards Rampal yesterday with a demand that the power plant project near the Sundarbans be cancelled.
10 March 2016

3 more admitted to DMCH with 'tree-man' illness

Three of a family were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) yesterday with what seemed like an initial stage of “tree-man” illness.
9 March 2016

Student found dead in mess

Police found a student of Eden Women's College dead in a mess at the capital's Wari last night.
9 March 2016

Obituary

Mir Mahammad Ali, founder chairman of Binimoy Printers Ltd, died at Anwer Khan Modern Hospital in Dhaka on
9 March 2016

Mother placed on 5-day fresh remand

A Dhaka court yesterday placed Mahfuza Malek Jasmine on a fresh five-day remand in connection with murders of her
9 March 2016

One arrested with Yaba pills

Police arrested a youth with 3,000 pieces of Yaba tablets in Pashchim Khulshi area of Chittagong city early yesterday.
8 March 2016

Cambridge Int'l Exam results announced

Cambridge International Examinations announced the winners of the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards, Bangladesh at a hotel in the
8 March 2016

Road crashes kill three

Three people, including two cops, were killed and four others injured in road crashes in three districts yesterday.
7 March 2016

CIMMYT Director General Martin Kropff due today

Dr Martin Kropff, newly appointed director general of CIMMYT International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, will arrive in the capital today on a five-day official visit, said a press release.
7 March 2016

Billal president, Solaiman general secretary of IAAB

Billal Hossain and Mohammed Solaiman Haider were made president and general secretary respectively of ITC Alumni Association Bangladesh (IAAB) on Friday, said a press release.
7 March 2016

Three 'JMB men' held with 'crude bombs' in Rajshahi

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three members of banned militant outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen, Bangladesh (JMB) with crude bombs from a mango orchard in Rajshahi's Bagmara Upazila yesterday.
6 March 2016

CPA demolishes 2 illegal makeshift jetties, fines 2 ships

A mobile court of Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) demolished two illegal makeshift jetties and fined two ships for different irregularities in Chittagong city yesterday.
6 March 2016

Obituary

Artist and freelance journalist Rajeshwari Priyoranjini, daughter of freedom fighter Ferdousi Priyabhashini, died due to
5 March 2016