DU student, another held

Police yesterday arrested two persons, including a DU student, for allegedly dealing an illicit agreement of question paper leakage with an admission seeker of 'Ka' unit at the university's Jagannath Hall.
28 October 2015

JS body for developing railway clinic systems

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Ministry at a meeting yesterday discussed the latest progress of
28 October 2015

SC to hear Mojaheed, Nizami's petitions for lawyers Nov 2

The chamber judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday sent two petitions of convicted war criminals Jamaat-e-
27 October 2015

US not sure about IS presence in Bangladesh

A US State Department spokesperson has said the US is not certain about the presence of Islamic State in Bangladesh.
27 October 2015

Quake kills 280

Nearly 280 people were killed yesterday as a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake centred in the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan ripped across South Asia, toppling buildings, triggering stampedes and knocking out communication lines.
26 October 2015

Lone website that 'finds ISIS link'

Since the September 28 murder of Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella in Dhaka's diplomatic zone, one site seems to have taken it upon itself to link Bangladesh with ISIS.
26 October 2015

Bangladesh beefs up security at international airports

Following intelligence warning, the government Sunday night beefed up security measures at the three international airports in the country, officials concerned said.
26 October 2015

Many Bangladeshis in Indian jail despite completing terms

Scores of Bangladeshi prisoners are languishing in the jails of India's West Bengal state despite completing their terms, the Times of India
25 October 2015

Lions Club of Gazipur Ideal's event held

Lions Club of Gazipur Ideal held a programme at Shahjadpur Nazar Mahmud Yatim Khana in the capital's Badda recently marking October
25 October 2015

Discussion on singer SM Bakht Shah Chisti held

A discussion on the life and works of singer SM Bakht Shah Chisti, also a mystic was held in the capital yesterday, said a press release.
25 October 2015

Woman burnt in acid attack 'by husband' in Ashulia

A woman suffered burns to her face and upper body allegedly after her husband poured acid on her while she was sleeping in their Baipail
25 October 2015

Huseni Dalan culprits will be identified through footage: Kamal

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says the Huseni Dalan attackers will soon be identified through video footage.
24 October 2015

Missing covered van found empty in Savar

Police yesterday found a covered van, which had gone missing on the way to Dhaka from Chittagong early Thursday
23 October 2015

State-run Khulna Hard Board Mill in limbo

Valuable machinery and hardboard stocks worth Tk 2 crore have been lying idle at state-owned Khulna Hard Board
23 October 2015

7 mountaineers to scale Nepal mountain

A seven-member Bangladeshi mountaineering team is to leave for Nepal on October 27 aiming to climb Mt Kyajo Ri in 20 days and afterwards their leader, MA Mohit, who conquered Mount Everest twice, will seek to scale Mt Ama Dablam in 15 days.
23 October 2015

Pro-Jamaat lawyer 'held by lawmen'

A pro-Jamaat lawyer was picked up by law enforcers from a bus on the way to his village home in Sirajganj from Dhaka on October 22,
23 October 2015

Shariatpur people not to join Faridpur division

Opposing the move to put Shariatpur district under Faridpur division, the people of Shariatpur demand the government
23 October 2015

Workers seek more compensation

The workers of a Rana Plaza factory, who survived the nine-storey building collapse in 2013, yesterday demanded
23 October 2015

Hold fair local polls to remove past 'stigma'

Special Envoy to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina HM Ershad yesterday suggested the ruling Awami League (AL) to hold the upcoming local
23 October 2015

Eco-friendly 'light-trap' cuts use of pesticides

Light-trap and parching, environmentally sound methods for controlling harmful insects, especially Brown Plant Hopper, are helping
23 October 2015