Petition challenges DU's bar on admission test retake

Guardians of 26 aspirants yesterday petitioned the Supreme Court to direct Dhaka University's administration so that it allows candidates,
6 August 2015

Employees demand restoration of perks

Officials and staff of Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) in Rajshahi yesterday observed a half-an-hour long work
6 August 2015

Teachers send letter to education minister

A section of teachers under the banner of “Mohan Muktijuddher Chetonay Udbuddho Shikkhak Brindo” yesterday reiterated their demand
6 August 2015

Go tough on grabbers of Adivasi's land

Grabbing of indigenous people's lands and their eviction from homes must be stopped with an iron hand and the Chittagong Hill Tracts
6 August 2015

DNCC councillor obstructs Rajuk mobile court

A mobile court of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) was forced to back away from an eviction drive midway yesterday as a ward councillor with his 60-70 men chased the team.
6 August 2015

Container seized at Ctg port over false declaration

Customs Intelligence officials yesterday seized a container carrying plastic sheets at Chittagong Port over false declaration of the goods
5 August 2015

BCC chief engineer gets show cause notice

Barisal City Corporation Chief Engineer Nurul Islam received a show cause notice from the LGRD ministry on Tuesday for giving an
5 August 2015

Rights bodies call for zero tolerance

The government should implement zero tolerance policy against child abusers irrespective of their political or social connection or
5 August 2015

Owners, drivers threaten tougher movement

Owners and drivers of auto-rickshaws yesterday threatened to launch a tougher movement, if the government's ban on three-wheelers
5 August 2015

Progress not reflected in indigenous people's lives

Though Bangladesh has made significant progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and joined the ranks of
5 August 2015

Fire dept not ready to tackle quake fallout

It will be difficult for the Fire Service and Civil Defence Department to tackle a massive earthquake in the capital, should once occur, due
5 August 2015

Students protest VAT on tuition (video)

University of Asia Pacific students forms a human chain at Dhaka’s Farmgate demanding withdrawal of 7.5 percent VAT on tuition fees of private universities.
5 August 2015

Orion Group bids farewell to outgoing South Korean envoy

Orion Group Chairman M Obaidul Karim yesterday hosted a farewell reception for Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Lee Yun-young in
4 August 2015

Judiciary bound to collapse if shortage of judges persists

The country's judicial system is bound to collapse due to an inadequate number of judges, a parliamentary body observed yesterday.
4 August 2015

Create land commission for plain land Adivasis

Several student and rights organisations yesterday demanded that the government create a separate land commission for plain land
4 August 2015

Food directorate rejects wheat from France

After the controversial import of "sub-standard" wheat from Brazil, the food ministry has run into trouble from importing a batch of
4 August 2015

Bangladesh’s HR commission chairman says suspension not enough

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Mizanur Rahman has demanded trial of the policemen who were closed or suspended over the killing of Rajon.
4 August 2015

Yet another savagery in Bangladesh

It's a murder most horrid. His only "fault" was that he left his old garage job and joined elsewhere. And for this, he died a cruel death allegedly at the hands of his former employer.
4 August 2015

Veteran lawyer requests SC for quick release of full verdicts

Senior counsel ABM Nurul Islam yesterday urged the Supreme Court to release the full verdicts in all cases shortly after they are
4 August 2015

Nightmare on Dhaka streets (video)

Kuril flyover is built to reduce traffic congestion in Dhaka city but within about two years, this 3.1 kilometer structure has been severely damaged. Besides, the roads in the capital city have been in a deteriorating state, with numerous potholes, open manholes, and damaged sidewalks.
4 August 2015