Bangladesh police to probe how brutality victims attacked cops while protesting sexual assault

Amid widespread criticism over Sunday's police brutality on Chhatra Union activists, Dhaka Metropolitan Police yesterday formed a committee to investigate how protesters made it to Minto Road from Dhaka University crossing several barricades and "attacked" on-duty cops.
11 May 2015

HC asks Buet to allow expelled BCL men to attend classes

The High Court directs Buet authorities to allow its four expelled students, also leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League, to avail all student facilities including attending classes and examinations.
11 May 2015

Cut vacation in half

Educational institutions which incurred academic loss due to hartals and blockades of the BNP-led alliance can reduce their summer
10 May 2015

Cut summer vacation

Educational institutions which incurred academic loss due to hartals and blockades of the BNP-led alliance can reduce their summer vacation by half to recover the loss, suggested participants at a meeting at the education ministry yesterday.
10 May 2015

HC summons Apex boss, staff

The High Court yesterday summoned on May 24 three officials of a footwear factory in Gazipur's Kaliakoir upazila to explain their role
10 May 2015

Three tiger cubs die in Cox's Bazar

All three cubs of tigress Jyoti born in Dulahazara Safari park in Cox's Bazar have died.
10 May 2015

CAAB staff's detention triggers chaos at airport

Chaos erupted at the capital's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday after security staff of Civil Aviation Authority of
10 May 2015

Rapid steps to be taken for implementation

Rapid steps will be taken to implement the Land Boundary Agreement after discussions between Bangladesh and India, said Indian High
10 May 2015

Protest against sexual assault during Baishakh celebration met with police brutality

Police yesterday used brute force to crush a demonstration against their failures to make any arrest over the Pahela Baishakh sexual assault on women.
10 May 2015

17 Myanmar citizens among 142 held

Police in overnight drives arrested 142 people including 17 Myanmar citizens in different upazilas of Chittagong yesterday.
10 May 2015

Indian NGO giving free prostheses for amputees at Nitor

An Indian NGO is providing free artificial limbs to amputees in association with the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic
9 May 2015

Garment workers protest random termination

About a thousand workers of two garment factories in Ashulia demonstrated in Savar Bus Stand area yesterday pressing home their five-
9 May 2015

Free trash bags for all holdings, streetlight fixing in 20 days

With councillors verbally expressing extending their support, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon yesterday
9 May 2015

Indian rice forcing Pabna mills to shut down

With the rice imported from neighbouring India selling at lower prices, the demand for the local varieties is on the decline, pushing 65
9 May 2015

None arrested yet for Ctg bank security guard murder

Police could not arrest anyone till last evening over the murder of a security guard of Al-Arafa Islami Bank Ltd in Chittagong city early
9 May 2015

Private bus service providers go on strike in Rajshahi against BRTC

Private bus owners and workers yesterday began an indefinite strike in Rajshahi district demanding withdrawal of BRTC services from
9 May 2015

123 Bangladeshis rescued in Thailand

At least 123 Bangladeshi jobseekers and 26 Myanmar nationals were rescued in the last two days from Khao Kaew mountain areas
9 May 2015

Resources yet to be explored

Over three years past the much celebrated verdict of a United Nations court in Hamburg, allocating approximately 1,11,631 square
9 May 2015

Don't Ask,Don't Tell

The youth in Bangladesh (ages 15-30) form almost a third of the country's population, and almost half the youth population are women.
8 May 2015

Protest to go on till culprits' punishment

Freedom fighter and cultural personality Nasiruddin Yusuf Bachchu yesterday said the government had failed to arrest the Pahela Baishakh molesters
8 May 2015