HRFB also urges open rejection of police proposal for change

Expressing concern over police's recent proposal to amend the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act 2013, a network of 19
18 March 2015

30 lakh expats may lose jobs

About 30 lakh Bangladeshi migrant workers could lose their jobs and face deportation as they would be carrying the old passports
18 March 2015

Mobile accessories worth Tk 5.5cr seized at Dhaka airport

Customs officials seize mobile accessories worth around Tk 5.5 crore at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
18 March 2015

Prisoner escapes from DMCH

A prisoner, who was receiving treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, escaped from the hospital this afternoon.
18 March 2015

$50m Belarus loan to buy heavy vehicles, parts for cities, municipalities

Bangladesh is likely to get different types of motor vehicles and equipment worth $ 50 million from Belarus under Export Commodity
17 March 2015

Hartal entangles public exams

After wreaking havoc on the SSC exam schedule, the ongoing political unrest is now causing worries among around 12 lakh Higher
17 March 2015

Derailment disrupts Jessore-Khulna rail service

Rail communication between Khulna and Jessore is suspended as a locomotive derailed at Singia Railway Station in Jessore this afternoon.
17 March 2015

Family's wait gets longer

Missing BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed's wife, who moved the High Court last week for its directives on the government to trace her
16 March 2015

CCTV camera installation in multi-storey buildings starts in N'ganj

The local authorities of Narayanganj have started setting up close-circuit television cameras in multi-storey buildings at different key
16 March 2015

ASK concerned over jt forces' obstruction of Dighinala Adivasi march

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) has expressed grave concern over obstructing the procession of Khagrachhari's Dighinala Bhumi Rakkha
16 March 2015

Publicly reject amendment proposal from police

Expressing grave concern over a recent police proposal seeking amendments to the Torture and Custodial Death
15 March 2015

Jannati Hossain yet to be released

Young entrepreneur Jannati Hossain is yet to be released although the High Court granted her bail on March 12 in a case filed over
15 March 2015

Abducted boy’s body found at Sylhet cop’s house

The body of a kidnapped boy is recovered from a police constable’s house in Sylhet city
15 March 2015

DFID top official in Dhaka

Mark Lowcock, UK Permanent Secretary for Department for International Development (DFID), arrives in Dhaka on a two-day official visit
15 March 2015

US issues alert for Riyadh embassy

The US embassy in Riyadh has cancelled all consular services for Sunday and Monday due to "heightened security concerns"
15 March 2015

Cable TV viewers forum wants representation in broadcast commission

Bangladesh Cable TV Viewers Forum yesterday placed a set of demands, including inclusion of its actual representative in the committee
14 March 2015

Rescue ends with death toll at seven

Rescue operation was called off on Friday, 23 hours after the roof of cement factory warehouse collapsed at Mongla, with the death toll
14 March 2015

NU holds anti-blockade programme

Thousands of students and teachers of National University form human chains across the country demanding withdrawal of the ongoing blockade, which is badly hampering education
14 March 2015

Former Maldives president jailed for 13yrs

Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed is jailed for 13 years after being found guilty of terrorism for ordering arrest of a judge when he was in power in 2012
14 March 2015

Coordinated efforts a must

Speakers at a high-level side event at the multi-sector programme addressing violence against women at the UN have underscored the need for coordinated effort of the national and international communities to stop such crimes.
13 March 2015