6 broken bridges not repaired for years

A large number of people in different areas of Tangail, Jhalakathi, Nilphamari and Barisal districts are suffering from communication
11 December 2016

Woes mount as copiers of deed on strike

Service receivers suffer a lot as an indefinite strike, enforced by extra-muharrirs (copiers) at sub-registry office, still continues.
10 December 2016

Peak time for brick kilns

Workers at different brick kilns in the district are passing busy time making bricks after a delay of two weeks due to bad
10 December 2016

Road to century old temple demanded

Local Hindu people at a human chain in Chirirbandar upazila yesterday demanded a pitch road to Chibuka temple, a 100-year-
10 December 2016

Seaports asked to hoist distant warning signal 2

Maritime ports in Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist distant warning signal no. 2 as cyclonic storm ‘Vardah’ over the southeast Bay and adjoining areas moved slightly west-northwestwards.
10 December 2016

US envoy for religious freedom to visit Bangladesh

US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom David Saperstein will visit Bangladesh this week.
10 December 2016

Cyclone ‘Vardah’ moves northwards

The cyclonic storm, ‘Vardah’, over the southeast bay and adjoining area moves further northwards over the same area.
9 December 2016

Hindus in panic

As police are yet to arrest the perpetrators behind the attacks on two temples in the last three months, 200 Hindu families in Shialkhawa
8 December 2016

Mirzapur canal almost dead

An important canal in Mirzapur municipal area of the district has become almost dead due to mindless filling and grabbing.
7 December 2016

Another dies, 10 more fall sick in Sylhet

A 65-year-old woman died after eating puffer fish and 10 more fell sick yesterday in Jaintapur upazila of the district.
7 December 2016

Call to stop harassing indigenous people

United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) organised a 30-kilometre-long human chain from Khagrachhari Sadar to Dudukchara in Panchari
7 December 2016

Another dies after eating puffer fish in Sylhet

Another woman, who fell sick after taking puffer fish in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet yesterday, dies at a hospital in the city, raising the death toll to six.
7 December 2016

A cyclone of difference

In the middle of the night, Atul Sur, a fisherman from Koyra, arrives at Dublarchar, an island in the Sundarbans, in a small boat loaded with Batasha (sweets), candles, incense sticks and coconuts.
7 December 2016

Dense fog disrupts Paturia-Daulatdia ferry service

Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma river resume after two and half hours of disruption triggered by dense fog.
7 December 2016

Mumps creates panic in Khulna primary school

Around 50 students have been suffering from mumps for one month, spreading panic among guardians and teachers and decreasing
6 December 2016

5 die after eating puffer fish in Sylhet

Five people including two children die and 12 others fall sick after eating puffer fish in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet.
6 December 2016

21,000 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh from Myanmar: IOM

Around 21,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh in recent weeks to escape violence in neighbouring Myanmar, an official of the International Organisation for Migration says.
6 December 2016

NCC polls: 20-party campaign starts Dec 10

Excluding the Jamaat-e-Islami, BNP-led 20-party alliance forms three publicity committees to drum for the BNP candidates for Narayanganj City Corporation election.
6 December 2016

Ferry services disrupted for fog

Ferry services between Daulatdia of Rajbari and Paturia of Manikganj terminals remain suspended since early morning due to thick fog.
6 December 2016

225 Faridpur pry schools sans headmasters

The posts of headmasters at 225 government primary schools in the district are lying vacant for six months to three years as the
5 December 2016