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100 illegal structures demolished on Dhaka-Aricha highway

Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has demolished over 100 illegal structures on both sides of Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar in two hours since the eviction drive starts.
7 December 2019

JolerGaan: DIVERSITY IN CREATION

Celebrating the release of their new album, ‘Noyon JolerGaan’, the popular folk-fusion band, ‘JolerGaan', seats down with Rafi Hossain for an exclusive interview.
6 December 2019

Mobile court demolishes illegal brick kiln in Savar

A team of Department of Environment (DoE) demolishes one illegal brick kiln and detained its staff in a drive in Savar.
5 December 2019

A jewel named Manik

Education is dropped down the list of priorities when survival tops the list for many children having disabilities from birth.
3 December 2019

Picking up where Baker left off

A physician couple from the US has become the successors to late Dr Edric Sargission Baker, the New Zealander who established the Kailakuri Health Care Center in Madhupur upazila in 1996.
2 December 2019

Kidney Donation: Patients suffer for legal constraints

Fahmida, who has been undergoing dialysis for the last two years, now desperately needs a second kidney transplant. Her mother Fatema Zohra had donated her a kidney in 2015, but it got damaged within a year.
30 November 2019

Water transport workers call off indefinite strike

Water transport workers call off their countrywide indefinite strike after the authorities agreed to fulfil some of their 11 point demands.
30 November 2019

Candy Floss: An almost-extinct rural sweet

Candy floss or cotton candy, popularly known as “Hawai Mithai” once was a very popular and available sweetmeat among the rural people, as well as the city dwellers. But now-a-days, candy floss hawkers are hardly found except in the village fairs.
28 November 2019

The forgotten ones

Sitting at her home in Narayanganj’s Siddhirganj, a feeble-looking Maksuda Begum stares vacantly into the distance. She mumbles most of the time making her words difficult to catch.
27 November 2019

Where did the IS cap come from?

How did one of the most talked about terrorists carry a cap emblazoned with the IS logo to a Dhaka courtroom in and then proceed it put it on for all to see?
27 November 2019

FF’s school with quality education

The fight for his country did not end with independence for Bir Protik Momin Ullah Patwary. The 70-year-old went on to serve his country in various public and private capacities over the years.
27 November 2019

Where did the IS cap come from?

After a Dhaka tribunal delivered the verdict in the Holey Artisan Café attack case today, one of death row convicts reached into his pocket and brought out a prayer cap emblazoned with the emblem of the Islamic State.
27 November 2019

Holey Artisan Café attack: 7 militants get death, one acquitted

Seven militants are sentenced to death for their involvement in 2016 Holey Artisan attack that left 22 people, including 17 foreigners, dead.
27 November 2019

BLOOMS keeps Rabiul’s dream alive

As the morning sun flooded the brightly painted room of BLOOMS specialised school, Tanzila Akhter, a teenager with hearing impairment, recited a prayer poem.
26 November 2019

Eviction drive goes on to free both sides of highway in Savar ahead of Victory Day

A team of Roads and Highways Department (RHD) have been conducting a drive to evict illegal structures on both sides of the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar for the second day.
26 November 2019

Rakher Upobash: Festival of Loknath followers in Narayanganj

During the last 15 days of Bangla month of “Kartik”, the followers of “Loknath” light small lamps and special incense asking for the betterment of their loved ones’ health. They also fast in the name of “Rakh” hence the name “Rakher Upobash”. Also known as “Kartik bhroto”, the festival is held on every Saturday and Tuesday in those 15 days.
25 November 2019

Life-saving Antibiotics: Bacteria become more resistant

At least 10 types of bacteria have become more resistant to 17 life-saving antibiotics used for treating patients with infectious diseases across the country, according to a new government study.
24 November 2019

Asian universities aim stronger collaborations

Curtains fell on the 18th Asian University Presidents Forum (AUPF) 2019 yesterday, with a vision to have stronger collaborations among Asian universities in mutual cooperation and technology transfers.
24 November 2019

Focus on skills

Universities should provide students with the knowledge and skills that equip them to become entrepreneurs, said policy makers and academics yesterday.
23 November 2019

Nisho’s Pursuits

Afran Nisho is a popular figure in the showbiz industry. From ramp modeling to television commercials, he has done it all. In this interview with Rafi Hossain, the popular actor talks about his passion for his profession
22 November 2019