Heatwave alert extended for 72 hours
The Met office has extended the heat alert that the ongoing heatwave is likely to persist for 72 more hours starting this morning
Sreepur upazila polls chairman candidate fined Tk 40,000
A mobile court yesterday imposed a Tk 40,000 fine on Jamil Hasan Durjoy, a chairman candidate for Sreepur upazila parishad polls and Gazipur district Awami League joint general secretary, for violating electoral code
BNP acts as slave of foreign lords to assume power: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said BNP is working as a slave of its foreign lords for going to power
Country turned into gas chamber due to unplanned urbanisation: Rizvi
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday alleged that Bangladesh has now become a gas chamber as a result of unplanned urbanization
Over 200 migrants including 132 Bangladeshis arrested in Malaysia
A total of 206 foreign individuals, including 132 Bangladeshis, were arrested by the Immigration Department in Malaysia for allegedly violating the terms of their pass
Govt to enact law to protect endowed properties
The government is working to formulate a law for protecting endowed properties of Hindu community, Land Minister Narayan Chandra Chanda said yesterday.
Invest in Bangladesh
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has urged the Thai private sector to invest in Bangladesh by taking full advantage of Dhaka’s various incentives for foreign business and partnership.
MV Abdullah, crew to return mid-May
The crew of the Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah, recently freed from Somali pirates, is set to return home in the middle of May.
Bhasantek Fire: Last injured family member passes away
Another burnt victim from the Bhasantek house fire succumbed to injury yesterday at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, raising the death toll to six.
Journo Nadim murder / UP chairman’s son still at large
One of the main accused in the case filed over the killing of journalist Golam Rabbani Nadim in Jamalpur is yet to be arrested even after 10 months since the murder.
Ongoing heatwave: Water crisis grips Khulna
The water crisis in Khulna city has deepened amidst the relentless heatwave, due to plummeting groundwater levels and the inability of the Water Supply and Sewerage Authority to meet the residents’ water needs adequately.
Ethiopian, Air China to start flying from Dhaka in May
Ethiopian Airlines and Air China are set to start flight operations to and from Dhaka next month while FitsAir, Sri Lanka’s low-cost airline, has already started direct flights since Friday.
How drugs find their way inside prisons
In a midnight raid on February 8, Jashore police arrested Ashraful Murad Rubel, a guard at the district’s central jail, for his involvement in drug trade.
2014 Narayanganj 7 murder: Justice eludes victim families
Even after a decade into the sensational seven-murder in Narayanganj, the families of the victims continue to wait for justice, as the case trial drags on.
Corrupt official let off with just a temporary pay cut
The government has reduced the salary of an assistant commissioner (land) of Bogura sadar upazila for 12 months after he was found guilty of forgery.
Three die as truck, three-wheeler collide in Bagerhat
Three people were killed and two others injured when a truck hit a motorised rickshaw van on the Khulna-Mongla highway in Bagerhat last morning.
2 RMG workers raped, male colleague beaten up
Two readymade garment workers were allegedly raped while their male colleague was beaten up and held captive by a group of locals in Gazipur’s Kaliakoir upazila on Thursday night.
School teacher stabbed to death by son
A school teacher was stabbed to death by his teenage son at Konapara village in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh on Friday night.
1 killed, 5 others hurt during post-match clash
A man was stabbed to death while at least five others were injured in Brahmanbaria during a clash between two sides over bursting firecrackers after the final match of a local football tournament.
AL wants one-party rule
Awami League is trying to introduce one-party rule in the country, said Jatiya Party chairman GM Quader yesterday.
5 get ‘Amra Notun Changemakers Award’
To celebrate the enterprising spirit of the young people, five projects, initiated and run by young changemakers, were awarded the Amra Notun Young Changemakers Award yesterday.
