City

Heard Hasina ordering ‘no release, no treatment’: PW-2 at ICT

Dhaka, Aug 04: A new witness in the crimes against humanity case against Sheikh Hasina, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today said he…

Politics

BNP holds torch procession in Dhaka protesting derogatory remarks against party top leaders

Dhaka, July 20: BNP leaders and activists staged a torch procession in Dhaka this evening (20 July) to protest against what they termed as defamatory remarks targeting the party’s top…

China eager to work deeply with elected govt: Fakhrul

Dhaka, June 30: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said China is eager to work deeply with the elected government. “China has expressed the hope that the…

Business

ACC summons BG chairman on July 2

Dhaka, June 30: The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday summoned Bashundhara Group chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan to appear at the commission on July 2 over an inquiry into allegations of amassing…

International

Abbas welcomes Canada’s ‘historic’ decision to recognise Palestinian state: Wafa

Intl Desk, July 31: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed Canada’s “historic” move to recognise the state of Palestine during a phone call with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Wafa…

Education

DUCSU polls schedule to be announced on July 29

Dhaka, July 20: The much-awaited polls schedule to the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and residential halls union will be announced on July 29 and the elections is likely…

Health

Nothing to be worried about HMPV virus: IEDCR

Dhaka, Jan 08: The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has said that the people of the country have nothing to be worried about the risks of the…

Entertainment

Music maestro Rahat Ali dubs culture as revolutionary factor for peace

Dhaka, Dec 24: Pakistani Sufi devotional singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan who rattled the Bangladeshi audience with his thrilling voice during his just-ended Dhaka tour has dubbed culture as a…

Feature

‘Bou-Jamai Mela’ celebrates rural tradition in Lalmonirhat

Lalmonirhat, Dec 16: A cherished rural tradition came to life on Monday as the 15-day ‘Bou-Jamai Mela’ commenced at Barabari Abul Kashem Degree College in Lalmonirhat. The fair, held annually,…

Weather

One dead as tropical low moves west across Australia

Desk report, Mar 08: One person has died, and several others have been injured as a tropical low moves west across the Australian east coast, reports AP. Heavy rainfall is…