Leave it alone
The BNP yesterday called upon the media not to make an issue out of Khaleda Zia’s write-up in The Washington Times seeking western intervention to save the country’s democracy by putting pressure on...
View ArticleAirport can now expand
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh has repossessed its 105 acres of land worth more than Tk 3,000 crore from a Singapore-based company that had been controversially awarded the lease of the...
View ArticleThe school that teaches Afghan girls to say ‘no’
Dah Yaya is an Afghan village set in stony hills and steeped in traditions that limit women to second-class status in this desperately poor country ravaged by Taliban insurgency. But in a school set up...
View ArticleEgypt swears in interim leaders
Mohamed ElBaradei, a former senior UN diplomat, was sworn in yesterday as Egypt’s interim vice president for foreign relations — a key step in establishing a temporary government following the recent...
View ArticleSolid rain!
Farmers in arid countries could soon have a cure for the droughts that blight their crops — in the form of powdered water. The powder, called Solid Rain, looks like sugar and is made of an absorbent...
View ArticleFreedom fighter killed in road accident
A sexagenarian man, who was critically injured in a road accident in the capital yesterday morning, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital later in the day. The victim, Mizanur Rahman, 65, was a poet...
View ArticleMadrasa teachers beat up 3 journos
Three journalists were attacked and injured at a madrasa in Kushtia yesterday as they went there to gather news of a student tortured by a teacher. The victims are Milon Ali of Independent TV, Touhidi...
View ArticleTI clarifies its survey
Transparency International (TI) Secretariat in a clarification has said that according to the recent survey, corruption was a serious problem around the world and Bangladesh was no exception. The...
View ArticleIt’s lawful
Eminent lawyer Ajmalul Hossain yesterday told the Supreme Court that the amendment to the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act, 1973, which cleared the way for challenging inadequate sentences of...
View ArticleComplainant tells court of murder
The trial of the Bishwajit murder case began at a Dhaka court yesterday, nearly seven months after the gruesome murder of the innocent tailor. On the first day, the court recorded the statement of Md...
View ArticleIs AL shake-up soon?
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina may reshuffle the cabinet and bring about changes in her party after Eid-ul-Fitr. In the process, she is likely to drop some ministers and advisers and bring in some party...
View ArticleUnified steps await rivers
The Jatiya Sangsad yesterday passed a bill for the formation of a national river commission, which will make necessary recommendations for the government to save rivers and water bodies from grabbers...
View Article4 times more passed
Following countrywide protests against the introduction of a quota system in the preliminary phase of the 34th BCS exams, the Public Service Commission yesterday came up with a reviewed list of 46,250...
View ArticleTrade unionism to be set free
The parliament is set to pass a landmark amendment to the labour law today, a move that will bring in major changes in the way trade unions function in the country. The amendment comes in a bid to...
View ArticleOnly BNP’s Papiya defends Shafi
Some ministers and MPs from the ruling Awami League yesterday strongly denounced Hefajat-e Islam Ameer Shah Ahmed Shafi’s remarks about women as indecent and vulgar, and demanded that the government...
View ArticleIndia pays Rs 5 lakh to family of victim
The Indian government yesterday paid a compensation of five lakh Indian rupees to the family of a Bangladeshi national who was killed by the BSF in Rajshahi three years ago. The cheque had been handed...
View ArticleGovt counts on India
To create a positive impression among voters, the Awami League government is making its last effort to clinch the Teesta water sharing treaty and the land boundary agreement with India. Though India is...
View ArticleYunus 11th
Nobel Peace Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus has been featured as one of the most influential business-thinkers in a new ranking compiled by The Wall Street Journal. The founder of Grameen Bank and pioneer...
View ArticleLong wait for verdict to end
Victims of wartime cruelty and their family members have been waiting 41 years for today as they believe Ghulam Azam was the key character behind the mass murder, rape and displacement of lakhs of...
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