Experts of a special team have recently released test results from water samples they collected from the Halda River, finding it to be extremely polluted.
Author: Lutfun Nahar
Int’l drone expo held in Shenzhen
More than 200 Chinese and foreign companies are attending an international drone expo in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province.
18 killed, 20 injured as bus turns turtle in Gaibandha
At least 18 people were killed and 20 others injured in a tragic road accident on the Bogra-Rangpur Highway in Bashkhali area under Palashbari upazila of the district in the early hours of today.
Brazil fan electrocuted while celebrating win in Sirajganj
A supporter of Brazil football team electrocuted in Ullapara upazila on Friday night while celebrating his team’s win against Costa Rica in the ongoing FIFA world Cup 2018.
Police foil Chhatra Dal demo in Sylhet
Police on Saturday foiled a demonstration of Chhatra Dal by resorting to firing on the rally leaving 30 activists injured at Kazir Bazar area of the city and arrested at least 20 leaders and activists of the organization.
BNP smells a rat in police arresting Gazipur party-men
BNP on Saturday alleged that plainclothes police arrested 12 members of their party’s Gazipur city mayoral candidate’s election-steering committee to help the government hold unilateral polls on Tuesday.
No ‘Khulna-style’ polls in Gazipur, warns BNP
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Saturday warned the government of dire consequences if ‘Khulna-style’ polls are held in Gazipur City Corporation on Tuesday.
Malaysia suspends syndicated manpower recruitment
Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam B.Sc. on Saturday said that the Malaysian government may cancel the recruitment system, but it will not hamper the process of sending workers to the country.
Khulna’s Koyra villages threatened by riverbank erosion
Around 42,000 people of 17 villages under Uttar and Dakhhin Bedkashi unions in Koyra upazila are passing their days in panic as erosion by the Shakbaria and Kabadak rivers has taken a serious turn.
Two ‘drug traders’ found dead in Chuadanga, Tangail
Police recovered the bodies of two suspected drug traders in Alamdanga upazila of Chuadanga and Tangail sadar upazila on Saturday.
Grassroots leaders to blame if AL fails to win next polls: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the grassroots leaders and activists of Awami League will be held responsible if people do not cast their votes in favour of the party in the next general election.
UN for addressing root causes of Rohingya crisis
The United Nations on Saturday commended the commitment demonstrated by the government of Bangladesh in supporting the Rohingya refugees and highlighted that the root causes of the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar must be addressed.
Trump’s order changes one harmful order for another
In a McAllen immigration detention center last week, I talked to a cheerful 5-year-old boy and his mother. They’d crossed into the United States seeking safety after fleeing violence and threats at home. Later that day, US Customs and Border…
BD Agri Minister Matia for protecting local fruit varieties
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury today urged agricultural scientists to come forward to protect indigenous fruit varieties and carry out extensive research on how to adopt cultivation method of exotic fruits.
IOM comic books to make Rohingyas aware against trafficking
IOM, the UN Migration Agency, has launched a series of new comic books, which tell the true-life stories of Rohingyas who have fallen victim to human trafficking, to raise awareness among those vulnerable to the crime in South Bangladesh.
AL’s 69th founding anniversary tomorrow
Bangladesh Awami League (AL), one of the country’s oldest political parties, will celebrate its 69th founding anniversary tomorrow amid holding different programmes.
Quader rules out dialogue with BNP
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today ruled out any possibility of holding dialogue with BNP ahead of the next parliament election.
US states sue Washington over immigrant separation
Several US states are suing the Trump administration over its “zero tolerance” policy that led to thousands of migrant children being split from their families on the US border with Mexico.
Drik’s Shahidul Alam to receive int’l photography award
Prominent photographer Shahidul Alam has been selected as the 2018 recipient of Humanitarian Award to be presented at the Lucie Awards.
Faridpur farmers harvest premature peanuts fearing flood
Peanut growers in char areas of the district are harvesting premature crops following the rise of water in the Padma, Madhumati and Kumar rivers.
Govt trying to hold Khulna-style polls in Gazipur: BNP
BNP on Friday alleged that the government is trying to hold Gazipur city polls without voters in Khulna style with the help of law enforcers.
Liton, Kamran, Abdullah AL picks for Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barishal
Awami League on Friday nominated AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, Badar Uddin Kamran and Serniabat Sadeq Abdullah to contest Rajshahi, Sylhet Barishal city corporation elections respectively.
What European democracies can teach America
Amid authoritarian and illiberal forces buffeting social democracies, it is helpful to renew appreciation for their political architectures, especially the central role developed over a century and a half for the principle of proportional representation (PR). Its absence is one…
Trump retreats, but thousands of families may remain apart
President Trump caved to enormous political pressure on Wednesday and signed an executive order meant to end the separation of families at the border by detaining parents and children together for an indefinite period.
Bullet-hit body of ‘drug trader’ found in Chuadanga
Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a suspected drug trader besides rail tracks on Chuadanga-Darshana road in Damurhuda upazila on Thursday.
BD’s premier chamber questions corporate tax cut for banks
Speakers at a programme on Thursday described the government’s budgetary move of corporate tax cut disappointing as it applies for banks and financial institutions only and not for all.
Thousands join Yoga Day celebrations in Dhaka City
Commemorating International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2018, Indian High Commission in Dhaka on Thursday organised an event at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital where thousands of people from all walks of life wearing blue and yellow T-shirts joined practicing…
Bangladesh clears Tk 46billion project to issue e-passports
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Thursday approved a project involving Tk 4,635.91 crore to introduce higher technology-based e-passports to make Bangladeshi passports safer, more secure and acceptable to other countries across the world. It also…
BNP accuses AL of wanting lopsided election-time govt
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that Awami League is talking about a ‘lopsided election-time government’ as it wants to hold the next polls without BNP’s participation.
Bangladesh among 3 nations hosting half of world’s refugees
Turkey, Bangladesh and Uganda alone received over half of all new refugees last year. Never before has the world registered a larger number of people displaced by war and persecution.