The historic Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be observed on Thursday.
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Housewife ‘commits suicide’ in Rajshahi over rebuke
Rajshahi, Jan 9 – A housewife reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a mango tree near their house at Mahdipur village in Bagha Upazila on Tuesday.
Dhaka International Trade Fair begins Wednesday
Dhaka, Jan 8 – The 24th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) begins at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city on Wednesday.
Zonta, COAST sign MoU to help Rohingyas
Zonta Club of Greater Dhaka on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Coastal Association for Social Transformation Trust (COAST) to support Rohingya families in Cox’s Bazar.
PM pays tribute to Liberation War martyrs in Savar
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday paid homage to the martyrs of the Liberation War on the occasion of forming her government for the third consecutive term.
Thai, Saudi officials meet over case of young Saudi woman
Thailand’s immigration police chief met Tuesday with officials of the Saudi Embassy in Bangkok, and said the officials told him they are satisfied with how the case of a young Saudi woman who claims to be fleeing her abusive family…
Language hero Syed Abdul Hannan dies
Syed Abul Hannan, a 1952 Language Movement veteran and a Freedom Fighter, died from old age complications at a private hospital in the capital early Tuesday. He was 87.
The Uighur question: A civil society solution
By Chandra Muzaffar In the last few months, the International Movement for a Just World (JUST) like so many other civil society groups in various parts of the world has been inundated with videos and articles from different sources alleging…
Noakhali gang-rape: AL leader, 6 others on 5-day remand
A court here on Sunday placed seven accused on a five-day remand each in a case over the gang-rape of a woman in Subarnachar upazila.
Tearful adieu to Ashraful Islam – an honest politician
Awami League Presidium member and Public Administration Minister Syed Ashraful Islam, who passed away at a Thailand hospital on Thursday, was laid to eternal rest here on Sunday.
Bangladesh AL leader Syed Ashraf’s first funeral prayer held
The first namaz-e-janaza of Syed Ashraf was held at the South Plaza of the Jaitya Sangsad on Sunday morning.The body of the veteran Awami League was taken to the Parliament complex from Combined Military Hospital (CMH) at 9:30 am.
‘You aren’t alone’, BNP tells Noakhali rape victim, family
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday assured Subarnachar gang-rape victim that their party and Jatiya Oikyafront will always remain beside her.
AL must take responsibility for Noakhali rape: CPB
Awami League has to take responsibility for the rape of a woman in Noakhali’s Subarnachar Upazila, leaders of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) Women Cell demanded on Saturday.
Noakhali gang-rape a shame for the nation: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Jan 4 – Expressing deep concern over the gang-rape of a woman in Subarnachar Upazila of Noakhali, Jatiya Oikya Front chief and Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday said it has belittled all as a nation.
2 more held over gang rape of Noakhali woman
Two more people were arrested from Chattogram on Friday over the gang rape of a woman at Charjubli of Subarnachar upazila after the general election.
Cordyceps, Himalayan Viagra kindles fortunes, begets plunder
by Manu Moudgil on 4 January 2019 • Cordyceps, a caterpillar fungus found in alpine pastures of the Himalayas, is a highly valued aphrodisiac commonly known as “Himalayan Viagra”.
Noakhali gang-rape: Local AL leader among 2 held
Detectives in separate drives arrested two people including a local Awami League leader from Shenbagh and Sadar upazilas early Thursday over the ‘gang-rape’ of a woman after Sunday’s election.
Noakhali gang rape victim fights for life in hospital
A woman from Noakhali’s Subarnachar has alleged she was raped by 10 or 12 Awami League men for her Noahkhali gang rape victim in hospital photo collected casting vote in favour of BNP in the 11th parliamentary election.
Tetulia shivers at Bangladesh’s lowest temperature 4.9˚C
Bangladesh recorded its lowest temperature of the winter so far after the mercury fell to 4.9 degrees Celsius in Tetulia at 6am on Wednesday.
Noakhali woman’s gang-rape: Prime accused, another held
Detectives have arrested two people, including the prime accused, over the ‘gang-rape’ of a woman at Charbajuli village in Subarnachar upazila after Sunday’s election.
Russian baby rescued after nearly 36 hours in frozen rubble
Moscow, Jan 2 (AP/UNB) — Laboring through sub-freezing temperatures, Russian rescue workers were digging into a sprawling heap of jagged rubble from a collapsed apartment building when one heard the faintest sound. It was the sound of life.
Bd to welcome over 8,400 babies on New Year’s Day: UNICEF
An estimated 8,428 babies will be born in Bangladesh on the New Year’s Day, UNICEF said on Tuesday. Bangladeshi babies will account for 2.13 percent of the estimated 395,072 babies to be born across the world on the New Year’s…
Queen Elizabeth II riffs on wisdom, family’s busy year
Queen Elizabeth II wove personal reflections into the latest edition of her annual Christmas message, saying she hoped her long life brought a measure of wisdom and noting her grandchildren’s contributions to Britain’s royal family.
Cox’s Bazar RO writes EC for 2 helicopters
Cox’s Bazar, Dec 22 – The returning officer (RO) and deputy commissioner (DC) of the district on Saturday said they have requested the Election Commission (EC) to provide them two helicopters for patrolling in the remote areas of the district…
India baby rescued after mother’s suicide dies
Dhaka, Dec 22 – The baby born during his mother’s suicide in India’s Bhopal Katni town early Thursday died on Friday.
Of cockroaches and humans
Rita Levi-Montalcini, the Italian Nobel laureate honoured for her work in neurobiology, once gave a splendid conference with the title “The imperfect brain”. There she explained that man has a brain that is not used completely, while the reverse is…
Nation remembers Liberation War heroes
Dhaka, Dec 16 – Bangladeshis at home and abroad on Sunday paid deep homage to the martyrs who laid down their lives for the country in 1971, marking the 48th Victory Day.
Egypt announces discovery of 4,400-year-old tomb
Egypt on Saturday announced the discovery of a private tomb belonging to a senior official from the 5th dynasty of the pharaohs, which ruled roughly 4,400 years ago.
Oikya Front stages Victory Day rally in capital
Jatiya Oikyafront on Sunday took out a colourful rally in the city, marking the 48th Victory Day.Thousands of leaders and activists of the alliance thronged BNP’s Nayapaltan central office and its adjacent areas in small processions since morning.
PM greets war-wounded FFs, sends sweetmeats
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday greeted the country’s freedom fighters (FFs) on the occasion of the 48th Victory Day.