15 teachers, others hurt as BCL men throw acid
At least 15, including six teachers of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, were injured on Thursday as a Chhatra League faction loyal to the vice-chancellor threw acid at and beat teachers and students rallying for... Full storyPurchase of arms high on agenda
Finalization of a deal with Moscow for buying its military hardware worth about $1 billion would be high on the agenda of prime minister Sheikh Hasina during her four-day visit to the Russian Federation set to begin on... Full storyNo damages for all identified families yet
Not all the families of Tazreen fire victims have received compensation and not all of the families who have been given compensation have received the full amount as yet. Families of seven of the 59 identified victims have... Full storyMercury marks record drop since 68
The mercury dipped to 3 degree Celsius in Syedpur upazila of Nilphamari on Thursday, the lowest since 1968 when the temperature was recorded at 2.8 degree Celsius at Srimongol. On Wednesday, the lowest... Full storyPolice attack fast-unto-death of non-MPO teachers
Opposition plotting to destroy democracy: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Thursday said the opposition’s anti-government movement was designed to foil democracy and create a situation like January 11, 2007. Full story‘18-party’ observes black day today
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led opposition alliance will observe ‘black day’ today marking the takeover by the army-backed caretaker government headed by Fakhruddin Ahmed on this day in 2007. Full storyHong Kong starts Bangladeshi housemaid recruitment in March
Hong Kong starts recruitment of Bangladeshi housemaids from March, officials said. They said that the host country would recruit the housemaids through government as well as private recruiting agencies. Full storyIndia has regretted border killings: MKA
Home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir said on Thursday that India had officially regretted the recent killings of Bangladeshi nationals at border by the Indian Border Security Force. Full storyGovt starts shifting street people
The government has started shifting to shelter homes the poor people, who are passing their days on roadsides, railway stations and other open spaces, amid the biting cold across the country. Full storyJS panel questions Bikash release procedures
The parliamentary panel on home ministry on Thursday wanted to know why the underworld don Bikash Kumar Biswas was released on bail without informing law enforcement agencies, and asked the ministry to... Full storyIndia, Pakistan trade blame over border firing
Pakistan said one of its soldiers was killed Thursday by ‘unprovoked’ Indian firing across their tense border in Kashmir, the third deadly incident reported in five days in the disputed region. Full storyRiver transport workers continue strike
