Chumki: No spare terrorists irrespective of party affiliation
The present government would never spare terrorists irrespective of their party affiliation, State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki has said
Three wheelers-covered van collision kills 2 in Chittagong
Two people have been killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a covered van on Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar Highway at Patiya upazila in Chittagong.
State Department watered down human trafficking report
In the weeks leading up to a critical annual US report on human trafficking that publicly shames the world’s worst offenders, human rights experts at the State Department concluded that trafficking conditions hadn’t improved in Malaysia and Cuba. And in China, they found, things had grown worse.
Permanent trade fair venue at Purbachal
The government will build country's largest exhibition centre at Purbachal, on the outskirts of the capital, with Chinese financial assistance.
RU student electrocuted
A Rajshahi University student has been electrocuted at a picnic boat at Halti-Beel area under Naldanga upazila in the district of Natote.
World peace award for North Korea's Kim Jong-un
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is no stranger to dubious accolades and has already been crowned Supreme Military Commander, National Defence Chairman and First Secretary of the Worker's Party.
Mizanur: Sue suspended cops over Rajon killing
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Dr Mizanur Rahman has suggested for launching a case against the police officials who were suspended on charge of showing negligence in dealing the sensational Rajon murder incident.
3 killed in Gaibandha road accident
Three people have been killed and 15 others injured as a bus turned turtle in Phasitola-Masta area under Gabindaganj upazila in Gaibandha.
14-party: No pressure on govt over midterm polls
Ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance has said there is no diplomatic pressure on the government over midterm polls.
Bangladesh volunteers learn to make a life-or-death difference in a disaster
In April 2013, Redowan Ahmed Srabon, a university student, watched in shock as news of the Rana Plaza factory collapse broke on television. Instead of just following the TV updates, he took a bus from central Dhaka to the factory, on the city’s outskirts, where more than 1,100 workers died and 2,500 were injured.
‘Increase use of digital resources in education’
Speakers at an awareness-building workshop stressed the need to increase digital resource usage at both public and private educational institutions.
Dead trafficking victim to return home today
Abdul Rashid, a poor carpenter from Narsingdi who struggled to make ends meet every day, started towards Malaysia on a boat four months ago in search of a better life.
Bangladesh 7th among abduction-prone countries
Bangladesh ranks seventh among the countries with high risk of abduction, according to a report by a UK-based consultancy, but Bangladesh Police have called it baseless and questioned its accuracy.
