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Incessant rainfall early last month wreaked havoc on the lives and properties of at least 50 lakh people in five districts of the southwestern region of the country. The rain battered districts are Satkhira, Khulna,

The government plans to raise Tk 4,200 crore from capital market for the construction of the country’s largest civil engineering project — Padma Multipurpose Bridge. The amount, which will meet the fund deficit to

The international ‘Day of Older Person’ will be observed across Bangladesh as elsewhere around the globe today with a fresh commitment to protect the rights and privileges of the country’s senior citizens. In line

In a flip-flop on his ranting and raving against the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, her picks in the cabinet and party, and the general elections, former Awami League general secretary Abdul Jalil has said ‘sorry’ for

Family of the Kalapara gang-rape victim went into hiding leaving home on Tuesday after police remained inactive against the rapists amidst reprisal from the perpetrators. Meanwhile, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of

The stage is all set for a grand show on October 1 celebrating the 60th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China which over the years has emerged from a struggling communist country to a powerful

Rapid but unplanned urbanisation coupled with fast-rising urban population is set to spell serious difficulties in meeting basic civic amenities for all, experts have warned, suggesting city planners to go back to

Members of law enforcement agencies foiled an attempt by AL men to disrupt a tender process at Pabna Water Development Board (WDB) office and arrested two yesterday. The arrestees were identified as Kiron and

Intelligence agencies and Dhamondi police yesterday conducted raids in Banani, Gulshan, Dhanmondi and High Court (HC) areas in the city to arrest SP Kohinur Mia and SP Mazharul Haque in connection with a case

Bangladesh Chhatra League, student front of Awami League, yesterday slapped lifetime expulsion on its Pirojpur district unit information and research secretary Ahsan Kabir Mamun alias Mamun Hawlader in connection

A parliamentary panel Wednesday ‘unanimously’ approved the Local Government (Union Parishad) Bill 2009 dropping the provisions for submission of affidavit with nomination papers and for disqualifying

A suspected criminal was killed in crossfire with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Fazullahpur village in Bheramara upazila in Kushtia in the early hours of yesterday. The dead was identified as Asha (35), second-in-command

Indiscriminate hill cutting is continuing unabated here, causing immense ecological imbalance and destruction to the scenic natural beauty in the port city. Besides long and short term adverse affect on the environment

Kuwait may deport 4,000 Bangladeshis who are reportedly guilty of overstaying or allegedly involved in illegal activities, media reports say. Kuwait Times reported on Sep 28 that the Kuwait home ministry has taken

The biggest ever eid jamat was held at the historical Sholakia Eidgah ground in Kishoreganj district on Monday last where nearly 2.5 lakh people thronged in the largest congregation of the country ignoring

A Juba League leader was killed in a ‘crossfire’ with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Taltola in Kushtia district town, in the early hours of yesterday. The dead was identified as Rashedul Islam (35), Organising

An unconventional product is being added to Bangladesh’s export basket very soon as the country’s lone crocodile farm is going to export crocs by December this year. “We are very much hopeful of exporting

A large number of tourists from all parts of the country descended on the beaches of Cox’s Bazaar and the hills of Bandarban to spend their Eid holidays. Those who could manage to bridge their Eid holidays

Sept. 23: Believe it or not. People in the greater Chittagong have recently started to eat stems of the young bamboo plant. A large number of offshoots of the young bamboo plant is regularly transported to Chittagong

At least 26 people, including four minor girls, were killed and over 60 others injured in road accidents in the capital and eight other districts during the last four days since Sunday, the first day of Eid