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An earthquake measuring six on the Richter scale rocked areas in Dhaka, Sylhet and Chittagong Hill Tracts in the early hours of Friday, Met office

A new laboratory screening method is going to be introduced in the country for the detection of the H1N1 virus that causes swine

Police arrested 30 activists of Hizb ut-Tahrir near Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after Juma prayers yesterday. The Tahrir men were holding a rally to commemorate ‘Badar Day’, blocking the traffic on the road

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has assured Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of giving all necessary support to cope with the challenges of global climate

Banks disagree, say they give loans on ‘criteria’ Commercial banks are not showing interest to disburse loans among the small and medium entrepreneurs, it was learnt

Demands Nirmul Committee; places 9-point proposal Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee yesterday threatened to launch a tough movement unless the government announces a roadmap to trial of 1971 war criminals by

Demands RMG workers’ salaries, bonus before Eid Garment workers’ rights bodies on Friday held demonstrations in the capital, demanding payment of all dues and Eid bonus of the workers before

Sept 4: Two students of Jagannath University drowned at Kakra river at Chirirbandar upazila while they were taking bath Friday

Civic leaders and left politicians have strongly condemned the police attack on Professor Anu Muhammad and leaders and activists of a conservationists’ platform, saying that allowing the police to

Fatal accident narrowly averted at city crossing A speeding train rammed a private car yesterday morning, leaving one injured, as it attempted to cross the Karwan Bazar level crossing defying the signal in the

Only 25 swine flu cases admitted Public hospitals in district towns are swamped with people suffering from common flu and seeking test for swine flu, but most of the patients are being sent home with advice to take rest in isolation,

Opposition BNP on Thursday asked the government to immediately withdraw ‘conspiratorial’ charge-sheets and politically motivated cases against party chairperson Khaleda Zia, senior

As the drive to nab the activists of the outlawed extremist groups based in the southwestern region, particularly in Khulna and Kushtia districts is in progress, the appeal issued by state minister for

The government will ask the doctors at upazila level to visit all schools in their respective localities to protect students from swine flu infection. Officials of the education ministry Thursday told New Age that they requested the health secretary in a

Warrant issued for third time as they do not show up in court A Brahmanbaria court yesterday re-issued arrest warrant against five Rid Pharma officials for not showing up at the hearing of a case filed against them for producing toxic paracetamol syrup that claimed

Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday suspended nine officials including a general manager of its Khulna branch on charges of involvement in smuggling out torn notes worth about Tk 28 lakh from the

HC appoints 3 amici curiae The High Court (HC) yesterday appointed three amici curiae for their expert opinions on the legality of formation of a parliamentary committee to investigate into corruption allegations against the former

Group of blind people team up to plant trees along Nilphamari road since 2007 They can’t see the world and all its treasures because of their visual impairment. Yet they’ve all the eagerness to do their bits in making the globe

Sumiya waits to get back her lost vision Thirteen-year-old Sumiya Akhter frequents the Sandhani National Eye Donation Society (SNEDS) with the hope that a corneal transplant will restore her lost

6 divisional centres to control affiliated colleges The high-powered committee in a report on National University (NU) reform has recommended decentralisation of the university by forming six regional centres in six divisions and bringing the