PM returns home from London

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina returned home from London on Tuesday morning, wrapping up her six-day official visit to the United Kingdom.

Abduction of three youths: Hartal underway in Khagrachhari

A dawn-to-dusk hartal enforced by Parbatya Bangali Chhatra Parishad is underway in Khagrachhari on Monday demanding immediate rescue of three abducted Bengali youths.

5 YEARS OF RANA PLAZA COLLAPSE Survivors’ woes continue

The woes of crippled survivors of the Rana Plaza collapse are continuing even five years after the deadly factory building disaster that killed 1,138 workers and left more than 2,400 others injured on April 24, 2013.

Institutional repression against women at DU: teachers

A section of Dhaka University teachers on Sunday censured recent incident of ousting female students from Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall at midnight terming it ‘institutional repression against women.

5 killed as nor’wester lashes country

At least five people were killed in Habiganj and Kishoreganj in a thunderstorm that lashed parts of the country, including Dhaka, Sunday evening.

US-Bangla questions Nepali probe

The US-Bangla Airlines on Sunday said the probe report released by Nepali authorities into the March 12 plane crash at Tribhuvan International Airport that left 51 passengers and crew dead is partly questionable as it skipped ‘vital issues’.

Khaleda’s treatment outside jail after consultation with doctors: Home minister

Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday said that the government will take decision about the further treatment of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia outside the jail after consultation with expert doctors.

BNP announces 7-day programme for jailed Khaleda’s unconditional release

Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its front and associate organisations on Sunday announced 7-day programme for the jailed party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s unconditional release.

Zia Charitable Trust case: Khaleda’s bail extended till May 10

A special court in Dhaka on Sunday again extended until May 10 the bail of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Charitable Trust graft case

DU teachers form human chain demanding students’ security

Teachers of Dhaka University formed a human chain on the campus on Sunday morning with a call to ensure security of the university students.