Victims to file case against WB: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Friday said the persons affected by the World Bank's decision on cancelling finance to the Padma Bridge project and subsequent lawsuit in Canadian court would file case against the bank.
All drives against unfit buses bite the dust
Repeated drives against unfit buses in the capital come to nothing in the absence of alternative transportation service, integrated plan and lack of coordination among different authorities concerned, urban planners have pointed out.
Top brands to skip Dhaka Apparel Summit
Some major European fashion brands are set to skip Dhaka Apparel Summit scheduled for February 25, citing repression of unions in Bangladesh.
No on-campus housing for 77pc public university teachers
Public university teachers are facing acute shortage of residential facilities as 77 per cent of them are deprived of on-campus housing that hampers research and academic activities.
EC to do everything possible to bring all parties to polls
The reconstituted Election Commission on Thursday pledged to do everything possible for ensuring all parties’ participation in the next parliamentary polls.
Elephants from India run wild, destroy crops, homes
Daily incursions by elephants from India, destroying crops and houses, for the past two months have made the life of two upazilas in Kurigram miserable.
DSCC official caught red-handed
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday caught a Dhaka South City Corporation tax official red-handed while taking bribe in Dhaka.
Proposal for e-voting ill-motivated: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday said the prime minister’s recent remarks in parliament about introducing Electronic Voting system in the next parliament election is ‘ill-motivated’.
15 individuals, BAF named for Independence Award
Fifteen individuals and Bangladesh Air Force have been picked for the Independence Award-2017 in recognition of their glorious and outstanding contributions to their respective fields.
Russian spy ship lurks off Connecticut coast
A Russian spy ship sits 30 miles off the coast of Connecticut, a US defense official told CNN, while an armed Russian warplane recently carried out a "mock attack" against a US ship.
