Cold pinches people

Temperature is likely to fall further today, with people already experiencing the pinch of bitter cold, said the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.

MUNICIPAL POLLS : Most AL, BNP candidates have criminal records

Most of the mayoral candidates nominated by ruling Awmai League and opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the elections to 234 municipal councils scheduled for December 30 are facing or have faced criminal cases.

Many injured in twin blasts in navy mosques

Several bombs exploded in two mosques in Chittagong naval base during Juma prayers on Friday, leaving more than a dozen people injured.

Sheriff to missing 'affluenza' teen Ethan Couch: 'We're going to find you'

A Texas sheriff says he has a message for a teenager who's now missing two years after getting probation for a drunken driving crash that killed four people, and for the mother who may be with him.

GAZETTE NOTIFICATION OF NEW PAY SCALE : Protesting employees miffed at being ‘ignored’

Low ranking government employees on Thursday protested at the new pay structure for ‘ignoring’ their demands for reinstating timescale and selection grade and for reducing the total number of grades to 16 from 20.

MUNICIPAL POLLS CODE VIOLATION : Complaints go mostly unheeded

Most of the complaints raised by the candidates about violation of electoral code of conduct and other offences in electioneering for the December 30 municipal polls go unheeded with the Election Commission taking no effective measures to curb such violations.

Cancer appears to be most deadly disease in Bangladesh: experts

Paediatric oncologists and experts said awareness, preventive measures and early diagnosis can save lives of thousands of children from cancer in the country.

NBR rejects FBCCI plea for no-VAT on trade licence fees

The National Board of Revenue has rejected a plea made by the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry for abolishing value-added tax on trade licence fees.

10 injured as BCL men clash with traders

Ten people were injured, five shops were damaged and three motorcycles were set on fire as Dhaka College unit Chhatra League activists clashed with traders over bargaining on a wedding sari in New Market area on Thursday.

The view from Hmeymim airbase, staging ground for Russia's war in Syria

With relentless regularity, the Russian warplanes take off from Hmeymim airbase in Latakia on northwest Syria's Mediterranean coast, the staging ground for Russia's air war against Islamist terror groups fighting for control of Syria.