Unaddressed demand upsets anti-drug drive in Bangladesh
The government’s failure to address the most fundamental issues about the drug abuse, including the availability of drugs and treatment of addicts and large-scale..
Curtain falls on Ekushey Book Fair
The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair ended on Saturday with arrival of the highest number of new titles in past five years and the highest ever sales in the history of the fair.
Protests against utility price hike continue
Different organisations on Saturday termed the government decision to hike prices of power and water as anti-people and unjust, continued protest..
KHALEDA BAIL PLEA REJECTION Countrywide BNP demo faces obstruction
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday staged countrywide demonstrations amid obstructions at various places, including Narayanganj, protesting against..
CAG audit finds former chairman involved in BASIC Bank loan scam
A government special audit report has identified dozens of anomalies in distributing loans by scam-hit BASIC Bank during the tenure of deposed chairman Abdul Hye Bachchu ..
Millions of children across the world aren't going to school. It's not just their education that could suffer
For 18-year-old Huang Yiyang, school starts when she opens up her laptop.
Malaysia king hits back at Mahathir amid crisis
Malaysia’s king struck down Friday a power play by 94-year-old Mahathir Mohamad aimed at seizing momentum in a political crisis, capping a week of turmoil ..
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK Coronavirus spreads in 56 countries
China reported 44 more deaths from the novel coronavirus epidemic on Friday and 327 fresh cases, the lowest daily figure for new infections in more than a month.
Delhi Muslims pray under armed guard
Muslims in India’s capital held regular Friday prayers under the watch of riot police, capping a week which saw 42 killed and hundreds injured during the city’s worst riots in decades.
Dengue threat still remains in Bangladesh
Aedes mosquito-borne dengue appears to be on its course to wreak havoc in Bangladesh again this year as the viral infection rate is unusually high even in the early days of spring.
