Dhaka, April 14 -- East West University (EWU) has celebrated Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bengali New Year 1433, with a range of festivities. The day was met with "great enthusiasm and a wid... Read More
Dhaka, April 14 -- Assailants have broken into a house and hacked a college student to death in the Kajla area of Dhaka's Jatrabari. Attacked with sharp weapons, the woman's mother had her hand cut o... Read More
Dhaka, April 14 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said Bangladesh will prosper only if its farmers prosper as he underlined agriculture's central role in the country's economy and the lives of its ... Read More
Dhaka, April 14 -- A child with measles-like symptoms has died at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, while dozens of new patients continue to be admitted to the facility. In the 24 hours to 9am on ... Read More
Dhaka, April 14 -- By the time Mezbah Haque reached the petrol pump at Asad Gate, his plans for Pahela Baishakh had already begun to fade. He had left his home in Mirpur's Kazipara at 5am on Tuesday,... Read More
Dhaka, April 14 -- Baishakh: A Nation in Rhythm Subtle political undercurrent: Beyond festivity, the New Year carries a quiet but visible political tone, with calls for human-centred values and renew... Read More
Dhaka, April 14 -- A case has been filed over the murder of Shamim Reza aka Jahangir, the leader of a Sufi shrine in Kushtia's Daulatpur who was beaten and stabbed to death over allegations of blasphe... Read More
Dhaka, April 13 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested seven individuals, including Jubo Dal leader Moin Uddin, who were accused in an extortion case at the hospital of well-known kidney spe... Read More
Dhaka, April 13 -- A quarter-century after the deadly 2001 bomb attack on Chhayanaut's Pahela Baishakh celebrations at Ramna Botomul, the verdict in the case filed under the Explosives Substances Act ... Read More
Dhaka, April 13 -- Telenor Group President and Chief Executive Officer Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer has met with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The meeting took place at the Prime Minister's Office at ... Read More