UNB, Rangamati The much-orchestrated trial of the February 25-26 countrywide BDR mutiny began yesterday as nine of the mutineers stood in the dock of special court to testify amid tight security. Elite-force RAB, police, BDR...
With Eid-ul-Azha only three days away, thousands of city dwellers have started to leave Dhaka to celebrate the second largest religious festival of the Muslims with their near and dear ones. The mad rush of homebound people,...
From correspondents in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12:02 PM IST Greater vigil by India's Border Security Force (BSF) has curbed cattle movement that may cause a 'famine' in Bangladesh ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, a media report said Tuesday....
Staff Reporter Trial of the February 25-26 countrywide Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny begins today with a special court at Rangamati sector headquarters opening the proceedings. The first of thousands of BDR accused of staging...
A survivor in India says carbon cuts won't help. By BJøRN LOMBORG Global warming has captured the attention of politicians around the world. The following article is part of a series leading up to the December United Nations...
The doubt over BNP council in time continues to get stronger, with top leaders going on record with a claim of ruling party threat and grassroots leaders confiding most units just unprepared. BNP has alleged the administration...
UNB, Dhaka Erratic rainfall and deviation in temperature are going to bring critical changes in the country's rice farming pattern seriously affecting crop yields, according to experts. "Bangladesh is in the subtropical region....
bdnews24.com, Dhaka Foreign Minister Dipu Moni has said Bangladesh cannot hand over a draft agreement on sharing Teesta waters with India unless a Joint Rivers Commission meeting takes place. A senior Foreign Ministry official...
About 1.83 million class V students took part in the newly introduced public examinations across the country yesterday with great enthusiasm. Of the total 1.98 million students, 92.27 percent appeared on the first day of the...
Police yesterday arrested 14 members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from a house near the district truck terminal in Jhenidah. From the house, owned by a primary school teacher Malek Joarder,...