Rapid Action Battalion and police yesterday arrested six youths at Amjhupi village of Meherpur Sadar upazila for suspected involvement with militant outfits. [Read more]

Nilphamari Correspondent
Marginal farmers and farm workers of five northern districts are no longer afraid of ‘monga’ (near famine situation) as before in two Bangla months ‘Ashwin’ and ‘Kartik’ (mid-September to mid-November). The employment generating early varieties of paddy, BRRI Dhan-33 and Bina Dhan-7, are being harvested in the peak ‘monga’ period of mid ‘Ashwin’ while [...]

Staff Reporter
Acting commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Abul Kashem tendered his resignation last night following “altercation” with another police official. His resignation, however, is yet to be accepted, a senior official of DMP said.According to sources, a police officer, backed by a political leader, hurled abuse on the DMP commissioner yesterday afternoon. Abul Kashem [...]

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Dr Sufian Khandaker himself participated in a panel discussion on Water, Energy and Environment. The thrust of the discussion was cooperation between Bangladesh and its neighbors on water, energy and environment. [Read more]

Russian liberals have called for President Dmitry Medvedev to free jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and criticised him for a lack of progress in the case during his presidential term. [Read more]

Ehsanul Haque Jasim
Different organisations of the country are taking preparations to launch a massive movement on Tipaimukh Dam issue to voice their demand for stopping its construction to save vast areas of the country from desertification.To mark the 29th death anniversary of legendary leader Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani, which will be observed on November [...]

বাংলাদেশের আইন মন্ত্রী জানিয়েছে, সামনের মাসের শুরুতেই বিডিআর বিদ্রোহীদের বিচার শুরু হতে পারে৻ [Read more]

"The demand for Bangladeshi products” quota-free and duty-free market access to the US market is very reasonable", the American trade representative said during his meeting with Commerce Minister Faruk Khan at his ministry. [Read more]

Two people were killed and another was injured as a pick-up van crashed against a tree at Churkhai in Sadar upazila on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway Friday morning. [Read more]