Aklakur Rahman Akash

Another held over alleged links to Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan

The Anti-Terrorism Unit arrested another person in Savar on July 2, based on intel regarding his involvement with the TTP

2w ago

Man held in Savar for alleged links to Tehrik-e-Taliban

The Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) has arrested a man from Savar for his alleged involvement with Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a Pakistan-based banned militant outfit.

2w ago

12 years on, Rana Plaza tragedy victims still cry for justice, compensation

Survivors and their families still say little has changed

3m ago

Nafisa’s HSC result the last memory left with her mother

When the HSC results were published yesterday, Kulsum Begum, mother of 17-year-old Nafisa Hossin Marwa, found out that her daughter had secured GPA 4.25

9m ago

Most RMG units return to normalcy

Normalcy returned to most factories on the outskirts of Dhaka as labour unrest eased and most workers returned to their factories yesterday. .Garment factories in the Ashulia, Zirabo and Zirani areas have been reopening since Sunday..Of the 407 garment factories in these areas, 392

10m ago

Death of a garments worker in Ashulia: How it happened

But for Rokeya Begum and her family, things will never get back to normal

10m ago

No steps taken over vandalism of two shrines in Dhamrai

The shrines of Buchai Pagla and Barkat Ma, located in Dhamrai upazila within Dhaka district, were vandalised last week, but police and the administration are yet to take any action regarding these incidents.

10m ago

No steps taken over vandalism of two shrines in Dhamrai

On Wednesday, over 500 people gathered at the Buchai Paglar Mazar (shrine of Buchai Pagla) in the Batulia area of Sanora union in Dhamrai, and vandalised it

10m ago
February 8, 2017
February 8, 2017

3-wheelers flout ban

Ignoring ban, battery-run rickshaws and such rickshaw-vans are being operated on Dhaka-Aricha highway due to inaction by law enforcers.

February 3, 2017
February 3, 2017

Savar brick kilns flout rules

Even though using wood in brick kilns as fuel has been declared illegal, several brick kilns of Savar, outside the capital, have continued burning logs, much to the harm of the environment.

January 25, 2017
January 25, 2017

Nasrin still can't talk, doctors fear memory loss

Her melancholic eyes bear a reflection of uncertainty of her fate. Lying on the hospital bed she might have been

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