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News Analysis: Justice Khairul's dubious distinction
Justice ABM Khairul Haque has become the lone former chief justice who has strongly criticised a Supreme Court verdict to defend the
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When all major infrastructure projects are facing delays and cost escalation, the venture to build three new bridges on the Shitalakkhya, Meghna and Gumti rivers is making good progress. All of them are expected to be completed by the December 2018 deadline, and setting an example, will cost less than what was estimated in the development project proforma (DPP).
Narayanganj 7-murder: HC gives death to 15, life to 11
The High Court upholds death for 15 convicts while commuting the penalty of 11 others – all of whom were sentenced to death by lower court in the sensational Narayanganj seven-murder cases.
PM slams CJ for comparing Bangladesh with Pakistan
Coming down heavily on the chief justice for comparing Bangladesh with Pakistan, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she is not scared at all with such a threat and this is not tolerable either.
Legendary film star Razzak passes away
Legendary Bangla film actor Razzak passes away at a hospital in Dhaka. He was 76.
Ericsson staff demo in Dhaka protesting lay off
Ericsson employees in Dhaka demonstrate at their office premises protesting laying off of 50 employees, what the company says are in line with company policy.
2 schoolgirls 'gang-raped'
Six youths have allegedly gang-raped two schoolgirls in Sujanagar of Pabna and then uploaded the footage of them committing the crime on Facebook.
Moon Ride on the cards
Excessive rains and flooding twice in just four months have left most of the roads in a miserable state, which could make people's journey home for Eid-ul-Azha a nightmare. If rain continues and the flood situation doesn't improve shortly, the road networks will be further damaged, compounding woes of travellers. Many roads are currently under floodwater.
Teletalk to merge with foreign firm
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directs the state owned mobile operator Teletalk to find out a suitable foreign company for probable merger.
Chinese companies buy Chevron Bangladesh
US oil giant Chevron Corporation announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Chevron Global Ventures, Ltd., has entered into an agreement to sell the shares of its wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries operating in Bangladesh to a Chinese consortium named Himalaya Energy Co Ltd.
Shab-e-Meraj tonight
The holy Shab-e-Meraj will be observed tonight across the country with due respect and religious fervour.
HOTTER THAN THE SUMMER SUN
I never really planned to make it here. I was one of those back-bencher girls in class, heavily introverted with very few friends.
In honour of Courage and Friendship
On March 29, 2016, Emory University took the decision that they would not leave Faraaz and Abinta as mere memories.
Bangladesh legendary singer Lucky Akhand no more
Noted singer-composer Lucky Akhand passes away at Mitford Hospital in Dhaka. He was 61. Diagnosed with grade-IV lung cancer back in 2015, he fought a long battle with lung cancer.
Uranium behind deaths in haors?
Bangladesh experiences flash floods ever so often and farmers are no stranger to crop loss as a result. But the deaths of fish, frogs and fowls in their hundreds as an aftermath of such floods are a new phenomenon altogether.
Gun-toting man now DU teacher
Dhaka University (DU) authorities have appointed a teacher who allegedly took "training on the operation of the firearm" from Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men on Islamic University (IU) campus in Kushtia in 2014.
Rare fish found in Kaptai Lake
A rare fish known for its aesthetic beauty with a striped body is found in Kaptai Lake of Rangamati.
If not a great cricketer, I want to be remembered as a good human being: Mustafizur Rahman
Promising Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman -- Fizz to friends -- never lets success get to his head and says rather modestly that he would be happy to be remembered as a "good human being" if he does not make it to cricketing folklore, little realising he may have already reached there.