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Tough contest for admission seekers

About 26,400 students, who had scored the highest grade point average of 5 in this year’s higher secondary certificate and equivalent examinations, will not get seats in the reputed public universities and medical and dental colleges. Full story

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Metro railway project hits snag

The proposed elevated metro railway project in the capital with Japanese financial assistance has hit a snag as the communications ministry is yet to get approval for it from the ministry of planning, officials said. Full story

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Lack of coordination between agencies may cost govt Tk 150cr

Lack of coordination between government organisations is likely to cost the government about Tk 150 crore as it wants to speed up the laying out of a gas transmission line by six months to feed gas to... Full story

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RMG workers hold protests for wages, allowance

Labour unrest continued in different apparel factories in Dhaka, Gazipur and Narayanganj on Thursday to push for the payment of their outstanding wages and festival allowance before Eid-ul-Fitr. Full story

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EU urges Bangladesh to let groups aid Rohingyas

The European Commission urged Bangladesh on Thursday to let humanitarian groups continue aiding Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Last week Bangladesh ordered... Full story

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ULFA splits formally

The split in the proscribed ULFA took a formal shape after the anti-talks faction led by Paresh Baruah ‘expelled’ the outfit’s chairman, Arabinda Rajkhowa, who is heading the pro-talks group, and elevated acting chairman Abhijeet Barman (‘Asom’) as the new head of the... Full story

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Santu urges nat'l minorities to prepare for struggle

Ethnic minority communities across Bangladesh on Thursday observed the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples amid obstructions at a few places. Leaders of the communities at the central programme in Dhaka accused the government of breaching promise and... Full story

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Happy Hooker looks to retain pole vault title

Australian Steve Hooker says he is in fantastic physical shape and mentally in the right form to retain his Olympic pole vault title today. The 30-year-old, who also won the world title in 2009 despite... Full story

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Capital witnesses agonising traffic gridlock

The capital witnessed agonising traffic gridlocks thanks to traffic mismanagement and the pre-Eid shopping rush even on a public holiday. Passengers remained stranded for hours at almost... Full story

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Dhaka-Ctg rail link resumes after 8 hours

Rail communication was restored after an eight-hour halt as the Nasirabad Express, a Chittagong-bound train from Mymensingh, derailed when it collided with a cement truck at a level-crossing in Faujderhat in Chittagong on Thursday. The accident occurred at about 4:30am. Full story

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Businessman stabbed to death in city

A businessman was robbed and stabbed to death by unidentified people in front of Bangla Academy in the capital on Wednesday evening. The deceased was identified as Mahmudul Hasan... Full story

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No state observance of Indigenous Peoples Day

The Awami League government, which in its election manifesto had pledged to protect ‘the rights of the indigenous peoples’, did not chalk up any official programmes to mark the International Day for... Full story

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Obaidul says all will work together to make journey safe

The communications and railway minister, Obaidul Quader, on Thursday said all authorities would work in a coordinated manner to make the journey of homebound travellers free of hazards. Full story

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Protesters demand Indonesia expel Myanmar envoy

Around 100 men protested outside the Myanmar embassy in the Indonesian capital Thursday, demanding the ambassador be expelled for Myanmar’s treatment of Muslim Rohingya. Full story

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Nepal bars young women from working in Gulf

Nepal has banned women under 30 from travelling to Gulf countries to work following reports of widespread sexual abuse and exploitation, local media said on Thursday. Full story

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Hajj for 3,455 aspirants uncertain

The government’s indecision with regard to 12 Hajj agencies, banned by Saudi authorities last week, created uncertainty whether or not 3,455 aspirant pilgrims would be able to perform Hajj under private... Full story

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Heavy shelling forces rebels out of key Aleppo district

Rebels retreated from the key Aleppo district of Salaheddin under a deadly rain of shellfire on Thursday, with the showdown battle for Syria’s commercial capital raging into a second day. Full story

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Sahara remark shows dip in law, order: BNP

Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Thursday said that people had become scared after the home minister, Sahara Khatun, hd advised city people to lock up... Full story

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DU student stabbed

A group of ruling Awami League backed Chhatra League activists Thursday evening stabbed a Dhaka University student with sharp weapons following an altercation over a minor issue on campus. Full story

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Sylhet court takes case of Juba Dal leader’s killing

A Sylhet court on Wednesday took cognizance of a case against 365 leaders and activists of ruling Awami League and its front organisations for murdering a Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal activist... Full story

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Traffic over Meghna, Gumti bridges to remain suspended from September 1

Vehicular movement over vulnerable Meghna and Gumti bridges will remain suspended for seven days from September 1 for repair works, the communications minister said in Dhaka on Thursday. Full story

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Birth anniv of SM Sultan today

The 88th birth anniversary of world famous artist SM Sultan will be observed today at his village home in Narail. Machimdia village, where he was born on this day in 1924 and built... Full story

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