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Oldest civilisation dug out
Road, fortified citadel, artefacts in Wari village date back to 450 BC
The excavation of an ancient road suggests Narsingdi was part of a 2,450-year-old civilisation and formed the eastern fringe of Mauryan Empire.
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SPs taken out of Rab to defuse rank dispute
The government took the superintendents of police (SPs) out of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) to defuse a bitter dispute over precedence of ranks of military officials over those of police.
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Army called out to watch water supply
Authorities posted army to six zones and the System Operation Centre of Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) yesterday to smooth water supply and avert violence over the dry season water crisis that
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Hunt down criminals targeting traders
Over 5,000 ask govt, unfurl 1-km-long banner, form human chain
Over 5, 000 traders from across the country unfurled a one-kilometre-long banner and formed a human chain for half an hour in Dhaka yesterday to demand tough actions against criminals targeting entrepreneurs.
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Security van in Ctg ambushed
Tk 56 lakh looted, five injured
An armed gang looted Tk 56 lakh from a security company van in an ambush that injured its driver and four security men in Chittagong yesterday.
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India catch history
India sealed their first Test win on Pakistani soil, beating the hosts by an innings and 52 runs on Thursday.
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Farm Loan Interest Waiver Cost
Govt to bear 40pc, banks 60pc
The government will bear 40 percent and banks 60 percent cost of the waiver of outstanding agriculture loan interest, a circular said yesterday.
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AL takes an hour off April 7 hartal
JSD coincides strike with main opposition's
The main opposition Awami League (AL) yesterday cut its April 7 dawn-to-dusk hartal by an hour to clear way for World Health Organisation (WHO) programmes marking International Health Day.
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Police reshuffle to soup up security in Apr
The Wednesday's decision for police reshuffle was made as a part of the government plan to tighten up security and anti-crime measures in response to the April-30 deadline set by Awami League for theBNP-led
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JP (E) throws its weight behind govt
GM Qader stays away
Lawmakers from the Jatiya Party (Ershad) yesterday assured the government of their "full cooperation" in consolidating parliamentary democracy, signalling an apparent divide in the party.
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Foreign ministry needs recast
JS body to recommend changes
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs should be recast as it has failed to perform up to the mark in the changing global scenario, a parliamentary body observed yesterday.
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Police foil attempt on Pak PM's life
Pakistani police said yesterday they foiled a plan to assassinate Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali in the port city of Karachi, arresting a member of an outlawed Islamic militant group with explosives.
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10 killed, 62 hurt in road crashes
Ten people were killed and 62 others injured in separate road accidents in Dhaka and Pabna districts yesterday.Of them, eight people were killed in Dhamrai of Dhaka while the rest in Pabna.
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Top outlaw dies in gunbattle with police
Mob lynches PBCP cadre in Bagerhat
The third in command of the outlawed New Biplabi Communist Party (NBCP) was killed on Wednesday in a gunbattle with police at Dumuria in Khulna.
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Tarique can't dodge blame for govt's failures: AL
Opposition Awami League yesterday said ruling BNP Joint Secretary General Tarique Rahman simply cannot dodge blame for the 'misrule and failures of the government', as he is widely accused of virtually
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AL, pro-left parties stage street demos
Main opposition Awami League (AL), left-leaning 11-party alliance and Hasanul Haq Inu-led Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD-Inu) staged simultaneous demonstrations in the city yesterday to protest what they
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Tk 5 coin not withdrawn
Bangladesh Bank(BB) in a statement yesterday clarified it did not withdraw five-taka coins that earlier have been rumoured to be so.
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20 injured in fresh JCD attack at CU
Activists of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and supporters of Progressive Students' Alliance (PSA) clashed on Chittagong University (CU) campus yesterday, wounding at least 20 including an assistant
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Padma Bridge
Passengers suffer for 10 hours for blockade
Demonstrators yesterday blocked the highway from Daulatdia ferry terminal to Goalanda crossing in Rajbari for 10 hours, demanding the construction of the Padma bridge at Daulatdia-Paturia point.
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Poor facility hurts elementary edn
Says Nat'l Education Commission report
Inadequate infrastructure and shortages of teaching staff in both the public and private schools of the country blunt the prospect of ensuring a quality education in the elementary level.
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Astronomers find 40 'dwarf' galaxies
Astronomers using the Anglo-Australian telescope in outback Australia announced yesterday the discovery of more than 40 previously unknown "dwarf" galaxies in a constellation "on Earth's doorstep".
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Nor'wester hits Barisal, Netrakona
At least 25 people were injured and 500 houses damaged as nor'wester lashed Barisal and Netrakona districts yesterday and on Wednesday night.
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