Bid to abduct RU student foiled: 1 held
UNB, Rajshahi :Police arrested one person for his alleged attempt to kidnap a student of Rajshahi University (RU) on Monday noon.The arrestee was identified as...
Latest News
Youth’s body found in Buriganga
UNB, Dhaka :Police recovered the body of a youth from the Buriganaga river near Jinjira ferryghat in Keraniganj upazila onTuesday. The deceased was identified as...
Defamation case against Moeen to continue: SC
Staff Reporter :The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a petition seeking the cancellation of a defamation case filed against former army chief Moeen U...
Keep social safetynet program above politics
GROWING allocations for Social Safetynet Program (SSNP) has provoked a new debate at a time when the poverty rate has come down in the country...
Upazila polls: Another acid test for EC
THE first phase of upazila parishad elections is going to be held today at 97 upazilas across the country in a highly charged political environment...
Making election credible
Barrister Nazir Ahmed :The tenth parliamentary election in Bangladesh was held on 5th January 2014 – but, what kind of election was it? Over half...
Indian economy to face troubles in coming years
Mamta Badkar :With economic growth at a ten-year low, the rupee down over 12% year-to-date against the dollar, capital outflows, and collapsing corporate profits, it’s...
Hegemony or survival ?
Alan Furth :Speaking at the United Nations in 2006, Hugo Chávez excoriated ex- US President George W. Bush as “the devil.” Chávez waved a copy...
Readers’ Forum
Medical negligence Every day we hear of deaths in road accidents. It does not surprise us. The other day, seven children were killed in the...
