UNB: A UK couple who tricked their teenage daughter into travelling to Bangladesh in an attempt to force her to marry her first cousin have been jailed. The husband and wife, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were found guilty in May of using violence, threats or coerc ...বিস্তারিত
Banglanews24: A specially equipped Norwegian vessel has arrived in Chattogram to carry out an acoustic survey in the maritime boundary of Bangladesh. The United Nations flag carrier marine research vessel, RV Dr Fridtjof Nansen, headed by the Norwegian Institute of Marine R ...বিস্তারিত
UNB: Speakers at a workshop laid emphasis on working more closely with the private sector to put an end to modern day slavery in international supply chains. They said modern day slavery remains a major challenge for businesses around the world and across multiple sectors. ...বিস্তারিত
M Humayun Kabir: Hundreds of students from various educational institutes took to the streets in the capital for the third consecutive day protesting death of two college students being run over by a bus on Sunday. The students blocked several key points for hours and vanda ...বিস্তারিত
Syed Badrul Ahsan, Editor-in-Charge, The Asian Age: Now that the month of August is here again, it is fitting and proper that we assess the month in terms of history. August comes with memories that give our conscience a jog, our sensibilities a huge shake. In Bangladesh, i ...বিস্তারিত
Dr. Atiur Rahman, Former Governor, Bangladesh Bank: Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and almost all of his family members were murdered in 1975. Later, Bangladesh faced difficult challenges. In the absence of Bangabandhu, the architect of independent Ba ...বিস্তারিত
Prof Nazrul Islam, Urban Planner, Former Chairman of UGC: The public transport sector is now in utter disarray. The transport service providers do not care a hoot for the rules and regulations. The policy makers of the government often say that they are gravely concerned o ...বিস্তারিত
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed, Former Deputy Director General and Commandant, Ansar VDP Academy: Bangabandhu is the architect of independent Bangladesh. He had the towering courage and personality. Bangabandhu was a real epitome of courage, both in the physical and moral sense. The ...বিস্তারিত
Afsan Chowdhury, Researcher and Political Analyst : There are black money transactions in the transport sectors; the level of corruption and indiscipline in that sector is nearly uncontrollable. There is a channel of communication between transport workers and the governmen ...বিস্তারিত
Dr. Md. Tazul Islam, Professor, National Institute of Mental Health : Owners and workers of the road transportation should be brought under provision of regular counseling. There are no problems in doing business or making money. The problems arise when the way of making mo ...বিস্তারিত
