BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan yesterday said a vested quarter is peddling propaganda against Tarique Rahman, as he is the future head of the party.He was talking to reporters after p... read more...

Cops fire teargas shells on agitating hawkers protesting eviction of their makeshift shops on footpaths in the city's Gulistan yesterday. At one stage, they engaged in clashes with the law enforcers. ... read more...

The acute shortage of qualified doctors in rural Bangladesh has given quacks the opportunity to dominate the health of rural people, says an ICDDR, B study.The study reveals that almost nine out of 10... read more...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed deep shock at the death of elderly journalist MA Karim.In a condolence message, the prime minister said MA Karim contributed a lot to the freedom of ne... read more...

Integrated guidelines for nutrition intervention will be finalised within 2-3 months to bring all ongoing nutritional activities of Bangladesh on a single track. The Institute of Public Health Nutriti... read more...

Maoist rebels in the Indian state of Bihar have killed one of four policemen they had been holding hostage.The body of sub-inspector Lucas Tete has been recovered and identified. The fate of the other... read more...

Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon (Bapa) forms a human chain in front of BGMEA Bhaban yesterday demanding removal of the building from Hatirjheel to save the lake. Photo: Focus Bangla read more...

An overwhelming 86.7 percent of the farmers use medium to high chemical fertilisers like urea, triple super phosphate (TSP), Muriate of Potash (MP), Zinc and Sulpur for cultivation of vegetables, acco... read more...

Experts have suggested transforming Central Skin and Social Hygiene Centre (CSSHC) into the country's first AIDS hospital, as people in Chittagong are more vulnerable to this sexually transmitted dise... read more...

A mobile court sealed off three vermicelli factories and a sweetmeat shop for producing and selling vermicelli and sweets in unhygienic environment in the district town on Thursday.District administra... read more...

Mohammad AliDisposal of cases is being delayed due to shortage of judges in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, raising sufferings of the justice seekers, sources in the SC said.Nearly 6,982 cases are pending before the Appellate Division where at least five posts of judges are vacant, said the sources.The posts of the Appellate Division judges are vacant from December last year as five read more...

Staff ReporterHawkers clashed with the police apparently over extortion, leaving at least 35 people injured in the city's bustling Gulistan area.Paltan police officer in charge (OC) Shahidul Haq told The New Nation yesterday that there were 15 police members among the injured. He said 14 persons were detained from the scene.The rampaging hawkers, outraged at the loss of brisk business with barely read more...

Selim Reza, SirajganjOnrush of food water from upstream swelled Jamuna and its tributaries, inundating low lying areas and many villages of about 20 unions in different shoals and greater Chalan Beel region under six upazilas of Sirajganj district, causing immense suffering to the people. The water of Jamuna near Sirajganj town point was flowing about 15cm above its danger level yesterday, Water read more...

Staff ReporterDespite the high sounding commitments made by the government, the TCB and the apex business body FBCCI, the prices of essential commodities continued to remain high during the month of Ramzan.Meanwhile as the Holy Eid-ul-Fitr approaches the prices of spices, edible oil and other commodities recorded a higher price as surveyed in the city's kitchen markets yesterday reflecting the 'f read more...

Staff Reporter Senior Joint Secretary General of BNP Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the 1/11 government is not the result of failure of four-party alliance government. The plan to occur the 1/11 had been taken long time ago and it was pre-planned incident, he said. He further said the 1/11 came in the country to ruin the four parties and other nationalist forces of the country.Addr read more...

Sylhet Agriculture University (SAU) yesterday punished nine Chhatra League (BCL) and seven Shibir men for unruly activities on the campus. Among them, SAU unit Shibir president Shabbir Ahmed was expel... read more...

The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined Tk 10.2 lakh to two dyeing factories under anti-environment pollution drive in Kalurghat and Nasirabad Industrial areas in the port city for polluti... read more...

Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad (Skop) yesterday demanded that workers of ready-made garments and other industries be paid all their dues and overtime bills before the Eid-ul-Fitr, said a press relea... read more...