The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday interrogated BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain’s wife in a money-laundering case filed against him on February 6 last. ACC investigation officer and deputy director Ahsan Ali questioned Bilkis Akhter Hossain, wife…
The US Embassy in Dhaka has recently requested the Foreign Ministry for taking actions action against three government officials who were allegedly trying to go to the USA showing fake invitation letters. Foreign Ministry sources said the US Embassy in…
The High Court on Tuesday directed for conducting investigation by Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police into the sexual harassment of a girl by a policeman in Pirojpur. Passing the order, an HC bench comprising Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and…
Detective Branch (DB) of police on Monday late night filed a case against three policemen and two other persons in connection with embezzlement of seized gold bars. DB Inspector Fazlur Rahman filed the case with Rampura Police Station, said OC…
In the month since Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, search and rescue teams have patrolled areas of the southern Indian ocean, thousands of kilometres apart.
With Nato assessments that there are some 40,000 Russian troops massed on the Ukrainian border ready to move at a few hours’ notice, the heightening war of words between Moscow and Kiev raises a genuine prospect of conflict.
A volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean has merged with its neighbour to form one landmass, the US space agency says.
The season four premiere of Game of Thrones has given US network HBO its top ratings since The Sopranos finale in 2007, with an average of 6.6 million tuning in for the hit fantasy drama.
Artist Gareth Wood moved to Bristol in 2010 and “set his heart on” mapping the city – he is now close to completing the intricate hand-drawn images using black ink and white archival mount boards.
Brazilian footballers with the Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk have been guaranteed a safe escape route out of the country if the political situation deteriorates, it’s been reported.
Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney trained ahead of his side’s Champions League quarter-final, second leg at Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
Transport workers enforced bus strike for an indefinite period on all routes of Thakurgaon, Panchagarh and Dinajpur districts today demanding a ban on plying of illegal shallow engine-run vehicles on the highways of the districts.
A woman and her son were chopped to death allegedly by her husband at Kazimosa village in Paikgachha upazila early Tuesday.
Indian authorities handed over 18 Bangladeshi children, who languished in jail for four years for entering the country illegally, to Bangladesh authorities at Benapole check post on Monday evening.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested an alleged drug peddler in possession of 308 kilograms of hemp from Ashabari area in Brahmanpara upazila on Monday.
Police arrested an alleged drug peddler in possession of 510 pieces of Yaba tablet from Dashkandi village in Shivaloya upazila on Monday afternoon.
Police recovered the slaughtered body of an unidentified man from Haripur area in the district town on Monday morning.
Robbers looted valuables worth Tk10 lakh from an expatriate’s house at Muhidpur village in Jakiganj upazila early Monday.
A housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband over a family feud at Balighat village under Sreepur (South) union of Tahirpur upazila on Monday afternoon.
Police arrested four people, including one woman, on charge of holding an illegal firearm and eight rounds of bullets from a house at Shantibagh early Tuesday. Police said they also seized 30 bottles of contraband Phensidyl from their possession of…
BNP has urged the government to allow Khaleda Zia to operate her bank accounts. The BNP chief’s eight bank accounts were frozen by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) at the end of 2007, during the army-backed caretaker regime. “Begum…
Acting BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been released on bail from Kashimpur Jail in Gazipur. Kashimpur Jail’s Senior Superintendent Md Jahangir Kabir said Alamgir’s bail papers reached the jail at 5pm Tuesday. He was released at 7:15pm.…
GM Jainul Abedin Bhuiyan, an additional secretary on post-retirement leave, has been appointed the new chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) on a year’s contract. He replaces Engineer Nurul Huda with effect from April 21, a public administration ministry order…
Veteran Journalist ABM Musa is no more. Put on life support on Tuesday he was declared dead early Wednesday afternoon. He was 83. ABM Musa who underwent heart bypass operation over 5 years ago was put on life support at…
Oishee Rahman and her friends Asaduzzaman Jony and Mizanur Rahman Roni were included in a charge-sheet while the other charge-sheet recommended holding the trial of domestic help Khadiza Khatun at a juvenile court as she is underage. A total of…
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday denied a news report that the government added Tk. 3,210 crore to the Revised Annual Development Programme for current fiscal year 2013-14. He said the revised outlay in the ADP remains unchanged at TK…
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus met with Mr Michael Sommer, the Chairman of the German Federation of Trade Unions on April 8 at the residence of German Ambassador Dr. Albrecht Conze. Mr Sommer and his delegation are in Bangladesh on…
Indian authorities handed over 18 Bangladeshi children, who languished in jail for four years for entering the country illegally, to Bangladesh authorities at Benapole check post on Monday evening. Border Security Force (BSF) of India and its immigration police formally…
The US has voiced “great concern” about heightened tension in eastern Ukraine after pro-Russia demonstrators seized government buildings in three cities. US Secretary of State John Kerry told Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a phone call that any Russian efforts…
Teams searching for the missing Malaysian plane say they will wait for further contact with signals picked up over the weekend before using a submersible down to search for debris. An Australian ship has heard signals that officials said could…