Lack of coordination between the local government bodies and prosecution agencies has made the anti-adulteration drives ineffective, accelerating unchecked food adulteration and chemical contamination in food items, according to a study by the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).
Some 30 per cent of 379 candidates contesting for the office of chairman in the upcoming fourth phase of the upazila election face cases, including allegations of murder.
Hosts Bangladesh qualified for the Super 10 of the ICC World Twenty20 despite an embracing two-wicket defeat against associate member Hong Kong in the last Group–A match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Thursday.
The Dhaka District and Sessions Judge’s Court has cancelled the bail of Tazreen Fashions chairperson Mahmuda Akter and ordered her to surrender within 15 days.
Speakers at a function here on Wednesday stressed the need for establishing citizen’s charter (CC) in all government offices to ensure transparency and accountability in service delivery.
Experts at a views-sharing meeting have stressed for enhancing institutional capacity to reduce disaster risks through conducting emergency search and rescue operations during and after natural disasters.
A local leader of Swechchhasebak League was shot dead by unknown miscreants at Madhya Karpara village in Ramganj upazila on Wednesday night.
Police recovered 500 crude bombs from an abandoned house in Fulgazi upazila on Wednesday night.
A schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at Soilpur village in Kaliganj upazila on Wednesday morning.
Police recovered the body of a nine-year-old schoolboy from a wheat field in Bera upazila of Pabna on Wednesday.
A court here on Wednesday sentenced a young man to life term imprisonment for violating a dumb girl in Mohra area of the city in 2008.
Police and officials of the Department of Narcotics Control in a joint drive arrested a truck driver along with 30,000 pieces of Yaba tablet from Moijjartek area under Karnaphuli thana in the city early Thursday.
Police arrested a young man in possession of 23 fake notes of Tk 1,000 denomination from Samshernagar in Kamalganj upazila on Wednesday.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 10 kilograms of hemp from Railway Station area in Sreemangal upazila on Wednesday.
A court in Pabna sentenced one person to life term imprisonment on Wednesday for killing a man in 2009.
A farmer died from electrocution at Duttabari in the municipality area on Wednesday afternoon.
A Bangladeshi youth has been brought back from Indian safe custody after around one and half years of detention there.
Speakers at the concluding ceremony of workshop on Wednesday afternoon called upon all concerned for ensuring the basic rights of all citizens to education in building a knowledge-based enlightened society.
A couple was killed in a road accident in Bihar area on the Bogra-Rangpur Highway under Shibganj upazila of the district Wednesday night.
Police recovered a woman body from a bush at Khanpur village in Bagherpara upazila here on Wednesday.
Red Bull have appealed against Daniel Ricciardo’s disqualification from the Australian Grand Prix.
US scientists have announced the discovery of a new species of dinosaur.
The death of fashion designer L’Wren Scott has been ruled suicide by hanging, New York City authorities say.
Three policemen in Pakistan guarding the prime minister’s home have been suspended for negligence after a cat devoured one of the premier’s peacocks, it seems.
Media are assessing how Russia’s clash with the West over Ukraine could impact on relations with China.
Iranian and EU foreign policy heads ended their two-day round of nuclear talks in Vienna on Wednesday March 19 with a press conference.
President Abdullah Gul has dismissed suggestions that outside forces are conspiring against Turkey, openly contradicting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s assertions that a corruption scandal shaking the country is part of a foreign-backed plot, Reuters reported.
Miscreants shot dead a member of Ansar in T&T Colony area of Moghbazar in the city early Thursday. The victim was identified as Abdul Halim, 28, son of Mirza Fakir of Shaghata upazila in Gaibandha.
Australia is investigating two objects seen on satellite images that could potentially be linked to the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, officials say. Planes and ships from Australia, New Zealand and the US were heading to the area 2,500km (1,550 miles)…
European Union leaders are due to meet in Brussels to discuss further targeted sanctions in response to Russian moves to annex Crimea. It comes as UN chief Ban Ki-moon visits Russian leaders in Moscow to urge a diplomatic solution to…