German art hoarder Cornelius Gurlitt, whose secret collection included many Nazi-looted pieces, has died aged 81. More than 1,400 works were found in his Munich apartment, including pieces by Picasso and Matisse. Many were feared lost or destroyed before tax investigators…
A US deep-ocean exploration firm has recovered nearly 1,000 ounces of gold, worth $1.3m (£800,000), on a dive to a historic Atlantic Ocean shipwreck, company officials say. The discovery has renewed speculation that gold worth tens of millions of dollars…
Russia’s foreign minister has ruled out holding fresh talks in Geneva to defuse the Ukraine crisis, unless pro-Russian opposition groups are involved. Sergei Lavrov added there was no point as an April accord between the US, EU and Russia had…
The world’s largest beverage-maker, Coca-Cola, plans to remove a controversial ingredient from some of its US drinks brands by the end of this year, following an online petition. Brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, is found in Coca-Cola fruit and sports…
Terming delirium BNP chairperson’s remark that he is the killer of her husband and Abul Mazur, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Tuesday said Khaleda Zia herself a killer. “It’s Khaleda who is a killer, not me… she have killed…
After around six months of imprisonment, president of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) Abdul Kader Bhuiyan Jewel was freed from jail on bail on Tuesday. Jewel was released from Kashimpur High Security Central Jail around 9:15pm, JCD senior vice president Bazlul…
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana’s key associate Abu Bakr Siddique on a two-day remand to interrogate him about the collapse of Rana Plaza. Senior Judicial Magistrate Afroza Seuli of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court…
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will invest around $ 1.20 billion in power and other priority sectors in Bangladesh during the next fiscal year. JICA chief representative Bangladesh office Mikio Hataeda stated this during a meeting with Planning Minister AHM…
Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal president Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel was released on bail on Tuesday. Sohel walked out of Kashipur High Security Central Jail around 5:30pm. Local leaders of BNP, Swechchhasebak Dal and other front organisations of BNP, and relatives received Sohel…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said the law enforcement agencies’ negligence of duty in investigation and arresting the accused of the recent abductions and killing of seven people in Narayanganj has contributed to the worsening human rights situation…
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has promised that it will make no effort to protect any of its officials if they are found to be involved in the abduction and murder of seven people including city Councillor Nazrul Islam in…
A schoolteacher has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court here yesterday on charge of raping his student.
Many of the rural women are becoming active towards attaining their social dignity after being engaged in various income-generation activities independently instead of relying on the government and non-government jobs.
Farmers of Sadullapur upazila in the district are expecting desired production against Malta, a golden juicy fruit, during the current season.
Police arrested a man in possession of 78 fake Bangladesh currency notes amounting to Tk39,000 from Tunirhat Bazar in Sadar upazila on Monday night.
Two minor boys were seriously injured as a crude bomb blasted at Algi village in Dhonia union of Sadar upazila of Bhola on Monday noon.
By Nava Thakuria India’s highest court on April 9 ruled that journalists and non-journalist employees of newspapers and news agencies are entitled to a pay hike under the recommendations of the Majithia Wage Board. Dismissing pleas by various media owners…
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Tuesday framed charges against schoolgirl Oishee Rahman and two of her friends- Rony and Jony in the case filed for killing her parents- Special Branch Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna…
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday approved 10 charge sheets out of 27 cases into the alleged money laundering amounting to Tk 18.68 crore from the Sonali Bank by three companies. The commission had approved charge sheets against a total of…
The High Court (HC) yesterday issued a rule asking three officials of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL), including its Managing Director, to explain in a week why they should not be charged with contempt of court for violating court order.…
Speakers at a views-exchange meeting here on Tuesday stressed the need for taking effective steps to protect the four rivers surrounding Dhaka city -– Buriganga, Shitalakhya, Turag and Balu — as per the High Court order issued earlier in this…
Lawyers in Narayanganj on Tuesday said they would lay a siege on the Rab-11 office on May 11 (Sunday) if the accused in the seven-murder case are not hunted down by the time. President of Narayanganj Bar Association Advocate Sakhawat…
The idea of solving Bangladesh’s energy problem through nuclear power generation is ‘broadly accepted’ by all major political stakeholders in the country, said Russian Ambassador in Dhaka Alexander A Nikolaev on Tuesday. “I think the idea of solving the energy…
The UK chapter BNP’s vice president Mujibur Rahman Mujib and his driver have been missing since Sunday on their way from Sunamganj to Sylhet, their family members said. Mujib, who is also a convening committee member of Sunamganj BNP, set…
Members of parliamentary standing committee on the ministry of home affairs yesterday expressed their strong resentment and dissatisfaction over the abduction and murder of seven people in Narayanganj recently. The resentment was expressed at a meeting of the committee at…
Eminent citizens on Monday expressed deep concerns at frequent incidents of abduction, disappearance and killing and said that the government had miserably failed to tackle law and order and ensure security of lives and property of the people. They said…
Speakers at a seminar held at the Jatiya Press Club today underlined the need for united efforts of all to ensure equitable sharing of the Teesta river to keep it flowing from its source to the outfall. The seminar on…
The Narayanganj district administration has revoked the licences of all 11 weapons belonging to Nur Hossain and his associates. The Narayanganj Awami League leader is among the prime suspects in the abduction and murder of Councillor Nazrul Islam and six…
Bangladesh Bar Council vice chairman Khandaker Mahbub Hossain on Monday said the people of the country are not safe in the hands of the current ‘illegitimate government’. “This government has assumed office illegally through holding a farcical election on January…
Police have arrested eight persons posing as fake detective policemen from Dhaka’s Badda. They were arrested from Aftabnagar area around 11.30pm on Sunday, Detective Branch (DB) of police Deputy Commissioner (DC-South) Krishnapada Roy told a news conference on Monday.