A case has been filed against 32 leaders and activists of the 20-party alliance, including BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, in connection with the torching of a covered van in Chouddagram upazila on Sunday. Sub-inspector Nuruzzaman filed the case with Chouddagram…
Diplomats and ambassadors from different countries, politicians, businessmen and former national players on Monday visited BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office following her younger son’s death in Malaysia. Envoys from Sweden, Turkey, Spain, Indonesia, Malaysia, Norway, Kuwait, Oman, Nepal and…
Awami League leader Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday called upon the BNP chairperson, who heads the 20-party alliance, to withdraw their nationwide indefinite transport blockade programme, as a devastated mother who realises the pain and agony of the parents who…
On behalf of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, a delegation led by standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed yesterday signed the condolence book opened at Saudi Embassy in Dhaka at the death of King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Abdullah…
Namaz-e-janaza of Arafat Rahman Koko, the youngest son of late President Ziaur Rahman and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will be held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after asr prayer on Tuesday. “The venue for namaz-e-janaza of Koko has been shifted…
Miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at the residence of municipality mayor Afzal Hossain in Dakter Patti area of the municipality on Sunday night.
Members of the Detective Branch of police arrested a man along with 300 bottles of contraband phensidyl syrup from Bakal area of Sadar upazila on Sunday afternoon.
Two people were injured as miscreants hurled five crude bombs at two buses on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in front of Dairy Gate of Jahangirnagar University on Monday morning during the 36-hour nationwide hartal enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.
Hundreds of people of Hindu community, particularly students, celebrated Swaraswati Puja before a 40 feet tall Swaraswati, Hindu Goddess of wisdom, installed at Ambari village under Kotalipara upazila of the district on Sunday.
A policeman was killed and four others injured in a road crash in Fouzdarhat area of the city early Monday.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested five fake RAB persons including three women from Meherchandi area under Motiher Police Station in the city last night.
Police arrested Islami Chhatra Shibir’s district (south) unit president Tareq Hossain at a police check post in Shah Amanat Bridge area of the port city on Sunday.
Export-import through Hili land port has been suspended for one day on the occasion of the Republic Day of India on Monday.
A young housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband and in-laws for dowry at Binsara village in Tarash upazila on Sunday.
A regional leader of an outlawed party was chopped to death allegedly by his rival party in Jugni village in Sadar upazila early Monday.
Police arrested three young men in connection with subversive activities from Umednagar area in Sadar upazila early Monday.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh in a drive arrested four people, including a human trafficker, from Koikhali Beribandh area in Shyamnagar upazila on Monday for entering Bangladesh territory illegally.
At least 18 people have been killed in clashes between police and protesters across Egypt, officials said.
Michael Keaton’s film Birdman has been given a boost in the run-up to the Oscars after winning the Producers Guild of America’s top award.
An influential committee of MPs has called for a moratorium on fracking on the grounds that it could derail efforts to tackle climate change.
New Zealand claimed the one-day series with Sri Lanka, taking an unassailable 4-1 lead with a 120-run win in the penultimate match in Dunedin.
US President Barack Obama is attending India’s annual Republic Day parade in Delhi, the first US head of state to do so, on the second day of his visit. Mr Obama arrived in India on Sunday for a three-day visit…
Chairman of Jatiya Party (JP) and prime minister’s special envoy, Hussain Mohammad Ershad, has appealed to all political parties, registered with the Election Commission (EC), barring the Jamaat-e-Islami, to resolve the prevailing problems facing the country through a national convention.
Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Maj Gen Aziz Ahmed on Sunday said it will not be the violation of human rights if BGB members fire shots in self-defence and for protecting the lives and property of people. The…
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) was held at the Board Room of Islami Bank Tower on Saturday. IBBL acting Chairman Engineer Mustafa Anwar presided over the meeting. Local and foreign directors along…
Seven suspected robbers were killed and another one seriously injured in a lynch-mob attack at Bhatpara village in Sadar upazila early Monday. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
By Pantho Rahaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Residents of Islampur, a remote village in the northern Bangladeshi district of Naogaon, were stunned one night last summer when the darkness was suddenly illuminated by electric lights coming from a…
New US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat has arrived in Dhaka on Sunday. Some private television stations broadcast her arrival live. The new US envoy however did not talk to the press on her arrival. Bangladesh’s diplomatic norms…