The Bangladesh Nationalist Party had called hartal across the country, except Dhaka and Chittagong cities, on Wednesday and demonstration on Tuesday protesting Monday’s attack on Khaleda and her motorcade when she was addressing a campaign rally at Karwan Bazar in…
In his election manifesto, the 20-party backed mayoral aspirant for Dhaka South City Corporation polls Mirza Abbas has made 98 promises under 10 points with a slogan to “build a livable city”. Afroza Abbas, wife of Mirza Abbas unveiled the…
A construction worker died from electrocution while another was injured in Bagmara area of the city on Sunday night.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 1,000 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Kamalpur border area in Shibganj upazila on Sunday.
Members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police in a drive arrested a drug peddler along with 100 pieces of yaba tablet at Chandpur in sadar upazila on Sunday noon.
Three people, including a local Awami-League leader, received injuries in a bomb attack in Bejpara area of the district town on Sunday night.
A couple was hacked to death allegedly by their son-in-law over dowry at Kamranga village in Sadar upazila early Monday.
A Dhaka court yesterday (Monday) granted bail to Md Saidur Rahman, alias Shahid Commissioner, in an arms case filed against him with Gandaria Police Station. Judge Ruhul Amin of the Fourth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka passed the…
Police arrested four alleged gamblers from Faridpur village of Jessore Sadar upazila yesterday.
An alleged robber was shot and wounded in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police at Kolanagar in Pangsa upazila on Sunday night.
A court here on Sunday convicted a woman and sentenced her to life term imprisonment for possessing heroin.
Police arrested an alleged drug peddler in possession of 150 pieces of Yaba tablets, one light gun and two cartridges from Amirabad in Lohagara upazila on Monday morning.
Eleven police personnel of Rangpur Range of Bangladesh Police received tri-monthly awards at a ceremony held today for their extra ordinary performances on different categories during the past three months.
The Health Department will make the National vitamin A plus campaign on April 25 to feed vitamin A capsule to 3, 19, 052 children in the district.
The district health administration has completed preparations to make the National Vitamin A Plus and de-worming Campaign 25 April-2015 for the 4,68,675 under five babies successful in the district on April 25 next.
Speakers at a rally here today called for permanent measures to protect Rajshahi city and other vulnerable points from erosion of the river Padma.They said the unabated erosion by the mighty river has been posing a serious threat to various…
Speakers at an anti-corruption coordination meeting have stressed for bringing up of the young students with honesty, good moral character and patriotism to inspire them in building a corruption-free society.
By dint of diversified interventions, gardening around homesteads in both summer and winter seasons in the region including its vast Barind tract has been gaining popularity with production of different fruits and vegetables.
“Furious 7” ran laps around the competition, picking up $29.1 million in its third weekend of release, according to studio estimates.
China’s central bank on Sunday cut the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves, the second industry-wide cut in two months, adding more liquidity to the world’s second-biggest economy to help spur bank lending and combat slowing growth.
As many as 700 migrants were feared dead on Sunday after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean, raising pressure on Europe to face down anti-immigrant bias and find money for support as turmoil in Libya and the Middle East worsens…
Tamim Iqbal smashed a scintillating back-to-back century to propel Bangladesh to their first-ever series win against Pakistan in Mirpur on Sunday.
There are six different types of obese people and targeting them by type results in better treatment than a one-size-fits-all approach, says a study.
BNP on Thursday alleged that Bangladesh has lost around 6,000 square kilometres of sea areas with the International Tribunal on the Law of the Seas judgement and complained that it reflected India’s will. The party also alleged that the verdict…
Thirty-four teachers of Shahjalal University for Science and Technology (SUST), including renowned author Prof Dr Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, resigned from their administrative posts on Monday demanding resignation of their Vice Chancellor.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday demanded that all those involved in sexual assaults on women during Pahela Baishakh celebrations on the Dhaka University campus be brought to justice immediately. “The Commission clearly states that the offenders whoever…
The High Court on Monday ordered the police to continue their regular operation to trace missing BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed and submit their progress report to the Home Ministry over the next six months. An HC bench comprising Justice Quamrul…
BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and her motorcade came under attack while she was conducting campaign for Dhaka City Corporation election at Karwanbazar area of the capital yesterday. Miscreants attacked with sticks, brickbats and sharp weapons when Khaleda Zia was…
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Sunday said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia joined the electioneering for her party-backed candidates of the April 28 city polls realising her blunder of boycotting the January-5 national election. The minister came up with his harsh…
The fourth Partnership Dialogue between Bangladesh and the United States will be held here on April 29-30 to review the progress and identify areas for cooperation on bilateral, regional and international priorities. It will also focus on the expansion of…