Crime Reporters Association of Bangladesh (CRAB) on Sunday gave a 7-day ultimatum to the police administration to take action against policemen involved in assaulting and behaving with members of the organisation. The ultimatum was given from a protest rally held…
Members of the elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered four-kg of Ganja and sale proceeds from three professional drug peddlers in the town today.According to RAB sources, acting secret information and intelligence surveillance a contingent of RAB troops raided…
One person was killed and six others were injured in separate incidents of lightning strikes in the different places of Goinghat upazila on Saturday.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered slaughtered body of an activist of Jubo League from Indian border in Amangonda area of Chauddagram upazila on Saturday afternoon.
A young housewife committed suicide by taking pesticide at Shalta Phulbari village in Sadar upazila of Jessore district early Sunday.
A delegation from Bangladesh has departed for Myanmar to verify the nationality of 208 human trafficking victims, who were recently rescued from the sea. According to reports, the 208 migrants, rescued Friday in the first ever drive by Myanmar, were…
An alleged robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with his rivals in No-14 Bridge area of the bank of the Naf River in Teknaf upazila early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Sayed Nur Prakash Sona Miah,35, son of Shikder Ali,…
Police rescued a schoolboy who was kidnapped from Dhaka on Saturday afternoon a day after his abduction from bus stand area of the district town.The rescued is Tajbiyan, 8, son of Moniruzzaman Monir, resident of Jatrabari area and class II…
A child drowned in a pond at Syedpur village in Sadar upazila on Saturday.The victim was identified as Roni, 3, son of Bobi Hossain, a resident of the village.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 25 Bangladeshi nationals while entering the country through Putkhali border here on Saturday night, after going to India illegally.The arrestees hail from different areas of Narail, Faridpur and Bagerhat districts.
A young man was stabbed to death and five others were injured by robbers during a robbery incident at South Fashion village in Char Fashion upazila early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Jakir,30, a resident of the area. Locals said…
Police recovered decomposed body of an auto-rickshaw driver from the Mohasingh river near Dabor Bridge in Pagla union of Dakkhin Sunamganj upazila on Saturday noon, six days after he went missing.The deceased was identified as Iqbal Hossain, 23, son of…
Coast Guard members seized 2.5 lakh pieces of shrimp fry worth Tk 12.5 lakh from the Tentulia River at Laharhat in Lalmohan upazila early Sunday.
Police in a drive arrested another suspected war criminal from Baradail village of Maheshkhali upazila early Sunday. The arrestee was identified as Shamsuddoha, 65, resident of the village.
Police arrested two robbers, including the ringleader of ‘Karim Bahini’, a forest robber gang, at Khalisabunia in Shyamnagar upazila on Sunday morning.One of the arrestees was identified as Karim, son of Elahi Box, a resident of Chandimukhi village, while his…
All preparations are now almost complete to celebrate in a befitting manner the 116th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam in the district.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the three-day programmes on the ground of Townhall…
Boro paddy and rice procurement drive started here today under the auspices of Netrakona district food department.Deputy commissioner (DC) Netrakona Dr. Torun Kanti Shikder formally inaugurated the drive by purchasing 40 metric tons of Boro rice from two rice mills…
One person was killed and 3 others injured by wall collapse during a severe storm which lashes over different areas of Joypurhat on Saturday midnight.The victim was identified as Zahidul Islam, 35, son of Basu Miah of Harail area of…
The farmers have started reaping benefits of the Alternate Drying and Wetting (AWD) irrigation technology saving huge underground water for irrigation to Boro fields also enhancing rice yield for food security.Following massive awareness building and technology dissemination activities being conducted…
A Dhaka court on Sunday rejected bail petitions of former Minister Abdul Latif Siddique in seven cases filed for his derogatory remarks on Prophet (sm), Hajj and Tablighi Jamaat. Judge Kamrul Hossain Molla of Dhaka’s Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court passed…
Actress Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield have reportedly put their “long and forced separation” behind them after recently rekindling their relationship.The 26-year-old actress and the 31-year-old actor, who recently rekindled their relationship following their split six weeks ago, have picked…
Mass graves and suspected human trafficking detention camps have been discovered by Malaysian police in towns and villages bordering Thailand, the country’s home minister said on Sunday.Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said officials are determining whether the graves were of…
Real Madrid top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo has signalled strong support for coach Carlo Ancelotti and sent a clear message to club president Florentino Perez that he does not want the Italian to be sacked.Perez is widely expected to make Ancelotti…
State-owned Masdar Institute of Science and Technology is ramping up its efforts to support the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in achieving its goal of sending an unmanned space probe to Mars by 2021, a media report said on Saturday.The initiative…
Government plans to promote Bangladesh tourism remains hazy even three months after declaring 2016 as the Tourism Year.People involved with the tourism industry say they are ‘unaware’ of any initiatives based on the government’s ‘mega plan’ to develop the sector.
Civil society members and some right groups yesterday demanded of the government for taking specific measures including stopping of illicit finance flow out of the country. Many people and traders are involved in laundering money from the country in different…
Expressing deep concern over the sufferings of Bangladeshi nationals floating on the sea, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) held lack of good governance in migration sector, weakness in implementation of law and corruption of powerful people responsible for the human trafficking.…
The 6th annual Social Business Day organised by Yunus Centre will be held on May 28 with the theme of “We Are Not Job-Seekers, We Are Job-Givers—Turning Unemployment into Entrepreneurship” at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC), Dhaka. The gathering is…
Bnp expects that the government would soon evolve a sustainable election policy after discussion with opposition parties. “We hope that the government will launch a meaningful dialogue with all political parties including the BNP to hold free and fair election…
Thousands of people have fled to safety following a landslide in western Nepal which blocked the flow of a river. The Kali Gandaki River in Myagdi district, about 140km (90 miles) north-west of the capital, Kathmandu, has created a deep…