Three people sustained burn injuries in a mysterious explosion in the city’s Central Road area on Saturday. The victims were identified as Fazlur Rahman, 47, and his nephew Delwar Hossain, 26, and niece Panna, 30. Inspector Mozammel, in-charge of Dhaka…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday warned that the government will not allow anyone in Bangladesh to do politics over religious sentiment. “At least, this can’t be done in Bangladesh…we won’t allow this in the country,” she said. The Prime…
Eminent singer Farida Yasmeen died at a city hospital on Saturday evening. She was 74. Family sources said the veteran singer breathed her last at Birdem Hospital around 6pm. Singer Agun, son of Farida’s sister Nilufar Yasmeen, said his aunt…
A court in Chittagong on Saturday sent Mufti Izharul Islam to jail in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act. Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate Abdul Quader passed the order when police produced him before his court. Additional Commissioner (crime and…
Australia captain Michael Clarke, described by Cricket Australia (CA) as one of the “all-time greats”, will retire after the final Ashes Test against England this month.Clarke announced his decision to quit international cricket after England won the fourth Test at…
A housewife was found dead at her house at Kidirpur village in Dakkhin Surma upazila on Friday.The deceased was identified as Sakina Begum, 25, wife of Selim Mia, a carpenter by profession.
A total of 27 Shibir men, including Khulna City unit president Mim Hossain Miraz, were sent to jail today.They were produced to Khulna Metropolitan Magistrate Court with a seven-day remand prayer. Judge of the Magistrate Court Iqbal Faruk passed the…
A suspected criminal was arrested after he was injured in a ‘gunfight’ between police and his gang at Padma Char in Ishwardi upazila early Saturday.The injured was identified as Sonamoni,32, son of late Abdus Samad of Paschim Tengri Piarkhali village of…
A man, who was injured in an attack by his rivals over land-related dispute in Bypass area of Singra upazila on Thursday, died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Furkan Ali,65, son of…
A local Juba League leader was hacked to death by miscreants at Deuti village in Sonaimuri upazila early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Milon Sarkar,36, organising secretary of Deuti union of Juba League and son of Naderuzzaman, a resident of…
Train communication of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet has remained snapped since Saturday morning following derailment of a freight train in Banasua in Sadar upazila of Comilla district.
Two minor children sustained burn injuries as their father set fire to their hands over stealing Tk10 at Dolakandi village in Sadar upazila on Thursday.The victims were identified as Sabrin Sultana, 7, a class II student of Ramapur Dakhil Madrasha,…
The Progressive Student Alliance (PSA), Rajshahi University (RU) unit, on Saturday brought out a procession on the campus protesting the murder of blogger Niloy. The procession started at 11.00 am from the PSA tent and terminated at Tukitaki Chattar in…
Chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Dr Mizanur Rahman yesterday questioned the sincerity of law enforcing agencies to take necessary steps to stop killing of bloggers one after another. “How long the law enforcers will be sleeping and watching…
The American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will assist local investigators to unearth the motive and the real culprits behind the sensational killing of blogger Niladri Chaterjee alias Niloy. Blogger Niloy, a resident of a rented flat on the 4th…
A young man was killed and 20 others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over previous enmity at Muminpur village in Jakiganj upazila.The deceased was identified as Salek Ahmed, 30, son of Abdul Matin of the…
Police arrested two alleged robbers while trying to commit robbery breaking open the vault of Exim bank Manikganj branch in the district town on Friday night.The arrestees were identified as Arif Hossain, 42, son of Abdul Khalek of Charmatta village…
The Ganojagaran Manch on Saturday issued an ultimatum of seven days, for the arrest of the killers of blogger Niloy Chatterjee. The Manch which has been demanding capital punishment for all war criminals since February 5, 2013 also threatened to…
A jury in the US state of Colorado has spared gunman James Holmes the death penalty for killing 12 people at a screening of a Batman film in 2012. He will serve life in jail without the possibility of parole.…
Masum Billah The world is changing fast. Though we are unable to keep pace with that change, our children who receive education mostly from the modern media and devices such as internet, twitter, facebook etc. are adopting those with much…
Water experts and activists on Friday underscored the need for raising awareness about harmful effects of the Indian government plan to interlink the rivers of Assam, Bengal and Bihar and take water to the south of their country, and urged…
BNP standing committee member Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman on Friday accused the government of obstructing the opposition’s democratic rights to hold rallies and meetings. “Now we have to hold indoor programmes. Our rights to hold rallies, meetings, and other…
BNP on Friday demanded a fair investigation into the allegation of land grabbing against LGRD and cooperative Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain brought by Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council. “Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council yesterday (Thursday) accused LGRD Minister and the Prime Minister’s…
The Pir Shaheb of Charmonai on Friday called for stern punishment against killers and rapists of children and women and protested the steps taken by the government f India to implement the river interlinking project depriving Bangladesh.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has hoped that law enforcers will soon be able to arrest the killers of blogger Niladri Chatterjee Niloy. He told on Friday night, “I have discussed the matter with IGP and the relevant people. We…
Members of Chittagong Metropolitan Police arrested four Myanmar nationals from Chittagong Shah Amanat Bridge area at 11 am today.
The United Nations in Bangladesh has condemned the killing of blogger Niloy Chakraborty Neel in Dhaka. In a ststement issued late on Friday by Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, UN Resident Coordinator, Robert D. Watkins, described…
Police arrested 121 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its front organisation Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) on charges of planning to carry out subversive activities from Basupara area in the city today.