Police arrested a couple in possession of one 9MM pistol, two magazines and six rounds of bullet from Philipnagar Abed Ghat area in Daulatpur upazila on Sunday morning.The arrestees were identified as Iqbal Molla,55, a resident of Bhabanandadiar village of…
A woman allegedly committed suicide after killing her two daughters at Lemua village in Sadar upazila on Saturday night.The deceased were identified as Roji Akter, wife of Ruman Panchayet, and their two daughters Moumi,4, and Tayeba,2.
Detectives in a drive arrested a fugitive accused in a murder case from Tongi area of Gazipur on Saturday night. The arrestee was identified as Hafizur Rahman alias Hafizul, 30, son of Abdul Majid, hailing from Poragoan village of Nalitabari…
Two of the three people who went missing as two trawlers capsized in Louhajang upazila on Saturday still remain missing.The two vessels carrying 60 people sank in the Padma River amid inclement weather.
A farmer was hacked to death by some miscreants at Beguarkhali village in Alamdanga upazila early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Azizul Islam Azit, son of late Amod Ali of the same village.Witnesses and police said a gang of…
Detective Branch (DB) Police detained four alleged criminals and seized a firearms with ammunition from Court Station area under Rajpara Police Station in the city this noon, police sources said.
A Jessore court put eleven leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami on one day remand in a sabotage case.Police produced them before the court and sought three days’ remand.
An alleged robber ringleader was killed and four police personnel were also injured in a gunfight between police and robbers at Rajanagar village in sadar upazila early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Miarul Islam, 42, son of Iman Ali, a…
A woman allegedly committed suicide after killing her two daughters at Lemua village in Sadar upazila on Saturday night. The deceased were identified as Roji Akter, wife of Ruman Panchayet, and their two daughters Moumi,4, and Tayeba,2.
Separate courts of Dhaka on Sunday sent BNP leader Amanullah Aman to jail in 56 cases filed for arson attacks and vandalism during the BNP-led 20-party alliance’s blockade and shutdown (Hartal) programme, while senior BNP leader MK Anwar was allowed…
San Francisco, California – Matthew Markus, of biotech company Pembient, is holding up a rhinoceros horn worth thousands of dollars on the black market because a poacher had to risk his life to kill an endangered species to obtain it.At…
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has felicitated the residents of erstwhile enclaves for becoming citizens of Bangladesh following implementation of the Land Boundary Agreement with India. “BNP is happy at this glorious moment. BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia also shares the joy…
Apparently responding to a top AL leader’s latest stance that next polls will be held under the present government BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has that reiterated the national election must be held under a neutral government, not under Sheikh Hasina.…
India said Friday it swapped more than 150 small pockets of land with its small neighbour Bangladesh, settling a decades-old border dispute and an uncertain future for tens of thousands of stateless people living in squalid conditions. Television images showed…
Our Correspondent Jhenidah – A mobile court led by Kaliganj upazila Assistant land officer and executive magistrate Shanaz Parvin have uprooted an alleged illegal grabbers from Chittra River’s area from Trilosonpur union area on Saturday.
BNP yesterday expressed its frustration over the statement of Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam that next election would also be held under the AL chief and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “We are frustrated at the statement of the…
A medical college student was found dead at the house of her in-laws at Shashidal village in Brahmanpara upazila on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Umme Aiman Swarna, 20, a 3rd year student of Comilla Eastern Medical College and…
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered 1.40 lakh pieces of Yaba tablet in new Jetty Ghat area of Teknaf upazila on Saturday.
A teenage boy was stabbed to death by a Rohingya young man over a trifling matter at Dail Para in Teknaf upazila on Friday.The deceased was identified as Sajal Kumar Sheel, 17, son of Sonadhan Sheel of the area.
Detectives in a drive arrested two men along with 500 pieces of Yaba tablet and four rounds of bullets from Bilashpur area in the city on Friday night.The arrestees were identified as Ashraful Alam, 38, son of Mafiz Munshi, and…
Police in a drive early Saturday recovered a pipe gun and five rounds of bullet from the house of a drug peddler at Laxmipur village in Bhandaria upazila.
Traffic movement on the Dhaka-Mawa highway remained halted for one hour on Saturday as the CNG-run auto-rickshaw owners and workers put up barricade on the highway at Baushia in Gazaria upazila protesting the government decision to ban plying of the…
An elderly man and his son were killed as a pick-up van collided with a truck on Sylhet-Jokiganj road in Golapganj upazila on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Ekhlas Uddin, 70, and his son Altaf Uddin, 35 of Borolekha upazila…
A private jet crashed in southern England on Friday, killing four people on board, a spokesman for Britain’s Hampshire police service said, and Saudi and British media said the passengers were relatives of deceased al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.A…
greenwatchbd.com had been seeking an exclusive interview with South Africa captain Hashim Amla since the beginning of their month-long tour in Bangladesh.The 32-year-old batsman finally found time on the eve of the second and final Test.
Dotted lights pierced the midnight darkness to herald a new dawn of freedom in 111 enclaves which became part of Bangladesh when the clock struck a minute past midnight on Friday.The swap of control of 162 little ‘land islands’ with…
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Prices of vegetables have shot up in Chittagong due to the impact of cyclone ‘Komen’.Prices of fish and meat were however stable on Friday.
Family members of Osama Bin Laden were on board a plane which crashed in Hampshire, the Saudi Arabian embassy in the UK has said. The private jet crashed near Blackbushe Airport, Yateley, on Friday killing the pilot and all three…
The second day’s play of the series deciding second Test of the of the two-match National Polymer Cricket Series between Bangladesh and visiting South Africa has been called off due to incessant rain in the capital Dhaka. The Friday’s play…