Social Welfare Minister Syed Mohsin Ali has died. Doctors at the Singapore General Hospital pronounced him dead around 11am local time, the Bangladesh High Commissioner in Singapore Mahbub Uz Zaman told greenwatchbd.com. The 67-year-old was flown to Singapore on Sep…
Two people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between two trucks at Kudimdhalla in Mirzapur upazila early Monday. The deceased were identified as Joynal Abedin, 45, a cattle trader, and Jamshed Ali, 50, a truck driver,…
Three days after his abduction, the body of a college student was recovered from the Bangshi River at Hemayatpur here on Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Monir Hossain, 20, son of Porash Ali of Manikganj. He was a…
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to London on Tuesday night for better eye treatment. “Our leader (Khaleda) will go to London on Tuesday night for her eye treatment. She will stay there for some days to pass time with…
At least 10 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in an explosion at a bus terminal in the Pakistani city of Multan, officials say. Officials say the explosion happened when a motorcycle hit a motorised rickshaw at…
Students of private universities have strted demonstration on the main arteries of Dhaka’s traffic system for the second day on Monday paralysing the city to press their demand for the withdrawal of Value Added Tax (Vat) on their tuition fees.…
Security forces in Egypt have mistakenly killed 12 people, including Mexican tourists, during an anti-terror operation, the interior ministry says. The tourists were travelling in four vehicles that entered a restricted zone in the Wahat area of the Western Desert,…
Israeli police clashed with Palestinian youths after entering the al-Aqsa mosque complex in East Jerusalem. Police say they entered the site “to prevent riots”. They were reported to have used tear gas and stun grenades, and were attacked with rocks…
One Bangladeshi has been identified among 107 victims, who died in Makkah crane collapse on Friday. Deceased Abul Kashem hailed from Karnaphuli area of Chittagong, Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Golam Moshi has been quoted to have said. The officials…
Bangladesh national cricketer Shahadat Hossain has been suspended from all forms of the game as police probe allegations that he and his wife beat their 11-year-old maid. Police are still searching for the 29-year-old paceman who went into hiding last…
Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has sent a letter to the President seeking impeachment of Chief Justice SK Sinha for what he said violating the Constitution, breach of oath and misconduct. However, the…
Terming it contradictory to the constitution, the High Court (HC) on Sunday scrapped the Joint Drive Indemnity Act, 2003 that had legalised all actions taken place under the ‘Operation Clean Heart’ during the BNP rule. A two-member HC bench comprising…
A court in Sylhet on Sunday indicted 32 people, including former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar and suspended Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor Ariful Haque, in the ex-Finance Minister SAMS Kibria murder case. Sylhet Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal…
Two persons were killed and three others injured in a road accident on Joinabazar-Kaoraid road of Sripur this morning.One of the deceased is Liakat Ali, 27, son of Dulal Miah of Niguari village of Mymensingh while the identity of another…
Police recovered the body of a young man from Chapaigachhi village in Kumarkhali upazila on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Sabu, 20, son of Swapan Mandol, a resident of Jagannathpur village of the upazila.
Police recovered the body of a policeman from South Kalikapur area in the district town this morning.The deceased was Obaidul Islam, 47, son of late Dabir Hossain, resident of Bakri village under Harisankarpur union in Sadar upazila.
Rajshahi University Teachers Association (RUTA) observed a day-long work abstention and sit-in-strike programme in front of university senate building from 11.00am to 1.00pm on Sunday demanding separate pay scale for them.
News The overall flood situations in the district improved significantly as water level in the river Jamuna dropped further.Water Development Board sources said during the last 24 hours Jamuna dropped 19 cm and was flowing 42 cm below the red…
A Mobile Court realized Taka 40,000 as fines from 3 restaurants for different offences on Saturday.A mobile court led by Executive Magistrate Boisakhi Borua conducted a drive in the town’s
Train movement from Dhaka to Chittagong and Sylhet has remained suspended from Sunday morning following derailment of a freight train at Jatrapur in Ashuganj upazila of the district.
A young man was beaten to death over theft charge at Harikhali village in Sharsha upazila on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam, 28, son of Kawser Ali, a resident of the village.
A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband as she protested her illicit relationship in Bostapotti area of the district town early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Sanjida, 22, wife of Babu, a resident of the area.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion in a drive arrested a local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in possession of 163 pieces of Yaba tablet at Charabhita Bazar in Bagharpara upazila on Saturday night.The arrestee was identified as M A…
A young man died falling from a coconut tree at Zidhuri Moholla village in Belkuchi upazila headquarters on Saturday.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested an alleged arms trader along with a pistol and 17 rounds of bullet from Hothathpara area adjacent to Gopalpur ghat in Shibganj upazila on Saturday.The arrestee was identified as Minu,…
Police arrested a leader of Kagapasha union unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) from Borohati village of Baniachong upazila on Saturday for allegedly violating a schoolgirl.The arrestee was identified as Samsul Alam, 35, vice-president of Kagapasha union unit of BCL…
Private university students, who have been pressing the demand for withdrawal of a government-imposed 7.5 percent VAT on tuition fees, will continue their agitations on Monday. The announcement came at the end of their daylong demonstrations on the streets on…
Thomas Vermaelen’s struggles with injury continued on Saturday when the Barcelona defender picked up a calf problem in the 2-1 La Liga victory at Atletico Madrid. The Belgian international damaged his hamstring at last year’s World Cup in Brazil, shortly…
The London edition of the Sundance Film Festival will be held in June next year, returning to the British capital after taking a year off, organisers said on Thursday. The fourth edition of “Sundance Film Festival: London” will take place from June…