Police arrested five dacoits including a female dacoit from Gurudasapur area on Friday night.Police recovered different weapons including handcuffs, signal lights, daggers and choppers from them. Dacoits hired an auto rickshaw to go to outside of Gurudaspur.
A schoolgirl died from snakebite in Bazaarpara area under Sreepur upazila of the district last night.
Police arrested an alleged arms trader in possession of one foreign-made pistol, two magazines and four rounds of bullet from Kalupur area in Shibganj upazila on Saturday night.The arrestee was identified as Mithun Ali,22, son of Rabu Ali, a resident…
A man was killed in a clash over land-related dispute at Naraliya village in Sitakund upazila on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Nurul Huda, 55, a resident of the village and president of Naraliya ward unit of Krishak Sramik…
Two police personnel were killed as a bus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Dhaka-Mawa highway in Mollarpur area of the upazila on Saturday night.
Four great crises around Europe’s fringes threaten to engulf the European Union, potentially setting the ambitious post-war unification project back by decades.The EU’s unity, solidarity and international standing are at risk from Greece’s debt, Russia’s role in Ukraine, Britain’s attempt…
She carved her own image in the film world through her bold and passionate roles in films like “Jism 2” and “Ragini MMS 2” and now actress Sunny Leone says it’s her “dream” to star opposite Bollywood A-listers.
The night before their wedding, Kim Kwang-yoon and Cho Jin-oh were up until 2 am with the bride’s mother, setting tables. Their marriage venue: a room in the basement of Seoul city hall, rented from the government for $60.
Chile won the Copa America for the first time in the tournament’s 99-year history early on Sunday Bangladesh time when they beat Argentina 4-1 on penalties after 90 minutes and extra time failed to produce a goal.
Greeks voted on Sunday whether to accept or reject the tough terms of an aid offer to stave off financial collapse, in a referendum that may determine their future in Europe’s common currency.
By Phil DawkesBBC Sport Chile secured the first major trophy in their history on home soil courtesy of a penalty shootout win over Argentina in the Copa America final. Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez slotted in the winning spot-kick after Argentina’s Gonzalo…
The Bangladesh Supreme Court on Sunday again fixed July 8 for passing order on the government’s petition against a High Court order granting bail to BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three violence cases. A four-member bench…
Sudhirendar Sharma Farrukhnagar is a small town located beyond the shrinking marshes of the Sultanpur bird sanctuary, on the outskirts of the millennium city. Located 20-odd km from Gurgaon near Delhi, it is an unlikely name for a town in Haryana.…
In the context of the European energy strategy focused on reducing the carbon footprint and curbing the global temperature rise, nuclear generation is an essential part of the European energy mix, said top experts at the 10th European Atomic Energy…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) baked teacher of Jahangirnagar University (JU) organised an Iftar party Saturday at central Cafeteria of university campus.
We really appreciate the comments of finance minister regarding education in his speech made in the budgetary session. The finance minister said, we have been lagging behind in the secondary education for a long time, severe shortage of quality teachers…
Inhabitants of Dhaka are happy to get two progressive minded Mayors of Dhaka City Corporation who are committed to make Dhaka a modern city. We sincerely hope that both the Mayors will be successful in implementing their development programs of…
The Alliance of South Asian American Labor (ASAAL), the only citywide South Asian organization that makes political endorsements in New York City, has endorsed Ali Najmi’scandidacy for Council District 23. “The South Asian Community is growing and we have been…
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday claimed that the judiciary is now more controlled even after its separation from the executive due to the government’s interference. “The judiciary has been separated, but it hasn’t become independent. The independence of the…
BNP on Saturday said that foreign donors have expressed their no-confidence in the current government’s election management by withdrawing funds for an Election Commission project. Addressing a press briefing at the party’s Nayapaltan central office, BNP spokesman Asaduzzaman Ripon urged…
Bangladesh will face upper hand South Africa in the first Twenty20 International match of their two-match NPOLY National Polymer T20I Cricket Series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday. The match will start 1:00 pm Bangladesh time. The…
Members of Border guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives recovered 108 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup and 99 bottles of liquor from Jibannagar and Damurhuda upazilas early Saturday.
A day labour was killed in a head-on collision between a sand-laden vessel and a trawler in Ichhamoti river in Alampur area of Shreenagar upazila of the district today.
A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Goira village here on Friday night.
A man was killed in an attack by his rivals over previous enmity at Chotodesh village in Kanaighat upazila on Friday.The deceased was identified as Tota Mia, 46, a tractor driver and son of late Tajul Ali of the village.
Police recovered the body of a man, an accused in the killing incident of a man and his three sons in Nandail upazila on Friday night, from near a pond at Bashati village in the upazila on Saturday.The deceased was…
Police recovered the body of a housewife from a house in Notun Court Para area of the district town on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Mina Begum, 45, wife of Mizanur Rahman, a resident of Chowgachha upazila of Jessore…
A young man was stabbed to death allegedly by his rivals in Maheshpur upazila on Friday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Hashem Ali,28, son of Badal Biswas, a resident of Palionpur village of the upazila.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the main accused in the gang-rape of a young girl after abduction from a bus at Jaksin Bazar on the Laxmipur-Dhaka Road in the district town early Saturday.The arrestee was identified as Arif…