A CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver, who fell unconscious after taking tea, suspected to be mixed with sedative, at a tea stall on the Nabharan-Satkhira road in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district on Monday night, died at Jessore Medical College Hospital (JMCH)…
Police arrested two alleged arms traders in possession of one foreign-made pistol, one magazine and one round of bullet from Alipur area in the district town on Tuesday.The arrestees were identified as Pervez Pramanik,30, and Imrul Hasan Rajib, both residents…
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) distributed relief materials among 1,000 flood affected people of three char unions of the district on Tuesday to mitigate their sufferings.Each of the relief packages contained 10-kg of rice, a litre of soybean oil, one…
A leader of Kalyan Party, member of BNP-led coalition, has sent a legal notice to the Election Commission seeking cancellation of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad’s parliament membership. Supreme Court lawyer Md Mubinul Haque, legal secretary of the party, in…
Real Madrid coach Rafa Benitez praised his defenders as well as his forwards after Tuesday’s 4-0 Champions League victory at home to Shakhtar Donetsk meant the club have not conceded in their opening four games for the first time. Real…
Award-winning singer, actor and heartthrob Justin Timberlake will star in “Trolls”, a DreamWorks animated musical about the spiky-haired Danish dolls, the studio said on Tuesday. Timberlake will play Branch, a “hilariously hardcore survivalist”, joining Anna Kendrick as Princess Poppy in…
Austria introduced stricter border controls on Wednesday, following Germany’s lead while at the same time trying to clear a backlog of tens of thousands of migrants still on its soil because of similar measures introduced by Berlin. The countries acted in…
Bangladesh Bank has asked all banks in Bangladesh to keep sufficient money at their ATM booths during the Eid-ul-Azha holidays. In a circular on Tuesday, it asked the banks to ensure security for uninterrupted financial transactions at the booths. The…
Rising temperatures at the top of the world may be bad news for Arctic denizens like polar bears, but good news for the local mosquitoes, pesky bloodsuckers that prosper with warmer weather. Researchers said on Tuesday that increasing temperatures were…
A Sylhet court has granted the police’s Criminal Investigation Department seven-day custody of five members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team for questioning over the murder of blogger Ananta Bijoy Das. Metropolitan Magistrate Shahedul Karim gave the order on Wednesday.…
US Secretary of State John Kerry has called his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a bid to clarify the intent of Moscow’s military build-up in Syria. Mr Kerry warned that continued support for President Bashar al-Assad “risks exacerbating and extending…
Dave Lee Facebook is to add a “dislike” button to its social network, founder Mark Zuckerberg has said. In a Q+A session held at Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, the 31-year-old said the button would be a way for…
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved the proposed Chinese Economic & Industrial Zone to be set up on 774.25 acres of land at Anwara, Chittagong involving Tk 420.37 crore exclusively for Chinese investors. The approval was…
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia left here for London on Tuesday night for her eye treatment and celebrating Eid-ul-Azha there with her family members – the first reunion with her family since 2008. She flew to London by an Emirates Airlines…
Dhaka University authorities have suspended assistant professor of the Department of Law Azharul Islam for allegedly tampering with mark sheets. The decision came at a syndicate meeting held on Tuesday evening. The action was taken against Azharul after the allegation…
The body of Social Welfare Minister Syed Mohsin Ali, who died on Monday at a Singapore hospital, has reached Dhaka.
Four Bangladeshi workers have been killed and four others injured in a road accident in Yiti of Oman.
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday (Tuesday) refused the bail pleas of BNP Chairperson’s Adviser and journalist leader Shawkat Mahmud in five cases.
STAFF REPORTER Aman Momtaz Moudud, only son of BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed, died early yesterday.
Khaleda Zia has left for London for a medical check-up and will return home after spending the Eid-ul-Azha with her eldest son Tarique Rahman.
STAFF REPORTER Despite having no provision in law—the owners of readymade garment (RMG) factories agreed to pay worker’s bonus on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha by September 20.
Police arrested two young men in possession of 800 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Dayingpara More area in Godagari upazila on Monday.The arrestees were identified as Ripon,40, son of Abdul Momen of Dola village in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj…
Detectives arrested an alleged drug peddler in possession of 1,000 pieces of Yaba tablet from Kamta village in Saturia upazila early Tuesday.
A young man was killed in a head on collision between a motorcycle and a truck in front of Magura Textile Mill on the Magura-Jessore Highway in Sadar upazila on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Assaduzzaman Jewel, 32, son…
Department of Women Affairs, Narsingdi, under its women assistance programme are being imparted training to the helpless women for making the women self-reliant.District Women Affairs Officer Sayeda Masuda Islam said the year-long training course for the helpless women began in…
One person was killed and five others were injured as a bus knocked down a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Ram Char on the Hatikumrul-Bonpara road under Salanga police station on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Abdul Jalil, 50, teacher of…
Two people went missing as an engine-run boat capsized at Chakuria Haor in Ashtogram upazila on Tuesday morning.The victims were identified as Aftab,28, and Sohel,30.
A special court here on Monday convicted a man and sentenced him to 17 years’ imprisonment for possessing firearms and ammunition. The convict was identified as Sujon Sardar, son of Habib Sardar, a resident of Charamandi area in Bakerganj upazila.
A court here on Monday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for killing his wife in 2011. The convict was identified as Shahid Thakur, a resident of Shyamsundarpur village in Sadar upazila.According to the prosecution, Shahid…
A teenage girl reportedly committed suicide by cutting vein of hand at Sherali Madonpur village in Monirampur upazila of Jessore district on Tuesday early morning.The deceased was identified as Musfika Khatun alias Akhi, 15, daughter of Mustafizur Rahman, a resident…