Baghdad, July 05 (AP/UNB) – As the death toll from the weekend truck bombing in Baghdad climbed to 157, Iraq’s embattled prime minister ordered new security measures, including abandoning the use of bomb-detection wands that U.S. experts pronounced worthless years…
Two suspects in the murder of a policeman’s wife have died in so-called shootouts with police. Nurul Islam aka Rashed, 27, and Nurunnabi, 28, were among the five, who police had banned from leaving the country.
Dhaka – Five people were killed and 15 others injured as a human hauler, locally known as Leguna plunged into a roadside ditch at Churkhai Beltali on Mymensingh-Dhaka highway in Mymensingh Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.
Dhaka – A Japanese government aircraft carrying the bodies of seven Japanese victims of the terrorist attack at Holey Artisan Bakery reached home on Tuesday morning, UNB news agency reported. The victims’ relatives who came to receive the bodies of…
The suicide bomb attacks near the Madinah Masjid-e-Nababi mosque and in Jeddah have created serious concern among the Muslims in Bangladesh as many of their compatriots are now performing the Umrah at the holy sites, and tens of thousands others…
Family members have confirmed the identities of the five militants who were killed in a commando operation in the Holey Artisan Bakery after a hostage crisis.
Outgoing Danish ambassador in Dhaka Hanne Fugl Eskjær met BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday.
Dhaka-Five people suffered burn injuries as a microbus gas cylinder exploded at Natun Bazar in the district town on Monday afternoon.
The nation observed a two-day mourning in commemoration of those killed during the hostage standoff at a Gulshan café.
Members of Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) on Sunday arrested five Chinese citizens and two Bangladeshis for distributing relief at a Rohingya camp in Teknaf upazila without permission of the administration.
Dhaka-Three Bangladeshi victims of the Holey Artisan Bakery attack victims — Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain, Abinta Kabir and Ishrat Akhond — were laid to eternal rest on Monday.
Dhaka-Four people were killed and at least 23 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses at Tilakpara in Sadullapur upazila on Dhaka-Rangpur Highway on Monday afternoon.
Dhaka-The death toll from the truck bombing at a bustling Baghdad commercial street rose to 157 on Monday, Iraqi authorities said, as Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered new security measures in the capital.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said there is no traffic jam on the country’s highways ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. “People are going to their villages for celebrating eid with their near and dear ones comfortably, and there…
Family members of seven Japanese victims who were killed in Gulshan cafe attack visited the killing spot on Monday evening. They along with officials of JICA and Japanese Embassy in Dhaka reached the spot — Holey Artisan Bakery — around…
Amid the growing sense of insecurity among people and foreigners following Friday’s café terror attack and rumour of more attacks, ‘massive security measures’ have been taken to ensure the peaceful celebrations of Eid-ul-Fitr. Law enforcers will keep sharp eyes on…
Dhaka – Serena Williams has won so many Grand Slam matches that she’s lost count.Then again, as she noted Sunday, it’s her losses that get a lot more attention nowadays.Looking much more ready for Week 2 at Wimbledon than she…
Dhaka – The Icelandic thunderclap roar proved no match for the sheer talent of France as the hosts finally showed their title credentials at the European Championship on Sunday.A crushing 5-2 victory lined up a semifinal with Germany as France…
Kushtia – Police recovered the throat-slit body of a young man from Mirpur village in Kumarkhali upazila on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Hannan Sheikh, 32, son of Rahmat Sheikh, a resident of Boalia village in Shailkupa upazila…
Dinajpur – A man allegedly slaughtered his wife and son to death over a family feud at Dakhkhin Joydebpur village in Sadar upazila early Monday.The deceased were identified as Bakul Akhter, 27, wife of the alleged killer Soharab Ali Bhutto,…
Laxmipur – Five of a family, including a woman, were injured as robbers stormed in and looted valuables from their house in Saicha area of Bamni union parishad in Raipur upazila early Monday.Three of the injured were identired as Kaji…
Bogra – A marriage registrar was hacked to death by miscreants at Baniagati Bazar in Dhunot upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Imam Matiur Rahman Moti, 40, son of late Manser Ali of the village and marriage registrar of…
Cox’s Bazar – A local Awami League leader was shot to death by miscreants at the Sonadia Island in Maheshkhali upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Karim alias Nagu Member, 55, a member of Kutubjum union parishad (UP)…
Barguna – A college student was stabbed to death at Ghotbaria area of Keorabunia union parishad (UP) in Sadar upazila on Sunday afternoon over a trifling matter.he deceased was identified as Sohel, 22, son of Altaf of the area and…
Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal no three as the low pressure area over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining area moved slightly northward and now lies over West Bengal…
Rangpur Correspondent The first ever Senate meeting of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) was held at its conference room in the administrative building here on Saturday afternoon. Chairman of the Senate Committee of BRUR and its Vice-chancellor Professor Dr AKM…
Health officials are lending legitimacy to the age-old warning not to eat raw cookie dough. The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning on Tuesday about a recent E. coli outbreak linked to contaminated flour, advising consumers not to eat…
Health Desk Women are eight times more likely to die of a heart attack than breast cancer, yet few bother to get screened for heart disease, which is the leading cause of death for both men and women. Heart disease…
Entertainment Desk Activist and writer Elie Wiesel, the World War Two death camp survivor who won a Nobel Peace Prize for becoming the life-long voice of millions of Holocaust victims, died on Saturday. He was 87. Wiesel was a philosopher,…
Health Desk Physical activities such as playing cards and repeatedly throwing a foam ball or wad of paper into a wastepaper basket are just as effective in helping people regain strength and co-ordination following a stroke as playing virtual reality…