Members of Rapid Action (Rab) arrested an alleged arms dealer along with two foreign-made pistols, four magazines and 12 rounds of bullet from Bilalpur Madrasa More area in Shibganj upazila of the district on Thursday.The arrestee was identified as Md…
A Bangladeshi national was shot to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Gotamari border point in Hatibandha upazila early Friday.The deceased was identified as Amulla Chandra Barman, 38, son of Mohesh Chandra Roy, a resident of…
Police in a drive arrested a local leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from Naderabad village under Alinagar union of Gomastapur upazila on Thursday.The arrestee was identified as Tajer Hossain, 60, upazila unit Jamaat ameer and vice chairman of Gomastapur upazila parisad.
Four jute godowns were gutted by a fire at Konabari Notun Bazar area of Gazipur yesterday morning.Being informed, two fire fighters from Kaliakoir rushed to the spot and controlled the fire after one hour with the help of local people,…
Dhaka – The Australian government has authorised the dependents of posted Australian staff in Bangladesh to return to Australia on a voluntary basis apparently considering the ‘overall situation in Bangladesh’. Australia will also withdraw its government funded volunteers by December…
Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu has said Ankara “will work with Russia and our allies to calm tensions” after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane. Writing in the UK’s Times newspaper, Mr Davutoglu stressed that fighting Islamic State was the main…
Birgit Schwarz At 14, Justine firmly believed that the world was her oyster and the future hers to shape and conquer. She was bright and her mother made enough money as a seamstress to send her to a decent public…
By Katie Engelhart Twelve days after the attacks, and Paris can breathe again. Signs of the French capital’s transformation into a war zone — the bodies draped in white sheets, the blood-soaked streets, the night raids, the curfews, the suburban…
Moscow also preventing Turkish tourists from entering Russia, businessmen say, in apparent response to downing of plane. Russian police have been raiding Turkish companies in different regions of Russia and, in some cases, have suspended their operations, two Turkish businessmen…
Dhaka –The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Thursday night decided braving all adversities to join the December-30 municipality elections with ensuring a lone candidate in each of the 236 municipalities from the coalition. However, the alliance did not formally announce its…
Reverses Earlier Ruling of 4 Years, 800 Lashes (Beirut) – A Saudi court sentenced a Palestinian man to death for apostasy on November 17, 2015, for alleged blasphemous statements during a discussion group and in a book of his poetry.…
Parliament Should Ensure New Powers Not Misused Paris – France should apply broad new powers granted under an expanded state of emergency law in as narrow and limited manner as possible to avoid trampling on human rights, Human Rights Watch…
Dhaka – On 17 and 18 November, representatives of the European Union Member States based in Dhaka and of the EU Delegation, including 5 Heads of Missions, visited areas in Satkhira District, South-West of Bangladesh, that are particularly affected by…
A court here on Thursday placed five suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on a five-day remand in a case filed in connection with blasts at city’s Hoseni Dalan.
The European Parliament (EP) on Thursday adopted a ‘non-binding’ resolution asking Bangladesh authorities to restore the full independence of the media.
The fifth of ten Boeing aircrafts has been added to the national carrier’s fleet.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said Ziaur Rahman and HM Ershad can no longer be called former presidents of Bangladesh as the country’s apex court declared them illegal presidents.
The muazzin of a local Shia mosque was killed and three devotees were injured as gunmen stormed into the mosque at Haripur village in Shibganj upazila on Thursday evening and opened fire on them.
RU Correspondent The 38th death anniversary of Shaheed Professor Mir Abdul Kayum who laid down his life for the sake of the country in liberation war of 1971 has been observed at Rajshahi University (RU) on Thursday.
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Thursday directed the concerned authorities to take necessary steps to exhume the dead body of Japanese woman Hiyori Miyeta.
Court Correspondent The District and Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Thursday sentenced four persons to death for killing a couple, their five-year old son and three-year old daughter in South Keraniganj.
A college girl and a man committed suicide in two separate incidents in Shailkupa upazila of Jhenidah on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Sima Khatun, 17, daughter of Nazrul Islam, a resident of Borodah village and a college student of…
Police in a drive arrested four people along with 450 tortoises from Machkhola village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday afternoon. The arrestees were identified as Kamal Chandra Shil, hailing from Barguna, Islam Dhali, a resident of Laxmidari village, Hafizur Rahman…
A man was stabbed to death and his wife injured allegedly by his son-in-law in Uttar Shalgaria Sarderpara area of the district town Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Mojaffar Hossain, 60, a resident of Baushgari village in Santhia upazila.
In the fourth phase, 105 members of 21 families belonging to two former Indian enclaves—Dohola Khagrabari and Doikhata—in Debiganj and Boda upazilas left for India on Thursday as they earlier embraced Indian nationality during the enclave swap between the two…
A joint force of different agencies arrested 27 people, including 10 leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-Shibir, from different places of the district from Wednesday night to Thursday morning.Enamul Haque, sub-inspector of Special Branch, Satkira said a team of…
Police seized a covered van loaded with 56 sacks of Indian cumin worth Tk8 lakh from rail gate area in Akkelpur upazila of the district on Wednesday night.Officer-in charge of Akkelpur police station Sazzad Hossain said a team of police…
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in different drives recovered 31-kg ganja and 160 bottles Indian whisky from different areas of Kosba upazila in the district on Wednesday.The BGB team conducted the drives at Aksin and Rautkhola frontier area and…
A man was killed as a motorcycle hit him in front of Taher Clinic in the district town last night.The deceased was identified as Abu Taleb, 65, a resident of the same area.
Dhaka – Refuting the claims of UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights that there are doubts about Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal’s trials, Dhaka on Thursday said it is ‘highly disturbed’ over the UN rights body’s claims. “Bangladesh…