India has said the acquittal of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) member Amiya Ghosh in the Felani murder case will not encourage more killings along Bangladesh-India border. “No, it won’t. That’s not the way the Indian border gourd functions,” Indian…
Dhaka- Two suspected forest robbers were killed in a lynch-mob attack following an internal feud at Sora village in Shyamnagar upazila on Monday evening. The deceased were identified as M Obaidullah, 27, son of M Yeakub Ali, and M Hazrat…
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Monday said it’s not possible to hang onto power for a long time by killing people and resorting to enforced disappearance. Addressing the biennial council of his party’s Khulna unit, the former president also…
Holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on September 25 as the new moon of the Arabic month of Zilhajj was not sighted in Bangladesh sky on Monday.
In the face of a strong movement, the government on Monday withdrew the 7.5 percent VAT from the tuition fees of private university students, bringing an end to their widespread street protests that caused immense sufferings to city commuters. Like…
Customs officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport seized gold consignmenmt weight around 1.75 kg and arrested one passenger from Dubai in this connection on Monday evening. The arrested passenger was identified as Mukesh Kumar, who landed in the airport by…
The Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 of Dhaka on Monday recorded the deposition of another witness in case filed in connection with the killing of blogger Ahmed Rajeeb Haider in the capital on February 15, 2013. Judge Syed Ahammad of the tribunal…
The Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 of Dhaka yesterday (Monday) sentenced a young man to death and three others to different terms of imprisonment for killing a Brac Bank official in Mirzapur Upazila area of Tangail in 2011. Judge Abdur Rahman Sardar…
Dhaka- The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested seven members of question papers leaking syndicate from the city’s different areas conduction simultaneous drives in last 25 hours till 5:00 pm on Sunday. Some question papers, answer sheets, admit…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia flies for London on Monday night for her health check up and eye treatment. She left Dhaka at 9:30pm by an Emirates Airlines flight (EK 585), BNP chairperson’s media wing official Shyrul Kabir Khan confirmed. She…
United Nations Development Programme in Bangladesh has launched an online platform yesterday in order to incorporate contributions from Bangladeshi citizens in shaping the organization’s ensuing country program document for the next five years. The platform is www.myundpvision-bd.org UNDP, as part…
Police in a drive arrested a drug peddler along with 2,000 Yaba tablets at Gazipur village here on Sunday.The aarestee was identified as Abdul Mannan Dhali, 45, son of late Fazle Karim of Sadipur village.
A septuagenarian woman of an ethnic minority community allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself with a tree at Bangpur village in Godagari upazila of the district on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Rabon Murmo, 75, wife of late Gonesh Murmo,…
At least five shops were gutted as a fire broke out at Kodalpur Market under Gosairhat upazila of the district last night.Fire brigade sources said the fire originated from oven of a bread factory of the market at about 1.00…
Police recovered the body of a former army personnel from Ujolpur village under Sadar upazila this morning. The deceased is Habibur Rahman Habib, 48, son of Rejaul Mandol, resident of the same area.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) leader with fire-arms and ammunition on Saturday.The arrested was identified as Arif Sarder, 29, is an active member of Janajuddha (ML) faction of banned Purba Banglar Communist…
Two workers, including a woman, of a wig factory sustained burn injuries as a fire broke at the factory atUttara EPZ on Monday. The injured workers, identified as Yeakub and Asia, were admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.Fire service sources…
A man was killed in a clash with rivals following a dispute over money at Gagli village in South Sunamganj upazila of Sunamganj district on Sunday evening.The deceased was identified as Eklasur Rahman, 55, son of late Abdul Mannan of…
Police in a drive arrested a government medical officer and two of his associates along with 2,000 Yaba tablets from as saw mill in Zia Road area of Mirpur municipality area of the district on Sunday night.
Nguyen Chu Hoi Ho Chi Minh City – Since December 2013, China has added more than 1,200 hectares to islands in the South China Sea. The geopolitical implications of these land reclamation efforts are well documented: The majority of the…
By Bill Gates SEATTLE – A few years ago, Melinda and I visited with a group of rice farmers in Bihar, India, one of the most flood-prone regions of the country. All of them were extremely poor and depended on…
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…