New cancer drug cocktails set to reach the market in the next few years will test the limits of premium pricing for life-saving medicines, forcing company executives to consider fresh market strategies.The growing reluctance of governments and private insurers to…
World Cup hero Mahmudullah Riyadh, who hit back-to-back centuries for Bangladesh in the last world cricket extravaganza, is disappointed over the loss of play due to rain in the two Test series against South Africa. “Playing against the number one…
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested five people along with 12.5 kg gold and a private car from Khilgoan area of the city early Sunday. The arrested people were identified as Sayed Mahmud alias Hasan Javed,…
The Border guard Bangladesh (BGB) will have a meeting with Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in New Delhi on Monday. BGB DG Maj Gen Aziz Ahmed will lead a 22-member Bangladesh delegation while his counterpart BSF DG Devendra Kumar Pathak…
BNP wants the government to hold a fresh and inclusive election in not a midterm poll, said party spokesperson Dr Asaduzzaman Ripon. “Question of holding a midterm election comes, when a government holds an election to examine its popularity before…
It was billed by some as a preview of next year’s general election showdown – the leading lights of two political dynasties offering duelling speeches from the same stage in the key battleground state of Florida. But when Jeb Bush…
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested five people in the capital’s Khilgaon with a lot of gold.Gold bars weighing 12.5 kg was found with them during a raid in the area early on Sunday, said RAB-3 Operations Officer Yasin…
Brazil midfielder Fred tested positive for the banned substance hydrochlorothiazide during the June-July Copa America, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Friday.The 22-year-old Shakhtar Donetsk player denied using the substance, which is a diuretic.
Britain’s former BBC “Top Gear” host Jeremy Clarkson has signed an exclusive deal with Amazon to present a new motoring show for the online retailer’s subscription service alongside co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May.Clarkson had generated both controversy and profits…
Two men have confessed raping a girl in Dhaka’s Uttara.Meanwhile, evidence of the girl being raped has been found but investigators are still waiting to get forensic report to further confirm the crime.
Ferry service on the Shimulia-Kawrakandi route resumed on Sunday morning after 20 hours of its disruption for rough weather.SM Ashikuzzaman, assistant manager of BIWTC in Shimulia, said the ferry, launch and speedboat services were suspended on Saturday morning for strong…
Police arrested a couple in possession of one 9MM pistol, two magazines and six rounds of bullet from Philipnagar Abed Ghat area in Daulatpur upazila on Sunday morning.The arrestees were identified as Iqbal Molla,55, a resident of Bhabanandadiar village of…
A woman allegedly committed suicide after killing her two daughters at Lemua village in Sadar upazila on Saturday night.The deceased were identified as Roji Akter, wife of Ruman Panchayet, and their two daughters Moumi,4, and Tayeba,2.
Detectives in a drive arrested a fugitive accused in a murder case from Tongi area of Gazipur on Saturday night. The arrestee was identified as Hafizur Rahman alias Hafizul, 30, son of Abdul Majid, hailing from Poragoan village of Nalitabari…
Two of the three people who went missing as two trawlers capsized in Louhajang upazila on Saturday still remain missing.The two vessels carrying 60 people sank in the Padma River amid inclement weather.
A farmer was hacked to death by some miscreants at Beguarkhali village in Alamdanga upazila early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Azizul Islam Azit, son of late Amod Ali of the same village.Witnesses and police said a gang of…
Detective Branch (DB) Police detained four alleged criminals and seized a firearms with ammunition from Court Station area under Rajpara Police Station in the city this noon, police sources said.
A Jessore court put eleven leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami on one day remand in a sabotage case.Police produced them before the court and sought three days’ remand.
An alleged robber ringleader was killed and four police personnel were also injured in a gunfight between police and robbers at Rajanagar village in sadar upazila early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Miarul Islam, 42, son of Iman Ali, a…
A woman allegedly committed suicide after killing her two daughters at Lemua village in Sadar upazila on Saturday night. The deceased were identified as Roji Akter, wife of Ruman Panchayet, and their two daughters Moumi,4, and Tayeba,2.
Separate courts of Dhaka on Sunday sent BNP leader Amanullah Aman to jail in 56 cases filed for arson attacks and vandalism during the BNP-led 20-party alliance’s blockade and shutdown (Hartal) programme, while senior BNP leader MK Anwar was allowed…
San Francisco, California – Matthew Markus, of biotech company Pembient, is holding up a rhinoceros horn worth thousands of dollars on the black market because a poacher had to risk his life to kill an endangered species to obtain it.At…
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has felicitated the residents of erstwhile enclaves for becoming citizens of Bangladesh following implementation of the Land Boundary Agreement with India. “BNP is happy at this glorious moment. BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia also shares the joy…
Apparently responding to a top AL leader’s latest stance that next polls will be held under the present government BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has that reiterated the national election must be held under a neutral government, not under Sheikh Hasina.…
India said Friday it swapped more than 150 small pockets of land with its small neighbour Bangladesh, settling a decades-old border dispute and an uncertain future for tens of thousands of stateless people living in squalid conditions. Television images showed…
Our Correspondent Jhenidah – A mobile court led by Kaliganj upazila Assistant land officer and executive magistrate Shanaz Parvin have uprooted an alleged illegal grabbers from Chittra River’s area from Trilosonpur union area on Saturday.
BNP yesterday expressed its frustration over the statement of Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam that next election would also be held under the AL chief and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “We are frustrated at the statement of the…
A medical college student was found dead at the house of her in-laws at Shashidal village in Brahmanpara upazila on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Umme Aiman Swarna, 20, a 3rd year student of Comilla Eastern Medical College and…
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered 1.40 lakh pieces of Yaba tablet in new Jetty Ghat area of Teknaf upazila on Saturday.
A teenage boy was stabbed to death by a Rohingya young man over a trifling matter at Dail Para in Teknaf upazila on Friday.The deceased was identified as Sajal Kumar Sheel, 17, son of Sonadhan Sheel of the area.