Six people were killed and four others injured as a truck crashed into a human hauler carrying a group of farm labourers in Kahalu upazila in Bogra on Monday night. The deceased could not be identified. Witnesses said 10 farm…
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Court directs to arrest Latif Siddique
A Dhaka court Monday evening directed police to arrest the Former Posts, Telecommunications and ICT Minister Abdul Latif Siddique following an appeal filed by Advocate Abed Razda. Magistrate Atiqur Rahman of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka gave…
Speaker rejects notion her permission needed to arrest Latif
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury yesterday rejected the view of State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Kamal that taking prior permission from the Speaker is needed to arrest the removed minister Abdul Latif Siddique from outside the parliament premises. “What…
Why PM so soft about Biman chairmn, wonders BNP
Criticising the government for not taking action against Biman chairman Jamal Uddin Ahmed despite his involvement in various irregularities, including gold smuggling, BNP on Monday wondered why the Prime Minister has been so soft about him and in which interest.…
People’s SAARC Convergence ends challenging exclusion
The three-day People’s SAARC Regional Convergence-2014 concluded in Lalitpur district adjacent to Kathmandu here on Monday adopting a 24-point declaration. “We’ve come together to challenge the systematic and structural marginalisation and exclusion of people through the dominant neo-liberal economic model…
39,000 Senegra tablets, 692 Phensidyl bottle seized in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 39,000 pieces of Senegra tablets and 692 bottles of contraband Phensidyl worth Tk 1.20 crore from Daulatpur border point here on Sunday night.
Latif escaped arrest at airport for govt backing: BNP
BNP on Monday alleged that sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique who had been staying abroad since his blasphemous remarks against Islam safely came out of the airport on Sunday night with the government’s help despite having arrest warrants. “It’s clear…
One killed in Sylhet road crash
A man was killed in an accident at Mohajon Potty area in city on Sunday night.
Hartal Thursday if Latif siddique not arrested: Hefajat
Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh on Monday threatened to enforce a daylong countrywide hartal on Thursday if sacked minister Abdul Latif is not arrested by Wednesday for his disparaging remarks against Islam. Hefajat organising secretary Maulana Azizul Haque Islamabadi said that they have…
Expat’s house looted in Sylhet
Robbers looted valuables worth TK 7 lakh including gold, cash, laptop and mobile sets from an expatriate’s house at Gopsohor area in Dakkin Surma upazila early Monday.
Man killed by robbers attack, one held, fire arm seized in Pabna
A man was killed as he was allegedly beaten and chopped by the robbers when he tried to resist the dacoits of village Provakorpara in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna early Sunday.
Journalist municipal councilor Oliar shot dead in Nowapara
Assailants shot dead Mollah Oliar Rahman, 59, Nawapara bureau chief; Khulna based Daily Janmabhumi, councilor, ward number 7, joint secretary, Abhaynagar upazila Awami League and also president, a co-ordination committee of different labour organization at around 7am on Sunday.
Bomb explosion kills one in Jessore
A man was killed in a bomb explosion at Pathanpaikpara under Bagharpara in Jessore early Sunday.
8 put on remand again over RU teacher murder
A court in Rajshahi on Monday placed eight people on a fresh one-day remand in connection with the murder of Rajshahi University teacher Prof AKM Shafiul Islam. Magistrate of the Rajshahi Metropolitan Magistrate Court-3 Sharmin Akhter passed the order when…
More than six thousand examinees absent in PSC examination in Barisal division
More than six thousand examinees absent in PSC examination in Barisal division started from Sunday.
Main challenge is to make road communication disciplined: Obaidul Quader
Minister for road communication and bridge Obaidul Quader on Sunday noon in Barisal said that we have successfully overcame the main challenges like construction Padma Bridge, Elevated Expressway, Metrorail under this ministry by the successful leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh…
2 SUST asst proctors resign following killing of student on campus
Two assistant proctors of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) tendered their resignations on Sunday, three days into the killing of a student in Bangladesh Chchatra League (BCL) infighting on the campus on Thursday.
Youth dies falling from tree in Jessore
A youth died falling from a tree at Churmonkati village in Sadar upazila on Sunday night.
Two held with 993 phensidyl bottles in Chapainawabganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two alleged drug peddlers in possession of 993 bottles of contraband phensidyl from Jamtala area in Sadar upazila on Sunday.
Fire breaks out at Brahmanbaria BTCL office
A fire broke out at Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTCL) office in Bhadughar area of the district town on Monday morning.
Throat-slit bodies of mother, son recovered in Rajshahi
Police recovered the throat-slit bodies of a woman and her son from their house at Deulia village in Bagmara upazila on Monday morning.
Two get death penalty for murder of businessman in Narayanganj
A court here on Monday sentenced two people to death and another one to life term imprisonment for killing a businessman in 2011.
BSF hands over body of Bangladeshi in Sylhet
The body of a Bangladesh national, who was allegedly killed by people of Indian Khasia community at Guabari border point in Jaintapur upazila on Friday, was handed over to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on…
Sexagenarian woman crushed under train in Rajbari
A sexagenarian woman was crushed to death under the wheels of train in Dry-ice Factory area in Rajbari sadar on Sunday.
One held for killing Noapara municipality councillor
Police arrested a young man from Abhaynagar upazila in Jessore district on Sunday evening for his alleged involvement in the killing of Oliar Rahman, councillor of Noapara municipality and also joint general secretary of the Abhaynagar upazila unit of Awami…
10 rescued in Benapole while being trafficked to India
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued 10 people, including two women and a child, while they were being trafficked to India through Putkhali border point in Jessore on Sunday night.
Beans farming bring fortune for many Barind farmers
Beans cultivation has become an effective means of bringing fortune for many farmers in the vast Barind tract comprising Rajshahi, Chapainawabgonj and Naogaon districts.
Huge smuggled goods seized in Joypurhat
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in anti-smuggling drives seized huge quantity of smuggled goods worth more than Taka 12.24 lakh from different areas of the district during last 24 hours till this morning.
Boro seeds distributed in Narsingdi
Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) Narsingdi has distributed 1,188 tonnes of Boro seeds (BRRI-28 and BRRI-29 varieties Dan) in six upazilas of the district to make the current Boro cultivation programme a success.
Crop cultivation on dried-up riverbeds, char lands
The landless char people, small, marginal and riverside farmers have been cultivating various Rabi crops now on vast tact’s of the dried-up riverbeds and char lands in the riverine areas of the northern districts.