Jhenidah -Two suspected criminals were killed in a ‘gunfight’ between their cohorts and police at Tentulbaria in sadar upazila early Friday.Azbahar Ali Sheikh, additional superintendent of police, Jhenaidah, said a gang of criminals were taking preparation to commit crime on Tentulbaria-Naldanga…
Chuadanga -A woman was killed allegedly by her husband over a family feud at Sutia village in Jibannagar upazila on Thursday night.Police said Rama Rani, 27, wife of Subhash Chandra, went to her grandfather’s house along with her husband on…
BNP on Friday alleged that the government is implementing various anti-state steps to enjoy India’s continued support to hang on to power as the country’s people have turned away from it. “A package programme with India is the only means…
Barguna – An alleged criminal was beaten to death in an attack by a mob in Bakultali area of Betagi upazila on Thursday.Police said Suman, a criminal on their list and son of Hakim Thikadar of Charcolony area in the district…
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Friday said the killers of Jhenidah Hindu monastery attendant Shyama Nanda Das Babaji would be identified and arrested soon as there was an eyewitness to the incident. He came up with the remarks while talking…
Protesting the killing of Hindu monastery attendant Shyama Nanda Das, Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) on Friday said such killings are taking place one after another in the country as part of a conspiracy. In a joint statement, CPD president…
The holy Lailatul Qadr or Shab-e-Qadr, the holiest and most blessed nights for Muslims, will be observed across the country on Saturday night with due solemnity and religious fervour. Muslim devotees will spend the night seeking divine blessings for peace…
Although the government of Bangladesh does not fully meet the minimum standards for the ‘elimination’ of trafficking, its efforts to do so are significant, said a global report. The government has significantly increased trafficking investigations with a notable increase in…
Dhaka – Soccer great Diego Maradona is urging fellow Argentines to leave Lionel Messi alone over the current star’s decision to retire from Argentina’s national team following its loss to Chile in the Copa America championship match.In an interview on…
Dhaka – Jason Roy hit the second-highest score for England in a one-day international to help chase down 308 and win the series against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.Roy made 162 off just 118 balls as England cruised to victory in…
Dhaka – Abahani finished 3rd in the Dhaka Premier Division Hockey League after a 4-2 win against Dhaka Wanderers Club in their last super-six match at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Thursday.Mohammedan Sporting Club placed 4th with a 7-5…
Dhaka – Pakistani superstar Shakeel Abbasi who played for Abahani Ltd in the Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League on Thursday said the tournament is a big opportunity for the local players to improve their skills.“Five foreign players are playing…
Savar – Robbers looted valuables including cash and gold ornaments from a house at Tenguri in Ashulia in Savar upazila on the outskirts of the capital early Thursday.Mohsinul Kadir, officer-in-charge of Ashulia Police Station, said 10-12 robbers swooped on the…
Barguna – In separate incidents, seven fishermen were abducted by forest robbers from the Bay in Patharghata upazila early Wednesday.Golam Mostafa Chowdhury, president of Barguna District Fisheries Trawler Owners Association, said a group of fishermen went to Narikelbaria and Dudhmukhi…
Dhaka – Four people including a woman were found dead separately in Jessore, Rajshahi and Bogra districts on Wednesday.In Bogra, the throat-slit body of a private car driver, Ripon Ahmed,35, son of Abdus Sattar of Namuza Sonapur area of the…
Mymensingh – Police in a drive arrested three people along with huge VoIP equipment, SIM cards from Sankipara Nayan Moni Market area in the district town on Wednesday night.Tipped off, a team of police raided at the house of one…
Voicing deep concern over a death threat to the chief priest of Dharmarajika Buddhist Monastery in the city, BNP on Thursday alleged that the lives of minority people are now more at stake than ever before under the rule of…
The American Embassy, including consular section and the American Center, will remain closed on Sunday and Monday in observance of Shab-e-Qadr and U.S. Independence Day respectively. The Embassy will also remain closed on Wednesday and Thursday to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr. Shab-e-Qadr…
The government on Thursday signed two financing agreements totalling to $200 million with the World Bank, aiming to improve health services and the living condition of urban poor in selected municipality areas. Economic Relations Division (ERD) Additional Secretary Kazi Shofiqul…
M Jewel Rana, Additional District and Session’s Judge of Dhaka, has been suspended for misconduct. The Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry issued a notification on Thursday in this regard. As per the notification, there is an allegation against Judge…
The government on Thursday removed Vice Chancellor of Islamic University (IU) Prof Abdul Hakim Sarker without citing any reason. In a circular issued by the Education Ministry said President Abdul Hamid, who is also the Chancellor of the university, relieved…
Managing director of state-owned Agrani Bank Syed Abdul Hamid has been removed from his post for granting huge loans violating rules. A letter, singed by Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir, containing removal order of the central bank, was sent to…
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia on Thursday said special security measures have been taken in the capital ahead of the 9-day Eid holidays in public offices beginning from Friday. “We have taken special security for the city…
Jumatul Wida, the last Juma prayer during the holy month of Ramjan, will be observed across the country on Friday with due solemnity and religious fervour. Thousands of Muslim devotees will attend the Juma prayers at different mosques, seeking divine…
Dhaka – GM Mollah Abdullah Al Rakib and GM Enamul Hossain Razib shared the lead in the Saif Power-tec International Rating Chess Tournament after the 6th round games at National Sports Council Auditorium and Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room on Wednesday.Both…
Dhaka – A brilliant hat-trick by national coloured forward Rasel Mahmud Jimmi enabled Dhaka Mohammedan SC to beat title aspirant Usha KC by 5-3 goals in the Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League at Moulana Bhashani National Stadium here on…
Khagrachhari – A couple was found dead near a lake at Paipa in Matiranga upazila here on Wednesday.Local people spotted the bodies of Enamul Haq, 45 and his wife Parvin Akther, 35, in the area in the morning and informed…
Rajshahi – A tribunal here on Wednesday sentenced a man to death for killing his ex-wife and three others to life term imprisonment in the murder case in Bogra district.The condemned convict is Sohel Ibne Karim, 35, son of Abdul…
Gaibandha- A man was killed as a truck ran over him at Baria on Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Gobindaganj upazila on Wednesday morning.Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Madaripur – A union parishad member (UP) was hacked to death by unidentified miscreants at Tota Beparir Kandi in Shibchar upazila on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Mithu Bepari, 35, a member of Kathalbari UP in the upazila.