Dhaka, July 7 (UNB) – Detectives in a drive in Cumilla on Sunday arrested the prime suspect in the killing of six-year-old girl Samia Afrin Sayma after rape in Dhaka’s Wari area. They arrested Harun-Or-Rashid, a painter by profession, from Darbardanga…
Chattogram, July 7 (UNB) – Over 50 families have been evacuated from Jalalbad hill in the city on Sunday fearing landslides amid rains for the last couple of days. The local administration started asking people through loudspeakers to shift shelter…
Dhaka, July 7 (UNB) – Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said hartal has lost its appeal as people hardly respond to such programmes. The minister came up with the remark as left-leaning political parties observed a…
Dhaka, July 7 (UNB) – A number of left-leaning political parties are trying to enforce a half-day hartal to protest against the recent hike in prices of gas for retail consumers. Supporters of the Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) brought out…
Dhaka, July 6 (UNB) – Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has assured the European Union (EU) that Bangladesh will never enact or implement any law that may contravene the concept of human rights. He explained that the government of Bangladesh…
Dhaka, July 6 (UNB) – BNP on Saturday alleged that the incidents of killing, rape and other social crimes marked a sharp rise due to serious slide in law-and-order situation. “They (govt) have created an anarchic situation across the country…
Dhaka, July 6 (UNB) – At least 126 people were killed by lightning strikes across Bangladesh in May and June this year, according to data compiled by a non-government organisation. ‘Save the Society and Thunderstorm Awareness Forum’ said it gathered…
Like in every year, a group of star artiste comprising of music artistes, magicians, actors, models, choreographers from Bangladesh will take part in this year’s FOBANA convention. The Artists going to the United States to participate in FOBANA, led by…
Dhaka, July 5 (UNB) – BNP on Friday decided to participate in the upcoming local body elections without using its election symbol, ‘the sheaf of paddy’. The decision was taken at a meeting of the party’s standing committee members at…
Dhaka, July 5 (UNB) – The BNP on Friday extended its moral support to a half-day hartal to be enforced across the country on July 7 protesting against the gas price hike. The decision was taken at a meeting of…
Dhaka, Jul 5 (UNB) – Transport Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said that there is no scope to reconsider the decision of gas price hike. The minister was speaking at party president’s political office in Dhanmondi in the morning. He…
Beijing, July 5 – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday agreed that there should be a quick solution to Rohingya crisis so that the displaced people can go back to their homeland soon. “The two leaders agreed that the Rohingya…
Dhaka, July 04 – The government has reduced the bandwidth capacities of two telecom operators Grameenphone (GP) and Robi as they did not pay its due amount to the government. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BRTC) instructed the country’s five…
Chandpur, July 3 (UNB) – Police Super Jihadul Kabir visited Faridganj Health Complex to see the condition of the mother and daughter who were hacked by miscreants four days back over a spurned marriage proposal. The incident took place on…
Beijing, Jul 4 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was accorded a red carpet reception as she reached the Great Hall of the People to have bilateral meeting with her Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang in Beijing on Thursday morning. On…
Dhaka, July 3 – After expressing dissatisfaction, a High Court bench yesterday asked the judge of Dhaka’s metropolitan special tribunal-2 to submit written statement for running the trial proceedings of a criminal case defying its stay order on the case…
Benapole, July 3 (UNB) – Good news for cross-border travellers! A direct train service from Dhaka to Benapole will be launched on July 25 next, which will facilitate the travel of India-bound people through Benapole Checkpost, said Railways Minister Md…
Dhaka, July 3 (UNB) – The United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) in collaboration with the government of Bangladesh has launched a six-year project for improving the living standard of the capital’s 4 million poverty-stricken people. The project titled ‘Livelihoods Improvement…
Pabna, July 3 (UNB) – A court here sentenced nine BNP activists to death and jailed 25 others for life on Wednesday for attacking a train carrying then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina in 1994. Additional District and Sessions Judge Rustom…
Dhaka, July 3 (UNB) – Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Wednesday said the movement of rickshaws on three major roads in the capital will be restricted from July 7. The three roads are Kuril to Saydabad via…
Beijing (China), Jul 3 (UNB)— A red carpet was rolled out for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina when she reached Beijing on Wednesday morning to hold bilateral meetings with Chinese leaders. A special flight carrying her landed at the Beijing Capital…
Dhaka, July 1 (UNB) – Health Minister Zahid Malik on Monday evening said Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, now undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) here, has been put on life support as his condition turned critical. Talking…
United Nations, Jul 2 (AP/UNB) — The U.N. envoy for Myanmar said Monday that progress on alleviating the crisis that led more than 720,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to neighboring Bangladesh has been slow and if there is no action…
Barguna, July 2 (UNB) – Prime accused in the Rifat Sharif murder case Sabbir Ahmed alias Nayon Bond was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Sadar upazila early Tuesday. Officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station Abir Mohammad Hossain said…
Dhaka, Jul 2 (AP/UNB) – You can run a race, hit a museum, shoot off a rocket or count down to the moment 50 years ago that Neil Armstrong first stepped foot on the moon. There’s no shortage of events…
Dhaka, July 2, 2019 – Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza was not inclined to loss his sleep, thinking too much about India’s strength as he believed that his side can beat anybody else if they can play to their true…
Dhaka, July 1 (UNB) – Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Monday said the gas price hike will be another blow for an industry struggling for every penny. “On the basis of the information I have, the gas…
Dhaka, Jul 1 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here on Monday afternoon for Dalian and Beijing on a five-day official visit, which is expected to bolster ties with Bangladesh and China. A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines…
Dhaka, June 30 (UNB) – Two High Court benches on Sunday declined to hear a writ petition filed seeking its directives to arrest the killers of Barguna youth Rifat Sharif within 24 hours. Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Eunus Ali Akond…
Dhaka, June 30 – The 100 percent voters’ turnout in 213 polling centers in the 11th parliamentary polls has raised questions among political parties, experts and even the Election Commission. Even Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Sunday…