Thirty-two more bodies were pulled out of the ruins of Rana Plaza on Monday, taking the death from the disastrous building collapse to 666.
Category: Crime
College girl killed, mother injured in attack
A college girl was killed and her mother injured in an attack by unidentified miscreants in their residence in Bandar upazila on Monday.
Two outlaws held with arms, ammunition
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two members of an outlawed party along with firearm, bullets and bombs at Ghorashal village in Sadar upazila on Tuesdaynight.
First day of 60-hr hartal in dists
The first day of a 60-hour hartal, enforced by Islami Chhatra Shibir in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj districts, passed off amid some stray incidents of violence on Monday.
Mirpur BCL leader shot dead
Miscreants shot a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in Kadamtoli area of city’s Mirpur on Sunday morning.
Toki’s killers to be hunted down: MKA
Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir on Sunday said those responsible for the killing of Toki will be brought to justice.
Bangladeshi hurt in Iraq suicide bombing
A Bangladeshi worker among 65 people who were injured in a suicide bombing inside a café in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad that also left 32 people dead on Thursday night.
70 killed in US fertilizer plant blast
Nearly 70 people have died and hundreds of others injured in a large explosion at a fertilizer plant in the US state of Texas, local emergency authorities say.
Appeal hearing on Sayedee’s sentence May 2
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday set May 2 for hearing the appeals filed by both the prosecution and condemned Delwar Hossain Sayedee, nayeb-e-ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, against the ICT-1 verdict on his 1971 Liberation War crimes.
BSF picks up Bangladeshi along Lalmonirhat border
Border Security Force (BSF) of India picked up a Bangladeshi cattle trader along Srirampur border in Patgram upazila on Wednesday night.
Envoy briefs US Congressman on ICT
Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA Akramul Qader on Wednesday met Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN5) and briefed him on the constitution of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), its legal premises as well as the country’s current situation.
BGB recover Tk 106 cr smuggled goods
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has so far recovered various smuggled goods worth about Tk 106 crore from across the country in the first three months of the current year.
Cop among three injured in gunfight at Tarabo
A policeman and two other people were injured in a gunfight between police and carjackers at Tarabo in Rupganj thana of Naryanganj district on Tuesday night.
Dhaka strongly condemns terror strikes in Boston
Bangladesh on Tuesday strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack in Boston during the famous Boston Marathon where three innocent lives were lost, including that of a child, and many others were injured.
Citizen committee to protect rail stations: Minister
Railways Minister Mujibul Haque on Tuesday said citizen committee will be formed in all rail stations across the country aiming to protect properties of railway from subversive activities.
Panel to probe bomb blasts near vehicle in Khulna
A two-member probe panel was formed on Sunday to look into Friday’s crude bomb explosions near Khulna City Corporation vehicle in front of the Chamber Bhaban in Khulna city. The vehicle was to carryIndian Commissioner Pankaj Saran.
16 killed in attack on Somali Supreme Court
Nine al-Shabab Islamic extremists, most wearing suicide vests, stormed Somalia’s main court complex on Sunday while the Supreme Court was in session, firing a barrage of bullets during a running gun battle with security forces that lasted two hours, officials…
Tk 1 cr worth heroin recovered in Dinajpur
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members recovered one kilogram heroin worth one crore taka from a train.
Delhi on blasts near vehicle that was to carry HC
New Delhi has said they have no cause for concern over the explosions near Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran’s vehicle in Khulna. “Since those explosions, High Commissioner has received a large number of calls conveying concern to him and assuring…
Formalin still being widely used
“No market will ever be ‘completely formalin-free’ despite being declared as such,” said Farid Uddin while buying fish from the capital’s Kaptan Bazar – home to a thriving kitchen market that was declared “formalin-free”.
Blast near car that was to carry Indian HC
Khulna: Bomb blased in front of a car of the Khulna City Corporation, which was to carry Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Pankaj Saran on Friday. Three people were injured in the blast.
3 Heart Foundation doctors indicted for wrong treatment
A Dhaka court on Monday framed charges against four people, including three physicians of Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute, in a case filed for a patient’s death due to wrong treatment.
Long March: BCL man killed in triangular clash
A Chhatra League activist was killed and nine people were injured in a triangular clash among members of police, Hefajat-e-Islam and ruling party activists in the city’s Kamrangirchar area on Friday.
Fire at Shahjalal Airport: Probe initiated
The fire that broke out at the Cargo Village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport was doused on Friday afternoon.
Notice to stop chemical use to ripen fruits
Nagorik Sanghati on Thursday served a legal notice on the government asking it to take step to stop the use of chemical in ripening seasonal fruits, including litchi.
Attacks on Hindu community: HC issues rule
Upon a public interest litigation writ (PIL) petition, the High Court on Thursday asked the government to submit a report in three weeks on the steps it has taken after the recent attacks on the minority Hindu community across the…
Biswajit murder: Charge sheet against 21 accepted
A Dhaka court took into cognizance the charges against 21 Chhatra League leaders and activists in connection with Biswajit Das killing.
17 more bodies recovered from Bay
Members of Coast Guard and Navy in a joint operation in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday recovered 17 more bodies of the fishermen who went missing a week back.
Heroin most abused drug in B’desh: UN report
Heroin is the most frequently abused drug in Bangladesh followed by codeine contained in cough syrups, while the third most abused one is cannabis, says a UN report released in March.
3 bodies surface in Meghna river
Bodies of three cattle traders who went missing three days ago during a storm on the Meghna river were recovered near Chandpur’s Haimchar Upazila on Monday.