Dhaka – Transport owners and workers have withdrawn their indefinite strike that began in Kushtia on Tuesday morning.Azgar Ali, president of Bus-Minibus Owners Group, said they decided to withdraw the strike after a fruitful meeting with the district administration held…
Dhaka – A sixth grader took her life by hanging from the ceiling fan over a matter of love affairs at Gorat area in Ashulia of the upazila in Savar on Wednesday morning.
Dhaka- Two examinees of Junior School Certificate (JSC) exam, drowned as a boat carrying them sank in the Pagla River in Nabinagar upazila on Wednesday morning.At least 10 more students were injured and three others remained missing in the incident.The…
Dhaka- Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested eight members of a robber gang from Shyamoli near Shishu mela in the city on Tuesday night.The elite force recovered five sharp weapons and four mobile phones from their possessions.The arrestees are-Md Babul, 45,…
Dhaka – A fire broke out at two godowns of a jute mill in Nawapara of Abhaynagar upazila in the district on Wednesday afternoon.
The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday extended for five more weeks the stay on the High Court (HC) order that declared illegal running mobile courts by executive magistrates. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division led by acting Chief Justice…
The extraction of gas from a new well, Shahbazpur East-1, of Shahbazpur Gas Field began on Wednesday on an experimental basis. The gas extraction began with lighting fire through DST-1 at Mulaipattan village of Borhanuddin upazila in the morning. Top…
A court here on Wednesday placed four alleged members of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), including a pilot of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, on different terms of remand in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ahsan Habib…
One gets death, 3 others life term Dhaka, Nov 1 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday upheld the High Court (HC) verdict that sentenced a man to death and three others to life term imprisonment…
New York, Nov 1 (AP/UNB) — A man in a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and cyclists along a busy bike path near the World Trade Center memorial on Tuesday, killing at least eight and seriously injuring 11 in…
Dhaka – A man was killed and three others injured in a clash between a gang of ‘gamblers’ and local people at Rajendrapur in Gazipur district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Azizur Rahman, 50, son of late Mainuddin, a…
Dhaka – A school girl was allegedly raped by two young men in Kathalia area near Indian border in Chauddagram upazila in Comilla on Sunday morning.
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Tues day deferred the charge framing against 69 persons including late BNP leader Nasir Uddin Ahmed Pinto’s wife Nasima Akhter Kalpana in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act for setting on fire…
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia came back to Dhaka last night safely after wrapping up her four-day visit of Ukhiya, Cox Bazar.
Dhaka – A seven-year-old girl was violated allegedly by a young man in Sontoshpur area of Faridganj upazila on Monday afternoon.
Dhaka – Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested the prime accused Beauty Begum and two others in the much-talked-about Aziza Begum killing case from Mirergaon village of Bishwanath upazila of Sylhet district early Tuesday.Ali Haidar…
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday sentenced two men to death for killing a workshop mason in Kapasia upazila in 2016.The convicts are – Md Shakil, son of Md Mostafa, and Sanjiban Chandra Monidas, residents of Torgaon Madhyapara village…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have arrested four alleged members of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), including a pilot of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, who had been planning acts of sabotage on an aircraft.The arrested pilot is Sabbir Ahmed,…
Dhaka – Power Development Board (PDB) made a flying start in the Crony Group Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League beating Azad Sporting Club by straight 25-8, 25-17, 25-16 points (3-0 sets) at the Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Tuesday.
Dhaka-A court here on Monday sent three doctors of M Abdur Rahim Medical College and Hospital to jail in a corruption case of purchasing medical equipments of the hospitals in 2015.Dinajpur District and Session Judge Hossain Shahid Ahmed passed the…
RAB has detained four ‘accomplices’ of JMB suicide bomber Abdullah from Dhaka’s Mirpur on charges of planning to ‘sabotage a plane’. Among the detainees are Sabbir Amam, a Biman Bangladesh co-pilot (first officer), whose father had rented out the militant…
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has its roots in the late 19th century when Jews fleeing anti-Semitism in Russia and central Europe began emigrating to Palestine. Here is a timeline: A Jewish homeland promised In 1917, during World War I, the British…
Jhenidah, Oct 31 – A half-day hartal, was enforced by Shailkupa BNP unit, on Tuesday protesting an eight-year jail term against former lawmaker M A Wahab from Jhenidah-1 (Shailkupa) constituency in a 2008 graft case.
Bangkok, Oct 31 (AP/UNB) — Thailand has the cancelled the passports of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who fled the country last month to evade a prison sentence that she said was politically motivated.
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged drug dealer along with 5.5kg heroin from Bhatopara village in Godagari upazila on Monday.The arrestee was Shamsul Haq alias Sover, 55, son of Thandu Miah of the village.
Dhaka – A schoolboy allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence at Khanpur village in Bagha upazila here in Rajshahi on Monday.The deceased was identified as Shohan, a JSC examinee and son of Ashraf Ali, a rickshaw puller…
Dhaka- A court here on Monday placed Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Maqbul Ahmad on a 3-day fresh remand in a violence case.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sadbir Yasir Ahsan Chowdhury passed the order after investigation officer of the case sub-inspector of Detective Branch Anwarul…
Dhaka – In separate incidents, customs officials on Monday arrested seven people along with 12 gold bars weighing around 1.4 kg at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
The Cabinet today approved a proposed pesticide law suggesting tougher punitive actions against storing and marketing of adulterated bug killers meant for crop protection.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday cleared way for the continuation of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. A four-member bench led by acting Chief Justice Abdul Wahhab Miah passed ‘no order’ on…