The much talked-about ‘Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2017’ was passed in the Parliament allowing marriage of both underage girls and boys in special cases. State Minister for Women and Children’s Affairs Meher Afroze (Chumki) moved the bill in the House…
Dhaka, Feb 27 – The bullet-hit body of an unidentified young man was found near Pakshi Paper Mill in Ishwardi upazila in Pabna on Monday.
Dhaka – Principals of different colleges across the country yesterday expressed their concern over the shortage of teachers in their educational institutions which they think would affect the quality of education. They also said that there is acute shortage of…
Dhaka – The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Sunday granted BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia petition seeking time allowing her to give her statement on her defence in the Zia Charitable Trust Graft case. Judge Abu Ahmed Jomadear of…
Dhaka – A youth was stabbed to death by his rival in the city’s Zianagar area under Akbarshah thana on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Yasin Mia, 25, hailed from Colonel Hat area under Akbarshah thana in the port…
Dhaka – An unidentified man, estimated to be aged around 40, was found dead behind the Crown Melamine Factory at Shakta area of the district on Sunday.Locals spotted the body with its hands and legs tied up and throat slit.
Two years on, police are still to submit the chargesheet in the murder of writer-blogger Avijit Roy.Investigators say they were waiting to arrest the five, who were involved in the assassination of the Bangladeshi American writer, who founded the blog…
Dhaka – The High Court has issued a rule asking why some of the Constitutional provisions over appointment, promotions and transfers of judges will not be declared illegal.On Sunday, the bench of justices Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Mohammad Ullah issued…
A court here today sentenced four persons, including three engineers of Bangladesh Railway, to 10 years rigorous imprisonment in a case filed over the death of a three-year old Zihad after falling into a pipe of an abandoned water pump…
Malaysia’s health minister says the dose of poison given to North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un’s half brother was so high that it killed him “within 15-20 minutes.” Kim Jong Nam died Feb. 13 at Kuala Lumpur’s airport. Friday’s revelation…
A court here on Sunday sentenced three men to death for killing two siblings in Bahubal upazila in 2008. The convicts are Abdul Ali, 40, son of Abdus Samad, Sayed Ali, 36, son of Marfat Ali, Arzu Miah, 40, son…
Dhaka – A case was filed against 180 people in connection with Friday’s triangular clash among police, villagers and devotees in Tumchar area in Laxmipur of Sadar upazila.
Dhaka – A group of robbers looted a huge amount of gold ornaments and cash from a jewellery shop at Kundupatti Road in Bauphal municipality on Saturday evening.Krishna Saha, manager of Bina Jewllers, said a group of 7-8 men entered…
Today (Feb 25) is the 8th anniversary of the atrocious carnage at Pilkhana BDR Headquarters in the capital that left 74 people, including 57 army officers, killed in 2009. To mark the day, special prayers were offered at the mosque…
Transport workers called an indefinite strike in 10 districts of Khulna division protesting the life term imprisonment of a bus driver in a case filed over a road accident that killed five people, including noted filmmaker Tareque Masud and cinematographer…
Dhaka – News organisations including The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, CNN and Politico were blocked from joining an informal, on-the-record White House press briefing Friday. The Associated Press chose not to participate in the briefing after White…
Dhaka, Feb 24 – The 8th anniversary of the atrocious carnage at Pilkhana BDR Headquarters in the capital will be observed on Saturday. A total of 74 people, including 57 army officers, were killed in the carnage beginning on this…
The claim: Many young male migrants arrived in Sweden over the past few years, when the country accepted unprecedented numbers of refugees, and there has been a huge rise in sexual crime in Sweden especially in the southern port city…
President Donald Trump has said he wants the United States to expand its nuclear arsenal, in his first comments on the issue since taking office. Mr Trump said it would be “wonderful” if no nation had nuclear arms, but otherwise…
Dhaka – Three people were killed and 15 others injured as a picnic bus plunged into a roadside beel (water body) at Mohadanga in Chapainawabganj municipality on Friday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Ejant Ali, 65, son of late Hor…
Dhaka – A man, who suffered injuries during a clash between two groups of villagers at Halgara village in Sadar upazila on Thursday, died at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital on Friday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Abdus Sattar, 40, a…
Dhaka – Around 13 shops gutted as a fire broke out in Nizambagh area under Kamrangirchar thana of the capital in Keraniganj on Friday morning. Fire Service sources said that the fire broke out in a stationary shop from an…
Dhaka – President Donald Trump has said he wants the United States to expand its nuclear arsenal, in his first comments on the issue since taking office, reports the BBC. Mr Trump said it would be “wonderful” if no nation…
Dhaka, Feb 24 – An alleged robber was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Khoiyabazar area under Harintana thana of Khulna in the city early Friday. The deceased was identified as Zia Sana alias Hat Kata Zia alias…
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 24 (AP/UNB) — The banned chemical weapon VX nerve agent was used in the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean ruler’s outcast half brother who was poisoned last week at the airport in Kuala Lumpur,…
Dhaka, Feb 23 – Terming illogical and anti-people the government’s decision to hike gas prices, BNP on Thursday urged the government to rescind it.
Dhaka – The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of DMP arrested, Chowdhury Irad Ahmed Siddique was yesterday (Thursday) placed on a four-day remand in a case filed with Kotwali Police Station of the city.
Dhaka – Police on Thursday arrest Anwarul Haq Rana, a suspected killer of lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton from Dhaka. Addressing a press conference held at the SP office of Gaibandha, Ashraful Islam, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Gaibandha said that…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the idea to send a Russian aircraft carrier group to Syria was his own, adding that Russia does not intend to interfere in Syria’s internal affairs, but wants to deal with the terrorists.…
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested an alleged arms trader along with one pistol, two magazines and four bullets from Iqbalpur area in Shibganj upazila on Wednesday night.