Three people were killed and another was injured as a truck plunged into a roadside ditch at Achhimtala on the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Mirzapur upazila early Wednesday.
Three people were killed and another was injured as a truck plunged into a roadside ditch at Achhimtala on the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Mirzapur upazila early Wednesday.
Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Dr Mizanur Rahman on Tuesday cautioned law enforcers so that they themselves do not become ‘terrorists’ while fighting against terrorism. “It’s the duty of law enforcers to ensure the security of the…
The Delegation of the European Union and Member States celebrated the EU-Bangladesh Climate Diplomacy Day in Dhaka on June 16th. The day hosted a Multi-stakeholder Climate Dialogue to highlight the importance and benefits of enhancing climate action in all countries…
A Dhaka court on Monday indicted a Sub-Inspector of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station of the city in a case filed for alleged attempt to kill a person in a false gunfight. Ali Masud Sheikh, Second Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of…
Neymar scored a goal and set up the injury-time winner for Douglas Costa, helping Brazil open its Copa America campaign with a 2-1 over Peru on Sunday. Costa found the net from close range after receiving a perfect pass from…
Senior jounanlist Habibur Rahman Milan, chairman of the Press Institute of Bangladesh is no more. Advisory editor of the Itefaq and a senior member of the National Press Club, and a recipients of the Ekushey Padak, Habibur Rahman Milan breathed…
Customs officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport seized foreign currencies worth around Tk 17.80 lakh and arrested one Bangkok bound passenger on Saturday night. Deputy Commissioner (Customs) Ruhul Amin tsaid that the arrested passanger Anisur Rahman, 45, was scheduled to…
An alleged ringleader of an inter-district robber gang was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Kanaipur in Sadar upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Selim Sheikh, 30, of Madhukhali upazila of the district. Acting on secret information…
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited approved 15% cash dividend for the shareholders for the year 2014. The dividend was approved in the 32nd Annual General Meeting of the Bank held on June 13 Saturday at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre, Dhaka. Engr.…
by Thalif Deen UN, Jun (IPS) – As the United Nations continues its negotiations to both define and refine a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) before a summit meeting of world leaders in September, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has…
Eight people, including four children, died and 20 went missing as a trawler carrying around 100 passengers capsized in the MeghnaRiver in Monpura upazila on Thursday morning. Six of the deceased were identified as Aysha Begum, 65, Jasmine, 22, her…
Bnp spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon on Wednesday said that most of the leaders and workers who have been put behind the bar by the government have been suffering from different ailments and demanded their release before start of the holy month…
A Dhaka court on Wednesday once again adjourned hearing on charge framing against BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury’s wife, his son and others in a case filed for allegedly leaking the draft verdict of a war crimes tribunal that sentenced…
Three people were killed and seven others injured in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Shyamnagar upazila on Wednesday morning. Of the deceased, two were identified as Nurunnahar,35, wife of Rahman Par, a resident of Sora village, and Sajeda Khatun,40,…
In trial, in absentia the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Tuesday awarded death penalty to absconding Syed Md Hassan Ali alias Hachhen for committing genocide and murders during the War of Liberation in 1971. The ICT-1 ordered to execute the…
Ten farmers’ and rights based organisations termed the proposed budget for the year of 2015-16 as businessmen friendly not farmers friendly. The allocation for agriculture in the proposed budget for the incoming fiscal year is inadequate and suicidal for future…
The Detective Branch (DB) of police on Monday submitted the charge sheet against seven people dropping the names of 31BNP leaders and activists, including Standing Committee member MK Anwar and Joint Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed, in a case filed for…
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday fixed September 14 to hear on framing charge in a case filed against 41 BNP leaders and activists including the party’s Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
A full-strength Indian cricket team arrived in Dhaka on Monday morning to play a solitary Test and three ODI’s in the Za’n Zee Ice Cream Cricket Series against Bangladesh. The team arrived at ShahjalalInternationalAirport at 9:10 am. Mushfiqur Rahim-led Bangladesh…
A young decorator businessman was gunned down in the city’s Jurain area on early Monday. The victim was identified as Mohammad Ibrahim, 23, son of late Md Abdul Khaleq. He had been working at a decorator shop “ Ma Decorator’…
Jamaat-e-Islami on Sunday said peoplein Bangladesh got upset over Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit as he did not take any effective step for the “restoration of democracy” in Bangladesh. In a statement, party’s acting ameer Makbul Ahmad said the…
Former Speaker Sheikh Razzak Ali died at his Farzipara residence in the city on Sunday. He was 87. Sheikh Razzak, who had long been suffering from cancer, breathed his last around 2:45pm, Razzak’s daughter Dr. Shahnaz Razzak told journalists. He…
The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) has welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh, which is set to begin on Saturday. In a joint statement on Friday, CPB president Mujahidul Islam Selim and general secretary Syed Abu Jafar…
The death toll from the Chinese ferry disaster now stands at 396, the authorities say, as emergency workers search the vessel in the Yangtze River. The ship, the Eastern Star, capsized in a storm on Monday and was turned upright…
“The clock is ticking faster and faster” before an agreement must be reached in Paris in December, but “so much has happened over the past few weeks,” a senior United Nations climate change official said today. Briefing the press at…
A Dhaka court on Thursday passed order for further investigation into the death of child Jihad who died after falling into an abandoned water pump in the capital’s Shahjahanpur area. Magistrate Md Mahbubur Rahman of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM)…
A citizens’ platform to protect oil, gas and mineral resources has demanded that a joint project to set up a coal-run power plant at Rampal near the Sundarbans be dropped during India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit. Anu Muhammad, member…
Law Minister Anisul Huq told Parliament on Monday that the Election Commission will consider the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) after making those fully flawless. Replying to a scripted question from M Abdul Latif MP (Chittagong-11), the minister, who…
Recently banned Islamic outfit ‘Ansarullah Bangla Team’ issued a death threat against seven dignitaries including former University Grand Commission (UGC) chairman Prof AK Azad, Prof Azad Chowdhury registered a General Diary (GD) with Dhanmondi Police station on Wednesday, said Sub-inspector…
The SAMS Kibria murder case was transferred to Sylhet Speedy Trial Tribunal from the Habiganj Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on Tuesday for its quick disposal. Judge of Habiganj Chief Judicial Magistrate court Nishat Sultana passed the order to transfer the…