Dhaka – Robi Axiata Ltd (Robi) has announced its financial results for the third quarter of the current year. During the period, total revenue contracted by 1.0 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, data revenue registered…
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BRTA declares Uber service illegal
Dhaka – Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has declared Uber, an app-based taxi service, illegal for launching its service in the city without permission from the authorities concerned. BRTA issued a circular declaring the service illegal, unlawful and a punishable…
Speaker for women-friendly workplaces
Dhaka – Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Friday stressed the need for ensuring women-friendly environment in workplaces alongside creating women employment. “The creation of jobs for women is not enough. A women-friendly atmosphere will have to be ensured everywhere,…
5 killed as truck hits rickshaw van in Natore
Dhaka – Five people were killed and two others injured as a truck hit a rickshaw van on Ishwardi-Lalpur road in South Lalpur area of Lalpur upazila in Natore on Friday.
Two homicides in one Naogaon family in a single night
Dhaka – A septuagenarian man was allegedly stabbed to death by his younger son and the ‘killer son’ was killed by his elder brother at Shimulia village in Sadar upazila in Naogaon on Thursday night.
4 held over attack on Taiwanese couple in capital
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Friday arrested four people, including a woman from the city’s Uttara area on Thursday night for their suspected involvement in the attack on a Taiwanese couple.
Barber beaten to death in Bagerhat
Dhaka – A barber was beaten and poisoned to death by some miscreants at Basabati in Bagerhat district town on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Tapan Kumar Sheel, 52, son of Bimol Sheel.
One held with firearms in Jessore
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested a man along with three firearms and one bullet from Mahishakura village in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district on Thursday night.
Death toll in China construction accident rises to 74
Beijing (AP/UNB) – The death toll from the collapse of scaffolding at a construction site in eastern China rose to 74, state media said Friday, in the country’s worst work-safety accident in over two years.
College student found dead at Kurigram dormitory
Dhaka – A college student was found dead at a dormitory in Krishnapur College area of Kurigram district town on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Kajal Mia, 22, a first-year honours student of Kurigram Government College and son of…
34 BD nationals held Bangla-India border at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 34 Bangladeshi nationals from Amrakhali area of Benapole under Jessore district on Friday while they were entering the Bangladesh after their undocumented visits to India.
4 suspected ‘robbers’ killed in Faridpur, Pabna ‘gunfights’
Dhaka – Four suspected robbers were killed in ‘gunfights’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Pabna and Faridpur early Friday. In Pabna, two alleged robbers were killed and three others injured in a reported gunfight between their cohorts…
Explain bail to MP Shawkat: HC
Dhaka – The High Court on Thursday issued a rule asking Jatiya Party MP Shawkat Ali Chowdhury to explain as to why the bail granted to him by the lower court in two cases filed over loan scam should not…
Forge an opposition front, Zafrullah to Khaleda
Dhaka – Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury on Thursday suggested BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to form a ‘combined opposition front’ together with major and small political parties to ‘restore’ democracy and people’s voting rights’. UNB news agency reported
Girls’ marriage age remains at 18
The Cabinet on Thursday approved the draft of the ‘Child Marriage Restraint Bill, 2016’ keeping girls’ minimum age for marriage at 18 alongside a provision of tougher punishment for violation of the law.The approval came at the regular weekly meeting…
2 killed in Jessore road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed and three others injured in a collision between a bus and a human hauler at Sutighata on Jessore-Manirampur road in sadar upazila in Jessore on Thursday morning.The identities of the deceased are yet to…
Another Ashulia match factory fire victim dies at DMCH
Dhaka – Another woman who sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a match factory in Ashulia of Savar upazila on Tuesday died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as…
Deadly collapse at Chinese power station kills 40
At least 40 people have been killed when a platform collapsed at a construction site in China’s Jiangxi province. The accident took place at a power plant in Fengcheng where a cooling tower was under construction.
Earthquake off Fukushima, Japan; no tsunami warning
Tokyo (AP/UNB) – A strong earthquake has shaken the same area in Japan hit by a magnitude-7.4 earthquake two days ago. No tsunami warning was issued.
15 shops gutted in Laxmipur fire
Dhaka – Fifteen shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at Poddar Bazar in Sadar upazila of Laxmipur on Wednesday. Fire brigade officials said the fire originated from a gas cylinder at a shop and it soon engulfed…
Suspected robber’ killed in Barguna ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – An alleged ringleader of an inter-district robber gang was killed in a gunfight between his cohorts and police at Kalagachhia village in Amtoli upazila of Barguna early Thursday.
Remembering André Malraux programmes begin in Dhaka
Dhaka – In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of André Malraux’s passing, under the patronage of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of Bangladesh and the Embassy of France in Dhaka, Alliance Française and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy are organizing a…
Domestic help ‘commits suicide’ in city
Dhaka – A domestic help, who worked at the house of State Minister for Youth and Sports Dr. Biren Sikder, reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Milan Thikadar, 20,UNB News Agency Reported.
Girl injured in factory fire dies at DMCH
Dhaka – A teenager girl who sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a match factory in Ashulia of Savar upazila on Tuesday, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Ankhi,…
Man jumps under train, commits suicide in Khulna
Dhaka – A mentally challenged elderly man allegedly committed suicide by jumping under a speeding train at Moshioli in Sadar upazila on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Sultan Sheikh, 54, son of late Ibrahim Sheikh, a resident of Moshiali…
Man commits suicide jumping under train in Khulna
Dhaka – A mentally challenged elderly man allegedly committed suicide by jumping under a speeding train at Moshioli in Sadar upazila of Khulna on Tuesday afternoon.
30 female workers suffer burns in Savar factory fire
Savar – At least 30 female workers suffered burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a match factory in Ashulia here on Tuesday. Quoting workers, officer-in-charge of Ashulia Police Station Mohsinul Quader said the fire originated at a…
Why SQ Chy’s wife, son acquittal won’t be scrapped: HC
Dhaka – The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the acquittal of the wife and the son of executed war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury in a case filed over leaking the…
AL cannot retain power with polls: Fakhrul
Kishoreganj – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said Awami League will never return to power if fair elections are held in the country. “Awami League is a fascist party and it doesn’t believe in democracy. This…
National Committee urges all to join March To Dhaka
Dhaka – Leaders of the National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas, Natural Resources and Power-Port on Wednesday called upon all to join the proposed `March Towards Dhaka` programme scheduled for November 24-26 in order to save Sundarbans. UNB news agency reported