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Case filed over recovery of mother, daughter’s bodies in Ctg
Chittagong – A case was filed on Wednesday against seven people in connection with the recovery of the bodies of a housewife and her five-year-old daughter from their residence in Boalkhali upazila. Bidhan Shil, mother of deceased Shelly Shil, filed…
Krishnopokkho’ screened at Geneva International Film Festival
Culture Desk Krishnopokkho, a film adaptation of a novel by the late legendary writer Humayun Ahmed, was screened at the closing ceremony of Geneva International Film Festival, which took place in Switzerland on Sunday. It is the first film directed…
Create more scope for education of poor students: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday stressed taking more initiatives so that the country’s poor and meritorious students have a greater access to education. “More initiatives should be there so that the poor and meritorious students get greater scope of…
13 killed as two buses, one with driver falling asleep, collide in Rangpur
Dhaka – At least 13 people, including two women, were killed and 42 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses at Teromile on the Rangpur-Dinajpur highway in Taraganj upazila on Wednesday morning, unb news agency reported. Ten of…
Two killed in rice mill boiler blast in Sirajganj
Dhaka – Two labourers were killed and five others injured as a boiler blasted at a rice mill at Rameshwargati village in Raiganj upazila of Sirajganj district on Wednesday morning, unb news agency reported. The deceased were identified as Nasiruddin,…
Old Dhaka muezzin murder: 4 suspects held
Dhaka (UNB)– Police in a drive arrested four people for their suspected link to the killing of a muezzin in Islampur area of Old Dhaka from different parts of the city on Tuesday. Identities of the arrestees could not be…
Tonu murder pre-planned: CID
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Tuesday claimed that the murder of Victoria College girl Sohagi Jahan Tonu was a planned one.
River vessel workers to go on strike Wednesday night
River vessel workers will go on a countrywide work abstention from Wednesday midnight to press home their 15-point demand.
4-srotey building tilts in city
A four-storey residential building titled and leaned against an adjacent six-storey building at 1202 College road at Mohammadbagh in the city’s Kadamtali area on Tuesday noon.
Robi to bring WiFi to the masses through hundreds of hotspots
Robi has embarked on a massive project to enable internet access using WiFi hotspots across Bangladesh. Over the next 6 months, the company is going to provide high-speed WiFi service in 500 top restaurants, cafes and retail outlets; 100 educational…
Baby boy stabbed dead ‘by mother’ in city
A one and a half-year-old boy was stabbed to death allegedly by his mother over family feud at Masterpara in the city’s Uttar Khan Monday night. The deceased was identified as Nehal Sadik, son of Syed Sajjad Hossain Murad Babu…
Lightning kills 5 in Sylhet, Habiganj
Dhaka – Five people, including two schoolgirls, were killed in separate lightning strikes in Sylhet and Habiganj districts on Monday, unb news agency reported. In Sylhet, two schoolgirls were killed and another was injured as a thunderbolt struck them amid…
Amnesty Int’l says Republic of Congo airstrikes killed 30
An international rights group says airstrikes in Republic of Congo’s southeastern Pool region nearly two weeks ago killed at least 30 people.
Drug addict son kills father in Keraniganj
Keraniganj – A case was filed against a drug addict with Keraniganj Model Police Station on Sunday night for killing his father.Alifa Begum, wife of deceased Md Mamtaz Uddin, filed the case with the police station against her son Md…
1 banker, 2 govt officials among 8 arrested by ACC
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday arrested eight people, including a banker and two government officials, from different parts of the country in separate graft cases. An ACC team, led by deputy director Abdus Sattar Sarkar, arrested system analyst…
Bus carrying Indian opera troupe crash, 25 killed
New Delhi — Police say a bus carrying members of an opera troupe plunged into a gorge in an India forest, killing at least 25 people and leaving another 11 critically injured.
Milky murder case, AL leader’s bail denied
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka court on Sunday rejected a bail petition of Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury, Relief and Social Welfare Affairs Secretary of Awami League central committe in the case filed over Riazul Haque Khan…
4 held over Sylhet BCL clash
Sylhet -Police arrested four activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in connection with a clash between its two groups, over taking seats at a reception for Finance Minister Abul Mal Abdul Muhit, in Rikabibazar area of the city on Saturday.…
Farmer killed by lighting strike in Sunamganj
Sunamganj – A farmer was killed by a lightning strike at Halidakanda village in Dharmapasha upazila on Sunday morning.Police and witnesses said a streak of thunderbolt struck Sher Ali,
Lightning kills 3 in Habiganj
Dhaka – Three people, including a local Jubo League leader, were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike during storm in Habiganj Sadar and Lakhai upazilas here on Saturday afternoon, unb news agency reported. The deceased were identified as Ramjan…
Heat recedes at places across country
After the scorching hot weather over the last week, the situation is ameliorating gradually at different regions of the country.
Aishwarya stays mum on Panama Paper leaks
Entertainment Desk Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on Thursday chose to stay mum over her name figuring in the Panama Paper leaks for allegedly having links with offshore entities. When asked by journalists about Panama Paper leaks, Aishwarya’s co-star Randeep Hooda…
Engineer electrocuted in Jessore
Benapole – An engineer was electrocuted at Dormutia village in Keshabpur upazila of Jessore district on Friday.Family sources said Shahid Kamal,27, son of Ali Sardar, a resident of the area,
Dhaka-M’singh highway blocked following road crash
Mymensingh – Traffic movement on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway remained suspended for two hours following a road accident as two trucks collided head on at Signboard in Trishal upazila on Saturday.Maniruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Trishal Police Station, said vehicular movement was disrupted…
50 fall sick after taking Panta-Ilish in Bagerhat
Bagerhat (UNB) – At least fifty people including women and children fell sick after having Panta-Ilish at a Bangla New Year celebration programme organised by the Kachua Upazila Parishad on Thursday. Till Friday morning, 24 of them were admitted to…
Five traditional deshi solutions to beat the heat
Lifestyle Desk With temperatures at a record high, and expected to plateau or even climb over the next week, we’re pretty much in for a roast. Operating on the assumption that not everyone has the luxury of being holed up…
Youth stabbed dead by ‘father’ in Gazipur
Gazipur – A young man was stabbed to death allegedly by his father in the city’s Khailkur area on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Rajib Hossain, 30, son of Khalilur Rahman of the area.
9 get life in prison for killing minor in Khulna
Khulna – A court here has sentenced nine people to life imprisonment for killing a minor boy in Terokhada upazila in 2003.The convicts are Abdul Sobhan, Md Karim Sheikh, Golam Rasul, Saiful Sheikh, Abdus Sattar Sheikh, Md Jabbar Sheikh, Md…
Mother, son killed in B’baria road crash
Brahmanbaria – A woman and her son were killed and three people injured as a bus crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Shahbajpur on Dhaka-Sylhet highway of Sarail upazila on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Nasrin Akhter, librarian of Sahilpur…