Court Correspondent Another accused in the case filed in connection with collapse of Rana Plaza building was on Wednesday sent to the jail after he surrendered to the court in the case.
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3 family member die as truck ploughed into house
Three members of a family were killed and two others injured when a truck ploughed through their house in Dwariarpur municipality area of Shahjadpur upazila early Tuesday.
4 die in a road accident in Daudkandi, 60 km east of Dhaka
Four people — three members of a family and their domestic help — were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a private car at Tamta in Daudkandi upazila early Tuesday.
Boat carrying 60 passengers capsize 200km off Dhaka
A ferry boat carrying about 60 passengers on board capsized in the Meghna River in Haimchar upazila, about 200 kilometres southeast of Capital Dhaka, on Tuesday morning.
Minor girl killed in Badarganj road accident
A minor girl was killed in a road accident in Boirampur Zambur Mour point on the Boirampur- Gutirdanga road under Badarganj upazila here today, police sources said.The deceased is Asrifa Begum, 10, daughter of Wasim Ali of village Gutirdanga Bhatia…
Yunus and Indian FM discuss finance for the poor
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was invited by the Union Finance Minister of India Arun Jaitley for a one-on-one meeting in Davos on Thursday 21 January during the World Economic Forum.
Mass-Upsurge day today
Tomorrow is the 47th anniversary of “Mass Upsurge Day”.
Public university teachers have done meeting with PM
Public university teachers who have been on a movement to press for their four-point demand had a fruitful meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday evening, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
Municipal polls not credible & transparent: Sujan
STAFF REPORTER Sushasaner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) a civic platform, yesterday claimed that the process of polling and counting votes in the recently concluded municipal polls was not credible and transparent.
Golden bar came out from human body
Court Correspondent An accused, at the custody of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday brought out four golden bars from inside his body.
Narayanganj 5 murder: case filed
A case has been filed in connection with the murder of five members of a family, including two children, at Baburail in the city.
2nd phase of Biswa Ijtema ends
The second phase of Biswa Ijtema, one of the largest congregations of Muslims in the world, ended on Sunday at Tongi on the outskirts of the capital.
PM to meet public University teachers tomorrow
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will sit on Monday with public university teachers who are protesting against what they call ‘discrepancies’ in the Eighth National Pay Scale in a bid to break the deadlock.The prime minister will host the leaders of…
Two schoolgirls killed by bus in Dhaka
Within a span of seven hours, two schoolgirls — one fifth-grader another ninth-grader — were killed on Saturday as rashly driven two buses hit them in the city’s two adjacent areas — Matshya Bhaban and Shahbagh Crossing.The victims are Khadija…
Traditional fish fair held in Habiganj
A day-long traditional fish fair was held at Poli village of the Sadar upazila of the district on Friday. Hundreds of fish sellers and buyers and curious people from Habiganj ,Moulvibazar, Sylhet, Sunamgang, Kishoreganj and Brahmanbaria districts joined the 100-year…
New Deputy Commissioners in 18 districts
In a major reshuffle in the administration, the government on Wednesday appointed new deputy commissioners (DCs), including two female ones, to 18 districts.
Kh. Mosharaf gets bail from Kashimpur jail
Our correspondent Gazipur, Jan 13 : BNP’s standing committee member Dr. Khandaker Mosharaf Hossain released on bail from Kashimpur central jail in Gazipur on Wednesday afternoon.
Four of Adamya BD acquitted
Court Correspondent The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-4 of Dhaka on Monday acquitted four members of non-profit organization- Adamya Bangladesh in a case filed on the charges of human trafficking.
Minor boy killed in Habiganj road accident
A minor boy was killed in a road accident in Kamalkhani area under Baniachong upazila of the district today.The deceased was identified as Tamim Hasan, 8, a student of class three and son of Ruku Miah of Jatrapasha village of…
Land minister’s son dies in road accident
Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif`s son Rana Sherif was killed in a road accident at the eastern side of the Bangabandhu Bridge early today, police and hospital sources said.”The accident took place as a motor vehicle hit the microbus of…
4 died on Bangabandhu Bridge
At least four people were killed and 20 injured in several accidents on the Bangabandhu Bridge due to dense fog, leading to snapping vehicular movement on the bridge on Saturday.Bangabandhu Bridge police station (east) officer-in-charge Akhiruzzaman said a bus rammed…
Road accidents killed 9,000, injured 22,000 in 2015 Bangladesh
Dhaka – At least 8,642 people were killed and 21,855 others injured in about 6,581 road accidents that occurred across Bangladesh in 2015. Bangladesh Jatri Kollyan Samity (BJKS), a rights group working for welfare of the passengers, said this at…
Coast Guard seized 4000 kgs of banned polythene
Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 4,000 kgs of banned polythene from Pangaon area of River Burigonga in Naryangonj on early Friday.
4 killed in accident in Dhaka
Dhaka – Four people were killed in separate accidents in the city’s Toragh, Ramna and Kadamtoli areas on Friday.
Vatican paper blasts Charlie Hebdo cover as ‘Insulting’ to all faiths
By Elise Harris One year after the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris that left 12 dead, the Vatican daily newspaper has condemned the French satirical paper’s anniversary cover which depicts God as an armed terrorist. The illustration on the paper’s…
Saudi mass execution largest since 1980
Beirut – Saudi authorities carried out the largest mass execution in the country since 1980, putting 47 men to death on January 2, 2016. According to the Saudi state news agency, all of the men were convicted on terrorism charges,…
Three convicts in Kazi Aref murder case hanged
Jessore – Three condemned killers of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) founder president Kazi Aref Ahmed and four other party men were hanged at Jessore Central Jail on Thursday night.
5th Nat’l debate fest begins at JU
A 3-day long debate competition titled “5th national debate championship-2016” began at Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus on Thursday.
Islami Oikya Jote severe their link with 20-party alliance
Islami Oikya Jote (IOJ) led by Maulana Abdul Latif Nezami yesterday severed the link with the BNP-led 20-party alliance. However, a section of the partly led by its senior vice chairman Advocate Maulana Abdur Rakib has announced to stay with…
SC clears Nizami death penalty
The Supreme Court has cleared the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami who was earlier awarded the sentence for crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 War of Liberation.A four-member top appeals court bench led by Chief Justice…