A fire has broken out at furniture-maker Otobi’s factory at Savar on the outskirts of capital Dhaka. Fire Service control room official Md Ali told journalists the fire started around 9:45pm on Tuesday at the factory at Birulia Union’s Khagan…
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Naxal violence: Old challenges for the new Indian government
That the Communist Party of India-Maoist (Maoist) does not believe in democratic principles and electoral processes is too well known.
Accept Islam as code of life to restore peace: Islami Andolan
The need for accepting Islam as code of life to restore peace and discipline in the society was emphasised at the opening of a two-day Quran Tafsir (translation) mohfil organised by the Bangladesh Islami Andolan at Suhrawardi Uddyan in Dhaka…
Terrorism, militancy brought under control, says IGP
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Hasan Mahmud Khandker on Monday said terrorism and militancy have been brought under control thanks to the law enforcing agencies acting effectively to curb such activity. The IGP made the remark while addressing the opening…
800-kg of Jatka seized in Munshiganj
Fisheries Department in a drive seized 800-kg of jatka (hilsa fry) and 6,000 metres banned current net from the Padma river under Lohajang upazila of the district on Sunday evening.
One held with 4 gold bars at Ctg airport
Customs officials seized four gold bars weighing around 500 grams from a passenger of a flight from Sharjah and detained the passenger at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong on Monday.
2 youths chopped to death in city
Two young men were chopped to death by miscreants at Dakhkhin Pirerbagh in Mirpur of the capital on Sunday midnight. The deceased were identified as Kayem, 32, resident of Madhya Pirerbagh of the area, and Jahangir, 31, hailing from Savar…
Man on remand for allegedly killing wife
A Dhaka court on Sunday placed a husband on a three-day remand to quiz him in a murder case filed for killing his wife on October 8, last year. Magistrate Snigdha Rani Chakraborty passed the order after hearing on a…
Gold smuggling thru’ Ctg airport on the rise
Although the Customs authorities have busted several large consignments of smuggled gold at the Shah Amanat International Airport over the last one and half years, but gold smuggling has been escalating day by day, according to officials.
Lightning kills one in Narsingdi
A man was killed and another injured in lightning strike at Ramnagar village in Raipura upazila on Saturday afternoon.
Rajshahi Medical College upgraded to medical university
Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) has been upgraded to a medical university. This was announced by Health Minister Mohammed Nasim at a view exchange meeting with the physicians, officials, employees of the RMCH and local politicians at the RMCH…
Fake National Identity cards seized
Since Bangladesh’s telecom regulator has taken a tough stance on registering mobile SIM cards, rackets have sprung up to fake national ID cards. Police in Dhaka have busted one such gang who make money by supplying fake national ID cards…
Sohel Rana living in luxury behind bars: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has alleged that the owner of Rana Plaza is living in luxury behind bars. “That boy is having a good life in jail. That’s because he is an Awami League man. But our leaders have languished…
Man electrocuted in Jhenidah
A man died from electrocution in Jhenidah town on Friday morning.
4 BGB men, smuggler hurt in Cox’s Bazar gunfight
At least five people, including four members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), were injured in a gunfight between BGB men and Yaba smugglers at Moulvipara in Teknaf upazila on Friday night.
SpaceX launches station cargo flight
US company SpaceX has launched its latest re-supply mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
Gas pipeline fire victim dies
An electrician, who was burnt in Thursday night’s fire on a Titas Gas transmission line, has died in the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). Anwar Hossain, 38, died around 5:30am Friday, Saiful Islam, a sub-inspector with the…
Musa was legendary journalist: Fakhrul
Paying homage to journalist ABM Musa who passed away recently, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday described him as a legend in journalism. “ABM Musa was a legend in journalism. His pen was always sharp, active…
One shot by BSF in Kurigram
A Bangladeshi cattle trader was shot and wounded by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) members along Korla border in Phulbari upazila early Friday.
Two killed three injured in a road mishap in Ctg
Two persons were killed and another three received injuries when a pickup van rammed into an auto-rickshaw at Srimai Bridge area on Cox’s Bazar road under Patiya upazila of the district at 7 am today.
Man shot by extortionists, dies at DMCH
A man who sustained bullet wounds in an attack by extortionists in the capital’s Rampura area succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday, a day after the incident. The victim was identified as Abdus Selim…
Shops gutted as gas line catches fire in Gazipur
A supply line of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd caught fire after it developed a leak on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Sreepur upazila on Thursday night. Witnesses said the fire erupted around 6:30 pm while Titas employees were working…
Bicyclist killed in C’nawabganj road crash
A bicyclist was killed as a bus crashed into his bicycle on the Chapainawabganj-Rohanpur Road in Sadar upazila on Wednesday evening.
Lightning kills Krishak League leader in Kishoreganj
A local Krishak League leader was killed as a lightning strike hit him at Shapla Bonde in Sadar upazila on Thursday morning.
Girl rescued, traffickers nabbed
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued a teenage girl when she was being trafficked to India through Dhannokhola frontier area in Sharsha upazila of the district on Wednesday evening.
4 killed 32 injured in road accidents around the country
Four people were killed and seven others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a human-hauler on the Chapainawabganj-Sonamosjid Road in Shibganj upazila on Tuesday night.
Imams can play role vital in eliminating tuberculosis: Speakers
Imams could play the most vital role in creating social awareness to detect tuberculosis infected patients for bringing them under free treatment facilities to eliminate the completely curable disease, speakers said on Tuesday.
Body of one missing student out of 4 found in St Martin’s
The body of a missing student, out of four, of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, was found in the bay in the Saint Martin’s Island here on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Sabbir Hasan, 22, a…
Youth beaten to death in city
Alleged friends have beaten to death a youth in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area on Monday, police said. The deceased was identified as Mehedi Hasan Apu, 20, a resident of the Atibazar area in Keganiganj. His mother Selina Begum told reporters at the…
BIRDEM doctors observe work stoppage to protest assault
Doctors of BIRDEM have stopped working in protest of an alleged assault by relatives of a patient who died in the hospital. In a press release on Tuesday, the doctors said they will not treat patients until the ‘attackers’ were…