The body of senior lawyer of Supreme Court Dr M Zahir has been brought back to Dhaka from Thailand.
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Baby with 2 heads, 4 hands, 3 legs born in Natore
A woman gave birth to a baby with two heads, four hands and three legs here on Thursday.
Khaleda starts Iftar with orphan, Islamic scholars
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia took Iftar with orphans and alem-ulema (Islamic scholars) on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan on Thursday. Khaleda, also the leader of the opposition in parliament, hosted the Iftar party at the city’s…
Two held with Yaba, bombs in Jessore
Police arrested two alleged terrorists in possession of 18 pieces of Yaba tablet and two powerful hand bombs from Bejpara area in the district town early Wednesday.
Kalam died due to torture, wife complains
Wife of Kalam Howladar, who died while in police custody in Gournadi upazila on Monday, claimed that her husband died because of police torture during remand.
College student found dead in Manikganj
A college student was found dead at Daulatpur in Manikganj on Wednesday.
Angry Latin America wants answers on allegations of US spying
BRASILIA/BOGOTA (Reuters) – Latin American governments urged the United States on Wednesday to be more forthcoming in answering allegations of U.S. spying programs there that have set off a wave of outrage that could damage its standing in the region.
Global Number of displaced people surges
Washington, DC – For reasons that range from warfare and persecution to natural disasters and development projects, an estimated 92.6 million people were forcibly displaced in 2012, either inside their home countries or across a border, writes Michael Renner in…
Holy Ramadan begins today
Holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins Thursday.
BCS test results to review; Protest prolong
Despite the Public Service Commission’s PSC’s decision to review the results of the 34the BCS preliminary examinations, the students from various educational institutions on Wednesday vowed to continue their movement until the quota system in government jobs is abolished and…
Hunger strike staged for Sylhet-London direct flight
A token hunger strike was observed in Sylhet on Monday demanding immediate resumption of direct flights of the national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines between Sylhet and London.
Quality education a far cry in Sylhet
Once famed for their educational standards, schools in Sylhet have lost their dignity, with the quality of education a far cry from what was expected earlier, guardians of students say.
Schoolboy’s body recovered in N’ganj
Police recovered the body of a schoolboy from his house in Muslimpara area of Sadar upazila on Tuesday afternoon.
6 shops fined for selling polythene bags
A mobile court here on Tuesday fined owners of six shops a total of Tk1.10 lakh in the district town for selling polythene bags illegally.
Youth killed in Jessore road crash
A young man was crushed to death under the wheels of a truck at Shankarpur in the district town on Tuesday.
Car bomb rocks Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut
An explosive-laden car targeted a shopping mall in the Bir al-Abed area, nearby Hezbollah’s so-called security square’, where many of the party’s officials live and have offices.
Saudi Arabia promises $5 billion to Egypt
CAIRO – Saudi Arabia pledged $5 billion in grants and loans to Egypt’s new government on Tuesday, a second major promise of aid from the Gulf after the ouster of the country’s Islamist president.
Holy Ramadan begins Thursday
Holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, will begin on Thursday as the new moon was not sighted anywhere in Bangladesh sky on Tuesday.
Security beefed up in Sylhet ahead of Ramadan
Tough security measures have been taken by the police to ensure safety of people and keep streets free from gridlock during the upcoming Ramzan month and subsequent festival Eid-ul-Fitr in Sylhet.
2 killed in Ashuganj road crash
An ambulance driver and his helper were killed as the medical vehicle crashed into a truck at Bahadur in Ashuganj upazila early Tuesday.
Suspected woman drug peddler held in Joypurhat
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a suspected woman phensidyl peddler along with 112 bottles of the Indian intoxicating banned syrup from a bus in the town on Monday.
2 drug peddlers held with Yaba in Jessore
Plainclothes police arrested two suspected drug peddlers along with 30 pieces of Yaba tablet from Old Bus Stand area in Jessore town on Monday night.
Two abductors held in Rajshahi
Local people caught two abductors from Mundumala Bazaar area under Tanore thana during their bid to abduct a madrasha student around 12-00 noon on Sunday.
Sylhet roads in bad shape
Some 40 roads in the Sylhet are in extremely poor condition for long but there is no initiative to repair.
BGB seizes heroin worth Tk 2 crore in Jessore
Border Guard Bangladesh personnel on Saturday night seized about 2 kilograms of heroin worth about Tk 2 crore raiding an intercity train going towards Khulna from Rajshahi.
Four pirates lynched by mob
Four pirates were killed in a mob attack after a gunfight between rival pirate-groups in the Meghna estuary at Char Jahiruddin-Teliar Char area under Tajumuddin upazila on Saturday night.
Founding anniversary of RU celebrated
Rajshahi University (RU), the second largest educational institution of the country, celebrated its 60th founding anniversary amid enthusiasm and fanfare through various programmes on RU campus Saturday.
One crushed under wheels of train in Jhenidah
A youth was killed under the wheels of a train near Ullopara village under Kaligonj upazila in Jhenidah on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Badsha Mia, 25 son of Abdus Salam of Rasulpur village in Manikganj Sadar upazila.
Newborn allegedly killed by mother in Comilla
A newborn child was killed allegedly by its mother in Nangalkot upazila of the district early Sunday.