International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 has issued arrest warrant against Jatiya Party (JP) former lawmaker Syed Muhammad Kaiser alleging committing crimes against humanity during Liberation War in 1971.
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Woman gets life-term in Narail
A Narail court on Monday sentenced a woman drug peddler to life term imprisonment for keeping phensidyl.
Hospital staff arrested for attempt to rape
A staff of Barisal police hospital was sent to jail on Monday for attempt to rape a five years old daughter of a female nurse of that hospital.
Driver killed, 4 injured in truck collision
Driver killed and four others injured after a watermelon laden truck collided with a brick laden truck at Rahamatpur on Barisal Dhaka highway at about 10:00 pm Sunday night.
BSF picks up one Bangladeshi
BSF man caught a Bangladeshi from Dabri Border in Haripur upazila of Thakurgaon district on Sunday morning.
Ahmadinejad may get 74 lashes
Iran’s constitutional watchdog said it will seek possible charges against president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for allegedly violating rules by accompanying his chief adviser to the election registry office the previous day.
Allah is Great, says factory building collapse survivor
DHAKA: Reshma, the girl who survived the tragic building collapse and was rescued after being trapped inside the debris for 17 days, said she has never imagined coming out.
Padma Graft: Nixon among 3 to be grilled again
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) will re-interrogate three people in connection with their alleged involvement in the much-talked-about Padma Bridge graft. ACC deputy director and investigation officer of Padma graft case Mirza Zahidul Alam on Monday served notices to them asking…
4 killed in Chapai road crash
At least four people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Atahar of Chapainawabganj on Monday morning. Witnesses said a rashly driven truck rammed over a motorcycle in the area, leaving four people dead on the spot…
Body of teenaged girl recovered in Barisal
Dead body of a teenaged girl was recovered from a hotel at Falpatty area of the city on Thursday morning.
Hearing of case against 41 BNP leaders deferred
A Dhaka court on Monday deferred the hearing on charge framing against 41 opposition leaders and activists including Barrister Moudud Ahmed until June 3 in a case filed about violence in the capital on March 6.
Court refuses more remand plea against Alal
A Dhaka court on Monday rejected a remand petition of Paltan Thana Police seeking 10 days’ fresh remand of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal president Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal after he was produced before the court on completion of earlier granted four…
16 houses damaged in Sylhet landslide
Sylhet district administration on Saturday asked 16 families to evacuate their houses as earth of a hillock in city fall on the houses due to heavy raining.
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Convict dies in Sirajganj hospital
A life term murder convict in the district jail died at Sirajganj sadar hospital on Friday morning.
3 of a family die Bogra accident
Three members of a family were killed in a tragic road accident at Shakharia Jangalpara area under Sadar Upazila of the district on Friday.
Sharif ‘would end’ Pakistan’s war on terror role
The man tipped to be Pakistan’s next prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, has said he would end the country’s involvement in the US-led war on terror if elected.
Boat capsize kills 2 in B’baria
BRAHMANBARIA: At least two people were killed and many others went missing as an engine-run bridegroom party’s boat capsized in Meghna River at Ashuganj upazila of the district on Wednesday evening.
City sweater factory fire kills 8 including DIGP
DHAKA: At least eight people including a DIG of police & its managing director were killed in a devastating fire at a sweater factory in capital’s Mirpur on Wednesday night.
3 siblings among 5 killed in Tangail
TANGAIL: Three siblings among five were killed and three others injured as a pick up van turned turtle after being chased by hartal supporters in Agbikromhati on Dhaka-Tangail highway of the district on Thursday morning.
Building collapse death toll now 892
DHAKA: The death toll rose to 892 in Savar Rana Plaza collapse with the recovery of 15 more bodies the debris till 7:30 am Thursday on the 16th day of the incident.
7 cocktail recovered in Gaibandha
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a raid recovered 7 live cocktails from Thakurbari area of Gobindaganj upazila town in the district on Tuesday afternoon.
One stabbed to death in N’ganj
An alleged terrorist was stabbed to death by his rivals in Baburail area of Fatulla upazial on Tuesday.
8 Mohila Dal activists detained in Jamalpur
Police detained 10 local activists of Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal and Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal while picketing during hartal in the district town on Wednesday morning.
Cops among 5 hurt in B’baria BNP-police clash
At least five people, including two policemen, were injured in a clash between policemen and BNP-Hefajat activists during hartal at Kattapara intersection in Sarail upazila on Wednesday morning.
Indefinite strike at Benapole called off
An indefinite strike enforced in Benapole Land Port by six organisations linked to export-import business through the port was withdrawn on Tuesday evening.
2 Bangladeshis rescued from traffickers
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday night rescued two Bangladeshis, including a child, while they were being trafficked to the country through Daudpur border of Birampur upazila.
18-party set to enforce hartal today, tomorrow
The BNP-led 18-party alliance is going to enforce countrywide daylong shutdowns on Wednesday and Thursday protesting the killing of unarmed Alems (Islamic scholars) in a crackdown on Hefajat-e-Islami’s sit-in at Shapla Chattar early Monday.
5 train bogies torched, Station Master suspended
CHITTAGONG: Unidentified miscreants torched five bogies of an express train running on Chittagong-Dhaka route at Chittagong Railway station early Tuesday.
BSF nabs Bangladeshi in Thakurgaon
THAKURGAON: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) held a Bangladeshi cattle trader from Mondumala Border area under Baliadangi upazila of the district early Tuesday.