Two siblings were killed and four others injured as a micro bus collided head-on with a pickup at Ichladi on Dhaka-Barisal highway in Ujirpur upazila on Monday morning, reports UNB news agency.The deceased were Ismael Howlader, 45, and his brother…
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Some social apps may temporarily be restricted
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday hinted at temporary regulation of the internet in the coming days, in particular some communication apps like Viber, to allow police and detectives to trace the militants and their activities.
Imprisoned for rape of a student of class 1
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday sentenced a young man to life term imprisonment for raping a class one student at Ashulia of Dhaka in 2011.
7 killed,15 injured in Valuka Road crash
At least seven people were killed and 15 others injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway at Meherabari in Bhaluka upazila on Saturday.
Strict rules imposed around Sangshad Bhaban area
Dhaka – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Saturday imposed a ban on carrying all kinds of firearms, explosives and other harmful objects as well as holding any kind of rally and procession around Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban to ensure smooth functioning…
Bus-truck collision kills 6 in Mymensingh
At least six persons have been killed in Mymensingh in a collision between a bus and a parked truck, police say.The mishap at Bhaluka Upazila’s Meherabarhi on Saturday morning left another 20 injured.Mymensingh’s Superintendent of Police Moinul Haque said two…
120 goldbars seized at Dhaka airport
Officials at the Dhaka airport have seized a large consignment of contraband gold from a flight that flew in from Malaysia.“We found 120 gold bars hidden under a seat of Regent Airways on Friday morning,” customs’ Joint Commissioner Sohel Rahman…
HC: National anthem cannot be used as ringtone
STAFF REPORTER The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that declared illegal the use of national anthem as a ringtone or welcome tune by the mobile operators.
5 killed in separate incidents
Dhaka – Five people, including an unidentified woman, were killed in separate accidents in the city’s Darus Salam, Pallabi, Khilkhet and Malibagh areas on Thursday.
Avijit murder suspect on a 5-day remand
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Thursday placed Zafran Hasan, suspect in blogger Avijit Roy murder case on a fresh remand for five days for more interrogation about the murder.
Supreme Court asks for Louis I Kahn’s plan of parliament
Dhaka-The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday directed the parliament secretariat to submit the master plan of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, which was designed by famous architect Louis I Kahn, before it in three months.
HC seek prisoners list who are serving after expiry jail periods
STAFF REPORTER The High Court yesterday directed the government to submit a list of those prisoners, who were in jail even after expiry of serving their jail periods.
3-member committee formed to investigate attack on police check post
Dhaka-A 3-member inquiry committee has been formed to investigate into sudden attack on police check post of Ashulia in Dhaka, that left one cop killed and injured another on Wednesday.
Rajbangshi community alleges racial conspiracy
Staff Reporter Some self-obsessed people within the community being motivated by others are trying to include Rajbangshi minority people into ethnic communities again, though in 2010, the government out-listed them from ethnic minority groups to let enjoy all civil rights,…
A young dead body recovered in city
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man from Adabar in te city on early Monday morning.
Media are the mirror of societies:if they are free & critical,we are free and safe: Federica Mogherini
Declaration by the High Representative Federica Mogherini on behalf of the European Union on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, 2 November 2015:
Rickshaw-puller stabbed dead in metro
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a rickshaw-puller from Adabar area in the city on Monday morning.
Suspected robber killed in city ‘gunfight’
Dhaka-A suspected robber was killed in what police said a gunfight with law enforcers in the city’s Uttarkhan area early Monday.
Workers’ rights activists demand Ghoroa hotel owner’s punishment
Workers’ rights activists on Sunday demanded that exemplary punishment be meted out to Ariful Islam Sohel, owner of ‘Ghoroa Hotel and Restaurant’ who allegedly shot his employee Riyad to death in the city.
Protest rally at Shahbag, Aziz market closed till Tuesday-ultimatum
DU Correspondent Protesting the brutal murder of publisher Faysal Arefin Dipan, different organizations held demonstration rally, human chain, and issued separate statements and programmes on Sunday.
Hotel employee killing: Police collects video footage
Police have found evidence over the involvement of Ariful Islam Sohel, owner of ‘Ghoroa Hotel and Restaurant’, in the killing of its employee Riyad.
ECNEC approved infrastructures for Paira Deep Sea Port
The Executive committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Thursday approved a project for developing necessary infrastructures and facilities to operate Paira Deep Sea Port involving Tk 1128.43 crore.
Journalist Mir Aftab Ahmed passes away
Mofossal editor of the vernacular daily Ittefaq Mir Aftab Ahmed, who is also a member of Dhaka Union of Journalist, passed away at his residence in the city’s Moghbazar area on Friday. He was 74. Aftab Ahmed breathed his last…
Injured on Husnei dalan blast man died
A man who suffered burn injures in bomb blasts in front of Old Dhaka’s Huseni Dalan on October 26 died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday morning.
Hizb ut-Tahrir sends leaflets to SC judges
Banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh has sent leaflets to 41 Supreme Court judges.One Asaduzzaman Asad, who claimed himself to be an employee of ‘Sundarban Courier Service’ was held while distributing the leaflets at the Supreme Court on Wednesday noon.The…
Changes in Schengen visa application process
As part of the worldwide introduction of the Visa Information System (VIS), the Schengen States launches the VIS in Bangladesh (and in the neighbouring countries) on 2 November 2015.