2 killed as truck hit motorbike in Kushtia

Two people are killed and one injured when speeding a truck hit their motorcycle in Kushtia Sadar upazila.
18 December 2015, 06:00 AM

UP chairman found dead

The chairman of Kazihal Union Parishad was found dead in Phulbari upazila of the district yesterday.
17 December 2015, 18:00 PM

'Robber' killed in 'shootout' with cops

An alleged robber was killed in a gunfight between his cohorts and police at Dharanti village in Sarail upazila early
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Balloon seller killed, 5 hurt in gas cylinder blast

A balloon seller was killed and five others, including three children, were injured as a gas cylinder exploded in
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM

BSF hands over two Bangladeshis

Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) handed over two Bangladeshi youths to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Tuesday
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Aloe vera, a plant with herbal qualities

Badsha Miah, a small farmer of Dulalia village in Ghatail upazila under Tangail, now leads a somewhat solvent life
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM

65 win book reading contest

Sixty-five winners of a nationwide book reading competition organised in last June were awarded at British Council on
15 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Two bronze statues seized

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh seized two bronze statues worth about Tk 10 lakh from Kagojpukur border area at Benapole in
15 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Man jailed for torturing wife for dowry

A Gaibandha court on Monday sentenced a man to one and a half years imprisonment for torturing wife for dowry.
15 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Transport strike in Sylhet called off

Transport owners and workers called off their indefinite strike on all roads of Sylhet district yesterday.
15 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Firewood-based brick kilns pose threat to hill forests

With the start of brick making season, dozens of illegal brick kilns have started operation inside the forests and woodlands in the
14 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Hoshi murder: JMB man confesses involvement

A member of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) confesses his involvement in the killing of Japanese national Kunio Hoshi before a Rangpur court.
14 December 2015, 15:37 PM

Pak bank official sent back from Dhaka airport

A joint director of the State Bank of Pakistan was sent back from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka as she had no Visa to visit Bangladesh.
14 December 2015, 13:15 PM

DU cuts academic ties with Pakistan

Dhaka University syndicate severs all academic ties with Pakistan.
14 December 2015, 11:32 AM

All social media, apps unblocked

The government unblocks all social media platforms including Skype, Twitter, WhatsApp and Viber.
14 December 2015, 11:21 AM

‘Robber’ killed, 5 hurt in Satkhira ‘gunfight’

Alleged robber killed and five others including two policemen injured in a “gunfight” in Tala upazila of Satkhira. Seven accomplices arrested.
14 December 2015, 06:35 AM

Locals demand arrest, capital punishment of the killer

Several thousand villagers took out a procession and then formed a human chain beside the Kushtia-Meherpur highway yesterday,
13 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Lalmonirhat priest gets death threat

A priest of a church in Lalmonirhat has been threatened with death through a letter.
13 December 2015, 07:30 AM

10 shops gutted

At least 10 shops were gutted in a fire at a bazaar in Chourasta area in Pathorghata upazila of Barguna district early Saturday.
12 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Five hurt in gunfight with robbers

At least five people, including three cops, were injured during a gunfight between police and robbers in Lalargaon area of Sylhet Sadar
12 December 2015, 18:00 PM