Robber held with bombs

Members of the Rapid action Battalion (Rab) arrested a robber and seized three bombs and a sharp weapon from his possession in Gangni upazila of
24 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Robber killed in mob beating

A robber was beaten to death by locals at Monniarchar Adarsha Gram under Belgachha union in Islampur upazila of the district yesterday
24 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Van-puller strangled

Police recovered the body of a van puller from a field in Chawk-Dublia village of the district yesterday morning.
24 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Cop's wife, daughter found dead

Police yesterday recovered the bodies of wife and daughter of a policeman of Sundarganj Police Station from Bamomjol under Sundarganj municipality.
24 November 2015, 18:00 PM

288 more go to India

As part of the process to relocate former enclave dwellers, 288 people of three enclaves-- two in Kurigram and another in Panchagarh districts-- went to India yesterday.
24 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Random sand lifting from river poses erosion threat

Four sand traders have continued sand lifting from three spots within five kilometres of the Bangalee River in Nimgachhi union of Dhunat upazila under the district for one month, threatening croplands and dwellings on the both banks of the river.
24 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Govt to double import duty on rice

The government decides to double the import duty on rice – to discourage import of the staple and encourage domestic crop growers.
24 November 2015, 11:21 AM

Shibir man beaten up by Jessore ‘college students’ dies

An activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir activist, who was injured in an attack allegedly by some students at MM College in Jessore yesterday, succumbs nearly six hours after the incident that left another Shibir man dead.
24 November 2015, 07:07 AM

5 killed as truck hits auto-rickshaw in Comilla

Five people are killed and another is injured as a truck hits a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Comilla-Noakhali regional highway at Fatehpur in Laksam upazila of Comilla.
24 November 2015, 04:38 AM

2 siblings die in Faridpur

Two siblings died of food poisoning at Rajapur village in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district yesterday.
23 November 2015, 18:00 PM

41 BNP-Jamaat men among 75 arrested in 3 districts

At least 75 people, including 41 BNP and Jamaat-Shibir men were held in Jhenidah, Chapainawabganj and Satkhira districts yesterday
23 November 2015, 18:00 PM

105 sued over AL-Jubo League clash in Sylhet

Two cases have been filed, accusing 105 people in connection with a clash between two factions of ruling party that left at least 15
23 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Two held with 1,800 Yaba in Ctg

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-7 arrested two persons with1,800 Yaba pills at a restaurant in Bahaddarhat area of Chittagong city.
23 November 2015, 18:00 PM

GP to expand green initiatives

Grameenphone, country's largest mobile phone operator, will bring 30 percent of its base stations under solar solution by the next year as part of the expansion of their green initiatives.
23 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Five DU students get Ataus Samad Memorial Scholarship

Five students of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism of Dhaka University have received “Ataus Samad Memorial Scholarship” for their excellent results in BSS examination of 2015.
23 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Road crashes kill two

Two pedestrians died in road accidents in the country yesterday.
23 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Foreign minister leads delegation to C'wealth meeting in Malta

A Bangladeshi delegation led by Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali yesterday left for Malta to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM 2015) on November 27-29.
23 November 2015, 18:00 PM

No untoward incident took place due to curbs on social media: Tarana

State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim claims that no untoward incident took place in the country over the execution of two war criminals due to restrictions on the Facebook and other social networking sites.
23 November 2015, 13:50 PM

Pak reaction: Lies and audacity

Pakistan shows audacity by meddling in our domestic affairs is beyond any reason. It has no business to say anything regarding our dealings with the war criminals. And it lies about 1974 tripartite agreement among Bangladesh, India and Pakistan to deliberately confuse people.
23 November 2015, 11:59 AM

Protest memo handed to Pakistan envoy

Bangladesh has handed a strong-worded protest memo to Pakistan envoy in Dhaka after the country’s statement on execution of top war criminals Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
23 November 2015, 09:51 AM