3 sisters stabbed at Shahjahanpur house

Alleged robbers stab three sisters at their Shahjahanpur house in Dhaka.
23 November 2015, 06:18 AM

Cops fire on Shibir procession in Sylhet, none hurt

Police open fire to disperse a procession brought out by Islami Chhatra Shibir activists in Sylhet city during the Jamaat-e-Islami-enforced countrywide daylong hartal.
23 November 2015, 04:21 AM

Man gets life term for raping girl in Dhaka

A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for raping a six-year-old female child in April 2010 in the city's Pallabi.
22 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Decision of charge framing Nov 24

International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday fixed November 24 to decide on framing charges against nine war crimes accused from Jessore, including a former BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker, for their alleged involvement in crimes committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
22 November 2015, 18:00 PM

More intra-UN coordination, capacity must to atain SDGs

The UN needs more coordination within its systems and to raise capacity to help countries achieve sustainable development goals (SDG), said United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) regional director for Asia and the Pacific.
22 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Basement car park spaces to be freed from occupancy

Basement car park spaces at all the commercial and residential buildings would be freed from illegal occupancy to help resolve horrendous traffic problem particularly in the capital, the housing and public works ministry decided at a meeting yesterday.
22 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Transformation makes Kattali tourism hotspot

From grazing land to a mangrove forest -- a part of the Kattali sea beach lying on the western fringe of Chittagong city has gone through this amazing transformation in the last three decades, making itself of one of the prospective tourist hotspots.
22 November 2015, 18:00 PM

ACC amendment bill placed at JS

“Anti-Corruption Commission (amendment) Bill, 2015” was placed in parliament last night aimed at relieving the anti-graft body of dealing with cheating and forgery cases.
22 November 2015, 18:00 PM

MPs praise govt, PM at JS

Thirteen treasury bench MPs were in high praise of the government on a point of order last night, hailing and congratulating Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for executing the capital punishment of two top war criminals early Sunday.
22 November 2015, 18:00 PM

ACC chairman against cancellation of TIB registration

Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman M Badiuzzaman yesterday said the registration of Transparency International Bangladesh should not be cancelled.
22 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Girl 'molested by neighbour'

A four-year-old girl was allegedly molested by a neighbour in the capital's Sabujbagh on Saturday.
22 November 2015, 18:00 PM

PSC examinee commits suicide

An examinee of Primary School Certificate (PSC) examinations committed suicide at Santola village in Sadullapur upazila early yesterday.
22 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Mohsin's wife elected MP uncontested

Awami League's candidate Saira Mohsin, widow of former social welfare minister Syed Mohsin Ali, has been officially declared elected lawmaker from Moulvibazar-3 constituency, as there was no other contender for the by-election scheduled for December 8.
22 November 2015, 18:00 PM

4 killed in road accidents

Four people were killed in road accidents in four districts yesterday.
22 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Mohona TV car attacked, journo shot in Raozan

A microbus of private television channel Mohona TV allegedly attacked and a journalist said to have been shot in Chittagong’s Raozan while returning from the burial of top war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, the terror of Raozan who was hanged early today.
22 November 2015, 07:05 AM

JP factions face off centring mayoral poll

Two feuding factions of Jatiya Party (JP-Ershad) in the district are now facing off centring the ensuing municipality election.
21 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Cop arrested for killing wife for dowry

Law enforcers arrested a police constable on charge of killing his wife at Khalishakhali village in Koyra upazila of Khulna district
21 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Nazmul Huda forms ‘Trinamool BNP’

Former BNP leader Nazmul Huda announces the formation of a new political party named “Trinomul BNP” (Grass-root BNP).
20 November 2015, 11:33 AM

Mojaheed, SQ Chy yet to decide on mercy seeking

The death row war criminals Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury do not give their decision over seeking presidential clemency.
20 November 2015, 07:40 AM

Husband burnt as wife pours boiling water on him in Dhaka

A husband suffered burn injuries as his wife poured boiled water on him following family feud in Kallyanpur area of Dhaka.
20 November 2015, 04:43 AM