Has an Indian 'man-eating tiger' been wrongly imprisoned?

A tiger in one of India's most visited national parks has been branded a killer and caged in a zoo, sparking protests from wildlife activists who claim the tiger has been wrongly accused and unfairly condemned to live out his life in captivity.
19 May 2015, 14:28 PM

Verdict on 2 Chapainawabganj ‘Razakars’ tomorrow

A tribunal in Dhaka will deliver its verdict tomorrow in a war crimes case against Mahidur Rahman and Afsar Hossain Chutu of Chapainawabganj.
19 May 2015, 05:41 AM

Two traders hacked, robbed of Tk 3 lakh

Muggers beat up and hacked two paddy traders on Shariakandi-Bogra road in Sharakandi upazila yesterday and took away Tk 3 lakh from
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM

India nun rape 'mastermind' held in West Bengal

The main suspect in the rape of an elderly nun in West Bengal has been arrested, Indian police say.
8 May 2015, 14:26 PM

President, PM greet Tulip, Rushanara, Rupa

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today congratulated Tulip Siddiq, granddaughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Rushanara Ali and Rupa Huq for winning the UK parliamentary polls.
8 May 2015, 13:36 PM

PM to lay foundation at Shahjadpur today

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to lay the foundation stone of Rabindra University at Shahjadpur Pilot High School ground in
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM

150 illegal structures on rly land demolished

The authorities of Bangladesh Railway on Tuesday knocked down some 150 illegal structures, including a two-storied market and a residential hotel, on railway land beside Chatmohar Railway Station in Pabna.
6 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Salman Khan: Bollywood's popular 'bad boy'

Salman Khan is known as the "bad boy" of Bollywood for as long as anyone can remember.
6 May 2015, 13:30 PM

Salman granted interim bail till Friday

Bollywood star Salman Khan freed on bail, hours after being convicted of culpable homicide in a 2002 Mumbai hit-and-run case.
6 May 2015, 12:20 PM

BNP demands fresh city polls

BNP urges Election Commission to cancel Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation elections alleging massive irregularities and demands fresh polls.
2 May 2015, 11:28 AM

7-storied residential complex tilts at Jatrabari

A multistoried residential building has tilted in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area. Residents have been evacuated and no casualty has been reported.
1 May 2015, 07:20 AM

Groom comes drunk, girl refuses to marry

A village girl in Mahoba distrct of India leaves her family stunned when she refuses to marry the groom because she finds him in an inebriated state just ahead of the wedding ceremony.
30 April 2015, 12:55 PM

India girl dies after molestation attempt on bus

A 14-year-old Indian girl dies and her mother is seriously injured after miscreants throw them off a bus after trying to molest them.
30 April 2015, 11:42 AM

Bus plunge kills 4 in Kushtia

Four people are killed and 30 injured as a bus plunges into a roadside ditch in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia.
30 April 2015, 04:01 AM

Charges accepted against Jamalpur ‘Al-Badr men’

A special tribunal in Dhaka accepts five war crimes charges leveled against eight suspects of Jamalpur, who had links with Al-Badr during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
29 April 2015, 06:35 AM

Winter crop gains popularity among Pabna farmers

There is a rush of farmers to cultivate 'winter crop', which has a positive impact on the environment and is also more profitable.
28 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Two youths electrocuted

A young man died from electrocution at Ghuridaha village in Saghata upazila under the district on Monday afternoon.
28 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Mugger held after gunfight with cops

An alleged mugger sustained bullet injuries in a 'gunfight' between his cohorts and police at Ramchandrapur intersection in Sadar upazila early Monday.
28 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Separate land commission for plain land adivasis demanded

Indigenous leaders yesterday demanded a separate land commission for plain land indigenous people living in Sylhet, Sunamganj, Moulvibazar and Habiganj districts.
27 April 2015, 18:00 PM

India indicates delay

Indicating there will be a delay in signing the much-awaited Teesta river water sharing agreement, New Delhi yesterday asked Dhaka
9 April 2015, 18:00 PM