Four to walk gallows for killing Gazipur schoolboy

A Gazipur court yesterday sentenced four people including two siblings to death for killing a schoolboy at Pubail in the city in
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Road crashes kill two, injure three

A five-year-old boy was killed as a truck ran him over on Bhomra-Alipur road in Dhalipara of Satkhira Sadar yesterday.
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Academic activities of honours courses at Cuet to resume May 3

The academic activities of the Honours courses at the Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) will resume on May 3.
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM

State-of-the-art nat'l data centre closer to reality

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has recently given the nod to taking on a $154 million concessional loan from a Chinese state
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Leaders pledge specific actions on carbon pricing

A panel of World Bank Group, including six heads of states and governments, yesterday agreed on an ambitious global target
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Death anniversary

Today is the 13th death anniversary of Satya Ranjan Dasgupta, an anti-British movement activist and social worker.
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Shift case to speedy trial tribunal

Cultural personalities yesterday demanded justice for the murder of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu and
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Demolition of quake-vulnerable buildings starts in Sylhet

Sylhet City Corporation demolished a residential building at Tantipara in the city yesterday as the three-storey building was
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM

HC refuses to stay trial proceedings against Khaleda

A High Court bench yesterday refused to stay the trial proceedings against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Sylhet can listen to Dhaka FM now

Dhaka FM 90.4 inaugurated its official broadcasting in Sylhet yesterday.
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM

ACC won't spare corrupt big shots either

Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Secretary Abu Md Mustafa Kamal yesterday reiterated that big shots who have been found involved in corruption will be arrested in due time.
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Hefajat leader Harun remanded

A Chittagong court yesterday placed Hefajat-e Islam leader Mufti Harun Bin Izhar on a two-day remand in a violence case.
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Obituary

Shahidul Islam, a former BNP lawmaker and Moshespur upazila BNP president, died of cancer at the capital's Gastro Liver Hospital
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Man to die for killing friend in Ctg

A Chittagong court yesterday gave death penalty to a man for killing his friend in 2011.
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Qulkhwani

The qulkhawni of Mohammed Arshad Ali Miah, father of Dr Mohammed Haider Ali Miah, managing director of EXIM Bank, will be
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Hindu temple desecrated in Sylhet

Five miscreants desecrated an idol of Bhairabtala Temple at Chalibandar in Sylhet on Wednesday evening, three days after
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM

150 tonnes of Hilsha fish fry seized

A mobile court of the Chittagong district administration seized 150 tonnes of Hilsha fish fry (Jatka) from three fishing vessels in
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM

With bribe, wife gets ‘alone time’ with jailed husband, then gets caught

A woman has managed a chance to ‘reunite’ with her imprisoned husband bribing her way through prison guards. Successful for a brief period of time, she got caught in the act.
21 April 2016, 10:02 AM

ACC sued 97 people in Mar

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) approved filing of 34 cases against 97 people including government officials, public representatives and businessmen in March this year.
21 April 2016, 06:28 AM

18 ‘robbers’ held in Jatrabari

A total of 18 people have been detained with arms from Dhaka’s Jatrabari. Police said they were preparing for a robbery in the area.
21 April 2016, 04:53 AM