10 held over Gazipur ATM booth robbery

The Rapid Action Battalion has detained 10 people on suspicion of their involvement in a robbery at an ATM booth in
20 April 2016, 18:00 PM

NSU team wins Masters of Ideation

Team Dexters of North South University (NSU) has won the “Masters of Ideation 2016” title on Monday, where 54 teams
20 April 2016, 18:00 PM

HC asks govt to provide treatment to Magura's tortured madrasa student

The High Court yesterday directed the government to take necessary steps to provide treatment to 10-year-old madrasa student Abujar Rahman who had been tortured by his teacher at Magura for months.
20 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Fire damages 32 houses, 2 godowns

Fire gutted valuables, worth Tk 8 lakh, of 32 tin-roofed houses and two warehouses in Rangunia upazila of Chittagong
20 April 2016, 18:00 PM

HC asks authorities to submit probe report in one month

The High Court yesterday directed the principal of Udayan Higher Secondary School in the capital to probe into an allegation of torture on an eighth grader by a teacher of the school and to submit the report to it in one month.
20 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Two held with 10,000 Yaba in Ctg

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovered 10,000 pieces of Yaba tablets, worth Tk 40 lakh, and arrested two
20 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Fire brigade not prepared

Since Sylhet city is in a severe threat of an earthquake due to the close proximity of the Dauki fault line, the city corporation
20 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Allegation against Rehman totally false: Wife

Taleya Rehman, wife of journalist Shafik Rehman, said the allegation brought against her husband is totally baseless and fictitious.
20 April 2016, 10:23 AM

HC orders Udayan school to probe torture on student

High Court directs the principal of Udayan Higher Secondary School in Dhaka to probe allegation of torture on a class VIII student by a teacher.
20 April 2016, 09:33 AM

Man drops luxury car at customs after failing to pay tax

Sylhet customs officials find a Lexus luxury car abandoned outside their office. The car carries a letter, apparently from the owner who chose to remain anonymous, that says the vehicle has been surrendered to the tax collectors out of respect for the law.
20 April 2016, 04:35 AM

Hefajat leader Harun re-arrested at jail gate

Police re-arrested Hefajat-e Islam central leader Harun Bin Izhar in front of the Chittagong central jail gate yesterday immediately after his release on bail in four violence cases.
19 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Send able officers abroad to serve migrants better

Former officials of the expatriate welfare ministry's labour wing yesterday recommended appointing experienced, skilled and devoted
19 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Shafik's arrest politically motivated

Condemning journalist Shafik Rehman's arrest and terming it “politically motivated” and the manner it was conducted “fraudulence”, BNP
19 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Allegations of nomination trade in AL to be probed

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said the ruling Awami League (AL) would form a
19 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Fire guts valuables of five houses in Chittagong

Fire gutted valuables, worth Tk 3 lakh, of five houses in Hathazari upazila of Chittagong early yesterday.
19 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Tribunal orders ads for six Gaibandha fugitives

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday ordered its registrar's office to publish ads in two national dailies, one
19 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Two jailed for irregularities in producing food items in Ctg

A mobile court of the Chittagong district administration yesterday sentenced two people to different jail terms for different irregularities
19 April 2016, 18:00 PM

74.8pc tobacco products sold without pictorial warnings

Around 74.8 percent of tobacco products are being marketed without any pictorial health warnings, violating law, according to a study.
19 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Rajshahi Division Journalists' Association, Dhaka formed

Khairuzzaman Kamal, senior reporter of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), and Alamgir Hossain, senior reporter of Daily Alokito
19 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Entire EC should resign: SHUJAN

Accusing them of failing to hold fair elections, a civil society organisation yesterday demanded that the Election Commission (EC) chief and its other commissioners should quit.
19 April 2016, 18:00 PM