Tonu murder: HC drops writ seeking judicial probe

The High Court drops a writ petition filed seeking judicial inquiry into the killing of Sohagi Jahan Tonu from its hearing list.
18 April 2016, 10:56 AM

11-yr-old raped in Khilgaon, ‘culprit’ arrested

An 11-year-old girl has been allegedly raped in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area. A case has been filed in this regard and the accused cuprit arrested.
18 April 2016, 04:43 AM

Govt neither supports nor allows extrajudicial killings

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Saturday said the government neither gave any authority to any law enforcement agency to carry
17 April 2016, 19:35 PM

Restriction on entry to Dhaka airport's concourse withdrawn

Restriction on the entry of visitors to the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's concourse was withdrawn yesterday after it had been
17 April 2016, 19:34 PM

Mahabubur new chairman of Dhaka Education Board

The government has appointed Prof Mahabubur Rahman, principal of Government Rajendra College, Faridpur, as the new chairman of the
17 April 2016, 19:34 PM

PM condoles loss of lives in Japan

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock at the tragic loss of human lives and massive destructions, following the very recent
17 April 2016, 19:24 PM

Obituary

Tofazzel Hossain, a lawyer and veteran politician, died at Birdem Hospital in the capital on Thursday. He was 72.
17 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Husband 'kills' wife in Rajshahi

A man allegedly hacked his wife to death over a trifling matter in Baya Bholabari area under Shahmukhdum Police Station in Rajshahi city yesterday.
17 April 2016, 18:00 PM

CDA seeks Cuet's help to assess building damage due to quake

The Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) yesterday sought help from Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) to determine the extent of damage and usability of the buildings, tilted during Wednesday's earthquake, in the city.
17 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Rickshaw-pullers besiege Sreepur municipal office to end 'extortion'

Rickshaw-pullers besieged the office of Sreepur municipality in Gazipur for four hours yesterday demanding that the “extortion” beyond agreement by the lease holders over parking the vehicles be stooped.
17 April 2016, 18:00 PM

16 brokers jailed for cheating patients at Pangu Hospital

A mobile court assisted by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday jailed 16 brokers, including eight women, for cheating patients at the
17 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Road crashes kill 5

Five people were killed and seven others injured in road accidents in four districts yesterday and on Saturday.
17 April 2016, 18:00 PM

6th defence witness testifies for 3 Habiganj suspects

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday recorded the testimony and cross-examination of the sixth defence witness in the case
17 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Clinker-laden lighter vessel capsizes in Bay of Bengal

A lighter vessel carrying around 1,400 tonnes of clinkers and with 13 people on board capsized in the Bay of Bengal near Hatia coast after
17 April 2016, 18:00 PM

MoU with India for LPG plant today

Two more major projects are now coming up to feed the growing energy need by setting up the country's largest ever LPG (liquefied
17 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Dolphins not safe even in their havens

Dolphins are still not safe in the marine protected swatch of no-ground areas of the Bay of Bengal and the Sundarbans' dolphin sanctuaries, according to a wildlife expert.
17 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Government failure to trace missing Ilias frustrating

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday expressed disappointment over “government failure” in tracing out former lawmaker and the party's organising secretary (Sylhet division), M Ilias Ali, who, along with his driver, has been missing since April 17, 2012.
17 April 2016, 18:00 PM

ACC arrests high rolling Rajuk man

Being a non-gazetted officer of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) with a monthly salary not more than Tk 20,000 has not held Tahmidul Islam back from spending at least Tk 30,000 for the upkeep of his Tk 22 lakh Toyota Allion and a chauffeur, say ACC sources.
17 April 2016, 18:00 PM

CMCH morgue in grip of hustlers

Imagine a fatal accident- someone you know just lost his or her life. Painstakingly relatives follow the process, go to a police station for the initial scrutiny and obtain an inquest report.
17 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Polythene factory sealed off in Ctg

The Directorate of Environment (DOE) in Chittagong sealed off a polythene manufacturing factory in Pahartali hilly area of Uttar Kattoli in
17 April 2016, 18:00 PM