One arrested with Indian whisky

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a man on charge of having in possession 450 bottles of Indian whisky in Islampur village in Sylhet
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Stick to April 10 deadline

Environmentalists yesterday urged the government to remain firm in its stance about relocation of the tanneries from the capital's Hazaribagh to Savar by the new deadline, April 10.
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Man killed by 'robbers' in Gazipur

Armed robbers killed a freedom fighter and looted valuables from a house at Salna Kathora Moishanbari area of
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Prime suspect still at large

A week has gone by since Nasim Ahmed Sohel, an MBA student of Premier University, Chittagong was stabbed to death on the
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Obituary

Asma Haque, wife of Law Commission Chairman and former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque, died of lung diseases in
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

20 hurt as RMG workers clash with cops over arrears

At least 20 people including police were injured during a clash yesterday between police and garments workers at Rupganj of Narayanganj.
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Shamvunath Nandi

Jatiya Press Club permanent member Shamvunath Nandi died at LabAid Hospital in the capital yesterday. He was 53.
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

DU students keep demanding justice for Sujan murder in poll violence

Students of Dhaka University yesterday staged a demonstration with lit torches at the capital's Shahbagh
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Mokhlesur Rahaman

Mokhlesur Rahaman, a freedom fighter and Barisal Zila Parishad administrator, died due to old-age complications at
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Vietnam seizes Chinese oil tanker: state media

Vietnam's coast guard has seized a Chinese oil tanker which it claims intruded into Vietnamese waters, state media said yesterday, the
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Section of journos seek CJ's help for freeing Shawkat, Mahmudur

A section of journalists yesterday submitted a memorandum to the office of Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha,
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Philippines launches dengue vaccination

The world's first public dengue vaccination programme was launched in the Philippines yesterday as nurses began injecting the first
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Two killed in road crashes, boy hurt

A schoolboy was seriously injured as a bus hit him in front of his school on the Dinajpur-Bogra highway in Phulbari upazila of Dinajpur
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

US, Philippines begin military exercises

About 8,000 US and Filipino troops began annual military exercises yesterday against a backdrop of tension over China's greater
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

BCL men foil exam at CU

A 2nd year finals exam of Chittagong University's fine arts institute was postponed yesterday after two exam rooms were locked allegedly
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Suu Kyi scales back Myanmar cabinet roles

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi has dropped plans to run two major ministries but will act as spokeswoman for the country's new president,
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Hindus, Muslims to converge at Pana Teertha today

Two events of the two biggest religious communities of the country, Muslims and Hindus, will be held at the same
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

EC to meet JSD factions

The Election Commission will discuss with both factions of the newly split Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal to choose an authorised person who
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

JP terms it farcical

The main opposition Jatiya Party yesterday termed the Union Parishad election farcical, while the Election
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

His two organisations want re-investigation

Again rejecting the charge-sheet pressed by the criminal investigation department, two garment workers' organisations yesterday
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM