Outlaw murdered

Police recovered the severed body and head of an alleged outlaw from Sadar upazila in the district yesterday morning.
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM

5 traders fined for using plastic bags

A mobile court yesterday fined five trading firms in Saidpur municipality of the district for using plastic bags instead of jute bags for
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM

JMB man arrested in Nachole

Police arrested a member of the banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) at Nizampur Station Para in Nachole upazila
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM

One killed over land dispute

A man was killed and another injured in a clash between two rival groups over taking possession of a disputed land in Nakla upazila of
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Abducted man found dead

Law enforcers' recovered the body of man from Shidhui Jiri area in Alikadom upazila of the district on Friday night, two days after his
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Post-polls violence leaves 20 hurt in Sirajganj

At least 20 people were injured in post-polls violence in Bahirgola area under Sadar upazila of Sirajganj district yesterday.
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Fake doctor caught in Pabna

Members of Rapid Action Batalion (Rab) arrested a fake doctor from Ichhamati Clinic, a leading private clinic in Pabna town, yesterday.
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Criminals fell 100 banana trees in Rangpur

Criminals felled banana trees and uprooted potato and wheat plants on 75 decimals of land at Gaburar Char village under Pirgachha
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Two cable TV operators shot in capital

Miscreants shot two cable TV operators in the capital's Mirpur last night allegedly for dispute over business in the area.
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Mirpur ‘JMB den’: 3 suspects on 4-day fresh remand

A Dhaka court places three suspected members of banned Islamist outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on a four-day fresh remand in a case filed under Anti-Terrorism Act.
1 January 2016, 11:52 AM

Four held with arms, ammo

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in separate drives arrested four people and seized three firearms and 10 bullets from their
31 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi worker killed in KSA

A Bangladeshi worker was killed at a house at Taif in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
31 December 2015, 18:00 PM

EC scraps polls at Narsingdi’s Madhabdi

The Election Commission cancels the municipality election of Narsingdi’s Madhabdi in view of irregularities, an official of the commission says.
30 December 2015, 11:32 AM

Girl raped, coach held for 'seducing' female athlete

A minor schoolgirl was raped allegedly by a youth at Belta village in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district on Monday.
29 December 2015, 18:00 PM

JMB finds new explosive guru

“Boma” Shakil is the man Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) found as the most talented explosive expert after “Boma” Mizan.
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Terror suspects off the hook

Two alleged Hizb-ut Tahrir operatives, Syed Imdadul Haque Shaikat and Shahidul Islam Hasan, were arrested in the capital's Motijheel area on July 29, 2011, while distributing leaflets of the outlawed militant outfit. Seventeen days into filing a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act 2009, police pressed charges against them for working for a banned organisation, distributing its leaflet and inciting anti-government activities.
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM

6.6kg gold seized at Dhaka airport

The preventive team of Dhaka Customs House detain a person and seize 12 gold bars weighing 6.6 kilograms from his possession at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka .
28 December 2015, 16:04 PM

BNP, Jamaat rivalry revives over municipal polls

Local rivalry between BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in Jaldhaka upazila under the district has resurfaced as candidates from both the parties
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM

JMB den busted in Chittagong

Law enforcers for the first time found a semi-automatic sniper rifle from a den of militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), police say. Detectives in Chittagong raided a rented flat of JMB regional commander at Amanbazar on the city outskirts early yesterday and recovered the MK-11 semiautomatic sniper rifle. According to Chittagong Metropolitan Police Commissioner Abdul Jalil, neither police nor Rab use this rifle in Bangladesh.
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Two JMB suspects killed in Gazipur raid

Two JMB suspects were killed when a Rapid Action Battalion team raided an abandoned house in Vogra of Gazipur late last night.
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM