Zafrullah cleared of contempt charge

A tribunal in Dhaka exonerates Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury from contempt charge as he apologised for his June 10 comments about tribunal.
1 September 2015, 06:05 AM

Four rice mills fined for polluting environment

A mobile court yesterday fined four automatic rice mills in Saidpur upazila for polluting the environment by using polythene bags.
31 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Two DU, JnU students held for 'mugging'

Police last night detained two students of Dhaka University and Jagannath University from DU campus for allegedly mugging a youth by threatening to rape his female friend around a fortnight back.
31 August 2015, 18:00 PM

23 BNP-Jamaat men land in Nilphamari jail

Twenty-three BNP-Jamaat men were sent to jail yesterday in a case for torching a polling centre in Dimla upazila of the district during the
30 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Padma strikes bridge site again, damages jetty

River erosion strikes Padma bridge construction site at Kumarbhog in Munshiganj and broke away large parts of land this morning – damaging a jetty and some other equipment.
26 August 2015, 05:19 AM

7 ex-Oriental Bank officials get life term

A Dhaka court sentences seven former officials of Oriental Bank, which has later been renamed as ICB Islamic Bank, to life term imprisonment for misappropriating Tk 1.7 crore.
25 August 2015, 12:01 PM

Iqbal Mahmud new BTRC chairman

Iqbal Mahmud, a former secretary of telecommunications ministry, has been appointed as the new chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
25 August 2015, 10:37 AM

‘Shootouts’ with law enforcers continue

Two people, including a former leader of a union unit of Jubo League, were killed in “gunfights” between their cohorts and law enforcers
21 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Former Jubo League leader killed in Gazipur

A former upazila president of Jubo League, youth front of the ruling Awami League, was stabbed to death by rivals in Kaliakoir of Gazipur this evening.
21 August 2015, 14:46 PM

2 girls killed in Mymensingh road crash

Two female madrasa students are dead and two injured in a road accident in Naudhar area on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway.
21 August 2015, 11:28 AM

It was a murder

Accusing the Rab of killing Hazaribagh thana Chhatra League president Arzu Miah, local Awami League lawmaker Fazle Noor Taposh
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Students attend classes, sit for exams under canopy

Students of Dakkhin-Purbo Tarabunia Primary School in Rajapur upazila of the district are taking the second term examinations under
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM

60 sued for snatching two arrestees from cops

Two local Awami League men among 60 people have been sued on charge of snatching two arrestees, including a leader of Bangladesh
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Human trafficker held in Narsingdi

Police in Narsingdi arrest a man on charge of trafficking dozens of youths to Malaysia through the Bay of Bengal.
20 August 2015, 14:21 PM

6 suspected robbers beaten to death

Four alleged robbers were beaten to death by a mob in Boalia village under Gomostapur upazila last night.
19 August 2015, 18:00 PM

AL man killed in Kushtia

A ruling party activist who was allegedly involved in the August 15 infighting that left one dead in Kushtia was killed in a “gunfight” with police in the district town early yesterday.
19 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Avijit killing: UK citizen, 2 other militants remanded

A Dhaka court places three militants of banned outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team in seven-day remand in police custody over writer Avijit Roy’s killing.
19 August 2015, 09:34 AM

Dhaka 2nd least liveable city in the world

Dhaka is ranked the second most unlivable city in the world, an improvement from last year’s title of ‘The most unlivable city in the world’.
19 August 2015, 05:48 AM

PM pays tributes to Suvra Mukherjee

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pays tributes to Suvra Mukherjee, the wife of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, by placing a wreath at her coffin in New Delhi.
19 August 2015, 05:46 AM

70 sued for vandalising madrasa

Around 70 people were yesterday sued for allegedly vandalising Bowdubi Rabeya Khatun Hafizia Madrasa under Zianagar upazila of the
18 August 2015, 18:00 PM