Bid to arrest drug peddlers foiled in Pabna

Local Awami League men allegedly foiled a bid to arrest drug users and peddlers in Pabna bypass terminal area of the district on Monday
18 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Arms, ammo seized in Ctg

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) recovered arms and ammunition of a murder accused in Satkania upazila of Chittagong on Monday night.
18 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Planner a UK citizen of Bangladesh origin

A Bangladesh-born UK citizen, who has been a financier of outlawed terror outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team, planned the killings of
18 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Students at Bangladesh school beaten up for protest

At least 40 school kids were injured at Kachua in Chandpur yesterday in an attack by alleged activists of Jubo League, the youth wing of ruling Awami League.
16 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Public university teachers protest for pay scale

Public university teachers throughout Bangladesh go on work abstention demanding a separate pay scale.
16 August 2015, 06:40 AM

Teenage girl raped in city

A university admission seeker was allegedly raped by two youths in a hotel room in the capital's Moghbazar area on Friday.
15 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Five killed by army

Five indigenous youths were killed in a gunfight with army at Baghaichhari of Rangamati early yesterday.
15 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Missing trader, housewife found dead in Mymensingh, Dinajpur

Two people, who went missing from Ishwarganj upazila of Mymensingh and Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur districts on Friday, were
15 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Detectives in Bangladesh arrest State Minister Chunnu’s nephew

Two men have been arrested in connection with the killing of secular blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Two girls 'murdered after rape'

Two schoolgirls were allegedly killed after rape by their stalkers in Madaripur Sadar upazila yesterday.
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Ruling party MP snatches criminal from Rab in Bangladesh

Awami League lawmaker from Natore-2 Shafiqul Islam Shimul snatched away “a criminal” from Rab custody immediately after his arrest in Natore town on Tuesday night, said local AL leaders and journalists who witnessed the incident.
12 August 2015, 18:00 PM

War trial: Death for Siraj, Akram jailed until death

A special tribunal finds two Bagerhat Razakars guilty of war crimes during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
11 August 2015, 04:48 AM

80km speed limit on highways

The government has decided to fix the speed limit of vehicles on highways across the country at 80 kilometers per hour.
10 August 2015, 14:27 PM

Enclave exchange committee turns into citizens' rights body

India, Bangladesh Enclave Exchange Coordination Committee has turned into a human rights organisation titled Citizen Rights
9 August 2015, 18:00 PM

13 eminent citizens slam killing of Bangladesh bloggers

The law enforcers' failure to bring to book the murderers of four bloggers has encouraged the killing of Niladri Chattopadhyay, eminent citizens said.
9 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Six suspected tiger poachers shot dead in Bangladesh

Six people were killed in a “gunfight” between police and alleged tiger poachers in the Sundarbans yesterday afternoon.
9 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Father burns hands of 2 girls over stealing

Two children sustained burn injuries as their father set fire to their hands over stealing of Tk10 at Dolakandi village in Sadar upazila of
8 August 2015, 18:00 PM

14 wounds

A four-inch wound gaped from below the chin to the right ear and a three-inch wound in the right side of his head. Another gaping wound was deep in the back of his neck. His chin and hands were severely wounded too.
8 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Politics over religious sentiment won’t be tolerated: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today warned that the government will not allow anyone in Bangladesh to do politics over religious sentiment.
8 August 2015, 10:21 AM

Niloy murder: 4 unknown assailants sued

Wife of Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy accuses four anonymous assailants for the brutal killing of the blogger at their house in East Goran. Cops have yet to arrest anyone in this connection.
8 August 2015, 03:22 AM