Gazipur RMG unit fire melts steel structure

The devastating fire which swept through a ready-made garment factory in Gazipur is brought under control after 19 hours.
1 June 2015, 05:18 AM

Charges against 3 Habiganj ‘razakars’ accepted

Dhaka tribunal accepts four charges against three suspects for their alleged crimes against humanity in Baniachang of Habiganj during Liberation War in 1971.
31 May 2015, 05:18 AM

Villagers suffer as bamboo bridge collapses

People of Tarapur union in Sundarganj upazila of the district are suffering as a bamboo bridge on a tributary of the Teesta River at Tambulpur collapsed during Saturday's storm.
28 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Brothers held for ‘human trafficking’ in Teknaf

Police arrest two brothers for their alleged involvement with human trafficking in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
28 May 2015, 06:36 AM

Nine students caught for abduction

The Rapid Action Battalion on Monday arrested nine university students, including girl, on allegation of kidnapping two persons in Gazipur.
26 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Labour killed at Ctg shipyard

A labour dies after allegedly falling from a ship and died during work at Chittagong shipyard.
26 May 2015, 11:04 AM

Tragic!

A schoolgirl died as her scarf got entangled in the wheel of a battery-run auto-rickshaw on Pirganj-Ranishankoil road in Pirganj upazila town of the district yesterday.
25 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Act fast with care

The High Court has ordered the government to make sure police accept rape complaints instantly and provide necessary services to complainants without discrimination.
25 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Khulna transport strike called off

Transport workers withdraw strike in Khulna division following assurances from the authorities concerned to fulfil their demands.
25 May 2015, 13:36 PM

Gang-rape of Garo woman pre-planned: Police

Law enforcers are suspecting that the recent gang-rape of a Garo woman in the capital was pre-planned.
25 May 2015, 09:51 AM

Indigenous woman gang-raped inside a running microbus in Dhaka

An indigenous woman was gang-raped inside a running microbus in the capital's Kuril area Thursday night.
22 May 2015, 18:00 PM

2 arrested with liquor

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two young men with liquor at Narayantala village in Sadar upazila of Sunamganj district
20 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Bloggers die young

It is hard to believe that a group of writers are in mortal danger in the country now just for expressing their opinions. But that’s the truth.
20 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Rana sued for not reporting wealth

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) sues Sohel Rana, owner of the collapsed Rana Plaza, for his failure to submit wealth statement within the stipulated time.
20 May 2015, 15:26 PM

Man held with pistol

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a man with a pistol, a bullet and two magazines in Ramsagar area under Sadar upazila on
19 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Punish Ananta's killers to ensure free expression: Unesco

Punishment of blogger Ananta Das' murder is mandated for freedom of expression in Bangladesh, head of the UNESCO has said.
19 May 2015, 08:39 AM

Man 'kills wife, takes his own life' in city

A youth allegedly committed suicide after killing his wife at his apartment in the capital's Hazaribagh last night.
18 May 2015, 20:35 PM

3 brothers die in a bid to recover a mobile from a pit in Khagrachhari of Bangladesh

A mobile phone turned out to be the reason of three brothers' tragic deaths in Khagrachhari.
18 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Bounty on Pahela Baishakh sexual assaulters in Bangladesh

Police yesterday released photos of eight men who sexually assaulted women during the Pahela Baishakh celebrations and declared cash rewards for information leading to their capture.
17 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Man kills 3 minor daughters in Cox’s Bazar of Bangladesh

In a horrific incident, a father allegedly killed his three minor daughters at Chowdhurypara village of Badarkhali in Cox's Bazar early yesterday.
15 May 2015, 18:00 PM