Jamaat man shot dead in Pabna

A Jamaat-e-Islami activist is stabbed and shot dead by unidentified assailants in Pabna Sadar upazila.
20 April 2015, 05:05 AM

BGB detains Indian youth, BSF arrests Bangladeshi

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained an Indian youth at Balia village in Baliadangi upazila under Thakurgaon district while Indian Border Security Force (BSF) detained a Bangladeshi near Dabri border in Haripur upazila of the district -- both on charge of intrusion yesterday.
19 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Jamaat man killed in Pabna

Unidentified gunmen today hacked and shot a Jamaat-e-Islami activist to death this evening.
19 April 2015, 16:26 PM

7 Bangladeshis injured in SA attack

At least seven Bangladeshi expatriates are injured and some four of their shops burnt in an attack by local miscreants at Thokoza of Johannesburg.
19 April 2015, 12:09 PM

Charges pressed against Jamalpur 'Al-Badr men'

Prosecution presses five charges against eight war crimes suspects of Jamalpur for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
19 April 2015, 06:30 AM

Yemen evacuation: 337 Bangladeshis reach home

The 337 Bangladeshis, who were evacuated recently from strife-torn Yemen and brought to south Indian port city of Kochi by two ships, reach home. Two special fights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Bangladeshis land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 4:30am and 5:15am.
19 April 2015, 04:25 AM

'Accidental' shooting at Zafarullah's rally

At least seven people, including a police official, were injured after a shotgun "accidentally" went off during a rally in Faridpur's Bhanga upazila yesterday.
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Sexual harassment: Protests flood Facebook, Twitter

On the fourth day following the ruthless and inhuman sexual harassment on women at TSC on Pahela Baishakh, the social media continue to be flooded with protests from users, condemning the heinous act.
18 April 2015, 13:52 PM

Teesta water sharing: Experts for UN intervention

Bangladesh government should appeal to UN to solve Teesta river water sharing issue since there has been no progress in signing the deal bilaterally, water and environmental experts say.
18 April 2015, 08:08 AM

3 killed in Sirajganj road crash

At least three people are killed and 10 others injured as a bus collided head-on with a truck near Bangabandhu Multipurpose Bridge in Kamarkhand upazila of Sirajganj.
18 April 2015, 04:51 AM

US calls upon all parties in Bangladesh to practice democracy

The US Department of State expresses hope that all parties in Bangladesh will follow democratic practices.
17 April 2015, 06:38 AM

PM pays homage to Bangabandhu marking Mujibnagar Day

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pays tribute to Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at his portrait at Bangabandhu Memorial Museum marking historic Mujibnagar Day.
17 April 2015, 04:42 AM

Missing schoolboys found dead in Jessore, Faridpur

Two schoolboys, who went missing from Jessore and Faridpur districts on April 11 and April 14, were found dead yesterday and on
16 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Case over sexual assault on women at DU

Police have sued unknown miscreants over allegations of sexual assault against women in Dhaka University during Pahela Baishakh celebrations.
16 April 2015, 09:13 AM

Why not bail for Fakhrul: HC

High Court gives interim bail to BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam in violence case and issues four rulings regarding his bail
16 April 2015, 07:37 AM

UZ chairman, municipality mayor suspended

The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives on Monday suspended Nazirpur Upazila Parishad chairman in
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Jubo League leader shot in Laxmipur

A local Jubo League leader was shot by unidentified criminals in Sadar upazila of Laxmipur district early yesterday.
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Gold smuggler remanded

A court here on Sunday placed an alleged gold smuggler on a two-day remand.
13 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Two electrocuted

A man and his wife were electrocuted at Par-Kasunda village in Atrai upazila early yesterday.
13 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Charak festival at Pabna

Devotees offer milk, sugar, fruits, ghee and other items in honour of Hindu deity Mahadev on the first day of traditional three-day Charak festival on
13 April 2015, 18:00 PM