Rights group protest harassment of vested property claimers

Rights activists today threatened to wage a movement if the government does not intervene to stop the impediments to the legal procedure and harassment suffered by vested property claimers.
21 June 2016, 09:48 AM

Bangladeshi businessman gunned down in S Africa

A Bangladeshi businessman was gunned down by terrorists in Lucy Krishy town of South Africa on Monday night.
21 June 2016, 06:53 AM

Locals block road, torch killer vehicle in Noakhali

Locals blocked Choumuhani-Sonaimuri road at Bagadia under Sonaimuri upazila of the district and set fire to a pick-up van yesterday
20 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Elephant kills man

A man was killed by an elephant in Bengchari area under Kaptai upazila of the district on Sunday. The victim is Sonadhan Chakma, 37, a
20 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Group out to grab power illegally abandoned arms, ammo: DMP

A vested group, which wants to grab state power by creating anarchy, might have dumped firearms and ammunition in a canal in Dhaka’s Uttara area, police say.
20 June 2016, 11:38 AM

EU to give $2.26m for Roanu victims

The European Commission declares it will provide US$ 2.26 million for the victims of cyclone Roanu in Bangladesh under humanitarian grounds.
19 June 2016, 13:44 PM

Verdict on 8 Jamalpur ‘Al-Badr men’ any day

A tribunal in Dhaka is to deliver verdict any day in a case filed against eight Jamalpur “Al-Badr men” for their offences during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
19 June 2016, 08:12 AM

Child marriage bid foiled

A schoolgirl was saved from child marriage in Bahubol upazila of Habiganj district on Friday night. Jhuma Akther, 14, a Class VIII student
18 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Family meets Quasem at Kashimpur jail

Family members of condemned war crimes convict Jamaat leader Mir Quasem Ali met with him at Kashimpur jail in Gazipur.
18 June 2016, 08:45 AM

Jihan's Story, Greece

Like so many others, 34-year-old Jihan was willing to risk everything in order to escape war-torn Syria and find safety for her family.
17 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Mouhamad's journey

Mouhamad, a 40-year-old dentist and poet, lived in Aleppo, Syria, for many years. In his dental clinic, he offered
17 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Saving Our Drowning Humanity

In the last week of May, at least 1,050 migrants and asylum-seekers died in the Mediterranean Sea, victims of the international
17 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Eid allowance: RMG workers for payment before 20th Ramadan

Different garment workers' associations call upon the factory owners to pay the apparel workers’ salary and Eid allowance before the 20th Ramadan.
17 June 2016, 15:58 PM

Spl crackdown ends, 194 ‘militants’ held

Police conclude a weeklong special crackdown with the arrest of 194 suspected militants including 151 members of banned outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
17 June 2016, 08:22 AM

CPJ lauds arrest of Tutul 'attacker'

The Committee to Protect Journalists praises the arrest of a suspect who took part in the killing attempt on publisher Ahmedur Rashid Tutul last year.
17 June 2016, 06:13 AM

Lightning kills 2 kids

Two minor boys were killed in a lightning strike at Sardarpara village in Melandah upazila of the district yesterday. The
16 June 2016, 18:00 PM

50-km Naogaon road to Bogra in awful state

People of Atrai upazila of Naogaon district are suffering immensely because a 50-km road connecting with Bogra remains in a
16 June 2016, 18:00 PM

3,99,303 cases pending with HC till March 2016: Anisul

The number of total pending cases lying with the High Court Division till March 31, 2016 were 3,99,303, says Law Minister Anisul Huq.
16 June 2016, 14:33 PM

Publisher Tutul’s ‘attacker’ remanded

ABT man is placed on five-day remand in connection with the murder attempt on publisher Ahmedur Rashid Tutul last year.
16 June 2016, 05:44 AM

Indefinite road, waterway blockade in Bandarban

The district unit of Awami League (AL) and its associate organisations yesterday enforced roads and waterways blockade in the district for an indefinite period demanding steps to rescue the party leader, who was abducted by an armed gang from Sadar upazila on Monday night.
15 June 2016, 18:00 PM