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Bomb defused in Savar; blast near Barishal court

A powerful bomb was defused in Savar yesterday, while a crude bomb-like object exploded outside the Barishal Judge Court.
13 August 2026

Powerful bomb in pressure cooker defused in Savar, blast shakes neighbourhood

DMP Bomb Disposal Unit neutralised the device after police evacuated and cordoned off the area
12 August 2026

Case filed over Barishal bomb blast that injured three of a family

Police investigate attempted murder, land dispute
4 August 2026

Babar scores century as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in second ODI

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the second one-day international in Rawalpindi to seal the three-game series 2-0 on Friday amid the backdrop of security concerns and tension in the tourists' camp following a suicide bombing earlier this week.
14 November 2025

HC verdict on appeals May 8

The High Court yesterday fixed May 8 for delivering its verdict on the death references and appeals of the 2001 Ramna Batamul carnage case.
30 April 2025

Ramna Batamul bombing: 24 years on, justice still eludes victims

Twenty-four long years have passed since the bomb blasts at Ramna Batamul during Pahela Baishakh celebrations, yet justice remains out of reach for the victims.
11 April 2025

Bomb blast at Khulna AL office

Unidentified criminals explode a bomb at Awami League office at Shiromoni in Khulna city.
30 September 2019

Bomb hurled targeting cops at Science Lab: DMP chief

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia says that police were the target of last night's bomb blast in Dhaka’s Science Laboratory area.
1 September 2019

Science Lab bombing might be a test case before any big attack: Quader

The bomb attack on police in Dhaka’s Science Laboratory area might be a test case before carrying out any big attack in future, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says.
1 September 2019

IS claims Science Lab bomb attack on cops: SITE

Terrorist outfit Islamic State (IS) has claimed the responsibility of last night's bomb attack at Science Lab intersection in Dhaka, US-based SITE Intelligence Group says.
1 September 2019

In solidarity with Sri Lanka

We are at a loss of words at the number of lives lost in the wake of gruesome bombings on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter
22 April 2019

Ramna Batamul Carnage: Justice tangled up in High Court

The death references and appeals of the 2001 sensational Ramna Batamul carnage case have been pending with the High Court for nearly five years due to legal tangles.
13 April 2019

Bomb kills 3 tourists, Egyptian guide near pyramids

Three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian guide were killed and at least 10 others injured when a roadside bomb blast hit their tour bus on Friday less than 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) from Egypt's world-famous Giza pyramids, authorities say.
29 December 2018

Zimbabwe's President unhurt after blast at rally

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa escapes unhurt after an explosion rocked a stadium where he was addressing a political rally on Saturday, a month before the country is due to hold its presidential elections.
23 June 2018

Two men set off bomb in restaurant in Canada

Two unidentified men walks into a restaurant on Thursday in the Canadian city of Mississauga and set off a bomb, wounding more than a dozen people, and then fleeing, authorities said.
25 May 2018

Series Blasts: 14 JMB men sentenced to 20 yrs in jail

A Tangail court yesterday sentenced 14 members of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to 20 years' imprisonment in a case filed
8 August 2017

Germany probes possible Islamist links to Dortmund bus attack -media

German investigators are looking into the possible involvement of Islamist militants or anti-Nazi activists in blasts that hit a bus carrying players from soccer club Borussia Dortmund, media reported on Wednesday.
12 April 2017

Police hunt suspect of Dortmund bus blast

German investigators hunted on Wednesday for possible suspects responsible for three explosions that rocked Dortmund football team's bus, injuring a player.
12 April 2017

Blast on Dortmund bus

At least one person has been injured by an explosion on the bus taking the Borussia Dortmund soccer team to their Champions League quarter-final first-leg match against Monaco on Tuesday, the German club said.
11 April 2017

Man dies in bomb explosion near Dhaka airport police box

A man, aged around 30, dies when a bomb attached to his body explodes near a police box in front of Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, police say.
24 March 2017