Dhaka
Gatco graft case: Order on Khaleda plea any day
The High Court will deliver its verdict any day on two separate petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging legality of trial proceedings of Gatco corruption case.
17 June 2015, 09:37 AM
People defy Jamaat hartal
Despite a 24-hour countrywide hartal enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami across the country, Dhaka city dwellers came out in streets and performed their daily jobs as usual today.
17 June 2015, 05:29 AM
3 killed in Tangail truck plunge
Three people are killed and another was injured as a truck plunged into a roadside ditch in Mirzapur upazila of Tangail.
17 June 2015, 05:03 AM
Road crashes in Dhaka kill 3
At least three people including a minor boy are killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka.
16 June 2015, 13:54 PM
Parineeti in Dhaka
Popular Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra arrives at Dhaka on Tuesday to attend a fashion show at Bashundhara International Convention City.
16 June 2015, 13:30 PM
Forensic report confirms rape of female cop
Forensic report of the policewoman allegedly gang-raped by her estranged husband and his cohorts on June 14 at Khilgaon finds evidence of sexual intercourse with the victim.
16 June 2015, 12:19 PM
Ex-BNP lawmaker Papia sent to jail in 9 arson cases
Former BNP lawmaker Syeda Asifa Ashrafi Papia is sent to jail in connection with nine arson cases.
16 June 2015, 11:43 AM
SC stays Zafrullah's fine till July 5
The Supreme Court stays until July 5 a special tribunal’s verdict that had fined Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury Tk 5,000 for criticising the punishment of Dhaka-based British journalist David Bergman by the same court.
16 June 2015, 08:30 AM
Rony denied bail
Dhaka court rejects the bail petition of Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of AL lawmaker Pinu Khan, in a case filed against him on charge of shooting and killing two people on April 14.
16 June 2015, 06:21 AM
3 held with 36 gold bars at Dhaka airport
Dhaka Customs House members detains three people with 36 gold bars and ornaments, weighing 3.9 kg, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
15 June 2015, 15:58 PM
AL leader shot by Jubo League men
A ward-level Awami League leader is shot by local Jubo League men in Bangshal area of Dhaka following a dispute over campaigning in the recently held Dhaka South City Corporation election.
15 June 2015, 13:44 PM
Instant action against extortion attempts: IGP
IGP AKM Shahidul Haque says immediate action will be taken if any attempt of extortion is found on the highways during Ramadan.
15 June 2015, 13:17 PM
47 trafficking victims return from Thailand
A total of 47 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims, who were rescued by Thai authorities last year from Andaman Sea, reach Dhaka.
15 June 2015, 12:03 PM
Rony was riding his MP mother’s car when he killed 2 in Dhaka
Bakhtiar Alam Rony shot down two people in Dhaka riding out his lawmaker mother’s car with the sticker of a parliament member, police say.
15 June 2015, 10:24 AM
Khaleda invites Hasina to Iftar party
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia sends an invitation letter to Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina to attend an Iftar party scheduled for June 21.
15 June 2015, 06:48 AM
Govt trying to save ruling MP’s son, alleges BNP
BNP alleges that the government is trying to save Bakhtiar Alam Rony – the son of a ruling party lawmaker who shot dead two people in Dhaka in a drunken rage.
14 June 2015, 11:32 AM
Biman staff stage demo for job regularision
Staff of Biman Bangladesh Airlines staged demonstration to realise a two-point demand including regularisation of their jobs.
14 June 2015, 07:02 AM
6 held with Tk 40 lakh fake notes
Detectives continue to bust fake money-making units ahead of Eid and in the latest drive detain six along with Tk 40 lakh forged notes in Dhaka.
14 June 2015, 04:51 AM
18 trafficking victims return from Indonesia
Eighteen Bangladeshi fortune seekers rescued by Indonesia authorities from the Andaman Sea around three months back, returns to Dhaka from Jakarta.
12 June 2015, 15:51 PM
PM leaves for UK
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Dhaka this morning on a six-day visit to the United Kingdom.
12 June 2015, 04:26 AM