Rape at MC College: Court accepts charge sheet

A local court yesterday accepted the charge sheet in the case filed over the gang rape of a woman at Murari Chand College hostel over three months ago.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM

PK Halder’s cohort took Tk 3,520cr loans with fake papers

With fake documents, a close accomplice of Proshanta Kumar Halder, known as PK Halder, alone managed to get loans of about Tk 3,520 crore from three non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) between 2015 and 2019.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Security fears hit Biden inauguration

US Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf announced his resignation unexpectedly Monday as worries rose over more violence during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Terror in uniform

The death of 30-year-old apprentice lawyer Rejaul Karim Reja in custody on January 3, which sparked outrage in Barishal city, has led to an outpouring of accounts by locals of a sub-inspector’s many transgressions.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM

3 killed as Bailey bridge collapses with truck

Three people were killed as a stone-laden truck fell into the Boro Mohapurom river in Rangamati after a Bailey bridge over Rangamati-Khagrachhari road collapsed early yesterday.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Thai king sweeps prison floors

Thailand’s king has visited prisons, sweeping floors alongside his official consort in the latest round of a charm offensive following unprecedented criticism of the monarchy during street protests.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Forging Documents: Bangladeshis arrested in Malaysia

Two Bangladeshi men, believed to be involved in selling fake immigration documents, have been arrested in Malaysia.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Blue Network: DNCC scheme offers hope for canals in Dhaka north

Dhaka North City Corporation has taken an initiative to create an integrated “blue network”, connecting and reviving all the canals in 18 newly added wards to resolve the city’s perennial waterlogging.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

AL in power for a long time helped accelerate development: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said it has been possible for the Awami League government to make Bangladesh a role model of development in the world as it is in state power for a long time.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid-19 infection rate drops below 7pc

Bangladesh saw a daily infection rate of 6.02 percent with 849 new cases reported until early yesterday.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Men in their 30s get Covid-19 most

Males aged between 30 and 39 constitute the largest share of the Covid-19 patients in Bangladesh, reveals a study.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Quader Mirza warns of polls violence

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader’s younger brother Abdul Quader Mirza yesterday said officials of the administration, law enforcement agencies, and election commission would face dire consequences if the municipal election in Noakhali gets marred by irregularities.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Couple, two others killed in Gazipur fire

Four people, including a couple, were killed and 20 others injured in a fire in Gazipur’s Kaliakoir upazila yesterday.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Four killed in 2 train accidents

Four people, including two members of a family, were killed in train accidents in two districts yesterday.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Global Covid-19 cases top 90m

Worldwide coronavirus cases surpassed 90 million yesterday, as nations around the globe raced to dose millions of people and extend or reinstate lockdowns to fight new coronavirus variants.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Democrats introduce resolution to impeach Trump

House Democrats formally introduced their resolution to impeach President Donald Trump yesterday, charging him with “incitement of insurrection” for his role in last week’s riots at the US Capitol.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Rape of Teen: IGP, DMP AC contradict on age of accused

Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed yesterday said what happened in Kalabagan was out-and-out a crime.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Saudi Arabia launches car-free city

Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude exporter, announced Sunday the launch of an eco-city “with zero cars, zero streets and zero carbon emissions” at its futuristic NEOM mega development.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Man killed in ‘gunfight’ between Rohingyas

A man was killed and 10 others were injured in a “gunfight” between two groups of Rohingyas at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar early yesterday.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Indonesia Plane Crash: Black boxes located

Indonesian authorities yesterday located the black boxes of the Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea soon after taking off from the capital Jakarta, as human body parts and pieces of the plane were retrieved.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM