Kalabagan Rape: Investigators hope to finish probe soon

Police said the investigation into the rape and murder of a schoolgirl in Kalabagan has progressed well and they are trying to complete it soon.
15 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshis in Malaysia: Worries grow as KL declares emergency

Expatriate workers, including Bangladeshis, in Malaysia are facing concerns over their jobs and income after the country declared a nationwide state of emergency until August 1 to combat the rising Covid-19 cases with the daily case number recently crossing the 3,000-mark.
15 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Tintin painting sells for record €3.2m at auction

An original painting by Tintin creator Herge sold for a record 3.2 million euros ($3.9 million) at an online auction on Thursday, auction house Artcurial announced.
15 January 2021, 18:00 PM

UN refugee chief ‘very worried’ for Eritreans in Ethiopia

The UN refugees chief said Thursday he was “extremely troubled” by the humanitarian situation facing Eritrean refugees in northern Ethiopia, citing strong indications of “major violations” of international law.
15 January 2021, 18:00 PM

New migrant caravans leaving Honduras to pursue American dream

Hundreds of asylum seekers are forming new migrant caravans in Honduras, planning to walk thousands of kilometers through Central America to the United States via Guatemala and Mexico, in search of a better life under the new administration of President-elect Joe Biden.
15 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Maj Gen Manzur Murder: CID submits supplementary charge sheet to Dhaka court

The Criminal Investigation Department has submitted a supplementary charge sheet in Maj Gen Abul Manzur murder case, stating that their further investigation found nothing new.
15 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Ray of Anirban

Myth says that the philosopher’s stone was a substance that could turn ordinary metal into gold.
14 January 2021, 18:00 PM

World’s oldest cave painting found in Indonesia

Archaeologists have discovered the world’s oldest known cave painting: a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was made at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia.
14 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Rab’s Deradicalisation Programme: 9 militants surrender to return to normal life

Nine militants, who had previously severed ties with their families and the society, have decided to return to normal lives, thanks to counselling they received under Rab supervision for between two and six months.
14 January 2021, 18:00 PM

French officers convicted over deadly initiation ritual

A French court yesterday gave suspended jail terms to three soldiers convicted over the death by drowning of a trainee officer during an initiation ritual at the country’s most prestigious military academy.
14 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Work for people’s development

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all to work from their respective positions alongside the government for the socio-economic development of the people to build the country as Golden Bengal.
14 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Auschwitz’ T-shirt-wearing Capitol rioter arrested

A US Capitol rioter seen wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” T-shirt taunting Jews over the Nazi death camp was arrested Wednesday, the FBI said.
14 January 2021, 18:00 PM

16 more die from Covid, 813 infected in a day

Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities soared to 7,849 as the health authorities confirmed 16 more deaths and 813 new cases in 24 hours till yesterday morning.
14 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Repatriation: Tripartite meeting on January 19

A tripartite meeting between Bangladesh, China and Myanmar will take place in the capital on January 19 with Dhaka seeking quick start of Rohingya repatriation that has not been possible in more than three years since the refugee influx.
14 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Defamation Case: BLAST employee gets bail

A female employee of Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) yesterday secured bail in a defamation case of Tk 100 crore filed against her by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
14 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Two held over rape in Lalmonirhat

Police yesterday detained two men over raping a teenage girl in a house in Teesta village of Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila and rescued her from there.
14 January 2021, 18:00 PM

2nd year of pandemic ‘could be worse’

The second year of the Covid-19 pandemic may be tougher than the first given how the new coronavirus is spreading, especially in the northern hemisphere as more infectious variants circulate, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
14 January 2021, 18:00 PM

AL gagged critics, journos using pandemic as an excuse: HRW

The Awami League-led government used the Covid-19 pandemic as a pretext to censor free speech and crack down on critics, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2021 Wednesday.
14 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘I will not spare the scoundrel’

Showing the handmade card she made for her elder sister on her 17th birthday on October 9 last year, eight-year-old Reana Asif (not her real name), the younger sister of an English-medium school student in Dhanmondi who died after rape, said, “I will not spare the scoundrel who killed my sister. I want justice.”
14 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Six killed as three wheeler, truck collide

Six people were killed and five others injured when a truck rammed a human haulier from behind last night on Jhenidah-Kushtia highway in Shailkupa, Jhenidah.
13 January 2021, 18:00 PM