More cases filed against BNP men for torching buses, hurling bombs in Dhaka

More cases were filed against BNP men on charge of torching buses, throwing crude and petrol bombs in different areas of Dhaka on Thursday.
14 November 2020, 08:02 AM

Teenager killed by rival gang in Dhaka’s Kamrangirchar

A teenager was killed after a rival teen gang attacked him in Dhaka’s Kamrangirchar area last evening.
14 November 2020, 05:39 AM

Four arrested with 23,000 yaba in Ctg

Police yesterday arrested four persons with 23,000 yaba pills and Tk 8.23 lakh at a flat in Chattogram city’s New Chandgaon Residential area.
13 November 2020, 18:00 PM

4 killed in road crashes

Four people were killed in road accidents in two districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.
13 November 2020, 18:00 PM

10 lakh youngsters pledge to eat healthy

For Proteeti Setu Bibha, an eighth-grader at Nazirul Islam Collegiate School in Kishoreganj’s Bajitpur upazila, campaigning for healthy food among adolescents like her was not just any work, it served as a catalyst for ensuring a nutritious diet.
13 November 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Ensure death penalty for killers’

Former and current students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) demanded speedy trial and capital punishment for those involved in the murder of Senior ASP Anisul Karim.
13 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Azizul Hakim on life support with Covid-19

Renowned actor Azizul Hakim has been put on life support after testing positive for Covid-19.
13 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Teenager dies after falling from roof

A teenager died after falling from the rooftop of her Dhanmondi residence early yesterday.
13 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Dengue Outbreak of 2019: HC yet to hold hearing on city corporations’ ‘partial negligence’

Eight months have passed since a judicial probe committee submitted an inquiry report to the High Court over the “partial negligence” of Dhaka city corporations regarding last year’s dengue outbreak in the capital.
13 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Nest

I saw the Black-shouldered Kite flying across the paddyfield holding a lizard with its talons and I knew there was a story here. When a bird catches a prey, it consumes it as soon as possible before other birds snatch it.
13 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Call record linked to bus torching incidents being analysed: CTTC chief

Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and Head of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit Monirul Islam has said experts are analysing call record related to the torching of several buses in Dhaka.
13 November 2020, 14:47 PM

Four arrested with 23k yaba pills and Tk 8.23 lakh in cash in Ctg

Police in a drive arrested four persons, including a husband and wife, and recovered 23,000 yaba pills and Tk 8.23 lakh in cash from a flat in New Chandgaon Residential area of Chattogram city this noon.
13 November 2020, 14:14 PM

Buses torched in Dhaka: 22 accused placed on remand

At least 22 accused who were arrested in connection with incidents of torching nine buses at different places in Dhaka yesterday, have been placed on different remand periods today.
13 November 2020, 11:49 AM

Rape case filed against Rajshahi ASI

A case has been filed against an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) for raping a 25-year-old woman in Natore.
13 November 2020, 06:22 AM

Buses torched in Dhaka: 9 cases filed

​Nine cases were filed with different police stations in the capital in between last night and this morning in connection with the incidents of torching nine buses at different places in Dhaka yesterday.
13 November 2020, 05:50 AM

Dope Test of Transport Workers: BRTA forms committee

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) yesterday formed a committee to implement Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s directive to bring public transport workers under a dope testing system.
12 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Stop encroachment of Talma river within 72hrs: HC to govt

The High Court yesterday ordered the authorities concerned of the government to take necessary steps to stop in 72 hours the encroachment on the Talma River in Panchagarh and the construction of structures in the river.
12 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Verdict in DU student rape case Nov 19

A tribunal in Dhaka yesterday fixed November 19 for delivery of the judgment in the case filed over the rape of a Dhaka University student in the capital’s Kurmitola this year.
12 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Hasnat Abdul Hai, Nahida Nahid named winners

Commemorating popular author Humayun Ahmed, the Exim Bank - Anyadin Humayun Ahmed Sahitya Puroshkar 2020 was held at the ASKB Auditorium of Bangla Academy yesterday.
12 November 2020, 18:00 PM

‘TIB report partial, politically motivated’

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday described the study report of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on good governance in facing coronavirus as partial and politically motivated.
12 November 2020, 18:00 PM