Man killed as bus hits his motorbike in Dhaka

A motorcyclist is killed after a bus knocks down his bike in Dhaka’s Shanir Akhra area.
19 August 2020, 08:16 AM

112 Bangladeshis stuck in Vietnam return home

A hundred and twelve Bangladeshis, who had been stranded in Vietnam, finally returned home yesterday.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM

2 ‘Neo JMB’ men held

Counterterrorism officials claimed to have arrested two members of a Neo JMB “sleeper cell” during a raid in the capital’s Sadarghat area on Monday evening.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Jute traders begin sit-in at BJMC

Jute traders from all over the country started a three-day sit-in in front of Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) yesterday, demanding payment of their dues.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Bangabandhu’s exceptional leadership recalled

Speakers at a webinar yesterday highlighted the charismatic leadership of Bangabandhu that led the war-torn nation to emancipation.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Display portrait of Bangabandhu: HC

The High Court yesteray directed the government to preserve and display the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the parliament session room in Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Crime spikes in capital as normalcy returns post Covid-19 closure

The capital, that saw a sharp decline in crime incidents during two-month lockdown has once again started to see a spike in crimes.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Govt for prompt disposal of the appeals: minister

The government will take an initiative for early hearing and disposal of the death reference and appeals of sensational Holey Artisan Bakery Attack case before the High Court.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Barishal Shilpakala Academy: Still unfinished, two years after inauguration

Despite being in the works for five years, the construction of Barishal’s divisional and district Shilpakala Academy has not been completed. This is drawing dissatisfaction from the area’s cultural activists as this delay is hampering the area’s progress in the arts.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Redouble efforts to repatriate Rohingyas: speakers at webinar

Agencies of United Nations, international non-government organisations and the government should redouble efforts on political mobilisation for dignified return of Rohingya refugees, said civilians, NGO leaders and officials at a webinar yesterday.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Blacklist contractor responsible for attack’

Staff of Public Works Department (PWD) formed a human chain and held a rally at their Rajshahi office premises yesterday, demanding justice for the attack on their peer.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Hosne Ara Khan passes away

Hosne Ara Khan, wife of former Dhaka University teacher late Md Darwish Ali Khan, passed away yesterday at the capital’s United Hospitals
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Malodour fouls city air

Obnoxious odour from an unenclosed landfill in Mymensingh city’s Char Kalibari is making life miserable for residents and commuters for a long time but the authorities concerned are not paying heed to the issue.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Contempt of court rule issued against health secy, DG of DGHS

The High Court yesterday issued a contempt of court rule against the health secretary and director general of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) for not complying with its judgment to ensure emergency medical services for road crash victims.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Two of a family electrocuted in port city

A mother and her 12-year-old daughter died from electrocution in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram yesterday morning.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM

ACC asked to attach 2 flats of ex-Jubo League leader Samrat in grafts case

A Dhaka court today ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to attach two flats of expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat, one of the casino kingpins, in connection with a graft case.
18 August 2020, 13:58 PM

AL lawmaker Fazle Karim Chowdhury tests positive for Covid-19

ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury, the Awami League lawmaker from Chattogram-6 (Raozan) constituency, tested Covid-19 positive last night.
18 August 2020, 11:34 AM

Two Neo JMB members arrested in Dhaka

Two active members of a Neo JMB “sleeper cell” have been arrested during a raid in the capital’s Sadarghat area, said a press release.
18 August 2020, 07:49 AM

Holey Artisan Bakery attack case: Govt for quick disposal of appeals

The government will take an initiative for early hearing and disposal of death reference and appeals in the sensational Holey Artisan Bakery attack case.
18 August 2020, 06:32 AM

Rab busts shops storing explosive chemicals in Old Dhaka, 3 held

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has busted two shops on the ground floor of a 10-storey residential building in Old Dhaka’s Tikatuli area for illegally storing a huge stash of explosive chemicals.
17 August 2020, 19:08 PM