7 deer poachers held in Sundarbans

Forest department officials arrested seven members of a deer poaching gang from the Sundarbans in Kochikhali Pakhshir Cahr area of Sharankhola upazila in Bagerhat early today.
15 August 2020, 09:40 AM

Woman shot dead in Khagrachhari

Unidentified criminals shot dead a woman and left her ten-year-old son injured in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachhari early today.
15 August 2020, 07:51 AM

5 held for torturing 3 boys to death at Jashore correction centre

Police arrested five people, including Abdullah Al Masud, superintendent of Jashore juvenile correction centre, in connection with the incident of torturing three boys of the centre to death.
15 August 2020, 07:20 AM

Zia proposed me to be minister after Bangabandhu’s killing: President Abdul Hamid

President M Abdul Hamid has said after the brutal assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the then military ruler Ziaur Rahman proposed him to be a minister.
15 August 2020, 07:16 AM

Eminent artist Murtaja Baseer no more

Eminent artist Murtaja Baseer passes away at the age of 88.
15 August 2020, 05:06 AM

PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on his 45th martyrdom anniversary

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, marking National Mourning Day and the 45th anniversary of his martyrdom.
15 August 2020, 04:56 AM

3 of a family killed in Ctg slum fire

At least three members of a family have been killed in a fire that broke out at a slum in Pahartali area of Chattogram city.
14 August 2020, 18:56 PM

‘Tortured to death’

Not in a clash, the three boys who died in a Jashore juvenile correction centre on Thursday were allegedly tortured to death by several staffers and senior inmates.
14 August 2020, 17:18 PM

Low pressure over Bay: maritime ports hoist cautionary signal-3

The country may face moderate to heavy rain from today as a low pressure has formed over Bay of Bengal.
14 August 2020, 16:58 PM

Bangabandhu’s legacy a great source of inspiration: Unesco

Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) Audrey Azoulay today said the legacy of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is a great source of inspiration for the generations to come.
14 August 2020, 16:21 PM

4 held in connection with rape of tenth grader in Dinajpur

Three boys and one girl were arrested on charge of raping a tenth-grader in Dinajpur’s Sadar upazila yesterday afternoon.
14 August 2020, 16:13 PM

Dainik Azadi, 4 other Ctg dailies to resume publication tomorrow

Dainik Azadi, a Bangla daily newspaper published from Chattogram and four other dailies which suspended publication on July 30 will resume from tomorrow.
14 August 2020, 15:34 PM

Digital Security Act govt’s weapon to cling to power: BNP

Accusing the government of using the Digital Security Act as a weapon to cling onto power, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has demanded annulment of the law and withdrawal of all cases filed under it.
14 August 2020, 14:59 PM

DU student’s rape at Kurmitola: Hearing on charge framing set for Aug 16

A tribunal in Dhaka fixes August 16 for hearing on charge framing against Md Majnu in a case filed over the rape of a Dhaka University student in the capital’s Kurmitola area.
14 August 2020, 14:12 PM

Police inspector dies with Covid-19 infection

An inspector of police has died with Covid-19 infection at Central Police Hospital in Dhaka early today.
14 August 2020, 13:42 PM

Fish worth Tk 5 crore poisoned in Savar

Miscreants poison to death different species of fish worth of Tk5 crore at a farm in Ashulia area of Savar.
14 August 2020, 12:45 PM

Families claim children were 'murdered' at Jashore correctional facility

Family members of seventeen-year-old Abu Naeem and twenty-one-year-old Rasel alias Sujon, who died at Jashore Child Development Centre yesterday, claimed that it was not a clash. The families have alleged that their children were murdered.
14 August 2020, 12:44 PM

BLAST voices concern over killings at Jashore juvenile correctional facility

Rights organisation Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) expresses grave concerns over the violent incident at Shishu Unnayan Kendra in Jashore that saw three children killed and many others injured on Thursday.
14 August 2020, 12:36 PM

Working to ensure justice, rights for all: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that her government is working to establish justice in the country and ensure that the countrymen could lead a secured life while enjoying their rights.
14 August 2020, 11:31 AM

CMCH intern doctors go for indefinite work abstention protesting attack on fellows

The intern doctors at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) went for indefinite work abstention since this morning, protesting the attack on the leaders of the Intern Doctors' Association (IDA) of CMCH last night.
14 August 2020, 10:37 AM