Major (retd) Sinha murder: Rab takes 7 accused for questioning

Seven accused of the murder case of retired Major Sinha are taken to Rapid Action Battalion-15 office in Cox’s Bazar for questioning.
14 August 2020, 07:57 AM

Tragic death of a baby boy

A one-and-a-half-year-old boy died after broken glass from a showcase fell on him at his house in Dhaka’s Kamarangirchar area last night.
14 August 2020, 06:40 AM

Lalmonirhat OC, accused of taking bribe after using hand-sanitser, withdrawn

The officer-in-charge (OC) of Lalmonirhat Sadar Police Station, whose video went viral on social media after taking bribe money after using hand-sanitiser, is withdrawn.
14 August 2020, 06:36 AM

Rab-12 kicks off tree plantation programme in Tangail

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-12 has kicked off its tree plantation programme with the slogan “Shabuj Brikkho, Nirmul Paribesh, Bangabandhur Bangladesh (Green Tree, Clean Environment, Bangabandhu’s Bangladesh)” in Sirajganj district town.
13 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Being landless is not the end of it

Elderly couple Mazeda Khatun and Shamsul Islam were in deep water when their only son, who provided for the family by driving a human haulier, became jobless after damaging an arm in a road crash.
13 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Country’s overall flood situation stable

Water level of a few major rivers saw a slight rise in last two days, although government officials concerned say there is no possibility of recurring major flood.
13 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Govt does not know whereabouts of 3 of Bangabandhu’s killers: law minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq has said the government has no information about the whereabouts of three out of five fugitive killers who murdered Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family.
13 August 2020, 17:36 PM

Fifth-grader gang raped in Teknaf

A fifth-grade madrasa student has been gang-raped allegedly by three youths in Teknaf upazila under Cox's Bazar district.
13 August 2020, 17:31 PM

5 killed, 2 injured in Sylhet road accident

Five people, including three children, died and two others were injured in a collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Dhaka-Sylhet highway.
13 August 2020, 16:50 PM

CMP constable placed on remand in narcotics case

A Dhaka court today placed Shamsul Islam--a constable of Detective Branch (DB) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police-- on a one-day remand in connection with a narcotics case.
13 August 2020, 15:56 PM

3 teenagers die in ‘clash’ at Jashore juvenile correctional facility

Three teenage boys have died after sustaining critical injuries in a clash at a juvenile correctional facility in Jashore.
13 August 2020, 15:54 PM

Each division to get cancer hospital by 2022: Health minister

The government will build a 15-storey cancer hospital in each of the eight divisions within the next two years, says Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque.
13 August 2020, 13:47 PM

Maldives, India to establish ‘air bubble’ facilitating travel

Maldives will be the first South Asian country to have an “air bubble” with India to facilitate movement of people from both sides for employment, tourism and medical emergencies. The country will also receive a financial assistance of 500 million dollars for the largest infrastructure project in the Indian Ocean island nation, reports our New Delhi correspondent.
13 August 2020, 13:07 PM

Three months imprisonment for ticket reselling: railways ministry

Three months’ imprisonment will be given to those caught for giving their train tickets to another, the railways ministry has said.
13 August 2020, 13:00 PM

Arms case against Shahed moved to Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court

The arms case against Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed has been transferred to Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court for trial.
13 August 2020, 13:00 PM

‘Hasina, A Daughter's Tale’ to be screened on BTV, 8 other channels Friday

'Hasina, A Daughter's Tale', a docu-fiction, will be screened on Bangladesh Television and eight other private television channels on Friday marking the National Mourning Day.
13 August 2020, 11:39 AM

Cox’s Bazar court asks CID to investigate criminal charge against Pradeep, 29 others

A Cox’s Bazar court has dismissed a complaint filed against Pradeep Kumar Das, former officer-in-charge of Moheshkhali Police Station and 29 others, for killing one Abdus Sattar in an “encounter” with police in 2017.
13 August 2020, 11:08 AM

Biman to operate flights to Kuala Lumpur from August 18

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is set to operate direct flights from Dhaka to Kuala Lumpur commercially from August 18.
13 August 2020, 10:20 AM

Betel nut trader murdered in Bagerhat

A betel nut trader is killed in Morrelgonj upazila of Bagerhat.
13 August 2020, 08:18 AM

Jubo League leader, two others held with Tk 1,200cr in fake bank cheques

A team of Detective Branch in Bogura apprehended three persons, including a local Juba League (JL) leader, along with Tk 1,200 crore in fake cheques from Tarash upazila in Sirajganj yesterday.
13 August 2020, 08:12 AM