Mobile court destroys 3 machines for illegal sand lifting from Korotoa river

A mobile court under Bogura district administration today destroyed three shallow machines and seized six more for illegally lifting sand from the Korotoa river.
11 August 2020, 16:24 PM

OC withdrawn for slapping ASI in Barguna

The officer-in-charge of Bamna Police Station in Barguna was withdrawn today for slapping an assistant sub-inspector of police (ASI) while he was on duty at a human chain on August 8.
11 August 2020, 12:42 PM

Money laundering: Charge framing hearing against ex-Chief Justice Sinha, 10 others on Aug 13

A Dhaka court has fixed August 13 for hearing on framing charges against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others in a case filed for misappropriating and laundering about Tk 4 crore from Farmers Bank in 2016.
11 August 2020, 12:30 PM

Maj (retd) Sinha murder: 3 sent to jail after arrest by Rab, remand hearing today

Three people who were made witnesses in the murder case filed by police in connection with the killing of Major (retd) Md Rashed Khan Sinha have been sent to jail after they were arrested by Rapid Action Battalion members from Marishbania in Cox's Bazar.
11 August 2020, 10:45 AM

EU provides 1.65m euro for South Asian flood victims

The European Union is providing Euro 1.65 million in humanitarian aid funding in response to severe flooding that have affected South Asia -- most notably Bangladesh, India and Nepal.
11 August 2020, 10:02 AM

Seeking anticipatory bail from abroad illegal, unethical: HC

The High Court has observed that the anticipatory bail petition filed by Sikder Group Managing Director Ron Haque Sikder and his brother Dipu Haque Sikder with this court from abroad is the first strange anticipatory bail application in the world.
11 August 2020, 08:08 AM

RMG worker gang-raped in Narayanganj

A garment worker was allegedly gang-raped by five unknown youths in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj.
11 August 2020, 06:56 AM

Ministries to send proposals to PMO to cancel JSC, PEC exams

Ministries are set to send proposals to the Prime Minister’s Office for cancellation of this year’s Primary Education Completion, Junior School Certificate and equivalent exams due to the coronavirus situation.
11 August 2020, 06:49 AM

2 students drown after jumping into Shitalakhya during a clash: police

Two students have drowned when they jumped into Shitalakhya River to avert a clash between two teen gangs in Bandar upazila of Narayanganj.
11 August 2020, 05:53 AM

Major (retd) Sinha killing: Sefat, Shipra warn against misleading news

Shahadul Islam Sefat and Shipra Debnath, both Stamford University students, have expressed hope that there would be a fair investigation into the death of Major (Retd) Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan, cautioning people against believing rumours.
10 August 2020, 19:24 PM

Ethnic communities want aid for jobless during Covid-19, reiterate demand for land rights

Indigenous communities organised programmes in different districts marking International Day of the World’s Indigenous People on Sunday.
10 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Tk 12cr going down the drain

All the public money, Tk 12 crore to be specific, spent by the Water Development Board (WDB) to excavate 31.5 kilometres of the Buri Teesta river in Kurigram recently, is turning out to be useless.
10 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Woman found dead

Police recovered the body of a woman in Shibganj upazila on Sunday.
10 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Housewife killed by husband

A woman, who was stabbed by her husband allegedly over a family feud in Dewanganj upazila on Sunday night, died at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) early yesterday.
10 August 2020, 18:00 PM

President, PM greet Hindu community on Janmashtami

President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in separate messages, today greeted members of the Hindu community on the occasion of Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Sri Krishna.
10 August 2020, 16:13 PM

Take preparations in advance for possible long-term flood: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the authorities concerned for taking preparations in advance to face any possible long-term flood as forecasted by the meteorological department.
10 August 2020, 15:42 PM

Bangladesh Air Force plane reaches Beirut with food and medical relief

A transport aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force with goodwill aid of nine tonnes food and two tonnes of medicines and medical supplies reached Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport today.
10 August 2020, 15:09 PM

Gonoforum MP Mokabbir’s convoy comes under attack in Sylhet

Gonoforum MP Mokabbir Khan has come under attack reportedly by some ruling party activists at Bishwanath upazila in Sylhet.
10 August 2020, 14:44 PM

Uber and bKash partner to provide contactless payment options

Uber and bKash today announced a partnership which will allow riders to pay for their trips using bKash, the largest mobile financial service provider in Bangladesh.
10 August 2020, 14:39 PM

‘Indian plant exporting costly coal power to Bangladesh and not cheap renewable energy’

Speakers from Bangladesh, India and Australia at a virtual seminar today opined that Indian corporation Adani Power is using Bangladesh to maximise their profit by planning to export high-cost coal power when they can actually export much cheaper renewable energy instead.
10 August 2020, 14:27 PM