Hill cutting continues in Bandarban

Indiscriminate hill cutting is going unabated in Bandarban district, raising risk of landslides in the monsoon.
26 July 2020, 14:08 PM

Fraudulence in the name of 'gifts' from abroad: 3 Bangladeshis arrested

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police arrest three Bangladeshis on charges of collaborating with a Nigerian ring to embezzle money from people in the name of paying duty with false information about the arrival of gifts from abroad.
26 July 2020, 13:18 PM

Bogura farmers call for saving cropland of 5 villages from sand traders

Residents of five villages under Bogura Sadar upazila have organised a human chain protesting illegal sand lifting from Karatoa River which is causing damage to their cropland.
26 July 2020, 13:05 PM

Buriganga launch capsize: 2 staffers of Moyur-2 launch sent to jail

A Dhaka court rejects the bail petition of Md Ridoy, an employee of Moyur-2 launch, and sends him to jail in connection with a case filed over hitting another launch--Morning Bird--and killing at least 34 people on June 29.
26 July 2020, 12:30 PM

Petition filed to show photojournalist Kajol arrested

Detectives have submitted a petition before a Dhaka court to show photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol arrested in a case filed with Kamrangirchar Police Station under the Digital Security Act.
26 July 2020, 09:36 AM

4 killed as truck hits human hauler in Cumilla

Four people were killed and five injured as a truck collided head-on with a human hauler on the Cumilla-Sylhet highway in Burichong upazila of Cumilla today.
26 July 2020, 08:30 AM

67,229 accused get bail in 50 days

A total of 67,229 personsaccused in criminal cases, including 755 children, have secured bail in 50 working days between May 12 and July 23.
26 July 2020, 08:28 AM

New Navy chief adorned with rank badge

Newly-appointed Chief of Naval Staff Mohammad Shaheen Iqbal has been adorned with the rank badge of vice-admiral this morning at a function in presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Gono Bhaban.
26 July 2020, 08:24 AM

Archaeological team visits Moulvibazar, collects antiquities

A five-member team of the archaeology department has visited the land of long-lost heritage located in Kalimabad area of Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila -- once known as Chandrapur -- which now lies beneath the ground.
26 July 2020, 07:53 AM

Govt will allow export of rawhide if necessary: minister

The government will allow the export of rawhide and wet blue if it is necessary so that the growers and seasonal traders can get proper prices.
26 July 2020, 06:07 AM

Rail communication from Dhaka resumes after 10 hours

Rail communication from Dhaka to the North and South-Western regions resumed this morning, 10 hours after being suspended.
26 July 2020, 05:29 AM

Housewife raped in Jashore, 1 arrested

A housewife was raped allegedly by one of her neighbours in Jashore’s Bagharpara upazila on Friday night.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Over 20,000 families marooned in low-lying areas of Pabna

Over 20 thousand families have been marooned as swelling Padma, Jamuna and Boral rivers have flooded around a hundred villages of five upazilas in Pabna.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM

It exists only in paper

The pandemic has ruined livelihoods of many hardworking honest people, but it apparently could not stop those who had been repeatedly feasting on public money.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM

1 held for raping woman in Jashore

Police have arrested a 23-year-old man who is suspected to have raped a woman in Bagharpara Upazila of Jashore.
25 July 2020, 15:45 PM

Withdraw additional VAT on internet: eminent citizens demand

Forty-four eminent citizens of the country today demanded withdrawal of additional Value Added Tax (VAT) on internet use to avoid negative impact on online education during the coronavirus crisis.
25 July 2020, 12:59 PM

Fire aboard Sylhet-bound Kalni Express intercity train

A fire broke out on a Sylhet-bound intercity train, Kalni Express, in Brahmanbaria this afternoon.
25 July 2020, 12:52 PM

Withdraw additional VAT on internet: eminent citizens demand

Forty-four eminent citizens of the country today demanded withdrawal of additional Value Added Tax (VAT) on internet use to avoid negative impact on online education during the coronavirus crisis.
25 July 2020, 12:48 PM

RMG workers block highway in Gazipur for full July salary, Eid bonus

Workers of a garment factory in Tongi blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for an hour today demanding full salary of the current month and 12-day vacation for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.
25 July 2020, 12:12 PM

No increase in tuition fees for next 3 years: English medium students’ parents demand

A section of guardians of English medium students today demanded that the schools should not increase tuition and session fees for the next three academic years, taking the Covid-19 situation into account.
25 July 2020, 11:10 AM