Member of Rohingya robber gang killed in Cox’s Bazar gunfight

A youth, suspected to be a robber, is killed in reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion at Teknaf Sadar upazila in Cox’s Bazar.
29 May 2020, 12:13 PM

Road transport operations to resume from Monday

Operations of road transport, following all health guidelines, will resume from June 1, Road Transport and Highway Division Secretary Nazrul Islam say.
29 May 2020, 12:00 PM

Virtual court hearings: Around 21,000 people get bail in 10 days

A total of 20,938 people -- including 287 children -- who were accused under criminal charges, have secured bail from the lower courts across the country in the past 10 working days.
29 May 2020, 10:52 AM

Love is in the pond: Croc couple 'Romeo-Juliet' lays 52 eggs at Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre

Crocodile Juliet has laid 52 eggs at the Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre in the Chandpai Range of the Eastern Sundarbans.
29 May 2020, 10:26 AM

Police seize 15 tonnes of govt rice in Bogura

Police seized 15 tonnes of government rice which were allegedly being smuggled from a local supply depot in Bogura’s Gabtali upazila this morning.
29 May 2020, 08:12 AM

Covid-19: Recovery rate increases for police

One-third of a total of 4,544 police personnel who were infected while discharging their duties have made a recovery till today afternoon.
29 May 2020, 07:55 AM

Youth arrested for raping girl in Jashore

Police arrest a youth on charges of raping an adolescent girl at a village under Manirampur upazila of Jashore.
29 May 2020, 06:07 AM

Villagers render voluntary service to check river erosion

The people of Char Sajai village of Kodalkati union in Kurigram’s Rajibpur upazila are working to make bamboo fencing at their own initiative for saving the area from erosion by the Brahmaputra River during the upcoming monsoon.
28 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Farming must go on as survival strategy

The number of COVID-19 affected people in Bangladesh is increasing every day. Everything seems to have gone away of control.
28 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Chief justice convenes full court meeting on Saturday

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossainhas convenes a full court meeting with all judges of both the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court on Saturday to decide on whether regular court functions will resume or virtual court activities will continue from Sunday.
28 May 2020, 16:04 PM

College student jailed over raping second grader in Lalmonirhat

A Lalmonirhat court sends a college student to jail on charge of raping a second grader in Kaliganj upazila of the district.
28 May 2020, 14:45 PM

Farmers Bank scam: HC extends stay on court order granting bail to Rashedul Chisty

The High Court has extended its earlier directive staying a lower court order that granted bail to Rashedul Haque Chisty, son of former chairman of Farmers Bank audit committee Mahbubul Haque Chisty, in a Tk 159 crore money laundering case.
28 May 2020, 12:08 PM

Kurigram boat capsize: 4 bodies recovered

Bodies of four people, who went missing following a boat capsize in Brahmaputra river in Ulipur upazila of Kurigram, were recovered today.
28 May 2020, 12:07 PM

Domestic flights to resume on ‘limited scale’ from June 1

The civil aviation ministry has decided to resume domestic passenger flights on a limited scale from June 1, more than two months after imposing a suspension on almost all international and domestic flights to contain outbreak of Covid-19.
28 May 2020, 11:54 AM

Singer Noble sued in India

Bangladeshi singer Mainul Ahsan Noble has been sued in Indian state Tripura for allegedly making defamatory remarks against the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media.
28 May 2020, 11:38 AM

HC wants to know what steps are being taken to protect biodiversity in Halda River

The High Court today wanted to know what steps the committee led by the deputy commissioner (DC) of Chattogram has taken to protect the biodiversity, environment and the aquatic life, including fish and dolphins, in the Halda River in the district.
28 May 2020, 09:33 AM

Public transport to resume on 'limited scale' from May 31

Public transport—road, rail, and waterway -- will resume but on a limited scale from May 31 with strict adherence to some conditions, according to a gazette issued by the Cabinet division today.
28 May 2020, 07:59 AM

Man with flu-like symptoms dies at Shariatpur hospital

A 55-year-old man with coronavirus-like symptoms has died at the isolation ward of Shariatpur Sadar Hospital.
28 May 2020, 07:28 AM

21 villages in Satkhira flooded as embankments damaged by cyclone Amphan

Around five lakh people in two coastal areas of Satkhira district have been living in submerged areas since May 20, as cyclone Amphan badly damaged large portions of two embankments in those areas.
28 May 2020, 06:57 AM

876 accused secured bail from lower courts on Wednesday

A total of 876 people accused in different criminal cases has been secured bail from lower courts across the country.
28 May 2020, 05:41 AM