Naranyanganj mob snatches away ‘thief’ from police, beats him to death

An angry mob kills a suspected thief in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj, after snatching him away from police.
22 March 2020, 10:30 AM

3 held over misappropriating Tk 50 lakh from over 100 bank accounts

Three members of a fraud gang -- who misappropriated about Tk 50 lakh from over 100 bank accounts in Dhaka, Faridpur and Cox’s Bazar -- have been arrested, Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of police has claimed.
22 March 2020, 07:31 AM

Chattogram road accident: death toll rises to 15

Three people, who were injured in yesterday’s road accident in Chattogram, succumbed, raising the death toll to 15.
22 March 2020, 05:49 AM

‘Journo’ quarantined after interviewing 8 patients in isolation in Kapasia

Police detain a person, reportedly a local journalist, and place him in quarantine in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur.
21 March 2020, 18:02 PM

Ex-councillor, college student hacked

A college student and a former ward councillor were hacked in Pirojpur town, apparently in counter attacks yesterday noon.
21 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Schoolgirl raped in Patuakhali

A schoolgirl was raped allegedly by one of her neighbours at Itabaria village under Tiakhali union in Kalapara upazila on Thursday.
21 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Feud Over Recruiting of Muezzin: Man killed in rivals’ attack

A man, who sustained severe injuries in an attack allegedly by his rivals centring a feud over recruiting of a muezzin at a local mosque in Sadar upazila on Friday, died at a hospital early yesterday.
21 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Demand high, pay low

Coconut grower Shahinur was shocked to see how a single green coconut was being sold for Tk 80 in Barishal city near Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital. But, at her village, in close proximity to the city, she recently sold each coconut to traders for only Tk 12.
21 March 2020, 18:00 PM

World Water Day Today: Water crisis grips Rangamati people as springs, runnels drying up

“All the 35 families in our village have to collect water daily from a distant chhara [spring in the hills]. Our sufferings mount during the dry season,” said Karna Rani Tanchangya, 32, of Debotachari village under Ghagra union of Rangamati’s Kawkhali upazila.
21 March 2020, 18:00 PM

12 killed in Chattogram road crash

At least 12 people are killed and several others injured as a human-haulier and a salt-laden truck collided head first on the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar Highway.
21 March 2020, 16:48 PM

Metal object falling from sky creates 15ft hole in Sitakunda

A metal object that fell from the sky created at least a 15 feet hole at Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram this afternoon.
21 March 2020, 16:22 PM

Waive charges till coronavirus situation improves: Aviation operators tell government

The Aviation Operators Association of Bangladesh (AOAB) calls upon the government to waive all kinds of aeronautical/non- aeronautical charges of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh incurred from February till improvement of the coronavirus situation.
21 March 2020, 16:09 PM

‘Hello Rohan’: Ctg doctor held for audio clip on coronavirus that went viral

Police today arrested a doctor in Chattogram for circulating an audio clip on coronavirus related deaths that went viral on social media several days back.
21 March 2020, 13:49 PM

Carew & Co all set to produce affordable hand sanitiser

The country’s only state-owned distillery has already produced hand sanitisers on a test basis and will start marketing it soon at affordable prices.
21 March 2020, 13:25 PM

Coronavirus: JS special session on March 22, 23 cancelled

The Special Session of Jatiya Sangsad has been postponed following outbreak of the coronavirus across the country, Joynal Abedin.
21 March 2020, 11:31 AM

Will import 10,000 testing kits, protective gear from China soon: Foreign minister

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen says the government will soon import 10,000 testing kits and 10,000 protective equipment from China to fight the spread of coronavirus.
21 March 2020, 08:15 AM

Don’t hoard essentials, we have enough stocks: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges everyone to not hoard food and other essential items out of panic, as the country has enough stock of everything.
21 March 2020, 08:01 AM

Drug peddler killed in Pabna gunfight: Police

A suspected drug peddler is killed in a reported gunfight with police in Santhia upazila of Pabna.
21 March 2020, 07:34 AM

‘Clash over coronavirus’: One dead in Rajbari

One died and five were injured in Rajbari Sadar upazila this morning in a clash over coronavirus between two groups.
21 March 2020, 06:20 AM

Bangladesh suspends all international flights except on 4 routes

Bangladesh has suspended all international fights except on four routes -- UK, China, Hong Kong and Thailand -- from today [midnight] till March 31, following the global coronavirus outbreak.
21 March 2020, 05:40 AM