Teenager burnt in Mohakhali fire

A teenage boy sustained burns in last night’s fire at Sat Tola slum in Dhaka’s Mohakhali that gutted around 100 shops and shanties.
24 November 2020, 06:09 AM

Tenure of life term: SC set to deliver verdict on Dec 1

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on December 1 on a review petition involving the dispute over the tenure of a convict’s life term imprisonment.
24 November 2020, 05:34 AM

Sangbad’s acting editor Muniruzzaman dies with Covid-19

Khandaker Muniruzzaman, acting editor of Dainik Sangbad, died at a hospital in Dhaka this morning after being infected with Covid-19.
24 November 2020, 04:32 AM

Expat’s wife murdered, 1 arrested

Police on Sunday arrested a woman in connection with a case for killing a housewife in Barishal city on Friday.
23 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Delay in road works mounts sufferings on commuters

Residents in Indurkani upazila of the district are facing untold sufferings as the construction works of 19 roads under the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) have remained incomplete due to fund crisis.
23 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Public pond’s fate hangs by a thread

Habiganj town’s one of the largest government-owned ponds -- on nearly 200 decimals of land -- is right across the office of Water Development Board (WDB).
23 November 2020, 18:00 PM

4 MoUs likely to be signed during Bangladesh-India PM talks: Momen

Four Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) are likely to be signed during the virtual meeting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi next month.
23 November 2020, 16:44 PM

HC extends stay on Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana’s bail

The High Court has extended its stay order on the bail granted by a lower court to Sohel Rana, owner of Rana Plaza -- which collapsed in April 2013 leaving at least 1,135 people dead -- in a corruption case.
23 November 2020, 16:16 PM

Bangladeshi man held by Indian BSF along Kurigram border

A suspected cattle smuggler from Bangladesh has been detained by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the border in Kurigram’s Bhurungamari upazila.
23 November 2020, 15:14 PM

All primary school students to be promoted without final exams: DPE

All students of primary schools will be promoted to the next class without final examinations, with teachers of respective schools evaluating students amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
23 November 2020, 15:11 PM

Govt mulling tougher measures on mask use, says cabinet secretary

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, at the cabinet meeting, has asked all concerned to be tougher in ensuring the compulsory use of masks.
23 November 2020, 14:05 PM

16 new dengue cases recorded in 24 hours

Sixteen new dengue cases were recorded in the country, mostly in Dhaka, in the 24 hours until this morning.
23 November 2020, 13:56 PM

Death row convict arrested 14 years after murder of wife and child in Bagerhat

Police have arrested a death row convict who has been on the run for 14 years after killing his wife and child in Bagerhat.
23 November 2020, 11:51 AM

11 shops gutted in fire at Lalmonirhat market

Eleven shops were burned to ashes in a fire that broke out at Burinbazar in Lalmonirhat’s Sadar upazila this morning.
23 November 2020, 11:18 AM

BNP’s Ishraque acquitted in case filed for not submitting wealth statement to ACC

A Dhaka court today acquitted BNP’s Ishraque Hossain, a candidate of the last Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) election, in a case filed for not submitting his wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
23 November 2020, 09:25 AM

Elephant found dead at Lohagara forest

An elephant was found dead near a forest in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram this morning.
23 November 2020, 09:13 AM

Committee formed to scrutinise list of martyred intellectuals

Ministry of Liberation War Affairs has formed a committee to scrutinise the list of intellectuals, who sacrificed their lives during the Liberation War in 1971.
23 November 2020, 08:41 AM

'Zero tolerance for drugs 1 of 5 goals of Bangladesh Police'

Bangladesh police has set five new goals in order to be friendlier with people and enhance its service quality under the initiative, leadership and direction of the inspector general of police.
23 November 2020, 08:06 AM

Barishal University student murder: Convict’s death penalty commuted to life term

The High Court today commuted the death sentence of a convict to life imprisonment in a case filed over the murder of Barishal University (BU) student Saoda Begum in 2013.
23 November 2020, 07:14 AM

Skull, bones of missing Kushtia college student found in Chuadanga: police

Three months into her disappearance from Kushtia, a college student’s skull and bones have been found at Damurhuda in Chuadanga.
23 November 2020, 05:46 AM