One held in connection with rape of 12-year-old madrasa student

Police today arrested a man on charge of raping a 12-year-old madrasa student in Khaldhar Road in Jashore town.
20 November 2020, 12:20 PM

DU suspends evening MBA admission test

Dhaka University authorities suspended the admission test for its Faculty of Business Studies MBA (evening) courses.
20 November 2020, 12:17 PM

PBI arrests leader of gang responsible for stealing autorickshaw batteries

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) on Thursday arrested the ringleader of a gang that allegedly steals batteries from autorickshaws in Savar.
20 November 2020, 11:22 AM

Covid-19: Dhaka seeks greater global support for migrant workers

Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Ambassador Rabab Fatima has sought greater international support for migrant workers to cope with Covid-19 job market and beyond.
20 November 2020, 09:47 AM

Teenager 'gang-raped' in Dhaka, 6 including her cousin involved

A teenage girl was "gang-raped" by her cousin and one more on Wednesday night in the capital's Kalyanpur. Four more youths were also involved.
20 November 2020, 07:01 AM

Drive at Sirajganj hideout: 4 ‘militants’ rented house identifying themselves as students

Four suspected militants, who were inside the house cordoned off by Rapid Action Battalion in Shahjadpur upazila of Sirajganj, surrendered this morning.
20 November 2020, 05:15 AM

Rab cordons off house in Sirajganj suspecting militant hideout

Members of Rapid Action Battalion have cordoned off a house in Shahjadpur upazila of Sirajganj on suspicion of it being a militant hideout.
20 November 2020, 01:35 AM

Ex-AL leader arrested

Police early yesterday arrested a former leader of Jubo League, youth wing of ruling Awami League (AL), from Dhaka in connection with separate cases filed for fraudulence.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Malta cultivation sees success in Majapara of Nilphamari

Once people of Majapara in Sadar upazila used to cultivate tobacco because of sandy land but now the locality has attained new identity as ‘green malta producing village’ amid the pandemic as the villagers cultivate the tasty fruit containing vitamin C that help boost immunity against Covid-19.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Farmers all smiles over fair prices of coriander leaves

Farmers in the district are all smiles as they are earning handsome amount of money from coriander cultivation.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Arrest trader Anisur’s killers, demand protesters

Local traders brought out a protest procession and formed a human chain at Laohati Bazar in Delduar upazila yesterday, protesting the brutal killing of trader Anisur Rahman.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Youth killed over land dispute

A youth was killed by his rivals allegedly over a land dispute in Narsingdi Sadar upazila on Wednesday night.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM

2 fishermen missing as trawler capsizes near Maheshkhali

Two fishermen are missing after a fishing trawler capsized in the sea near Sonadiya Island under Cox’s Bazar’s Maheshkhali upazila following a collision with a sand-laden barge.
19 November 2020, 17:06 PM

Govt can’t risk children’s lives by opening educational institutions, says PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the parliament that it is becoming difficult for children to continue staying at home but her government cannot put them at risk of death by opening educational institutions in the coronavirus pandemic.
19 November 2020, 17:04 PM

Rape case accused and plaintiff get married at Feni jail gate

A man arrested in a rape case has married his victim at Feni jail gate in order to get bail in line with a directive from the High Court.
19 November 2020, 16:05 PM

Bangladesh to host 3rd Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda Cluster Week

The Commonwealth Secretariat, in partnership with the Government of Bangladesh, will host a high-level dialogue on November 23, kicking off the 3rd Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda Cluster Week.
19 November 2020, 15:09 PM

Fire at grid substation: Power restored in all areas of Sylhet after 55 hours

Electricity supply returned in all areas of Sylhet this evening, around 55 hours after most of Sylhet district and several parts of Sunamganj district were plunged into darkness due to a fire that broke out at the 132/33 KV substation in Sylhet's Kumargaon on Tuesday morning.
19 November 2020, 14:17 PM

Narcotics Control (Amendment) Bill 2020 passed in parliament

The Narcotics Control (Amendment) Bill 2020 was passed in the Parliament today, dropping the provision of setting up separate narcotics control tribunals to pave the way for competent courts to try narcotics-related crimes.
19 November 2020, 13:36 PM

Sacked workers of Bogra Motors hold 22-hour hunger strike

Ninety-seven workers of Bogra Motors (Pvt) Limited ended a 22-hour hunger strike after district administration and authorities concerned ensured of solving their problems by next Saturday.
19 November 2020, 13:21 PM

Energy, water, sanitation for Rohingyas: Govt signs $100 million deal with World Bank

Bangladesh government has signed a $100 million grant financing agreement with the World Bank to scale up access to energy, water, sanitation services and disaster-resilient infrastructures for the Rohingya and host communities.
19 November 2020, 12:51 PM