Cox's Bazar's 'Yaba Village': Paid agents now running the show

One would be mesmerised by the duplex mansions by the 13km road between Teknaf Zero Point and Shah Porir Island. Most of the mansions are in the middle of farmland, forest or just beside the road.
28 January 2019, 18:00 PM

$5.9b siphoned off in 2015

Some $5.9 billion was siphoned out of Bangladesh in 2015 through trade misinvoicing, the Global Financial Integrity (GFI) said in a report yesterday.
28 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Zia Orphanage Trust Case: Graft danger to good governance

Corruption threatens the foundation of democracy, social justice and rule of law, High Court has observed in its full verdict in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
28 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Two innocent lives cut short

Two siblings were killed after a truck rear-ended the motorcycle they were in South Keraniganj on the Dhaka-Mawa highway, while at least eight others died in different accidents in three districts.
28 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Two minor girls raped

A nine-year-old madrasa student on Sunday was raped by her teacher in Savar's Ashulia area while another girl, aged about 14, was raped by a boy of her age in Madaripur's Shibchar upazila on the same day.
28 January 2019, 18:00 PM

US-Bangla Plane Crash: Pilot error vs tower error

The captain of the US-Bangla plane “seemed to have an emotional breakdown” before the crash in Kathmandu airport last March, Nepali investigators said in the final report published yesterday.
28 January 2019, 18:00 PM

De Villiers, Lewis own Chattogram

It was an action-filled day at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram yesterday. The first Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) game, which Comilla Victorians won against Khulna Titans by 80 runs, saw an unbeaten century in the from Comilla's Evin Lewis and a hattrick from pacer Wahab Riaz.
28 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Two killed in 'gunfight'between drug gangs

Two people were killed in a “gunfight” between two groups of drug traders at Hoaikkong in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar yesterday, police said.
28 January 2019, 07:17 AM

Stop earth-filling by 24 companies

The High Court yesterday ordered the authorities concerned to ensure the status quo on earth-filling and encroachment on lowlands and waterbodies by 24 housing companies near Purbachal New Town.
27 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Carry out duties properly or quit

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday issued a strict warning to government physicians and nurses to do their duties properly or quit their jobs.
27 January 2019, 18:00 PM

ACC drives in 4 Districts: Irregularities found at BRTA offices

The Anti-Corruption Commission found irregularities in Bangladesh Road Transport Authority's offices in Dhaka's Ekuria, Khulna, Sylhet and Pabna yesterday.
27 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Djokovic the new king of Aus Open

Novak Djokovic claimed a record seventh Australian Open crown in devastating style on Sunday as he condemned Rafa Nadal to the most stinging defeat in their long Grand Slam rivalry.
27 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Discontent over Ducsu charter

Different student organisations have been pressing for solutions to some contentious issues, including the charter amendment, over the long-anticipated election to Dhaka University Central Students' Union.
27 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Yaba Trade in Cox's Bazar: Situation changes, so does strategy

With law enforcers locking up listed drug dealers and smugglers, new groups are filling their shoes adopting generous marketing strategies, including sales on credit. They are also using new routes to smuggle in yaba from Myanmar.
27 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Atiqul AL's mayor candidate for DNCC

Atiqul Islam, former president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, has got the ruling Awami League's ticket to contest the mayoral race in Dhaka North City Corporation.
26 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Schoolgirl, housewife 'raped'

A central jail guard allegedly raped a school girl in Narayanganj while a housewife was reportedly raped in Sherpur on Friday.
26 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Savar Tannery Estate: High hazard yet little safety

A barrel of sulphuric acid accidentally tipped over at a factory in the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate on October 3. The acid burnt four workers.
26 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Big relief by June

The three bottlenecks that have been causing so much pain to travellers on Dhaka-Chattogram highway are expected to be removed by June.
26 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Holey Artisan Case: Khaled sent Tk 39 lakh to fund attack

Shariful Islam alias Khaled, the last of the charge-sheeted accused to be arrested in the Dhaka café attack case, was a meritorious student before he got involved with banned militant outfit JMB, a top official of Rapid Acton Battalion says.
26 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Greetings Over Tea: PM invites, Oikyafront declines

The Jatiya Oikyafront declined Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's February 2 invitation to exchange greetings over tea.
26 January 2019, 18:00 PM