Bid to smuggle cough syrup to Bangladesh: Man held in Kolkata

India's Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested a suspected drug trafficker in Kolkata in connection with attempted smuggling of nearly 15,000 bottles of Codeine-based cough syrup to Bangladesh, NCB said in a statement
16 November 2024, 19:19 PM

Man kills 2 sons, tries to take his own life

A man tried to take his life yesterday after killing his two children in Dhaka’s Pallabi, say police, after speaking to his family.
16 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Kidnapped child rescued after 16 hours

The eight-month-old daughter of a home ministry employee, who was abducted during a robbery in their home in the capital’s Lalbagh, was rescued by Rab 16 hours after being kidnapped on Friday morning.
16 November 2024, 18:00 PM

BNP activist killed, 3 hurt in factional clash

A BNP activist was killed and three others were injured in a factional clash in Pabna yesterday.
16 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Jubo Union Rally: Star journo among 20 hurt in Jamalpur attack

A Jubo Union rally came under attack by a group of unidentified people in Jamalpur yesterday evening, injuring some 20 persons including a journalist of The Daily Star.
15 November 2024, 20:00 PM

‘Salma was killed by tenant, not her son’

Salma was killed by her “drug peddler” tenant, not by her 19-year-old son, said police yesterday contradicting Rab’s claim.
15 November 2024, 20:00 PM

Ex-lawmaker Tipu sent to jail

A Dhaka court today sent Jatiya Party presidium member and former lawmaker from Barishal-3 Golam Kibria Tipu to jail after rejecting his bail petition in a case filed over the attack on motorcade of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at Moghbazar in 2018
15 November 2024, 18:30 PM

Robbers snatch away baby girl from mother

Robbers abducted an eight-month-old girl of a home ministry employee after looting cash and gold ornaments from her home in the capital’s Lalbagh yesterday morning.
15 November 2024, 18:14 PM

Robbers stab 82-year-old to death at Dhaka home

Deceased AKM Abdur Rashid, 82, was a physician, and an expatriate who lived in the United Kingdom
15 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Three held with firearms, crude bombs

Bangladesh Coast Guard yesterday arrested three persons along with a firearm, 10 crude bombs and four local weapons in Bhola.
15 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Raozan in Ctg: 11 hurt as masked assailants open fire

“Everyone was wearing masks. There must have been 20 to 25 of them.
15 November 2024, 18:00 PM

How a 'Dervish Baba' conjured crores from a retired nurse

Want to earn easy money? Just find someone who thinks their partner is cheating on them, then claim to be a “Genie King” or “Dervish Baba,” and offer solutions to “relationship problems” for a fee
15 November 2024, 15:05 PM

Abandoned firearms found in Mirpur, Uttara

Police have recovered an abandoned 7.62mm Chinese pistol from a garbage pile in Mirpur and a homemade pipe gun from a drain in Uttara today
15 November 2024, 15:03 PM
15 November 2024, 13:13 PM

'Teen gang' stabs dead 17-yr-old in Dhaka's Hazaribagh

A 17-year-old was stabbed to death by a gang of teenagers in Dhaka's Hazaribagh area last night
15 November 2024, 13:13 PM

Swechasebak League leader Golam Kibria Tipu detained: Police

Golam Kibria Tipu, General Secretary of Dhaka Metropolitan Swechasebak League and former member of parliament for Jatiya Party, was detained last night after being apprehended by locals in Dakshin Keraniganj, Dhaka.
15 November 2024, 09:16 AM

Army cautions against misuse of its name in jhut business: ISPR

Bangladesh Army urged the public to remain vigilant against fraudulent activities involving its name in the jhut (unused fabric from garment factories) business.
15 November 2024, 08:43 AM

Ex-AL MPs Solaiman, Mukul sent to jail

Former Awami League lawmakers Mohammad Solaiman Salim and Ali Azam Mukul were sent to jail in two separate murder cases yesterday.
15 November 2024, 00:36 AM

Woman held over murder of businessman

Police yesterday arrested a woman in connection with the murder of Joshimuddin Masum, a prominent businessman.
14 November 2024, 20:00 PM

Student dies three months after being shot in mass uprising

A student who suffered bullet wounds during the anti-discrimination student movement on August 5 died at Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka yesterday morning.
14 November 2024, 18:35 PM