German national confesses to ATM scam

A German national accused of siphoning off cash from ATM booths yesterday made a confessional statement about his
10 March 2016

4-day march against Rampal power plant starts

Hundreds of people embarked on a motorcade titled "Janajatra" towards Rampal yesterday with a demand that the power plant project near the Sundarbans be cancelled.
10 March 2016

3 more admitted to DMCH with 'tree-man' illness

Three of a family were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) yesterday with what seemed like an initial stage of “tree-man” illness.
9 March 2016

Student found dead in mess

Police found a student of Eden Women's College dead in a mess at the capital's Wari last night.
9 March 2016

Obituary

Mir Mahammad Ali, founder chairman of Binimoy Printers Ltd, died at Anwer Khan Modern Hospital in Dhaka on
9 March 2016

Mother placed on 5-day fresh remand

A Dhaka court yesterday placed Mahfuza Malek Jasmine on a fresh five-day remand in connection with murders of her
9 March 2016

One arrested with Yaba pills

Police arrested a youth with 3,000 pieces of Yaba tablets in Pashchim Khulshi area of Chittagong city early yesterday.
8 March 2016

Cambridge Int'l Exam results announced

Cambridge International Examinations announced the winners of the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards, Bangladesh at a hotel in the
8 March 2016

Road crashes kill three

Three people, including two cops, were killed and four others injured in road crashes in three districts yesterday.
7 March 2016

CIMMYT Director General Martin Kropff due today

Dr Martin Kropff, newly appointed director general of CIMMYT International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, will arrive in the capital today on a five-day official visit, said a press release.
7 March 2016

Billal president, Solaiman general secretary of IAAB

Billal Hossain and Mohammed Solaiman Haider were made president and general secretary respectively of ITC Alumni Association Bangladesh (IAAB) on Friday, said a press release.
7 March 2016

Three 'JMB men' held with 'crude bombs' in Rajshahi

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three members of banned militant outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen, Bangladesh (JMB) with crude bombs from a mango orchard in Rajshahi's Bagmara Upazila yesterday.
6 March 2016

CPA demolishes 2 illegal makeshift jetties, fines 2 ships

A mobile court of Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) demolished two illegal makeshift jetties and fined two ships for different irregularities in Chittagong city yesterday.
6 March 2016

Obituary

Artist and freelance journalist Rajeshwari Priyoranjini, daughter of freedom fighter Ferdousi Priyabhashini, died due to
5 March 2016

Crocodiles also facing trouble in Sundarbans

The crocodile population in the Sundarbans has declined further due to rapid destruction of their breeding grounds and unchecked
5 March 2016

UK parliamentary group lauds progress of Bangladesh

Bangladesh received a high appreciation from the UK All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for its commendable successes in achieving the
5 March 2016

Three arrested with Yaba tablets

Police arrested three people along with 158 Yaba pills at Patenga sea beach in Chittagong city on Thursday night.
4 March 2016

Five BRTA staff hurt as robbers attack Gazipur resort

Five Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) officials have been injured as robbers assaulted them in Bhovanipur
4 March 2016

Probe if AL lawmaker Nizam completed his 10-year jail term

The High Court yesterday ordered the inspector general of police to probe whether ruling Awami League leader Nizam Uddin Hazari had completed a 10-year jail term in an arms case and asked for a report in 30 days.
3 March 2016

Road crashes kill 3, injure 31

Three people were killed and 31 others injured in road accidents in five districts yesterday.
3 March 2016