Benazir’s immovable properties: Court appoints administrators to look after them
6 June 2024
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Bangladesh
Greece to regularise 15,000 undocumented Bangladeshis
22 July 2022
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Diplomacy
10 injured as BNP, police clash in Tangail
22 July 2022
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Crime & Justice
Sohan captain for Zim T20Is
22 July 2022
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Cricket
Grain exports via black sea: Ukraine, Russia sign deal
22 July 2022
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Russian invasion of Ukraine
Lanka troops raid main protest camp
22 July 2022
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South Asia
BSF seizes ‘record’ 41.49 kg gold near Benapole border
22 July 2022
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Bangladesh
2 Covid patients die; positivity rate 8.36
22 July 2022
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Coronavirus
25-yr-old tourist drowns in Nikli haor
22 July 2022
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Accidents and Fires
Schoolgirl raped in Manikganj
22 July 2022
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Crime & Justice
7 Bangladeshis held for illegal stay in India
Seven Bangladeshis were arrested in Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh for not having any valid document for staying in India, a senior police official said yesterday.
9 February 2020
Five held for raping girl on stranded vessel
Coast Guard members yesterday rescued a girl from a stranded vessel and arrested five youths on charge of gang-raping the girl in Bhola’s Charfesson upazila.
9 February 2020
Their dreams turned into despair
Alam Ahmed had left for Oman barely six months ago, after borrowing around Tk 5 lakh from relatives and a local NGO.
9 February 2020
DIG Mizan’s case: Charge framing set for March 3
A Dhaka court took cognizance of charges against Mizanur Rahman, suspended deputy inspector general of police, and Khandaker Enamul Basir, suspended director of Anti-Corruption Commission, in a bribery case.
9 February 2020
Pabna marketplace for empowering rural women: Good initiative failing
A marketplace established in Pabna’s Satbaria Bazar to promote rural women entrepreneurs is about to be closed allegedly for lack of fund and patronisation.
9 February 2020
Man brutally murdered in Bogura
A man was killed and his body set on fire allegedly for blackmailing a woman in Bogura’s Dupchanchia upazila on February 4, police said yesterday.
8 February 2020
4 Bangladeshi workers held in Malaysia
Malaysian authorities yesterday detained four Bangladeshis in a raid in Petaling Jaya, as part of its operation against undocumented migrant workers.
8 February 2020
Thai soldier kills at least 20 in mass shooting
Dozens of terrified shoppers were evacuated from a Thai mall early yesterday as armed police said they had “taken control” of the ground floor of the complex from a gunman who killed at least 20 people.
8 February 2020
Take to the streets to oust govt
Jatiya Oikyafront Convener Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday urged all to take to the streets as part of a movement to bring down the government.
8 February 2020
Girl gang-raped in Gazipur
A Gazipur court yesterday sent four young men to jail on charges of gang-raping a girl in Cherag Ali area of Tongi on Friday night.
8 February 2020
Delhi Assembly Polls: Exit polls predict huge AAP victory
Millions in the Indian capital voted yesterday in a key regional election, with exit polls suggesting a big defeat for right-wing Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
8 February 2020
‘Launch war on poverty, hunger’
Bangabandhu calls for “committing ourselves to a strategy of total mobilisation of our resources, human and material”.
8 February 2020
Construction, repair of 6 bridges: Tk 1,400cr saved as mega project meets deadline
Setting a rare example, the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has completed a mega project on time, saving around Tk 1,400 crore.
8 February 2020
Undocumented Workers: 4 Bangladeshis detained in Malaysia
Malaysian authorities yesterday detained four Bangladeshis in a raid in Petaling Jaya, as part of its operation against undocumented migrant workers.
8 February 2020
Bumble bee numbers tumble with climate change: study
Climate change has contributed to a sharp drop in bumble bee populations across North America and Europe in recent decades, scientists said Friday.
8 February 2020
US sanctions on Venezuela ‘illegal’: Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday slammed US sanctions against Venezuela as “illegal” during an official visit to Caracas.
8 February 2020
2 cops suspended for letting drug peddler escape
Two policemen were suspended in Joypurhat yesterday for releasing a drug peddler after allegedly taking bribe from him.
8 February 2020
Fire guts 200 shanties in two Banani slums
At least 200 shanties were gutted as a massive fire tore through two slums in the capital’s Banani T&T area early yesterday.
8 February 2020
Malaysian Hindus defy virus fears to mark festival
Hindus gathered in temples across Malaysia yesterday to celebrate the annual Thaipusam festival, with many piercing their bodies with hooks and skewers, despite concerns about the deadly coronavirus outbreak.
8 February 2020
New ‘mercy flight’ leaves rebel-held Yemen capital: WHO
A second medical evacuation flight carrying 24 critically ill Yemenis left the rebel-held capital Sanaa on Saturday, the World Health Organization said.
8 February 2020