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9 held over Islami Jubo Andolan leader’s killing
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46 held for forest crimes in western Sundarbans in two months
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Missing Gazipur schoolboy rescued
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Bangladesh's future depends on quality of young leaders

Stressing social cohesion in society, Kazi Akhtar Uddin Ahmed, secretary to the Ministry of Youth and Sports, has said the future of Bangladesh largely depends on the quality of youth leadership.
10 March 2016

Life term for 4 JMB militants over 2005 Aug 17 blasts

A Dhaka court sentences four militants of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to life imprisonment August 17 serial blast case filed in Mymensingh 11 years ago.
10 March 2016

5 injured, 3 shops damaged in Keraniganj fire

Five people were injured and three shops damaged in a fire in a market at Jinjira in Dakkhin Keraniganj of Dhaka
9 March 2016

Two get life for fratricide

A Sylhet court on Tuesday sentenced two siblings to life imprisonment for killing their brother in Barobandhu area under Kotwali Police Station on August 24 in 1998.
9 March 2016

People defy Jamaat hartal

Despite a daylong countrywide hartal enforced by Jamaat yesterday, people came out in streets and performed their
9 March 2016

6 to die for killing Ctg schoolboy

A Chittagong court sentences six persons to death in a case filed for killing a schoolboy after his abduction five years ago.
9 March 2016

Death penalty of JMB man commuted

Supreme Court commutes the death sentence of a member of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to jail until death for the bomb attack on Sylhet judge in 2005.
9 March 2016

UK suspends Dhaka’s cargo flights over ‘security issues’

Citing security concerns, United Kingdom has suspended direct cargo flights from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
9 March 2016

Men's mindset towards women needs to change

No matter how far ahead a woman is in her career, she has to prove her capabilities at every step while the
8 March 2016

EC likely to postpone polls in 3 Feni UPs

The Election Commission may suspend elections in three union parishads (UPs) in Feni following allegations that BNP
8 March 2016

HC to decide on residents' info collection by DMP on March 13

The High Court yesterday fixed March 13 for passing order on a writ petition filed seeking its order on the government
8 March 2016

Paint over dirty marks, plaster buildings

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon yesterday urged all building owners in DSCC areas to paint
8 March 2016

One gets life for murder

A Mymensingh court on Monday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his brother in 2010.
8 March 2016

Rajuk reclaims more parking lots, roads, footpaths

Rajuk yesterday launched simultaneous drives in various parts of the capital to reclaim footpaths, road width and
8 March 2016

No scope to leave women behind in the name of religion: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stresses need for equal development of country's womenfolk as there is no scope to leave them behind in the name of religion.
8 March 2016

Verdict satisfactory: AG

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam expresses his satisfaction over the Supreme Court judgement upholding death penalty for Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali in a war crimes case.
8 March 2016

Saudi FM in Dhaka to discuss bilateral, global issues with PM

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir arrives in Dhaka on a brief official visit to discus ‘bilateral and global’ issues.
8 March 2016

History will judge this verdict: Defence

War criminal Mir Quasem Ali’s lawyer Khandker Mahbub Hossain says the history will judge this verdict that upheld the death penalty of the Jamaat-e-Islami leader.
8 March 2016

SC upholds death for Mir Quasem

Supreme Court upholds death for Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali in a war crimes case. Five-member bench of Appellate Division acquits the war criminal of a death penalty and two other jail terms.
8 March 2016

SAU fisheries students protest zoologists in BCS tech cadre

Students of Fisheries of Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) formed a human chain in front of the SAU administration building yesterday
7 March 2016