3 Panchagarh mayor aspirants vow to fight corruption

Three candidates for mayoral post of Panchagarh municipality have vowed to root out corruption and put an end to criminal activities, if
20 December 2015

Relatives of two missing abductees corroborate charges against them

The 19th prosecution witness in a war crimes case yesterday linked five alleged Razakars from Kishoreganj's Karimganj upazila to the abduction of his brother and the 20th implicated one of them to that of his uncle during the 1971 Liberation War.
20 December 2015

Kalaroa municipal polls: returning officer suspended

The Election Commission (EC) suspends the returning officer of Kalaroa municipality in Satkhira after it found irregularities in his activities regarding holding elections to the local government body.
20 December 2015

Tenant kills house owner

An elderly house owner was stabbed to death allegedly by her tenant at Seujgari in the district town early yesterday. The deceased was
19 December 2015

Five diagnostic centres fined Tk 12.2 lakh for making fake reports

A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday fined five diagnostic centres Tk 12.2 lakh in the capital's
19 December 2015

Pro-AL councillor candidate held over death of rival's mother

Police have arrested a pro-Awami League councillor candidate in Mymensingh's Gafargaon municipality for allegedly killing the elderly
18 December 2015

BSF hands over 19 Bangladeshis to BGB

Nineteen Bangladeshi nationals who were detained in India for trespassing are handed over to local authority via Benapole border.
18 December 2015

‘JMB man admits’ shooting Italian pastor in Dinajpur

Suspected JMB man, arrested in Dinajpur temple attack case, admits that he shot Italian pastor and doctor Piero Parolari, detectives claim.
18 December 2015

Case filed over Dhaka College student-trader clash

A case is filed today accusing 150 to 200 unidentified people over the clash between students of Dhaka College and traders on Mirpur road that left 30 injured yesterday.
18 December 2015

Fakhrul's indictment hearing in arson case deferred

A Dhaka court yesterday deferred to January 28 the hearing on charge framing against 46 opposition leaders, including BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in an arson case.
17 December 2015

Two abducted by them were never found

The 18th witness in a war crimes case yesterday testified that a fellow freedom fighter and a villager had never been found after being abducted by the five accused and other eight to 10 alleged Razakars from Kishoreganj's Karimganj upazila during the 1971 Liberation War.
17 December 2015

Jamaat leader Mir Quasem Ali next

The Supreme Court is likely to start next month hearing the appeal of war crimes convict Jamaat leader Mir Quasem Ali.
16 December 2015

Criminals set journo's bike afire

A motorbike belonging to Shariful Islam Jhokon, district correspondent of daily 'Bhorer Dak' and executive editor of
16 December 2015

Preserving war history

People have rarely heard of Saiful Islam a preserver of the nation’s history. He is a Philatelic dealer and collector of the Liberation war related items. He collects old newspapers, documents, stamps, books, photos, and philatelic items from waste papers piled up in one of the shanty parts of Old Dhaka.
16 December 2015

Pakistan protests reports on diplomat’s terror link

Pakistan protests reports in Bangladeshi media on alleged involvement of one of its diplomats in financing terrorism here. A press release issued in the 45th Victory Day of Bangladesh, Pakistan High Commission says the reports are "utterly baseless and fabricated".
16 December 2015

Give list of unauthorised buildings in capital

The High Court yesterday directed the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) chairman to submit a list of unauthorised
15 December 2015

Fugitive convict held

Police on Monday arrested a fugitive convict in a case for peddling drug at Sardarpara in Dupchanchia municipality of the district. Arrestee
15 December 2015

Another petition for judicial probe filed

Another writ petition was filed with the High Court yesterday seeking its order for conducting a judicial inquiry into
15 December 2015

Two link 'Al-Badr' men to killing of family members

Two prosecution witnesses yesterday linked four alleged Al-Badr men of Jamalpur to the killing of two of their family
15 December 2015

Maximum 20 SIMs against one NID: Tarana

The government decides to allow a person to register maximum 20 cellular phone SIM cards against his/her national identity card, says State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim.
15 December 2015