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12 get life for killing Bagerhat BCL man

A court here yesterday sentenced 12 people to life imprisonment for killing a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activist in Sadar upazila
27 July 2015

HC to hear plea challenging Maya’s ministership tomorrow

The High Court will hold hearing tomorrow on a writ petition challenging the legality of holding offices of minister and lawmaker by Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya.
27 July 2015

SC order on Zafrullah tomorrow

The Supreme Court will pass an order tomorrow on Zafrullah Chowdhury’s petition filed against a tribunal verdict that fined him for contempt.
27 July 2015

‘Drug trader’ killed in Patuakhali ‘gunfight’

An alleged drug peddler was killed in “gunfight” with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Patuakhali town.
27 July 2015

5 killed in Cox’s Bazar landslide

Woman and her 6-year-old daughter killed in Cox's Bazar landslide triggered by rain, 3 more missing as members of Bangladesh Army continue rescue operation.
27 July 2015

Man gets death for killing co-worker in Gazipur

A Gazipur court yesterday sentenced a man to death for killing his co-worker in Kaliajoir upazila of Gazipur in 2011.
26 July 2015

AG hopeful about full verdict in 3 wks

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam has expressed hope that the Supreme Court will release its full verdict, which upheld the death sentence on Jamaat-e-Islami
26 July 2015

Fire at Dhaka-Kolkata Maitree Express

A fire breaks out in Maitree Express on its way to Sealdah railway station in Kolkata from Dhaka
26 July 2015

Fakhrul going abroad tonight ‘for treatment’

Kept behind bars for a long time, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir flies “for better treatment in Singapore.”
26 July 2015

Jute rotting pollutes water in Lalmonirhat

The jute farmers of the district have continued rotting the plants in traditional ways in rivers and other water bodies, causing serious
25 July 2015

Bangladesh’s police to sue 70 over trafficking of 155 returnees from Myanmar

Police will file cases against 70 alleged traffickers and brokers from 14 districts in connection with the trafficking of 155 people who were repatriated from Myanmar on Wednesday.
24 July 2015

Man gets life term for killing kid

A Sylhet court sentenced a man to life imprisonment on Thursday for strangling a two-year-old boy, Hridoy, on April 26, 2010 over
24 July 2015

BSF seizes 2kg explosive powder

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) seizes over 2kg explosive powder on the India-Bangladesh frontier.
24 July 2015

4 of a family electrocuted in Patuakhali

Four members of a family die from electrocution at Bauphal upazila in Patuakhali.
24 July 2015

Punishment for duty cops sought

Dhaka University observed Shamsunnahar Hall Tragedy Day yesterday demanding exemplary punishment for those involved in the assault on students of the hall on the day in 2002.
23 July 2015

Two robbers arrested

Police arrested two alleged robbers in Belemath area under Sadar upazila of the district early yesterday. The arrestees are Mohidul Islam
23 July 2015

8 Jamaat men held

Police arrested eight Jamaat men, including the party's district ameer, at Haripur village in Sadar upazila yesterday morning. The
23 July 2015

IS suspect denied bail

The High Court yesterday rejected bail petition of Samiun Rahman alias Ibn Hamdan, a Bangladeshi origin British citizen, who came here
23 July 2015

Train rams three-wheeler in Gazipur, 8 killed

Eight people die as a train rams into a three-wheeler at an unmanned level crossing in Bakkikhan area of Gazipur.
23 July 2015

Jaywalkers top railway deaths

The Daily Star has found out in a research that 50 percent of train accidents are because of unaware jaywalkers.
23 July 2015