OC in trouble for demanding biriyani, sweets
15 October 2023, 15:16 PM Country
Water scarcity hampers jute processing
19 July 2022, 18:00 PM Bangladesh
Auto rice mill near school
18 July 2022, 18:00 PM Bangladesh
Sudden Jamuna erosion makes many homeless
13 July 2022, 18:00 PM Natural disaster
Natore UP member found dead, wife injured
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM Crime & Justice
Two kids drown in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM Accidents & Fires
Permanent shops on leased land!
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM Crime & Justice
Illegal pond: A threat to surrounding cropland
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM Crime & Justice
Payra erosion threatens Barguna villages
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM Bangladesh

Former state minister Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin gets bail in corruption case

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today granted bail to BNP leader and former state minister for Civil Aviation Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin in a corruption case in which he was sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment.
3 January 2021, 05:30 AM

Fire guts 6 houses

At least six houses were gutted when a devastating fire broke out at bordering Dharmapur village in Kurigram’s Phulbari upazila yesterday.
2 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Man lands in jail for damaging Bangabandhu mural

A man was sent to jail yesterday, a day after his detention, for his alleged involvement in partially damaging a mural of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur
2 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Winter clothes sales slump in the north

Small-scale sellers and street vendors of winter clothes in Dinajpur and Rangpur are witnessing poor sales compared to that in the same month in previous years.
2 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Won in the war, lost in the battle for living

Eighty-year-old valiant freedom fighter Dilip Kumar Dey has been earning a living by performing popular Bangla songs like Eto sur ar eto gaan jodi konodin theme jai in markets, schools, colleges and bus stands for the last few decades.
2 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh to get Covid-19 vaccine at lower cost due to govt’s prompt decision: health minister

Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said Bangladesh will be able to procure the Covid-19 vaccine at a lower cost compared to many other countries due to the government’s prompt decision to this end.
2 January 2021, 14:02 PM

Smart cards for driving licences to be issued from February: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the smart cards for driving licences will be issued in phases from February.
2 January 2021, 13:54 PM

BNP leader Moudud Ahmed hospitalised

BNP Standing Committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed has been hospitalised as he fell ill due to low level of haemoglobin.
2 January 2021, 13:09 PM

30 lakh jobs to be created at Mirsarai Economic Zone: LGRD minister

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam today said about 30 lakh job opportunities will be created at Mirsarai Economic Zone.
2 January 2021, 12:44 PM

Body found at bamboo grove in Savar

Police recovered body of an unidentified person from a bamboo grove in Savar today.
2 January 2021, 12:11 PM

Man sent to jail for partially damaging Bangabandhu mural

A man was sent to jail today, a day after his detention, for his alleged involvement in the partial damaging of a mural of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Thakurgaon's Pirganj upazila.
2 January 2021, 11:26 AM

Covid-19: 23 die, 684 infected, 964 recover in 24 hours

Twenty-three people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
2 January 2021, 09:59 AM

Over 370,000 children supposedly born on New Year’s Day: Unicef

The UN children’s Fund (Unicef) have said an estimated 371,504 babies were expected to be born around the world on the first day of 2021.
2 January 2021, 09:48 AM

Decomposed body found in Ashuganj Fertilizer Company Colony

Police have recovered the decomposed body of a man from Ashuganj Fertilizer and Chemical Company Ltd Colony in Brahmanbaria.
2 January 2021, 08:47 AM

Rape attempt in moving bus: driver arrested

The driver, prime accused in a case filed over attempted rape of a college student in a moving bus in Sunamganj, was arrested this morning.
2 January 2021, 06:16 AM

Bangabandhu mural partially damaged in Thakurgaon, 1 held

Police detained a man for his alleged involvement in the partial damaging of a mural of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Thakurgaon’s Pirganj upazila this afternoon.
1 January 2021, 17:04 PM

Drugs, arms and gold worth Tk 120cr seized along Benapole border in 2020

The members Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized drugs, arms and ammunition, gold and foreign currency worth Tk 120 crore in the last one year from smugglers at different areas along the Benapole border.
1 January 2021, 15:36 PM

4 staffers sustain burn injuries in gas blast at Narayanganj restaurant

Four staffers of a restaurant in Narayanganj’s Araihajar upazila sustained burn injuries in an explosion resulting from gas trapped inside the eatery.
1 January 2021, 14:43 PM

Bus-private car collision kills 4 in Narsingdi

Four people were killed and one person was injured in a collision between a bus and a private car on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Narsingdi’s Belabo upazila this afternoon.
1 January 2021, 14:30 PM

2 members of banned militant group JMB arrested in Brahmanbaria

Members of Rapid Action Battalion have arrested two members of the banned militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Brahmanbaria’s Sarail upazila.
1 January 2021, 14:30 PM