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Legendary film star Razzak passes away
21 August 2017, 12:33 PM Arts & Entertainment
2 schoolgirls 'gang-raped'
20 August 2017, 18:00 PM Back Page
Moon Ride on the cards
19 August 2017, 18:00 PM Front Page
What to do when all the carriages are full
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Misery mounts in north; Dhaka at flood risk
16 August 2017, 18:00 PM Back Page

Locked up in Motherland

Dr Syed Shamsuddin Ahmed, former professor and head of Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH)
25 May 2017, 18:00 PM

K-pop fest heats up Dhaka

The popular K-Pop World Festival, a yearly international event and contest, takes place for the third time in Dhaka at the Shilpakala Academy, demonstrating that it is quite popular among Dhaka’s youths.
22 May 2017, 11:23 AM

Hasina meets Trump, invites him to Bangladesh

US President Donald Trump has expressed his hope to visit Bangladesh as he exchanged greetings with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during the Arab Islamic-American (AIA) Summit in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on Sunday.
22 May 2017, 04:21 AM

Cannes Film Festival 2017 red carpet in photos

The 70th annual Cannes Film Festival is currently taking place in Cannes, France.
20 May 2017, 13:30 PM

Israeli minister's dress at Cannes stirs up controversy

Israel's far-right culture minister stirred up some major controversy with a dress she wore on the red carpet at Cannes on Wednesday.
20 May 2017, 07:19 AM

Question leak: Agrani Bank’s 2nd phase recruitment test postponed

The recruitment test of Agrani Bank’s senior officer post scheduled to be held this afternoon is postponed amid an allegation of the question paper leak.
19 May 2017, 07:12 AM

27 of LGBT community held in Keraniganj

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have arrested 27 youths of LGBT community in Keraniganj, outskirts area of Dhaka.
19 May 2017, 05:35 AM

Shafat makes confessional statement

Banani rape prime accused Ahmed Shafat yesterday “admitted” that he and his friend Nayem Ashraf alias Halim raped the two private
18 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Banani OC tough on rape victims

Harassment of citizens seeking justice by the officer-in-charge of the city's Banani Police Station is nothing new. Instead of serving the
18 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Banani rape: Raintree hotel now calls for justice

Under public outrage over allegations of siding with the rapists and trying to cover up the incident, The Raintree Hotel authorities arrange a presser in the capital and call for 'exemplary punishment' of the alleged rapists.
16 May 2017, 06:46 AM

VAT graft found against Raintree hotel

Authorities find evidence of dodging VAT against The Raintree Hotel, the upscale hotel in Dhaka's Banani where two university girls were reportedly raped in April 2017. Customs Intelligence say they will file three cases against the hotel under VAT, narcotic and customs act.
14 May 2017, 08:50 AM

‘Cops trying to nab comedian Rony over Facebook post on PM’

Law enforcers are trying to arrest popular comedian Abu Hena Rony in connection with a case filed for making a “derogatory comment” about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on his Facebook account, police say.
13 May 2017, 13:52 PM

Rape accused Shafat, Sakif remanded

The allegation of rape brought against Ahmed Shafat and Shadman Sakif appears to be true, police said yesterday after the primary interrogation of the two accused in the Banani double rape case.
12 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Deepika looks gorgeous in Bangladeshi ad

Deepika Padukone is shining in a Bangladeshi advertisement representing a soap brand.
12 May 2017, 11:49 AM

Banani rape: Shafat, Sakif remanded

A Dhaka court places two Banani rape accused Ahmed Shafat and Shadman Sakif on six and five-day remand respectively. Police also claim to have found primary evidence of the rape of two university students at an upscale hotel in Banani area of Dhaka.
11 May 2017, 16:12 PM

Mobile court declared illegal

The High Court declares the mobile courts run by executive magistrates illegal and unconstitutional.
11 May 2017, 09:33 AM

Banani Rape: Victim hands cops 'piece of evidence'

She neither wore nor washed the dress since she was allegedly raped on March 28.
10 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Brazilian Band: Nine artistes detained at airport

Nine artistes of Brazilian death metal bands Krisiun and Nervochaos were detained at Dhaka airport for several hours since early Tuesday, forcing organisers to cancel a concert they were scheduled to perform at the TCB auditorium in the capital later that day.
10 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Girl ‘commits suicide’ after being 'raped', forced to marry underage boy

A 19-year-old girl allegedly commits suicide after she was reportedly 'raped' and forced to marry a 16-year-old boy in Old Dhaka, family alleges.
10 May 2017, 16:16 PM

Accused bragged police can't touch them

The two university students repeatedly begged the rapists to let them go. At one stage, the girls warned that they would go to police, but the men bragged about their money and influence and said police would not touch them.
8 May 2017, 18:00 PM