2 youths held with pistol

Police in a drive arrested two youths with a pistol and a bullet from Guripara area in the city on Tuesday night. The arrestees are Kamrul
29 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Ex-Shibir leader held

Police arrested a former leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir from Newmarket area of the town on Wednesday night. The arrestee, Mosharraf
29 October 2015, 18:00 PM

BSF returns body of cattle trader

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) returned the body of a Bangladeshi cattle trader on Wednesday night
29 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Four get life term for murder in Netrakona

A court here yesterday sentenced four people to life imprisonment for killing a man in Durgapur upazila of the district in 2009.
29 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Three boys rescued hours after abduction

Three boys, abducted from Electric supply road area in Sunamganj town on Wednesday, were rescued three hours into abduction.
29 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Hossaini Dalan blast victim dies at DMCH

A man, who was injured in Hossaini Dalan bomb blasts on the day of holy Ashura, dies at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
29 October 2015, 04:51 AM

Two housewives 'commit suicide'

Two housewives allegedly committed suicide in Singra and Baraigram upazilas of the district on Tuesday. Jannati Begum, wife of Rubel
28 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Three escape from jail

Three suspected criminals got released from Sunamganj jail yesterday by producing bail papers issued in the name of others to the jail
28 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Photojournalist Idris Ali gets bail

A Sylhet court yesterday granted bail to photojournalist Idris Ali in blogger Ananta Bijoy Das murder case.
28 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Twins drown in pond

Twin brothers drowned in a pond at Gordighi village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday noon.
28 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Youth held for giving death threat to Imran H Sarker

Detective Branch (DB) of Police on Monday night arrested a youth from Ishwarganj upazila headquarters in connection with a case filed for
27 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Birshreshtha Hamidur's death anniversary today

The 44th death anniversary of Birshreshtha Hamidur Rahman will be observed today at the memorial complex built in honour of the great
27 October 2015, 18:00 PM

3 die after inhaling toxic gas at Karnaphuli EPZ

Three labourers die after inhaling toxic gas in an under-construction factory at Karnaphuli EPZ in Chittagong.
27 October 2015, 08:51 AM

23 firearms, 1,531 bullets seized in Sundarbans, 1 held

Rapid Action Battalion members arrest an alleged robber along with 23 firearms and 1,531 bullets after a “gunfight” in the Sundarbans in Koyra upazila of Khulna last night.
27 October 2015, 05:06 AM

Man killed as house of main accused set afire

An octogenarian was burnt to death as an unknown gang set the house of the main accused in Jubo League activist Tarek Hossain Swapan
26 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Leaf folder insects wreak havoc on aman fields

Massive attack of 'leaf folder insects' on aman plants in different areas of the district worries thousands of farmers as use of pesticides
26 October 2015, 18:00 PM

8 Jamalpur 'Al-Badr men' indicted

A tribunal in Dhaka frame five charges against eight Jamalpur “Al-Badr men” for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
26 October 2015, 06:33 AM

Shooting boy: MP Liton denied bail

A Gaibandha court denies bail to ruling party lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton in a case filed over shooting a 10-year-old boy.
25 October 2015, 07:32 AM

EU for thorough probe into Hossaini Dalan blasts

EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon has urged Bangladesh to ensure thorough investigation and bring the Hossaini Dalan bomb attackers to justice.
25 October 2015, 05:52 AM

3 killed in Tangail road crash

At least three people are killed and three others injured as a truck rammed a CNG-run three-wheeler in Madhupur upazila of Tangail.
25 October 2015, 04:50 AM